Quentin Tarantino’s recent criticism of Paul Dano has sparked a wave of support for the actor from colleagues and admirers, following remarks the director made during an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.

While listing his 20 favorite films of the 21st century, Tarantino included Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, but singled out Dano’s performance as the film’s primary flaw.

He described Dano as “weak sauce” and called him the “weakest… actor in SAG,” comments that quickly circulated across social media and prompted vigorous debate among cinephiles and industry insiders.

Responses defending Dano emerged almost immediately. Mattson Tomlin, co-writer of The Batman: Part II, took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise Dano’s versatility and skill.

Tomlin described Dano not

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