Michael Sheen Leaves Hollywood to Become a Full-Time Political Activist

[mfcorey1]

Without specifying for how long, Michael Sheen announced on Saturday that he will break from acting in order to become a full-time political activist.

“In the same way as the Nazis had to be stopped in Germany in the Thirties, this thing that is on the rise has to be stopped,” Sheen told the U.K. paper The Times, which announced the actor’s departure from Hollywood.

Sheen is the star of “Masters of Sex,” which Showtime did not renew for a fifth season, meaning its final episode aired on Nov. 13. He also stars in Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt’s sci-fi film “Passengers” which opens on Dec. 21. The actor also has two film currently in post-production — “Home Again,” starring Reese Witherspoon and Mike White’s film “Brad’s Status.”

He cited Donald Trump’s election as well as the Brexit vote as reasons for his decision to move from Los Angeles to Wales.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/michael-sheen-leaves-hollywood-to-become-a-full-time-political-activist/ar-AAlGjEO?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

[man on the moonshine]

1. Who?

Sorrry, I don't watch the shows I'm supposed to watch too be hip.

[Bigredhunk]

4. -

He's the guy who played who played David Frost in Frost/Nixon (Frank Langella played Nixon). He's a pretty good actor, been in many other things.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790688/

Gossip-wise, I've read that he's kind of a dick to/with women. He used to date Rachel McAdams. I think he dates Sarah Silverman now.

[yeoman6987]

10. I guess he could be dating but he's been married to his wife since 1961.

He's 76, in Hollywood, so I guess dating while married isn't a stretch.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. WTF are you talking about? The guy was playing Tony Blair just a few years back. Not

even Dick Clark could pull that off.

[yeoman6987]

14. Yeah sure. You are probably think the son.

[yeoman6987]

15. Oh for goodness sake. I thought it read martin sheen

I am sorry but before you think I am a total nut. Martin sheen was in the electoral video going around so he was on my mind. Wow. Did I screw this one up.

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. Born in 1969.

[yeoman6987]

16. Thanks. I was thinking martin not Michael.

[Pacifist Patriot]

20. I did the same thing at first.

[rumdude]

2. We need to stop with this over-wrought Nazi talk

Trump isn't Hitler.

[Granny M]

5. He's not reincarnated Hitler, true,

but trump is working on his own version. Shitler works for me.

[Martin Eden]

13. Hair Twitler

has been tossed around as an apt moniker

[oberliner]

6. Some folks here did the same thing with Bush

It was quite common.

[KittyWampus]

17. Oh look, normalizing Trump.

[oberliner]

19. Normalizing and Equating to Hitler are not the only options

I would encourage you to consider others.

[Cha]

3. Well I approve.. Anyone who wants to help Resist dumphuck and fascists across the world

http://www.michael-sheen.co.uk/newsdesk/

Michael Sheen to swap acting for activism against 'populist right'

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Michael Sheen plans to abandon his acting career to fight what he calls the rise of the “hard populist right” in Britain and beyond, according to a recent interview to publicise his new film.

The 47-year-old, perhaps best known for playing Tony Blair in the film The Queen, starring Helen Mirren, told The Times he plans to “work less as an actor, and possibly stop ... for the time being”.

“Once I’m in, I’m fully in, and this is big. It will be a big change for how people relate to me,” he said in an interview to promote the new Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi blockbuster, Passengers, in which he plays a robotic barman.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/17/michael-sheen-to-swap-acting-for-activism-against-populist-right

Thank you, mfcorey!

[Madam45for2923]

7. Yep! me too! Anyone that recognizes what we're dealing with I totally appreciate!

and if they are willing and ready to join and put sleeves up, even more.

[Cha]

8. He's from

Wales! He got interested during the Brexit crisis.

Madam

[oberliner]

9. This is a lie

WHAT I DID NOT SAY

I did one interview with The Times of London a few weeks ago, parts of which (including a headline that is not a quote) have been picked up by a lot of other outlets. I DID NOT declare that I’m ‘quitting acting and leaving Hollywood’ to go into politics.

http://mchshe2.tumblr.com/post/154616648590/what-i-did-not-say