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How Ensemble Casts Harken Back to Film’s Golden Age, From ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ to ‘Gladiator II’
Variety names 10 of this season’s most fascinating examples of excellence in ensemble acting, from 'Anora' and 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' to 'Conclave'
Dig deeper and you have Mark Eydelshteyn’s antic turn as the spoiled oligarch scion, Anton Bitter as a spunky candy store employee, Vache Tovmasyan as a beleaguered Armenian tough guy and Karren Karagulian as the increasingly exasperated soul tasked with keeping hell from breaking loose. Top-notch English thesps Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy are joined by homegrown heartthrob Austin Butler as the menage à Harley in the center of the film, but they’re ably assisted by Nichols’ stalwart Michael Shannon, “Walking Dead” standout Norman Reedus, indie ace Emory Cohen in a moving character turn, Aussie newcomer Toby Wallace as a menacing biker wannabe and Damon Herriman as a tragic true believer. Yet here are the justly acclaimed Zoe Saldaña as the legal fixer, Karla Sofía Gascón as the titular mobster in transition, Selena Gomez as their Mexican American wife, Edgar Ramirez as her doomed boytoy and Adriana Paz as the emotional key that unlocks the cipher at the center of the yarn.
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