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‘Horizon’ Actor Michael Rooker Decries Current State Of Movies, Says Audiences Conditioned By TikTok Have “Gotta Get Over That Crap”


"They gotta get over that crap...They gotta learn what it's like to watch real cinema," says Rooker.

Michael RookerBryan Hainer Audiences are accustomed to seeing Michael Rooker play tough characters in projects like The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy, but the actor himself had some tough-love advice for audiences who didn’t exactly flock to his latest film, Horizon, which is directed by and stars Kevin Costner. Asked if he thinks audiences sensibilities have been impacted by TikTok, Rooker replied, “Totally, they are. success of Christopher Nolan’s three-hour Oppenheimer last summer is the exception, rather than the rule.

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