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Long-time listeners of the podcast will recognize this week\u2019s episode as one promised from the very beginning! In 2002, The Four Feathers<\/i> arrived with major Oscar follow-up and star-on-the-rise pedigree. The film was Shekhar Kapur\u2019s directorial follow-up to the Oscar anointed (and Cate Blanchett launching) Elizabeth<\/i>, and starred three of the biggest young would-be megastars in its love triangle: Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, and Kate Hudson. But on top of being one of many cinematic versions of A.E.W. Mason\u2019s, the film bored critics and audiences when it world premiered as a TIFF gala, and fizzled entirely upon release a few weeks later.<\/p>\n
This week, we talk about its three headliners at critical points of their careers: Ledger being foisted onto traditional leading man roles, Hudson following her Almost Famous<\/i> Oscar nomination, and Bentley trying to escape that floating plastic bag. We also talk about Kapur\u2019s dual Elizabeth<\/i> films, the film\u2019s supporting male cast of recognizable faces, and the film\u2019s apolitical stance post-9\/11.<\/p>\n
Topics also include sideburns, the film\u2019s brownface makeup, and Ledger\u2019s final stretch of roles.<\/p>\n
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