Agree with Sean Penn... He's a VERY intense actor. He researches his roles more than any other actor, and totally "lives" within the role he portrays. I saw a thing the producers made (one of those extra's you get on DVD/ BR's), in which he LIVED at the mentally handicapped home in order to get into character for his portrayal of Sam Dawson, in I Am Sam.Sean Penn
totally agree, good call.Put a good comedy actor in a non comedic role and you can have an intense performance.. I am thinking of Jim Carrey in The Number 23 or Robin Williams in One Hour Photo. With the right actor that extra edge of energy a good comedic actor has can be channeled really well to bring intensity to a movie.
Sorry eldo but Nicolas Winding Refn should have stuck with Tom Hardy, Gosling would have been grossly miscast as Bronson.Ryan Gosling, Jason Strathan they are great new comers!