Questions concerning the cast of a film or show.
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Why did Werner Herzog play Zec?
While watching Jack Reacher I realized that Werner Herzog was playing the role of Zec. But why would such a famous arthouse director (whom I remember of not being particularly fond of classic ...
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Why are twins often cast for young roles?
I've seen it many times. Very young identical twins cast for the same role. Off the top of my head:
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in Full House.
Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse in Big ...
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Why didn't Terrence Howard play Jim Rhodes (Rhodey) in Iron Man 2?
Terrence Howard played Rhodey in Iron Man but Don Cheadle played the character in Iron Man 2.
Was there any particular reason why Terrence Howard didn't continue on in the role?
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Why wasn't Tobey Maguire in The Amazing Spider-Man?
In Spider-Man franchise, Tobey Maguire is a outstanding performer as a Spider-Man and also reprised his role in the sequels Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3. He also provided the voice of Spider-Man for the ...
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Why did Lisa Edelstein not return for the final season of House?
With the ending of House, a lot of cast members returned to their roles in order to give some sort of closure either to their story or even just as more character development to House.
However, the ...
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Why did three actors play Darth Vader?
In the original Star Wars movies (IV, V, and VI) three actors ended up playing Darth Vader. David Prowse was the actual physical body for the most part, James Earl Jones was used for the voice, and ...
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Where is Gemma Arterton in The Wrath of the Titans?
I've just been to see The Wrath of the Titans, Gemma Arterton is credited very highly however I did not see her in a single scene?
Is she in the film?
If so where? If not why is she credited?
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How to correctly identify an actor/actresses is in something that is not listed on their IMDB profile?
While looking for various actors and actresses I keep coming across material they have done that isn't on their IMDB profile.
An example is Allison Scagliotti is in a web short yet there is no ...
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Why do most of the Hollywood movies have at least one non-white guy?
Why do most of the Hollywood movies have at least one non-white guy?
Are there any casting guidelines for that or Just a coincidence?
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Why Are So Many Actors from “Rome” in John Carter?
I just saw the movie "John Carter" (and loved it). But I noticed that four actors in the movie who were also in the HBO miniseries "Rome". Does anyone know why? For instance, was there staff of "John ...
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Why don't they align actor & actress names with their photos in film posters?
I've always wondered why they don't do this properly. It seems wrong to me to place a different name on top of an actor's/actress' photo.
Why don't they align actor & actress names with their ...
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What rules govern how TV show opening credits are structured?
I've always been curious what decides if a credit is in the opening or closing credits. It seems loosely that cast (in order of today's "big name" significance), directors and financiers get the ...
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First Hollywood (or at least made in USA) movie where Russian dialog was spoken by Russian speaking actor?
I was wondering what the first movie (made in USA) was where a character speaking Russian was played by an actor for whom Russian was a fluent (though not necessarily first) language, spoken with no ...
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Why is there no Wilson brother in the new Wes Anderson movie?
Wes Anderson's new movie, Moonrise Kingdom, does not include any of the Wilson brothers, i.e.- Luke, Owen or Andrew in the cast.
In every previous film a Wilson brother has been cast. In fact Owen ...
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Why was the game designer actor replaced in the show Level Up?
On the Cartoon Network show Level Up they changed the actor that plays Max Ross the creator of Level Up. In the movie he was one guy and now for the series he is someone else. It seemed that the ...
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What is the major reason for casting Heath Ledger as The Joker?
What could be the major factor that convinced the casting directors of The Dark Knight to decide that Heath Ledger will play The Joker's role?
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Have there been other candidates to play Jack Reacher?
First, let me emphasize that this is not about the highly subjective question whether or not Tom Cruise should play Jack Reacher.
Lee Child's novel One Shot is being turned into a movie. Tom Cruise ...
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What is a chemistry test?
In the context of casting for a movie, what is a chemistry test and how is it performed?
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Why was Prowse chosen to play Darth Vader?
Everybody knows that David Prowse played Darth Vader in the old Star Wars episodes. He was a weightlifting champion and a bodybuilder.
Does anybody know who and why actually chose him to play this ...
