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You need someone to play vulnerable and grizzled? Call up Nick Nolte. At 71, the actor's voice has never been more gravelly, nor his face more worn and he's been using it to great effect. He was outstanding in last year's unfairly slept on "Warrior" and in many ways, he was emotional heartbeat of Micheal Mann's canceled HBO series "Luck." He's been working at a clip lately, bagging supporting roles in Robert Redford's "The Company You Keep," "Gangster Squad" and "Parker" but now he's going to take the lead.
SWT: Some images of the D23 pre-release exclusive The Mandalorian Funko Pop have been hitting the Internet, and while looking at the little guy is neat, the fun stuff may be contained on the back of his box.
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Gambit, the upcoming X-Men movie starring Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street), has lost its director. Gore Verbinski (the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) has peacefully left the film due to scheduling conflicts.
I've always been a fan of Nick Nolte even when he was younger but I saw some of his best work in Warrior. He should have won that Oscar.