Mark Duplass doesn't think Netflix can get Ray Romano awards attention. So he's doing it himself
LOS ANGELES - "Excuse me?" Mark Duplass asked, trying to get the attention of a tourist rushing by him on Hollywood Boulevard. "Have you ever seen 'Everybody Loves Raymond?'"
The passerby nodded, staring at the actor's face and trying to place him. Seizing his opportunity, Duplass launched into his pitch: He was sitting outside of the Dolby Theatre at 9 a.m. on a Friday, Nov. 15, to bring awareness to his costar Ray Romano's performance in their Netflix movie, "Paddleton."
"Wait, the one with the bear?" the stranger responded.
"No, 'Paddington' is the one with the bear," Duplass smiled gently, as if he'd gotten the question before.
"Paddleton" - which the 42-year-old also produced and co-wrote - tells the story of two neighbors who form a deep bond after one of them (Duplass' character) is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, earning largely positive reviews before it went up on Netflix a month later.
By most measures, that's a huge success for an independent film that cost less than $1 million to make. And Duplass gets
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