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In a fiery rant earlier this week, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino took aim at a number of Hollywood's biggest stars - including one, much-loved actor he claimed he 'can't stand'.
And by the sounds of things, listeners weren't pleased by his verdict.
For those who missed it, the 62-year-old director appeared on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast on Tuesday (2 Dec), where he was asked his favourite blockbuster flicks of the 21st century.
As a reminder, Tarantino - the genius behind the likes of Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and the Kill Bill films - is famed for having worked alongside some of the biggest names in the industry. Well, this, and his flare for shocking violence and extreme profanity, of course.
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So, if there's anyone that actors today should pledge to win over, it's him.
Unfortunately for some stars, however, they've already left an impression on the Tennessee filmmaker - and not a good one.
Listing his favourite films on this week's show, he began by placing Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 eight-time Oscar-winning masterpiece, There Will Be Blood, in fifth place, claiming it would have been higher if not for supporting star Paul Dano.
Branding the actor the film's 'giant flaw', Tarantino claimed: "[Dano] is weak sauce, man. He’s a weak sister. Austin Butler would have been wonderful in that role. [Dano] is just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest f*cking actor in SAG."
Arguably more surprising, however - and the verdict that appears to have sparked the most outrage amongst movie fans - is that the director then went on to call out everyone's favourite blonde, Owen Wilson.
"Oddly enough, I really can't stand [him]," Tarantino explained, despite revealing he'd listed the actor's 2011 movie Midnight in Paris in 10th position for favourite movies of the century. "I mean, I can't stand him."
He continued: "I spent the first time watching the movie loving it and hating him. The second time I watched the movie, I was like 'Okay, don't be such a prick. He's not so bad. He's not so bad'.
"And then the third time I watched it I found myself watching him."
For those in need of a reminder, 57-year-old Wilson plays a struggling writer on a trip to Paris with his fiancée in Woody Allen's production, who accidentally time travels back to the 1920s, meeting a stream of iconic authors including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
"Midnight in Paris was one of the last movies to actually play almost five, six months [in movie theaters]," Tarantino went on to note.
Naturally, however, given that the role saw Wilson nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical at that year's Golden Globes, fans have since jumped to his defence, voicing their confusion over Tarantino's verdict.
Another questioned: "WTF is going on with Tarantino lately?!"
"Everything I've heard from him has been against my will," a third jibed.
"Tf? Owen Wilson was perfect for Midnight in Paris.. Tarantino probably wanted to see Samuel Jackson in the role," another added.
