VIDEO: SPOTLIGHT's Mark Ruffalo May Join Oscar Boycott: 'I'm Weighing It'
In an interview with the BBC , Mark Ruffalo, the star of the new film SPOTLIGHT, discussed the toxidity of Donald Trump and the recent controversy over the lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations. The actor went so far as to say he might actually boycott the upcoming awards show this February, commenting, "I'm weighing it, yes. That's where I'm at right now."
He continued, "Because if you look at Martin LUTHER King's legacy, what he was saying was the good people who don't act are much worse than the wrongdoers who are purposefully not acting, and don't know the right way." Watch the interview in full below!
Ruffalo's acting credits include "You Can Count on Me," "The Avengers," "Zodiac" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," as well as the Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning HBO film "The Normal Heart." His roles in the Academy Award-nominated films "The Kids Are All Right" and "Foxcatcher" earned Ruffalo Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Upcoming releases include "Infinitely Polar Bear" and "The Avengers: The Age of Ultron," in which he reprises his role as Bruce Banner (The Hulk). He also is currently filming a sequel to "Now You See Me," which was co-written by Dickinson alumnus Edward Ricourt, class of 1995.
