But I own this: What IF. I like it a lot.
By the way, Schwarzenegger built Conan — his own “kiddie punk” film debut — into a hugely successful film career, despite being a conservative, despite being a terrible actor, arguably much worse than Sorbo.
Arnie isn't openly a Christian. Sorbo is. Arnie has never challenged anyones political bent or lack of belief, Sorbo has.
“Arnie isn’t openly a Christian. Sorbo is. Arnie has never challenged anyones political bent or lack of belief, Sorbo has.”
Point taken. So then take a look at the career of Jim Caviezel (”The Passion of the Christ”). Not only did he play that role, he’s an out-loud Christian. If it’s true, as Sorbo claims, that an actor’s beliefs can stymie his career, how does he account for Jim Caviezel being cast as the lead actor in a high-profile CBS drama, “Person of Interest?”
If Sorbo was blackballed, why wasn’t Caviezel? I think the difference in their career trajectories can be chalked up to Caviezel being a better actor. And — even more important — “Person of Interest” is a hit. It’s just been renewed for another season. They’re making money with Caviezel.
Also, Sorbo is 55, the outside edge for an actor who built his career on hunkiness, not ability. If you don’t have the acting chops to segue to character parts, you’re done. And that’s not Hollywood’s fault — blame the audience, the same audience that’s abandoned Redford, Stallone, Arnold (till he started making old-guy reunion movies), Costner, and Harrison Ford (unless it’s Indiana Jones). Ageism is just the audience voting.