October 10, 2006
Andreé and I watched the movie Flyboys at SM Megamall last night. And why was I not surprised to see Jean Reno cast as Captain Thenault, French commander of the Lafayette Escadrille?
Outside of French movies, Jean Reno is almost always cast as the primary French character. I know, it makes perfect sense for a French actor to be cast in a French role, but for some reason I can't help but think of Jean Reno as the stereotypical "French guy". Whenever I see a photo of him or a movie or video with him in it, it's always hard for me to recall his name because what instantly stands out about him for me is that "Hey, that's the guy that plays the 'French guy' roles!"
C'mon, I know I'm not the only one here who knows Jean Reno as "the French guy". If you have no idea what he looks like, here are some shots of him in some of his previous Hollywood incarnations:
Does he look familiar now? He also stars in a series of UPS commercials and played a role in Mission Impossible (but I think he wasn't playing a French guy there).
Maybe I've watched too many Jean Reno movies. (Flyboys was a great movie, BTW.)
Outside of French movies, Jean Reno is almost always cast as the primary French character. I know, it makes perfect sense for a French actor to be cast in a French role, but for some reason I can't help but think of Jean Reno as the stereotypical "French guy". Whenever I see a photo of him or a movie or video with him in it, it's always hard for me to recall his name because what instantly stands out about him for me is that "Hey, that's the guy that plays the 'French guy' roles!"
C'mon, I know I'm not the only one here who knows Jean Reno as "the French guy". If you have no idea what he looks like, here are some shots of him in some of his previous Hollywood incarnations:
Does he look familiar now? He also stars in a series of UPS commercials and played a role in Mission Impossible (but I think he wasn't playing a French guy there).
Maybe I've watched too many Jean Reno movies. (Flyboys was a great movie, BTW.)
Labels: celebrities, French, Jean Reno, movies, people
"The French Guy" - I totally agree. He even starred in Onimusha 3: Demon Seige as the French soldier.
I think he is the guy in a Japanese commercial, the one for Toyota.
I can't remember the name, but there's a movie where he starred with Anna Paquin. He was the French guy there too.
Jean Reno is indeed a badass, but if you're referring to the movie I think you are, he starred with a very young Natalie Portman, not Anna Paquin, in Besson's fantastic "Leon", aka "The Professional, I believe
There's another "French guy" who has appeared in various movies as, well, a French guy. Olivier Martinez. Haha.
Oh as a side note, there's this Latino/Mexican guy that almost always appears as an extra in Hollywood movies; we affectionately call him "Homie" hahaha. His name is Noel Gugliemi. I'm pretty sure you know how he looks like.
I've seen the UPS commercial...hahaha...the one where he was up the tree :)) So funny