Paul Dano is feeling the love. One week after Quentin Tarantino called him the “weakest” actor in SAG and a “giant flaw” in Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, Dano’s famous fans made sure to let him know they love his work. Ben Stiller, who directed Dano in Escape from Dannemora, was one of the first stars to show his support, calling him “f-ing brilliant.” The latest support comes from Dano’s soon-to-be coworker, Patrick Schwarzenegger, who was just announced to be co-starring alongside him in the upcoming psychological thriller Bunker from Oscar-winner Florian Zeller. Dano-ssance, anyone?
Belows, all the actors, filmmakers, and “cinetistes” who are on Team Dano.
While Witherspoon hasn’t shared the screen with Dano just yet, as an alum of the Paul Thomas Anderson cinematic universe, she showed her support on Threads. “Paul Dano is an incredibly gifted, versatile actor. More importantly, he is a gentleman,” she posted on December 6.
It looks like Dano has already made a friend on set.
The Lord of the Rings star defends Dano like how he would a ring.
Both actresses, including his Little Miss Sunshine co-star, had similar ways of showing support for the There Will Be Blood star by posting a still of Dano from one of his movies on their separate Instagram stories.
The voice of Olaf had a pointed message to anyone who criticizes Dano’s acting ability. “Not sure who needs to hear this, but Paul Dano is one of the best actors of our time,” he wrote on Threads on December 4. “Full stop.”
His Love & Mercy co-star succinctly shared how he enjoyed Dano both in front of and behind the screen.
Baldwin declared his love from a car window.
A superhero came as one of the first fighters on Team Dano.
Straight to the point from Stiller.
The Batman director is not leaving any riddles to show his feelings on Dano.
History will remember a Tarantino fan page was the first to disagreeing with the director.
