Denver Comic Con 2017 Guest Spotlight: Stanley Tucci

Written by John Edward Betancourt

With the advent of social media and the 24 hour news cycle, it has to be incredibly hard for actors to truly blend into their roles when they take a new part simply because...we have come to know these people. 

We see every interview they do on television or online. We follow their Instagram and Twitter accounts, giving us insight as to who they are and what they believe in and whether we like it or not, we carry that knowledge into the theater or when we watch whatever story they're starring in, which means the person they are, shines through for us regardless, even in moments when technically, that part of them should not exist for the sake of storytelling.

Which is why the finest actors out there, are the ones who can still manage to shed their real world persona when we watch their performance and they outright become the character they were cast to be. It's a rarity in this day and age but it is a feat that can still be accomplished and one such actor that continues to pull this off, is the ultra talented Stanley Tucci. Regardless of what kind of warm and inviting interview he gives or how he carries himself when he's not cast in a major motion picture, Stanley is that rare type of actor that can easily transform himself in a role and simply become that character.

We've seen it time and time again. He went from playing an uppity fashion designer in The Devil Wears Prada to a loving husband/even keeled diplomat in Julie and Julia and recently he has begun to branch out into the biggest of pop culture franchises with his work in the The Hunger Games saga, an appearance in Captain America: The First Avenger and he'll be featured in Transformers: The Last Knight later this year. But truly, the role that that sticks out for me when it comes to Stanley and his ability to transform is the one that netted him an Oscar Nomination for his turn as the creepy George Harvey in The Lovely Bones. In that particular film Stanley simply morphed into that despicable man and it wasn't until his nomination was announced that I came to realize it was Mister Tucci who played that titular role. 

If anything, Stanley is quickly becoming a modern acting legend and the true cream of the crop in his field and ladies and gentlemen, it pleases me to no end to inform you that Stanley Tucci is coming to Denver Comic Con 2017. Yes, you read that right. This powerhouse thespian and pure chameleon of the screen, will join an already incredible lineup in the Mile High City at the end of June and for your chance to meet this talented thespian, swing by the Denver Comic Con ticket website today and grab your passes now, and I will see you in Stanley's line in a couple of months.

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