Actor Jason Isaacs Talks Ban on The Death of Stalin, Trump's Insane Behavior

[TexasTowelie]

The following is an excerpt from an interview with Jason Isaacs who portrays General Georgy Zhukov in The Death of Stalin.

I know you live in London, but are you aware how much Americans are inundated with Trump news during our 24-hour news cycle? Do you think you’d get tired of it?


I’m working in Los Angeles at the moment, so I’m well aware that you can live with Stormy Daniels 24 hours a day on every channel. I think many people understand there was a big smoke-and-mirrors act just over a year ago and that the person in the White House is not who he said he was and is unable to do the things he said he could do. I suspect people are bored because we get distracted from serious matters of policy and security. But all of that is overshadowed by the latest insane, middle-of-the-night dribble that comes out of [the White House].

It seems like British leaders are acting like the adults in the room when it comes to anything Russia-related in comparison to Trump.


Well, we just had a couple of people poisoned on British soil and the Prime Minister (Theresa May) made as strong of a response as she could. Every day it seems more surreal and transparent that something really corrupt and dangerous is going on at the heart of American politics. It’s important to be reminded that the people who stand up there pretending to be able leaders are often power-grabbing, narcissistic children behind closed doors. Knowing that, we can then interpret that and act accordingly.

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[wishstar]

1. Intelligent comments

[Cha]

2. I like Jason Isaacs as

as actor.. and now off screen, too.

snip from your link..

I don’t think he would, actually. If you think about [writer] Arthur Miller, who wrote The Crucible (play and screenplay) about the Salem Witch Trials, that [story is] really about McCarthyism. It’s the same with [Iannucci]. He’s made [a film] about dictatorship and a lack of reasoning that spreads around that kind of terror. You can apply that to any situation anywhere. [The Death of Stalin] most reminded me of that press conference where all of Trump’s cabinet was wheeled out to pay homage to this medieval king they are working for.

Gracias TexasT!

[TexasTowelie]

3. Yes, he stars as Captain Lorca on the new Star Trek Discovery series.

They have a follow-up show called "After Trek" where actors, directors, cast members from prior series, etc. appear and he made some comments about Trump during those interviews. Needless to say, he does oppose the current administration in the White House.

As always, you're welcome for the post.

[Cha]

4. I saw him in this

one Season series on Netflix called Awake.. it was really good.. I thought. I've seen it more than once over the years.

I'll have to check out his Captain Lorca when it's available on my laptop.

Robert De Niro calls him a fucking idiot. I think we can all relate to that. Jason Isaacs is more refined in his comments.. but, it's the same verdict.

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6. Jason is not always more refined in his comments!

I've seen him throw his fair share (and that of ten others!) of "fucks" toward tRump and his cronies!

[Cha]

7. Oh good to

know

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8. He even goes after him during fan conventions that he attends. Compares him to Voldemort!

Never lets up. I haven't seen or read an interview with him in the last year that hasn't dinged tRump in some way. A thing of beauty!

[Cha]

10. Really! I knew

I liked him!

[TexasTowelie]

15. You'll have to sign up for CBS All Access to watch.

The good news is that Discovery has ended the first season so you could sign up while they are running a 10-day free trial. There are about 15 hours that could be binge watched over a few days. Jason Isaacs did not appear in either the first two or the last two episodes of the first season.

[Cha]

17. Gracias TexasT!

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

18. You can get CBSAA through Amazon

The CBSAA app was hot garbage on my tablet, but with Amazon I got stereo sound and decent playback controls. And I could watch on my TV instead (I don’t have Roku or anything like that).

[MANative]

5. I follow Jason on Twitter and he's scathing toward tRump

@jasonsfolly

First noticed him as the cruel colonel in Patriots, opposite Mel Gibson. Then, of course, as Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter. Terrific actor, committed progressive.

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9. People must see this Rachel Maddow report

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I hope the EU destroys Mercer, Facebook and drumph / GOP aholes.

[bobbieinok]

11. Oh yes! PLEASE!

[ananda]

12. I'm convinced that the Russians were behind Brexit ..

.. and manipulated the British public.

[el_bryanto]

13. Hello to Jason Issacs.

Tickity Tonk and down with the Nazis.

Bryant

[PatSeg]

14. I love Jason Isaacs

and go out of my way to watch anything he is in.

[FakeNoose]

16. Jason Isaacs, better known as ...

Lucius Malfoy!



And a damn fine actor.