Alan Ritchson has a strong message for War Machine haters who are calling him old. He posted a video message on his Instagram defending his new sci-fi action film, now available to stream on Netflix. The actor starred as Staff Sergeant, starring alongside Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber.
Alan Ritchson has a message for War Machine haters, calling him old
Alan Ritchson did not hold back against War Machine haters for calling him old. He wrote in his Instagram caption, “What do you have to complain about now!? Old people for the win! Perfect movie! 200 on Rotten Tomatoes! A hundred and fifty Oscars! Can’t stop us now!” He tagged Netflix’s official account as well. The post garnered 318K likes, 15.1K shares, 10.3K comments, and 5,335 retweets, as of the time of writing.
Ritchson donned a black t-shirt and a matching black cap with a thick gold chain around his neck. The 43-year-old sported slight stubble and spoke in a high-pitched, mocking tone throughout the video. He exclaimed, “Ha Ha Ha. Haters. Where are my haters at? All the War Machine haters, people who watched that movie and wrote in the comments, ‘He’s too old to be playing a soldier in the rasp.’”
Continuing further, he ranted, “Even though it’s part of the story. Hey, he’s too old to be playing a soldier. Oh no, he’ll never make it in rasp. He’s too old. Well, guess what? U.S. just raising a listening age to what, uh huh! 42! Yeah, War Machine prophetic man.”
Fans in the comments section enjoyed his sarcastic rant. One fan commented, “I live vicariously through you, Sir! The perfect mixture of serious with a ton of sarcasm!” A second fan wrote, “I love whatever’s not wrong with you,” followed by a laughing emoji.
A third fan lavished praise on Ritchson, “They called you old? You’re at the top. Great professional, really great, excellent father, great singer, always in a good mood and full of fans. Envy kills.” Finally, one fan penned, “You ain’t never gonna be too old for anything. I love you so much.”
