McG has already been honest enough to admit that there were things he wished he had done differently in the movie, and that a sequel will put things right. But it's a rare thing to find honesty like this in Hollywood!
Sam Worthington, after reading the negative fan feedback:
"I can nitpick with the best of them and go down the list of things I saw on IMDB where they found holes in it, and go, 'You are f*cking right,'" he said. "If there was a big 10-ton robot coming outside that gas station, surely we would f*cking hear it. And I missed that. So I'm going to be a bit better when I'm looking through my f*cking scripts. So it raises my game a bit, because now I feel like an idiot for not saying it to McG."
He added that he takes criticism very seriously and uses it to become a better actor. "I read what people say, because they're my audience," Worthington continued. "And if you don't know how you're coming across, in my opinion, I think you're cutting yourself off a bit."
All I can say is, fair play to you, sir! Many actors would have dismissed this type of criticism as just more fanboy whining.
Next up he addressed the "Avatar" footage and the fact that it looked..well, like a cartoon!
"It's interesting that [Cameron] released that trailer and then the next day goes and shows it on IMAX," Worthington said of the 16-minute preview released on August 21st in IMAX theaters. "One extreme to the other. We get the criticism, and then we get the rave reviews of what it really looks like in its own formula. That's obviously going to get people to think and go, 'Well, damn right. I'm going to go see this at the cinema.' Jim has always said to me he wants to bring people back to the movies. And he's a smart enough man to be tactical."
Worthington added that he has read lots of comments about the trailer and understands the disappointment. "It's got a hell of a lot of hype," he said. "I read all what was said yesterday about the trailer. I can see their point. But, as I said, it wasn't meant to be built for an Apple Mac. It's built for IMAX. It's built for 3-D."
I am one of the doubters! But I'll take Mr Worthington at his word for now.
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