AVENGERS Star Paul Bettany Reckons Jason Statham Should Get Himself An "Acting Double"

AVENGERS Star Paul Bettany Reckons Jason Statham Should Get Himself An "Acting Double"

Remember those "anybody can do it" comments Jason Statham made about Marvel's approach to action and stunts? Well the ever-awesome Paul Bettany (Vision) has responded during a guest spot on the Conan O'Brien show in the best way possible - hilariously...

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 16, 2015 05:09 AM EST
Source: Via Digital Spy

Back in June, Jason Statham - who was said to be in the running to play Bullseye on season 2 of Daredevil at the time - riled up a lot of Marvel fans with his comments during a video interview. The Crank 2 actor said he "could take my grandma and put her in a cape, and then put her in a greenscreen, and then have stunt doubles come in and do all the action. Anybody can do it."

Old-school action movie fans can probably identify somewhat with the point Statham was making, and so does Paul Bettany - but he couldn't help taking a little jab of his own when appearing on the Conan O'Brien show.


"He's brilliant at what he does - I couldn't do it. I try to do as many of the stunts as I can, but there are times when it's too dangerous or it's too tricky. But if there's a really, really tricky scene with some very tricky dialogue, one might consider bringing in an acting double for Jason Statham."
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BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/16/2015, 3:58 AM


...I think... :P
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/16/2015, 4:03 AM
LOL. Acting double. Good one, Paul. Shots fired!
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/16/2015, 4:05 AM
McNyagano
McNyagano - 9/16/2015, 4:07 AM
Earthbound
Earthbound - 9/16/2015, 4:11 AM
Bettany be like:
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 9/16/2015, 4:42 AM
Lol! Jason Statham is an awesome action star, but he isn't cast in movies for his acting chops.
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 9/16/2015, 4:47 AM
Haha, that's [frick]ing hilarious
Kr08
Kr08 - 9/16/2015, 4:53 AM
Jason Statham is actually a pretty good actor. If you haven't yet, watch Redemption, it's on Netflix. Not the best film but definitely good and he gave his best performance ever with very few action sequences.
Killuminatic
Killuminatic - 9/16/2015, 5:20 AM
AHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
CinemaJackXCI
CinemaJackXCI - 9/16/2015, 5:29 AM
Killuminatic
Killuminatic - 9/16/2015, 5:33 AM
@TheReturned - It was deleted because the article was still under work.
marvelstudios
marvelstudios - 9/16/2015, 5:38 AM
Vision is a savage!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/16/2015, 5:39 AM
The returned, the article was still being worked on when you saw the bare bones of it.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 9/16/2015, 5:45 AM


Got eem!



Any more questions?
Thedoctor23
Thedoctor23 - 9/16/2015, 5:47 AM
You go bettany :D

i think stathams comment should be altered a bit here. Id say anyone could play his parts, but he couldnt play anyone elses. To me he seems like one of those actors who plays basically the same character in every movie he does.
eleven59
eleven59 - 9/16/2015, 5:55 AM
lol @ very tricky dialogue

i like jason, but yeah, same role in every movie
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/16/2015, 5:56 AM
Round of applause for Paul Bettany please




BETTANY OUT!

Because the action in Fast 7 was so organic and non cgi and green screen....
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 9/16/2015, 5:56 AM
Paul was just having fun. He nor Statham should take any of this seriously.
It was funny & we all should enjoy the banter.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 9/16/2015, 6:03 AM
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 9/16/2015, 6:06 AM

BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 9/16/2015, 6:15 AM
Statham got ethered lol
Fortehlolz002
Fortehlolz002 - 9/16/2015, 6:19 AM
Sweet burn, bettany. Daaaaamn.
TheDarkPassenger
TheDarkPassenger - 9/16/2015, 6:23 AM
I wouldn't really consider this a burn when Statham isn't out there to make acting masterpieces. He makes movies about him punching people in the face.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 9/16/2015, 6:28 AM
...

What @soforizo said.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 9/16/2015, 6:30 AM
"Any guy can do it. I mean, I could take my grandma and put her in a cape and then put her in a green screen, and they’ll have stunt doubles come in and do all the action. Anybody can do it. They’re relying on stunt doubles and green screen and $200 million budget. It’s all CGI created."

I wish some of you could actually realize the point he's trying to make and how harmless the comment is. Hell, most of you were jizzing on your screen when rumored he was going to be Bullseye.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 9/16/2015, 6:32 AM
"Ironic for someone who just played an emotionless 100% cgi character that was widely considered poorly portrayed."

Uh, no. So much wrong with this.
Desr0w
Desr0w - 9/16/2015, 6:38 AM
@soforizo
Kr08
Kr08 - 9/16/2015, 6:41 AM
Seeing how on this website whatever movie makes the most money is best, let's look at this that way.
Paul Bettany Net Worth: $5 Million
Jason Statham Net Worth: $50 Million
Kyos
Kyos - 9/16/2015, 6:52 AM
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