Mark Ruffalo wants a revolution.
“Are we a country that is going to be responsive to people and make sure that our people remain healthy?” star of the upcoming film “Dark Waters,” asked a crowd Tuesday on Capitol Hill. “Or are we going to be responsible only to the bottom line of corporations and their greed? Because right now the people are losing.”
In “Dark Waters,” which opens in theaters today, the Academy Award-nominated actor plays real-life Cincinnati attorney Robert Bilott, who sued the DuPont chemical company for polluting a West Virginia community’s water supply. In 2017, DuPont agreed to pay more than $670 million to settle 3,550 damage claims related to the exposure.
The legal thriller, being described by some as “grim” and “urgent,” is generating Oscar buzz. Some Wall Street analysts even predict the film could become a major hit, to the point that it could scuttle a potential deal as DuPont looks to sell off some of its businesses.
Ruffalo, a liberal activist, made a point to “thank these native lands for having us here,” before addressing the crowd, something he says his “native brothers and sisters” taught him.