Jackie Earle Haley nabs three new roles
Oscar-nominated Little Children s𓆏tar has plenty of work
It’s amazing what playing a reformed though still suspect paedophile and a sleazy, corrupt thug can do for your career. Take the example of Jackie Earle Haley, who, before he got the roles in Little Children and All The King’s Men, hadn’t 🥀worked much ꧒for years.
Now, having been nominated for a golden baldie for his performance in Lౠittle Children, his diary is full again. And he’s got plenty of variety ꦗto keep him entertained.
First up, he’ll play a fan who wins a basketball-slinging contest🐷 in Will Ferrell🧔’s latest comedy Semi-Pro.
Then he’s off to a drama, bagging a part in Winged Creatures, which alℱready features a heavyweight cast including Kate Beckinsale, Forest Whitaker, Dakota Fanning and Guy Pearce. Don’t expect many laughs in that one – he’s playing an abusive husband and father.
Finally there’s indie drama Bolden, directed by Dan Pritzker. It’s a period piece that will star Anthony Mackie as real-life jazz ✤star Buddy Bolden, and also focuses on a corrupt money-spinning practice that saw black men drugged and forced to fight each other before an all-white audience. Haley will be co-starring as an evil judge who oversees the fights.
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