{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 491: Thomas Jane","description":"PUBLIC VERSION. Actor\/Director\/Producer Thomas Jane (BOOGIE NIGHTS, THE MIST, THE PUNISHER) has been paying his dues in Hollywood ever since sleeping in his classic Camaro to pay for acting lessons and making sets on Santa Monica Blvd\u2019s  \u201cTheater Row.\u201d Since his humble beginnings, Tom has carved out quite an eclectic career in both studio and independent films, even creating a production company to foster his latest project, the influencer-inspired Vampire romp SLAYERS (now available on VOD, SVOD and in select theaters). From dropping out of high school\u2026 to honing his craft in a Bollywood film\u2026 to learning how to walk correctly from an esteemed character actor\u2026 to landing the iconic role of the hair positive gigolo \u201cTodd Parker\u201d in Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s seminal porn industry epic BOOGIE NIGHTS\u2026 to walking away from a potential franchise (THE PUNISHER series) when it was not going in a direction that he was comfortable with and making his OWN Punisher short instead\u2026 to the controversial ending of Frank Darabont\u2019s cult classic THE MIST\u2026 Tom opens up about the many unique choices that he\u2019s made along his incredible career journey so far. Tom and the boys also talk about what it\u2019s like cultivating the image of masculinity in modern film and television, Joe shares a story about the time he and Tom almost worked together, and Adam helps pay for his dentist\u2019s second and third summer homes in the Hamptons. ","author_name":"The Movie Crypt","author_url":"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheMovieCrypt","html":"