India, Dec. 5 -- Quentin Tarantino's recent remarks about Paul Dano have set off a wave of reactions across the industry. Speaking on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, the Kill Bill director revisited the 2007 film There Will Be Blood. He argued that Dano weakened the film's central dynamic.

The remarks have sparked a wave of support for Paul Dano across the industry.

Tarantino had listed his top films of the 21st century on the podcast. When he arrived at Paul Thomas Anderson's historical epic, he paused on what he called its "big, giant flaw." The problem, he claimed, was Dano.

Tarantino described him as "weak sauce," saying the character pairing with Daniel Day-Lewis should have felt like a true two-hander, as per PEOPLE. The director ...