She became a radical revolutionary leader. Contributes nothing to the cultural development of the world.” A few hours later, he added: “I was raised by a single teenage mom. Two days later - after ABC officially picked up Stumptown to series, Webber took another shot: “Contrived ‘diverse’ female empowerment shows by stale white men, created for the sole purpose of making them money and giving them more power. Thankfully there is a movement of us saying FUCK THAT NOISE,” he added. Artists scrambling, to package their films in a way that’s “commercial”, because we live in a world where the almighty dollar rules.

“Also the independent film world has been poisoned for a long time too. I know a lot of us men generally stay silent with our challenges in this arena,” the actor wrote before taking a swing at the indie film world. “The way this industry has contributed to women hating their bodies is just ONE of the many things I’ve abhorred for so long. Webber continued to voice his disdain for the industry well into the night Tuesday. The drama did not move forward and attempts to find a new home for the project were unsuccessful. The World and the indies Explicit Ills and The Place of No Words. The actor’s credits include Scott Pilgrim vs. Webber was poised to play the best friend to Smulders’ character and her love interest. In Stumptown, How I Met Your Mother grad Smulders plays Dex Parios, a strong, assertive and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, a gambling debt and a brother (Cole Sibus) to take care of in Portland, Oregon. She was so strong with me in the trailer as the executive determined my look on the show.” These ‘executive’ decisions are why network tv is dying,” he wrote, adding: “The wonderful woman doing makeup, who like me had came up from the film world, had never dealt with a ‘network’ before. What the spin will be? Probably none as I’ve already been deemed insignificant by them. When pressured to hook up with the lead guy by the producers to have more ‘chemistry’ with him I said no and was promptly replaced by someone else,” she wrote, using the #industrytruths hashtag.Īn hour later, Webber had some choice words about the experience: “I’m so curious how they’re going to frame this in their upfront announcement. Many offered support, including John Ross Bowie ( Speechless), Josh Charles and Teresa Palmer ( Warm Bodies, A Discovery of Witches), the latter of whom shared her own experience being recast: “When I was 19 I was fired from a job because A. Webber went on to receive - and retweet - feedback from the acting community. “It’s important for me to share the real pain we endure in this industry.” His Latest film 'The Place Of No Words' premiered at the 2019 Tribeca film festival and was nominated for best picture, then went to the Munich Film festival and was nominated in the Cinemasters section for best picture, and just recently took home the Best Film award at the 49th Giffoni Film Festival in Italy.“Look, I’m a straight white male so I know my journey has been way less painful in this warped industry, but I’m being recast in a network television show because I’m not handsome enough for the executives,” he wrote Tuesday, the night before Stumptown (working title) was picked up to series. 'Flesh and Blood' marked his return to SXSW in 2017 where the film was nominated for the Adam Yauch Visionary award. For his third film, 'The Ever After' Webber took a big leap into what he sees as the future of independent film and successfully distributed the film himself after it's world premier at the L.A.

He followed with his second film, 'The End Of Love' which was nominated for the grand jury prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. His first film as a director, 'Explicit Ills' won the audience award and best cinematography award at the 2008 SXSW film festival. Mark Webber has appeared in over 40 films as an actor, working with such notable directors as Jim Jarmusch, Todd Solondz, Lynn Shelton, Thomas Vinterberg, Lars Von Trier, Edgar Wright and Gus Van Sant.

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