The epic drama The Brutalist is formally an awards frontrunner — and after profitable the Golden Globe for his efficiency in it this previous weekend, it looks as if Adrien Brody is a certain guess for his second Greatest Actor Oscar later this 12 months.
Adrien is, after all, a really achieved actor. However even achieved actors do not all the time have the most effective instincts, which is the place his 2003 SNL internet hosting stint is available in.
So, when Adrien hosted the present, dancehall legend Sean Paul was the musical visitor. For some purpose, Adrien launched Sean Paul whereas sporting pretend dreads and doing fake Jamaican patois. It is clearly offensive, and talking as somebody who watched it dwell again then, it was excruciating to witness — and you’ll watch it for your self proper right here.
Now, in case you clicked on that video, you may’ve observed its title: “Adrien Brody Getting Banned From SNL.” Adrien has certainly not been invited again to host since then — and given the infamous management freak tendencies of SNL creator Lorne Michaels, many have lengthy assumed that his ill-advised improvising bought him blacklisted from the present for good.
So what is the deal? Nicely, Adrien addressed the topic head-on in a brand new Vulture interview — and as with many issues, it feels like the reality lands someplace within the center.
So, regardless of longstanding lore, Adrien revealed that he truly pitched the thought to SNL‘s writers main as much as the printed — and so they even ran by means of it in gown rehearsal, dangerous costume and all. When it got here to showtime, although, it feels like he went additional with it than anybody anticipated.
“I believe Lorne wasn’t pleased with me embellishing a bit, however they allowed me to,” he says. “I believed that was a secure house to try this, weirdly.”
The profile notes that Adrien was by no means formally knowledgeable of an SNL ban — however, as he says himself, “I even have by no means been invited again on. So I don’t know what to inform you.”
Will he return this 12 months forward of the Oscars? Who is aware of! It does appear potential. It is also price noting that, within the house since 2002’s The Pianist (which gained him his first Oscar) and now, he is labored steadily — particularly as a part of Wes Anderson’s movies — however hardly ever has achieved the extent of vital success that he’s experiencing once more with The Brutalist. There hasn’t been an excellent purpose to have him on SNL once more till now, and that is simply the reality.
If he does get invited again, let’s simply hope he leaves the wig — and the accent — at dwelling this time.
