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Recent Examples of leading man
But if there was thought of Bam playing as a leading man on offense, or even as a definitive No. 2, that seemingly was a reach from the outset.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Cesium Fallout marks Pun’s third time at the helm of a feature film, following 2017’s Extraordinary Mission and last year’s One More Chance, a knowingly nostalgic comedy throwback for veteran leading man Chow Yun Fat.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
An Irish actor who’s wowed audiences with delicate, intimate performances in Normal People, Aftersun, and All of Us Strangers, and who’s already inspired numerous Reddit threads devoted to his thighs, Mescal is given a chance to step up as an old-school, matinee-idol leading man here.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
How can a leading man so steeped in American iconography have taken so long to make a Western?
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Cesium Fallout marks Pun’s third time at the helm of a feature film, following 2017’s Extraordinary Mission and last year’s One More Chance, a knowingly nostalgic comedy throwback for veteran leading man Chow Yun Fat.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
An Irish actor who’s wowed audiences with delicate, intimate performances in Normal People, Aftersun, and All of Us Strangers, and who’s already inspired numerous Reddit threads devoted to his thighs, Mescal is given a chance to step up as an old-school, matinee-idol leading man here.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
How can a leading man so steeped in American iconography have taken so long to make a Western?
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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