Are you geeks? These 5 Hollywood stars too!

Vin Diesel

Did you know that Vin Diesel, the star of the Fast and Furious saga, was a very well-made geek? The American actor is a big fan of JRR Tolkien, drawing inspiration from the work of the Briton for the film The Last Witch Hunter, released in theaters in 2015.

Vin Diesel is also passionate about the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, which he has been practicing for more than three decades. In 2015, the Hollywood star had not ruled out starring in the film Dungeons & Dragons then in preparation (film which will be released in theaters in March 2023). “They’ve come to me about it in the past, but I was too busy at the time,” the bodybuilder said. at the microphone of Cinemablend. “To make a Dungeons & Dragons movie, I think they have to be very careful, because it has to be amazing.”

Oscar Isaac

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Oscar Isaac is best known for his role as pilot Poe Dameron in the latest Star Wars films. Integrating the famous intergalactic saga was an immense happiness for the actor, a big fan of the universe created by George Lucas.

He’s not the only Star Wars fan in his family. The actor thus revealed to laugh that his uncle had almost died when he learned that he was going to shine in the franchise. We will conclude the geek portrait of Oscar Isaac by indicating that he is also a fervent fan of the Street Fighter video game.

Margot Robbie

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Her Harley Quinn character is adored by millions of fans, some of whom go so far as to imitate her in cosplay mode. She it’s Margot Robbie, and she’s a damn geek at heart. During an interview on the Graham Norton Show, the Australian actress declared that she was an absolute fan of Harry Potter. To the point of lying to his ophthalmologist to, at the age of twelve, wear glasses similar to those of the little wizard of Hogwarts.

For the anecdote, the magic of Harry Potter even follows Margot Robbie in the private sphere. Her husband, Tom Ackerkley, was indeed appearing on the first three films of the saga.

Daniel Radcliffe

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Unforgettable interpreter ofHarry Potter, a character that has fascinated many geeks, Daniel Radcliffe is also one, but a little late! The British actor is thus completely crazy about Star Wars, a passion, it is quite interesting to note, that he discovered with the last three films of the intergalactic saga.

Daniel Radcliffe quickly engulfed all the franchise’s feature films after seeing the latest installments. If he became such a fan, it may also be because, being friends with some of the actors, he was able to have the privilege of going to the Force Awakens set.

“I’m a new Star Wars fan. I might have been Harrison Ford’s worst nightmare coming in like ‘these movies are so cool’ because I had just discovered them,” Radcliffe laughed. on MTV in 2014. “JJ Abrams also looked at me like for a second he wanted to kill me. They were very nice.”

Henry Cavill

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Incarnation of Superman (a reference for geeks) on the big screen, the British actor Henry Cavill, seen recently in the credits of the Netflix series The Witcher, is passionate about video games. He also loves building computers and, more advanced, paints Warhammer figurines, which are part of the famous fantasy universe created in the 80s. A real geek.