how in the phuq did they get him to do this? between the teabag scene an the elephant one, i will never understand...
shareMaybe the promise of good drugs? I guess every actor in his career needs to slump to the very bottom.
Although he does get to play a spy.
I agree, because Mark Strong is such a good actor. I hope he got millions for this movie that had its funny moments, but was too over-the-top.
shareFor me that is what made it sooooooo hilarious. Mark Strong is such a good tough guy actor. To see him playing this kind of role was classic. It reminded me of Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges in "Airplane". Both serious actors for their entire career who were asked to play it straight in a silly comedy and killed it. It isn't suppose to be a work of art. It isn't Shakespeare. It is a parody of the super spy action movie, and it nailed it.
shareNeeded the money, perhaps?
Seems like he regretted what he'd gotten himself into, his performance came off as forced and awkward.