{"id":544557,"date":"2021-05-28T16:05:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T20:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=544557"},"modified":"2021-05-28T16:06:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T20:06:01","slug":"itll-cancel-itself-dennis-quaid-rips-cancel-culture-talks-upcoming-reagan-biopic-new-film-in-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/itll-cancel-itself-dennis-quaid-rips-cancel-culture-talks-upcoming-reagan-biopic-new-film-in-exclusive-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019ll Cancel Itself\u2019: Dennis Quaid Rips Cancel Culture, Talks Upcoming \u2018Reagan\u2019 Biopic, New Film In Exclusive Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitll-cancel-itself-dennis-quaid-rips-cancel-culture-talks-upcoming-reagan-biopic-new-film-in-exclusive-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=544557&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OTL_00172r-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Actor Dennis Quaid is getting bolder, and busier, in his golden years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Hollywood veteran could be coasting on his legacy, banking on nostalgia and celebrity goodwill to snag easy projects. He built plenty of both with memorable turns in \u201cGreat Balls of Fire,\u201d \u201cThe Right Stuff,\u201d \u201cTraffic,\u201d \u201cFar From Heaven\u201d and \u201cAny Given Sunday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Instead, the 67-year-old is embracing projects that clash with current industry trends. Think spiritual films and a biopic that could leave his peers with their mouths agape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quaid\u2019s nuanced turn in 2018\u2019s \u201cI Can Only Imagine\u201d found him in an unabashedly faith-based feature, and his newest film, \u201cBlue Miracle,\u201d flirts with that genre as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He stars as Wade, a washed-up fisherman tasked with saving a Mexican orphanage headed for extinction. To do so, he\u2019ll have to win Bisbee\u2019s Black and Blue tournament, a fishing battle royale where luck, skill and Mother Nature collide.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The fact-based tale brims with optimism, perseverance and faith, elements he hardly shies from. In fact, that\u2019s part of the reason he joined the Netflix feature in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere\u2019s been a real burgeoning of faith-based films in this country, inspirational films, if you wanna call them that,\u201d Quaid told The Daily Wire. \u201cThese are great stories that people want to see. There\u2019s enough negativity out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlue Miracle\u201d director Julio Quintana says Quaid is an underrated actor with a knack for \u201cputting something positive into the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe follows his heart, and the audience seems to respond,\u201d Quintana says.<\/p>\n<p><span>The fact that the orphanage featured in the film, Casa Hogar, actually exists and the fishing championship played out as it does in the movie sweetens the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His character in \u201cBlue Miracle\u201d is hardly the heroic type at first blush. He\u2019s cruel to strangers, initially dismisses the orphans who are banking on his fishing skills and sees their presence as his ticket into the competition, nothing more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe pretends to be something that he\u2019s not \u2026 he sort of brags to the world, puts on airs,\u201d Quaid explains, a far cry from the character\u2019s true sense of self worth. \u201cHe\u2019s bankrupt inside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Wade confronts his own past, and the orphans\u2019 immediate future, he starts to change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s when miracles happen,\u201d the actor says of the forces pitted against the fisherman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Most actors might avoid talk of \u201cmiracles\u201d and \u201cfaith-based\u201d inspiration. Not Quaid. Then again, his entire career is a miracle of sorts. He\u2019s suffered more than his fair share of flops in the early going, including \u201cDreamscape\u201d and \u201cJaws 3-D.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A cocaine addiction, and a very public breakup with \u201cD.O.A.\u201d co-star and wife Meg Ryan, also threatened his career trajectory. He overcame both, proving his worth as a leading man and supporting player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In fact, he\u2019s repeatedly bounced back from professional lulls, surprising critics and fans alike with superlative turns in projects that depart from his screen persona. Think a brash rogue with a grin that can\u2019t always be trusted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Age has softened some of those distinctive traits, but they still come in handy with \u201cBlue Miracle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The biggest project on his 2022 calendar may require all of his former and current strengths. Quaid previously played presidents on screen, from the fumbling leader in \u201cAmerican Dreamz\u201d to Bill Clinton in