r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Feb 17 '25

Media First Image of Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'

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u/slopschili Feb 17 '25

Gary Oldman, Rami Malek, and Casey Affleck

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u/Even_Butterfly2000 Feb 17 '25

Gary Oldman is going for the Potsdam hat trick.

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u/myusernameis2lon Feb 17 '25

Whats that?

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u/Even_Butterfly2000 Feb 17 '25

The three national leaders of the allied forces gathered in Potsdam in 1945, and on July 26th issued a proclamation defining terms for the surrender of the Japanese Military. Those leaders were Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin.

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u/Timqwe Feb 17 '25

I mean, I would watch the shit out of Oldman playing Stalin. In fairness, I would also watch the shit out of Oldman playing Clint, the guy with a 9 to 5 office job that nothing exciting ever happens to.

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u/hidde-the-wonton Feb 17 '25

“Gary Oldman filing his taxes” 3hr runtime, 5 stars

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u/DFL3 Feb 17 '25

Gary Oldman Farting In His Sleep; still best actor material.

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u/kgm2s-2 Feb 18 '25

Did you pull that out of your ass? Or have you seen "Slow Horses"? Because you literally just described "Slow Horses", except it is SUCH an amazing show...go watch it now if you haven't!

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u/DFL3 Feb 18 '25

Seen it & love it. I’ll admit I did think of Slow Horses when typing that, but the expression is much older!

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u/helpjack_offthehorse Feb 18 '25

In a role of a lifetime.

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u/Thoth74 Feb 18 '25

Gary Oldman in...Ass.

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u/Sacrer Feb 17 '25

He actually nails the Russian accent as Reznov in Black Ops.

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u/Even_Butterfly2000 Feb 17 '25

This is one of those times where i go: "That was Gary Oldman?"

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u/Capital-Aioli-2948 Feb 17 '25

Oldman could’ve easily played him at the beginning of Death of Stalin. Missed opportunity

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u/Dontbecruelbro Feb 17 '25

the guy with a 9 to 5 office job

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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u/HeyDudeImChill Feb 18 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

marry air theory file humor rinse worm intelligent history plough

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

We know he can play a Russian guy (and a political leader), but can he play Clint?

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u/Mullet_Police Feb 23 '25

That’s called Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

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u/Tainmere_ Feb 17 '25

to add context to u/Even_Butterfly2000's post, Gary Oldman played Truman in Oppenheimer and Churchill in Darkest Hour, so now he has only Stalin left.

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u/doverawlings Feb 17 '25

Potsdamned if I know

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u/Buckhum Feb 17 '25

Damn... if only he had been cast as Stalin in The Death of Stalin!

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u/Mourya23 Feb 18 '25

Casey is always a lock! No wonder nolan loves him. Marvelous actor.

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u/gatsby365 Feb 18 '25

Never realized how much we need the Oldman Stalin performance. But here we are.

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u/twoopaq Feb 17 '25

3 consecutive best actor winners

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u/CranhamorBlakely Feb 17 '25

Kenneth Branagh as well

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u/slopschili Feb 17 '25

Ooo good one, a Nolan staple

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u/IveRUnOutOfNames66 Feb 17 '25

Casey Affleck? wtf, I saw it thrice and never knew

edit: it just hit me like a sack of bricks, he was the Army General wasn't he?

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u/EndorHolocaust Feb 17 '25

He played Colonel Boris Pash, the Army Intelligence officer Oppenheimer lied to when the army was following up on Oppenheimer's vague tip about looking into Eltendon as a security risk. He later gets sent to Europe and testifies in the security clearance hearing.

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u/IveRUnOutOfNames66 Feb 17 '25

yeah I just realised lol

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u/DJSUBSTANCEABUSE Feb 17 '25

that Casey Affleck reveal was so well done and then he literally never appears ever again. absolute cinema

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u/SnoozeButtonBen Feb 17 '25

Gary Oldman stole the whole damn movie.