Fantasy Acting League 2016 – Round Four

Man, I am so behind with this. I am really sorry. As ever, work is piling on top of me and this blog has been taking a beating for it. I am going to try and make a stand and start watching movies more regularly to try and actually have things to review and I really need to keep on top of these Fantasy Acting things. I know you guys love them, so I will try to be more on the ball with them. This round feels hilariously out of date with movies people have seen, reviewed and forgotten about. But hey… we still have some points to mine from them, don’t we? So let’s see how the tables are being shaken up this month…

This Round’s Movies

Captain America: Civil War
Everybody Wants Some!
Green Room
Departure
Florence Foster Jenkins
Knight of Cups
Love and Friendship
A Hologram for The King
Our Kind of Traitor
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
The Jungle Book
I Saw The Light

The Teams

What About Movies – Prudence – 0 (+2) = 2
Benedict Cumberbatch – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
Emory Cohen – 0
Cara Delevigne – 0
Alicia Vikander – 0
Rooney Mara – 0

Views From The Sofa – 3 (+11) = 14
Michael Fassbender – 0
Ryan Gosling – 0
Idris Elba – 3
Margot Robbie – 0
Felicity Jones – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0

Vinnieh – 0 (+14) = 14
Chris Pratt – 0
Henry Cavill – 0
Channing Tatum – 0
Julia Roberts – 0
Diane Lane – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0

Debra Vega – 7 (+8) = 15
Tom Hanks – 4
Idris Elba – 3
Michael Fassbender – 0
Marion Cotillard – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Felicity Jones – 0

Fairytale Pictures – 0 (+17) = 17
Michael Fassbender – 0
Michael Shannon – 0
Dane DeHaan – 0
Teresa Palmer – 0
Alison Brie – 0
Felicity Jones – 0

Ramblings of a Cinephile – 5 (+15) = 20
Idris Elba – 3
Ryan Reynolds – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
Emily Blunt – 2
Margot Robbie – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0

Oracle of Film – 7 (+14) = 21
Tom Hanks – 4
Seth Rogen – 0
Idris Elba – 3
Alicia Vikander – 0
Maika Monroe – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0

Marked Movies – 4 (+17) = 21
Michael Shannon – 0
Tom Hanks – 4
Michael Fassbender – 0
Naomi Watts – 0
Rooney Mara – 0
Alicia Vikander – 0

Verbal Spew – 11 (+15) = 26
Michael Fassbender – 0
Idris Elba – 3
Samuel L. Jackson – 0
Margot Robbie – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8
Anna Kendrick – 0

Sporadic Chronicles of a Beginner Blogger – 12 (+16) = 28
Michael Fassbender – 0
Michael Shannon – 0
Tom Hanks – 4
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Anna Kendrick – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8

Movie Rob – 8 (+20) = 28
Ben Affleck – 0
Casey Affleck – 0
Chris Pine – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8
Anna Kendrick – 0
Kristen Stewart – 0

Slip/Through Movies – 15 (+14) = 29
Michael Fassbender – 0
Tom Hanks – 4
Idris Elba – 3
Felicity Jones – 0
Maika Monroe – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8

What About Movies – Lily – 0 (+31) = 31
Michael Shannon – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
J. K Simmons – 0
Alicia Vikander – 0
Kristin Wiig – 0
Rooney Mara – 0

Mr Movie – 2 (+29) = 31
Bryan Cranston – 0
Will Smith – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
Kristin Wiig – 0
Margot Robbie – 0
Jessica Chastain – 2

Abbi Osbiston – 11 (+20) = 31
Idris Elba – 3
Michael Fassbender – 0
Chris Pratt – 0
Tilda Swinton – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8
Alicia Vikander – 0

Rhyme And Reason – 11 (+22) = 33
Idris Elba – 3
Michael Fassbender – 0
J. K Simmons – 0
Maika Monroe – 0
Felicity Jones – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8

What About the Twinkie – 14 (+21) = 35
Ryan Reynolds – 0
Chris Pine – 0
Tom Hiddlestone – 6
Margot Robbie – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8

Drew – 10 (+27) = 37
Michael Shannon – 0
Jason Sudekis – 0
J.K Simmons – 0
Natalie Portman – 2
Scarlett Johannssen – 8
Chloe Grace Moretz – 0

Back To The Future – 8 (+29) = 37
Woody Harrelson – 0
Chris Pratt – 0
J.K Simmons – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 8
Margot Robbie – 0
Kristin Wiig – 0

FIRST PLACE
Cinema Parrot Disco– 0 (+39) = 39
Michael Shannon – 0
J.K Simmons – 0
Woody Harrelson – 0
Rooney Mara – 0
Teresa Palmer – 0
Kristin Wiig – 0

How The Actors Scored

Scarlett Johannssen – 8 (Captain America Civil War – Supporting Role: 2; Five Stars: 3/ The Jungle Book – Supporting Role: 2; Three Stars: 1)
Idris Elba – 3 (The Jungle Book – Supporting Role: 2; Three Stars: 1)
Tom Hiddlestone – 6 (I Saw The Light – Lead Role: 3; Three Stars: 1; Empire Compliments Performance: 2)
Jessica Chastain – 2 (The Huntsman – Supporting Role: 2; Two Stars: 0)
Emily Blunt – 2 (The Huntsman – Supporting Role: 2; Two Stars: 0)
Natalie Portman – 2 (Knight of Cups – Supporting Role: 2; Two Stars: 0)
Tom Hanks – 4 (A Hologram For The King – Lead Role: 3; Three Stars: 1)

Round Analysis

At first, this round seemed a little weak, surprising me as I was sure the Jungle Book would be the big tree-shaker of the year. Cinema Parrot Disco is still safe on her perch. The pack leaders haven’t budged too far, a few modest scorers from the Huntsman here and there. It seemed a little weak for a round, a shame, as my absence really has left me craving an apology blockbuster of a game. And then I looked between the lines. Because while the big scores have evaded the front of the table, the mid-table teams have snatched them up all. Abbi Osbiston (Congratulations on Little O, by the way), Sporadic Chronicles and Back to the Future have powered ahead, using this quiet round to make each and every one of their teams big contenders. Thanks to Scarlett Johansson’s Snake and Widow combo (Civil War was rated a five star movie by Empire, remember), a lot of teams powered up the ranks this round, making for a very unpredictable year to begin. It is probably a little late for a few teams (yes, I am thinking of myself here), but as it stands we have a strong running for Round Five, which could see a lot of new players break to the top of the table and make the stand they have been quietly building up to for quite some time.