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'Little Miss Sunshine' Cast Reunites 20 Years Later at Sundance Film Festival, Where the Movie First Premiered!

The cast of the beloved movie Little Miss Sunshine is back together!

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, cast members Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin stepped out for a screening at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday (January 28) in Park City, Utah.

Little Miss Sunshine debuted at the 2006 festival and was sold the next day to Fox Searchlight Pictures for $10.5 million, which at the time, was one of the biggest deals ever made at the festival. The movie went on to gross $100 million worldwide at the box office and was nominated for 4 Oscars, including wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for the late Alan Arkin.

Arkin, who played the grandfather, died in June 2023 at the age of 89.

At the reunion event, Paul broke his silence after director Quentin Tarantino slammed his acting abilities.

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Paul Dano Breaks His Silence After Quentin Tarantino Slams Him as 'Weak' & 'Uninteresting' Actor

Paul Dano is reacting to Quentin Tarantino‘s nasty diss.

In an interview from last month, the 62-year-old filmmaker slammed the 41-year-old There Will Be Blood actor’s acting skills, calling him a “weak and “uninteresting” actor.

Ahead of a 20th anniversary screening of Little Miss Sunshine at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Paul was asked about Quentin‘s criticism.

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Paul Dano Books Next Acting Role After Quentin Tarantino Dissed Him

Paul Dano is in the headlines a lot this week, and he’s just landed a new role!

The 41-year-old actor is set to star in Bunker, described as an “elevated psychological thriller” from Florian Zeller.

If you didn’t know, Paul has been defended by several A-list stars after Quentin Tarantino slammed his acting skills.

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Paul Dano's 'The Batman' Director Praises & Defends Him Amid Criticism from Quentin Tarantino

Paul Dano is all over the headlines this week after legendary director Quentin Tarantino criticized his work and now many people are coming to his defense, including The Batman director Matt Reeves.

The 41-year-old actor played Edward Nashton / The Riddler in the 2022 movie.

Paul is also known for his work in movies like Little Miss Sunshine, There Will be Blood, Taking Woodstock, 12 Years a Slave, Love & Mercy, and The Fabelmans.

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Celebrities Defend Paul Dano Amid Quentin Tarantino's Comments, Including 2 Co-Stars From 'There Will Be Blood'

Actor Paul Dano‘s name has been trending for days after comments made by director Quentin Tarantino.

The 62-year-old filmmaker shared that one of his top films of the 21st century is 2007′s There Will Be Blood, which featured Paul.

However, he publicly said he was not a fan of the performance Paul gave in the film.

Now, several celebrities are speaking out to defend Paul. This includes two of his co-stars on There Will Be Blood.

Keep reading to find out who is defending Paul Dano after the comments made by Quentin Tarantino…

Quentin Tarantino Names the 3 Actors He 'Doesn't Care For,' Including Paul Dano

Quentin Tarantino is calling out some other actors he has not enjoyed watching.

The 62-year-old filmmaker has been making headlines after revealing his top 20 movies of the 21st Century, where his discussions about them on The Brett Easton Ellis Podcast have been getting a lot of attention.

One of his quotes had him bashing Paul Dano, but he’s also listed two other actors who he seems to not enjoy.

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Quentin Tarantino Bashes Paul Dano Again, Says He's the 'Weakest Actor In SAG'

Quentin Tarantino is criticizing one of Paul Dano‘s movie performances once again.

The 62-year-old filmmaker recently revealed his Top 20 movies of the 21st Century and on it was one of Paul‘s earlier films, 2007′s There Will Be Blood, which was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

While Quentin overall loved the movie, he really didn’t like Paul‘s dual performances as identical twins Eli and Paul Sunday.

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