the TV drama \u201cThe Special Relationship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, he\u2019s gearing up for what could be the biggest role of his roller coaster career \u2013 the country\u2019s 40<\/span><span>th<\/span><span> president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quaid has immersed himself in all things Ronald Reagan for the project, one that kept shooting with strict COVID-19 protocols through the early months of the year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cReagan,\u201d directed by Sean McNamara of \u201cSoul Surfer\u201d fame, is based on Paul Kengor\u2019s book, \u201cThe Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The film, co-starring Nick Searcy, Penelope Ann Miller (Nancy Reagan), Menu Suvari (Jane Wyman) and Jon Voight, promises the big screen\u2019s first full-bodied look at the Gipper\u2019s life and presidency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cReagan was not a rich man \u2026 that surprised me,\u201d the actor says of his intensive research to prepare for the role. Quaid visited the Reagan ranch, an historic venue where parts of the film are being shot.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe house itself was 1,700 square feet with a \u2018king-sized bed\u2019 that was two single beds strapped together with zip ties,\u201d says Quaid, who doesn\u2019t hide his affection for the conservative icon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Reagan favored principles over politics, Quaid adds, and his arrival on the national scene came when his nation needed him the most.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe thought our best days were behind us as a people. He brought us back and won the Cold War,\u201d he says, adding Reagan\u2019s knack for uniting ideological foes remains part of his legacy. \u201cThere were so many \u2018Reagan Democrats.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quaid became a superstar in the Reagan era, a time when filmmakers didn\u2019t worry about offending special interest groups or pulling creative punches. Today\u2019s Hollywood is quite different thanks to Cancel Culture, but Quaid suspects the woke trend is on borrowed time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think that the pendulum swings,\u201d he says with a subtle laugh in his voice. \u201cCancel Culture is of the moment, but it\u2019s not something that\u2019s going to really be around for a long time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It might be hard to be optimistic about the cultural wave inhibiting artists and platforms alike, but the veteran actors says ordinary Americans \u201care starting to get the message\u201d why it\u2019s not the best way to create art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s even true for those who may have cheered on the movement only to find themselves targeted by the same cultural forces, like Chrissy Teigen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019ll cancel itself,\u201d Quaid predicts, saying free speech will prevail sooner than later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quaid\u2019s busy schedule leaves him little room for side projects of late. He\u2019s already slated to appear in \u201cBlue Miracle,\u201d \u201cAmerican Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story,\u201d \u201cThe Tiger Rising\u201d and \u201cBorn a Champion\u201d before 2021 wraps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He still found time to hit the studio for his latest passion project \u2013 a new album with Dennis Quaid and the Sharks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Audiences may know Quaid best for his acting, but from the very beginning of his career he was a double threat \u2013 actor and singer. Quaid is putting the finishing touches on a new gospel album he\u2019s recording in Nashville, which could hit stores as early as August. His band may lean on the rock \u2018n\u2019 roll side, but he said his gospel songs are kissed with bluegrass and country flavors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The unnamed record combines gospel tracks he wrote in the past as well as newer compositions. He left plenty of room for songs that speak directly to his heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The album will have \u201cquite a few <\/span><span>traditional gospel songs that I love and grew up with,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Dennis Quaid is getting bolder, and busier, in his golden years.The Hollywood veteran could be coasting on his legacy, banking on nostalgia and celebrity goodwill to snag easy projects. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313434,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OTL_00172r-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018It\u2019ll Cancel Itself\u2019: Dennis Quaid Rips Cancel Culture, Talks Upcoming \u2018Reagan\u2019 Biopic, New Film In Exclusive Interview","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-544557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OTL_00172r-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018It\u2019ll Cancel Itself\u2019: Dennis Quaid Rips Cancel Culture, Talks Upcoming \u2018Reagan\u2019 Biopic, New Film In Exclusive Interview","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}