http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/04/15/geek-love-the-unmanliness-of-the-new-action-heroes.aspx&quot;Now the geek is god in Hollywood.&quot; That&#39;s emerging conventional wisdom as expressed by publicist Tony Angellotti. emerging declares the veteran publicist and Oscar campaigner Tony Angellotti. &quot;Every generation redefines its heroesenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/04/15/geek-love-the-unmanliness-of-the-new-action-heroes.aspx#86229Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:52:56 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:86229nickpotter<p>Its funny no one mentions Spider-Man in all this, as Toby provided the geek face of the first blockbuster emo-hero, which signaled a clear shift to more family-friendly action movies (F4 anyone?). &nbsp;And on the other side of the coin, the few actors who can pull off the macho action hero (Crowe, Jackman, Bale, the Rock) are more interested in pursuing a well-rounded career, because they have some actual range. &nbsp;Its kind of funny that the argument boils down to &quot;gee, whatever happened to all those one-dimensional steroid cases?&quot; &nbsp;Seems pretty obvious no one really cares aside from the b-movie fans of Jason Statham action flicks, and even he steps outside of that and is more likable than the 80's guys.</p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=86229" width="1" height="1">