Billy Zane Talks Playing a Cult Leader in New Lifetime Movie

[squirrels_oh_no]

Billy Zane says "actors should get emotional stunt pay" after transforming into Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader Larry Ray for a new Lifetime movie.

“The secondary experience encroaches on the primary. It really does. You’re recreating much weird trauma. We’re putting coursing… pic.twitter.com/Wad6FWJbz7
- Variety (@Variety) June 21, 2024

Comments

[ionadelfina]

I don’t disagree with him. Michael K. Williams on Lovecraft Country and Ruby Barker from Bridgerton come to mind. i guess every actor approaches it differently and some people can’t compartmentalize it so easily. In that case, the production should provide for them.

[genbu_no_miko24]

I saw a tweet that mentioned Michael K. Williams with this article!! The tweeter implied that his last tv role is what lead him to relapsing and passing away 💀

[pop_squash]

I really hope that fuck larry isn't going to make any money off the movie?

[squirrels_oh_no]

https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/devil-on-campus-lifetime-larry-ray-billy-zane-1235018078/ this makes it seem like they used court transcripts and public resources legally accessed with help from a lawyer and Larry Ray himself isn't involved. It might also have used the article so if anyone is getting money from a super low-budget Lifetime tv movie, it would be the journalist I suspect.

[murphyboy11]

[missmagic12]

This was so interesting and I still can’t believe Sarah Lawrence is still like “yeah, crazy, it’s so sad, there was absolutely nothing we could have done.🤷‍♀️” my mom was fully of the opinion that as a college student, I was an adult and had to deal with things on my own. Like, she might have called/emailed my professors if I was seriously injured and in the hospital for a long time, but otherwise it was on me. The one exception would’ve been if I told her my roommate’s dad moved in. Her attorney ass would’ve been on top of that.

I felt so bad for the three siblings.

[peddlestools]

he was hotter than leo

[squirrels_oh_no]

Very accurate. I had the hots for Cal as a tween, not Jack lmao. Cal had diamonds! Jack had...umm...drawing skills.

[josiefier]

I agree with whoever said that's why Cal had to be *so* awful. Because any sliver of decency and it would've been Leo who. (I remained unaffected as a Paxton girlie though. Thanks, Near Dark and Twister!)

[lamppost1911]

Omg I love your last sentence.

[squirrels_oh_no]

And since I can't embed it for some reason (idk why it isn't on youtube) here is a link to the trailer - https://ew.com/larry-ray-lifetime-movie-first-trailer-billy-zane-sarah-lawrence-8657456?taid=665f3abd70a3bb000106e40c&utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com

And IndieWire says it's an Emmy-contender role!