Yahya Abdul-Mateen II calls acting in ‘Aquaman’ - “clown work”

[deepsbluesea]

Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won't clarify his superhero "clown work" comments in a funny social media post.https://t.co/yDtkPrDq7G pic.twitter.com/ZvQR22IoNI
- Screen Rant (@screenrant) September 2, 2022
* Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says acting in films like 'Aquaman' is "clown work". The 36-year-old actor has appeared in a wide range of movies

Comments

[makeitfly]

[asnindie]

He's not wrong but producers are petty so always be careful.

[ginainabottle]

That was my take as well (I have friends who do clown work) but I like that it's possible to interpret both ways bc I'm sure he knows superhero movies are good money and don't actually require big acting chops lol

[swearwolves]

yeh, this made me think of jonathan majors talking about being a classically trained clown and using that for his marvel role

[januarysix]

"classically trained clown" I love this

[therearewords]

I'm a clown car, Yahya. Get in.

[sandstorm]