John Malkovich Says the Oscars Race Was a ‘Different World’ When He Was Last on the Campaign Trail: ‘Now, That’s the Only Way to Get People to Go to Theaters’

What happened

According to Variety’s source item, John Malkovich Says the Oscars Race Was a ‘Different World’ When He Was Last on the Campaign Trail: ‘Now, That’s the Only Way to Get People to Go to Theaters’, John Malkovich has been highly tipped for an Oscar nomination for his performance in Martin McDonagh’s CIA black comedy “Wild Horse Nine,” making it his first real shot at an Academy Award in three decades. The 72-year-old actor was previously nominated for best supporting actor in “Places in the Heart” (1984) and “In the Line […]

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Source

Primary source: John Malkovich Says the Oscars Race Was a ‘Different World’ When He Was Last on the Campaign Trail: ‘Now, That’s the Only Way to Get People to Go to Theaters’ via Variety. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.