Why does somebody go from playing the lead in a comic book franchise to adapting Raymond Carver for the stage?
Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2014)
GABRIEL
A screenplay character in Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2014).
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Sample dialogue
I mean, as you're probably aware, Barthes said, “The cultural work done in the past by gods and epic sagas is now done by laundry detergent commercials and comic strip characters.” It's a big leap you've taken...
scene 5 — INT. RIGGAN'S DRESSING ROOM - THEATER - CONTINUOUSRoland Barthes was a French philosopher, who--
scene 5 — INT. RIGGAN'S DRESSING ROOM - THEATER - CONTINUOUSAre you afraid at all that people will say you're doing this play to battle the impression that you're a washed-up super hero?
scene 5 — INT. RIGGAN'S DRESSING ROOM - THEATER - CONTINUOUSWhy does somebody go from playing the lead in a comic book franchise to adapting Raymond Carver for the stage?
scene 5 — INT. RIGGAN'S DRESSING ROOM - THEATER - CONTINUOUS
Bookends
Are you afraid at all that people will say you're doing this play to battle the impression that you're a washed-up super hero?