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Stanley Tucci is an actor known for his projects such asSearching for Italy, The Lovely Bones,and,The Devil Wears Prada.Being an actor with some sharp criticisms, the actor once talked about his 2002 movieRoad to Perdition.
Starring alongside Paul Newman and Tom Hanks, Tucci did nothing but complain regarding Paul Newman’s role and acting skills without knowing that it was going to be Newman’s final film. In an interview, Tucci recalled the 2002 movie and his days with Newman.
When Stanley Tucci Dissed Paul Newman In His Final Film!
Paul Newman is regarded as one of the greatest actors in Hollywood. Having served in the Navy before throwing weapons and picking art, Newman had starred in several movies back in his days with several iconic characters to his name.
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Back in 2002, Paul Newman and Stanley Tucci starred in Tom Hank’s movie titledRoad to Perdition.Although the movie received rave reviews, with Newman getting a nomination for an Oscar for the category of“Best Supporting Actor”,his co-star wasn’t impressed. In a YouTube video, Stanley Tucci was seen talking about the 2002 movie while dissing his late co-star.
“The Road to Perdition, because it was so beautifully written. It was Sam Mendes directing it and, you know, Tom Hanks and this amazing group of people but also…everybody was not good in the movie. So, I like that, the Irish and the Italians”
The reference was clearly hinted at Paul Newman who would later go on to voice the iconic character of Doc Hudson in the 2006 movieCars.Tucci got diagnosed with tongue cancer and he further talked about falling in love again at such an old age.
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Following the death of his wife in 2009, Tucci met Felicity Blunt in 2012. Having a 21-year age gap between the two,Stanley Tucciwas worried and wanted to break up very badly with her before things became serious. Much to the actor’s fortunate circumstances, they did not break up.
“[I was] afraid to get into a relationship and I kept trying to break it off [because] I am 21 years older than she is. I didn’t want to feel old for the rest of my life. But I knew this was an incredibly special person”.
He further continued,
“Felicity has been so incredible taking on a widower and three children whose mother died. That’s a huge thing, at a very young age too. If anybody made things better for all of us, it’s her. She’s the one,”
The two married in 2012 and have been happily married ever since. As for the 2002 movie,Road to Perditionis available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
Source:YouTube
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
