"For the past week, Hollywood has been up in arms in defense of Dano-a treasured actor famous for his work in pictures such as Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood, and Prisoners-with, perhaps, little to no context for their outpouring of support. It turns out it all stems from a rather scathing sound bite from infamously mouthy director Quentin Tarantino ( Pulp Fiction, , Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), who trashed Dano's acting capabilities in a recent interview on Bret Easton Ellis' podcast."
"On a Dec. 2 episode of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast (as in American Psycho author Ellis), Tarantino revealed his top 20 movies of the 21 st century. Fifth on that list is Paul Thomas Anderson's lauded 2007 film There Will Be Blood, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, whose work on the film earned him a BAFTA nomination and high praise and recognition from the industry writ large."
Quentin Tarantino placed There Will Be Blood at number five on his list of top 21st-century films but identified Paul Dano as a "big, giant flaw," calling him "weak sauce." Tarantino made these remarks on Bret Easton Ellis' podcast, and his critique of Dano's acting in the film sparked a flood of support for Dano across Hollywood social media. Paul Dano is known for roles in Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood, and Prisoners, and earned a BAFTA nomination for There Will Be Blood. Many peers have publicly defended Dano, framing the backlash as another example of Tarantino's history of provocative public comments.
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