Steve Carrell Creating Oscar Buzz in Foxcatcher!

Could this be Steve Carrell’s year at Oscar? The former The Office star Steve Carrell Creating Oscar Buzz in Foxcatcher in a riveting and dark portrayal of John du Pont.

In the darkest role of his career comedian Steve Carrell may be speechless at this years Academy Awards. Carrell, who is completely unrecognizable in the upcoming Foxcatcher film where he portrays du Pont in the true-life tale of the multi-millionaire benefactor and his demented relationship with Olympic wrestler Schultz and his older brother, Dave.

Steve’s chilling portrayal of a mentally ill man who commits a senseless murder, Carell has delivered the most serious, immersive performance of his career. The role may thrust him right into the winners circle in the competitive lead actor Oscar contest in years.

Carell, widely regarded as one of the most down-to-earth, good-natured actors in Hollywood, is fielding a lot of questions about where this dark side came from.

the 52-year-old actor, who claims not to have an answer. And if he does, he’s not sharing it, says:

“People are asking about how I approached the role, and what part of myself I brought to it.”

“They’re legitimate questions, but I don’t think you necessarily need to reveal any of it.”

“I don’t want to know too much about how something is made; it’s more intriguing to me if there’s a mystery to it.”

He compares talking about acting to doing work for DVD bonus material:

“I don’t like doing them, I don’t like listening to them,” he says, almost apologetically. “It’s pulling the curtain back too much.”

The film also stars Channing Tatum, who is also creating Oscar buzz which may land him a best supporting actor nomination, and Mark Ruffalo who gives another amazing performance. Though we are HUGE fans of Ruffalo’s amazing performance in Begin Again