WTF Happened To..(Part 1) Cuba Gooding Jnr, Billy Zane & Barry Pepper

This series is dedicated to any actor who has starred in a number of A list movies but for whatever reason they are now starring in Attack Of The Loch Ness Monster 6 or The Curse of Osirus…….. basically any film based on a myth i.e the Yeti, Lochness Monster, the Minator, a random giant snake or even worse an obscure mythical creature like the Chupacabra. This god forsaken stage is the step up from being featured in Celebrity Big Brother, which is another step up from Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Hopefully these actors can make comeback Mickey Rourke style, instead of eating giant worms and  sh*tting in a hole. If I had an agent that offered me Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, I’d fire them immediately then backhand them so hard they will forever have discomfort when taking a dump. I’m not writing this to bash them, I’m writing this as a fan and because I care (I don’t really). Enough of my intro here’s candidates (part 1).

Cuba Gooding Jnr

This is a STRONG WTF HAPPENED TO, he’s won an Oscar! Cuba Gooding Jnr went from starring in great A list movies, to starring in straight to DVD movies, to then even worse, straight to Sci Fi Channel movies. He headlined films with Robert De Niro and Tom Cruise for pete’s sake! His latest films most likely have the same budget as the wage for the Key Grip’s, Pa’s, Phone Holder in Jerry Maguire. Boyz In the Hood in particular is a classic to me, but then he featured in Boat Trip, Norbit and Daddy Day Camp three of the worst movies I’ve ever seen amongst a whole host of crap films. From the outside looking in, he seems like a decent fellow, hopefully he starts featuring in better movies. Fingers crossed Red Tails (which is being produced by George Lucas) will be a return to form.

Billy Zane

As a man I shouldn’t  really say anything bad about a man who has gone out with Kelly Brook, but I can’t look over the fact that just over 10 years ago this man was a leading actor in the second biggest grossing film of all time. Now he’s best known to me as a guy who is ALWAYS in a crap film. If I see that Billy Zane is starring in a film, I automatically skip it.

Barry Pepper

This is slightly unfair but after Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile and 25th Hour I thought this guy would have a few Academy Award Nominations under his belt, I think he’s a brilliant actor. He has a few other good films on his resume but they were small parts.  He’s featuring in The Coen Brothers new film True Grit this year, hopefully that will get him back on track.