Actor Jake Abel has been dubbed a rising star, but he knows when to be humble — like, for example, when he meets Frances McDormand later this week at the 16th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, which opens today on the eastern end of New York's Long Island."McDormand's been in the business a lot longer than me, and she knows a lot more than I do," says Abel. "Whatever it is they have us doing with her, it's a shut-your-mouth-and-listen-to-the-master-speak situation."Abel, a 21-year-old actor from Ohio, is one of three American actors who are part of the festival's Rising Stars program, designed to draw attention to actors on the brink of success. He has featured roles in Flash of Genius, which will be shown at the festival, and the upcoming Lovely Bones, starring Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz and directed by Peter Jackson. Other Rising Stars are Taylor Kitsch...
- 10/15/2008
- by Robert Nicolais
- backstage.com
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