Sam Rockwell

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q316446: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Galaxy Quest (1999); Iron Man 2 (2010); Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017); Vice (2018); Jojo Rabbit (2019); Richard Jewell (2019); Trolls World Tour (2020).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Hancock (2008): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Iron Man 2 (2010), which they acted in: Hancock ⇒ Iron Man 2 (the host's read). The Demon in a Bottle alcoholism arc was dodged partly because Hancock had already done a drinking superhero two months after the first Iron Man.
    “Because Hancock comes out. 2 months after the 1st Iron Man.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 0:12:58 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Hunt (2020): 1 line

  1. unmapped (VOD precedent) · through Trolls World Tour (2020), which they acted in: The Hunt ⇒ Trolls World Tour (the host's read). The Hunt, Emma and The Invisible Man were the first theatrical-to-VOD moves and set the 19.99 price.
    “the person who decided that 1999 was the right rental price for, I think, was it was it the Hunt, an Invisible Man, and Emma.”
    The Big Picture · Emergency Mailbag: The Oscars Are Streaming and Hollywood Is Fighting Over Trolls | The Big Picture · 0:19:23 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022): 1 line

  1. theme (character introduction) · through Iron Man 2 (2010), which they acted in: Iron Man 2 ⇒ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (the host's read). Van says the MCU has introduced characters inside other movies before, like Black Widow in Iron Man 2.
    “Black Widow makes her a parent, her 1st appearance.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is Here! · 0:37:22 · Van Lathan (0.80 sure it was them)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Iron Man 2 (2010), which they acted in: Iron Man 2 ⇒ Captain America: The First Avenger (the host's read). The Stark Expo of the 1940s is the origin of the Expo seen in Iron Man 2, now as the full World's Fair version.
    “Like what we see in Iron Man 2, but now it's like the full like 40s World Fair version.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The First Avenger · 0:19:47 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Iron Man 3 (2013): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Iron Man 2 (2010), which they acted in: Iron Man 2 ⇒ Iron Man 3 (the host's read). Iron Man 2's failure forced something new, giving Shane Black room to make a better third film.
    “But also, that is why the 3rd one is good because the 2nd one was such a mistake that they were like, we don't know.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 1:20:47 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)

The Lego Batman Movie (2017): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Galaxy Quest (1999), which they acted in: Galaxy Quest ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Phantom Zone security system gets the Galaxy Quest joke: who would ever build this?
    “It's like the Galaxy Quest joke of like, why would this ever be your security system?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:49:34 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (7) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Sam Rockwell → Galaxy Quest. Rockwell deserved his Oscar for Galaxy Quest rather than Three Billboards; 1999 was a tough year.
    “I wish he'd won for Galaxy Quest.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 1:33:59 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Sam Rockwell → Robert Downey Jr.. Rockwell plays the shadow Tony Stark and is more likable than Downey, who is overdoing it.
    “he's kind of more likable in this movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 0:15:52 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (casting-alternative): Sam Rockwell → Iron Man. Rockwell was reportedly seriously considered for Tony Stark, hence his part in the second film.
    “I know Sam Rockwell was very seriously talked about.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Judging The Judge · 0:21:33 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Sam Rockwell → Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Rockwell is good in a character that makes no sense, which impresses more than the film does on a second look.
    “I think his performance is mostly impressive because no one should be able to play that character.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 1:33:02 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.