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What actor is the modern day Schwartzenegger? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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In the 80s/90s Arnold was a huge movie star, playing huge men in both serious and comedy roles.

I guess that what I am asking is; what actor today could occupy the same kind of decade defining place as Arnold did in the 80s/90s?

They don't have to be a massive bodybuilder, but they should be the first name that anyone would think of when someone say "2010s/2020s".

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[–] jordanlund 72 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The Rock.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yep. The guy has a crapload of roles, from silly to more action-hero serious. I’d also toss Bautista out there, he’s pretty good and has had a good variety of roles, but Johnson wins I think just by having way more screen time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Johnson "wins" by not being as good an actor as Bautista.

To be the heir of Arnold you must be a bit cheesy

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 4 points 8 months ago

Drax not cheesy enough? I guess he’s just written that way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I can see that.

[–] Clbull 2 points 8 months ago

Dwayne Johnson has definitely improved as an actor. I thought he was absolutely shit in The Mummy Returns but great in the more recent Jumanji reboots.