Questions tagged [casting]
Questions concerning the cast of a film or show.
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Is there a reason why Ilsa Faust and Julia Hunt look alike?
When watching Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation I was constantly thinking about how similar the two characters look with their darker colored hair, similar complexion and freckles.
When I saw the ...
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Why didn't Theodore Bikel appear again as Worf's foster father?
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Family", actor Theodore Bikel appeared as Worf's foster father, and actress Georgia Brown appeared as Worf's foster mother. Later in the series, in the ...
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Did the makers of HIMYM cast this actress on purpose to play Karen based on this quote?
In the That '70s Show episode S05E06 Over the Hills and Far Away Eric says to Donna:
You love Marquette and I've made my peace with that so we're just gonna go to different colleges, drift away and ...
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Were Craig Bierko and Yvonne Zima cast due to their physical resemblance of one another?
In The Long Kiss Goodnight, Charly informs Timothy that her daughter, Caitlin, whom she has been raising for the past 8 years, is his biological child.
Charly begs Timothy to look into Caitlin's eyes ...
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Did Murder She Wrote plan for a handsome young man in each episode?
I started re-watching Murder, She Wrote. When I started the second season, I realized that I was seeing a handsome young man in almost every episode. Sometimes it’s a bit character like a deputy, ...
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Was Nolan Sorrento supposed to look like a nemesis from a 1980's movie?
In Ready Player One, the actor Ben Mendelsohn plays Nolan Sorrento, an authority figure who is out of touch with what's important to the "gunters" who play in the Oasis.
I noticed that he bears a ...
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Was Leo the Lion going to play the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz?
I once heard that originally Leo the Lion (the mascot for MGM) was going to play the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Is this true? What happened? Why didn't he end up playing him?
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Does Amondi's English accent in Sense8 reflect her wealth?
Disclaimer: Spoilers within for Season 1 Episode 6 of Sense8.
In Netflix's show Sense8, Capheus is charged with transporting Kenyan crime lord Silas Kabaka's daughter Amondi to a treatment clinic for ...
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Why did Michael Bay have an insignificantly small role in Coyote Ugly?
In 2000's film Coyote Ugly Michael Bay has a small cameo as a photographer.
The photograph taken by him was important later in the film but what was the reason for having Michael Bay doing that ...
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Why was Eugene Levy not cast in American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules?
Eugene Levy as character "Noah Levenstein" (Jim's dad) was cast in all of the American Pie and American Pie Presents movies except the most recent one: American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules.
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When does Peter Mayhew appear in Fanboys?
Both IMDB and Letterboxd list Peter Mayhew as appearing in Fanboys (2009) as himself. Which part of the movie was he in?
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Why did the producers of "This Is Us" use Sylvester Stallone as the "special" star?
One of the main themes of the TV series This Is Us is showing how even many years after the accident, the three siblings still have problems dealing with the loss of their father.
In the second season,...
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Why was Sean's father different in the portrait?
In Before I Wake, the Hobson family had Jessie Hobson, Mark Hobson and their dead son Sean. But in the portrait there was some other guy:
But there was no mention about the previous father/husband of ...
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Why didn't Zawe Ashton stay on Sherlock as Sally Donovan?
Sally Donovan was portrayed by Vinette Robinson throughout the series except for the unaired pilot (s1e0).
Why didn't Zawe Ashton remain on Sherlock?
Looking at their filmographies, Zawe Ashton ...
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Who acted as the masked killer in Happy Death Day?
I know the person who try to kill (killed several times :P) Tree is Lori Spengler in the film. We find it out at the end of the movie.
At the first time when the killer shown and killed Tree he ...
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Was Matt Dillon the first choice for Carl?
For the movie 'You, Me, and Dupree', was Matt Dillon the first choice to play Carl?
Reason I ask:
Owen Wilson as Dupree and Kate Hudson as Molly make the movie.
But I wonder if the person in charge ...
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Was "Big Lob" originally supposed to be a licensed sports personality?
In the animated G.I. Joe the Movie, basketball-player-turned-Joe "Big Lob" (voiced by Brad Sanders) is introduced. He has the number "14" on his jersey. Hasbro has used licensed personalities as ...
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Any known cases of a person appearing in one reality TV show as having one career but later in another reality TV show as having a different career?
This question is not about following types of reality TV shows:
"Big Brother" or "Jersey Shore" were the portrayed individuals are recognized as "actors"/"participants".
"Cops" where the portrayed ...
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Did the actor for "woman with stroller" change between shots in "Ruby and Quentin" (2003)?
In the beginning (around minutes 10-11) of "Ruby and Quentin" (2003), there is a robbery. The armored vehicle is initially "incapacitated" by a stroller with a bomb thrown at it ...
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What happened to Annu Kapoor's role in Anupamaa?
For the show Anupamaa there was a promo with Annu Kapoor and it was advertised everywhere and got covered in news:
But he didn't appear on the show till now and when ...
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Was Penelope always supposed to be short-lived on the show?
In Legacies, even being a side character Penelope stand out pretty well and #posie was a famous yuri ship among fans but her arc ended sooner than anyone expected and even ended with a petition of ...
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Did any of the contestants on Masterchef not get a callback after the tasting but get on the show?
Just curious I’ve been reading all sorts of mixed things where some of the people that auditioned say they didn’t get called after the tasting to “learn more about the few contestants” and are still ...
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Was Lauryn McClain's character always supposed to end up like this?
When Step Up: High Water started, Lauryn McClain as Janelle Baker seems like the main lead of the show and things were revolving around her but with time she got a clear exit and in the second season ...
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Who is featured in the opening of "O is not for Over" in Odd Squad
Odd squad is a live-action kids show on PBS that features cold openings with agents solving mini-cases. To keep the actors young, they rotated out most of the old cast between seasons.
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What was Max Pomeranc's role in Definitely, Maybe, and in which scene was he?
Max Pomeranc, known for his role as Josh Waitzkin in Searching for Bobby Fischer/The Innocent Moves, was apparently in Definitely, Maybe.
Who was he? In which scene was he?
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What non-actor did the director Robert Bresson cast as the French king?
I read (in a New Yorker article, "Clio at the Multiplex," many years ago) that the French director Robert Bresson made a movie about Joan of Arc, cast with non-professional actors, called The Trial of ...
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Is there a website showing membership stats for casting sites for actors?
Is there a website or organisation which shows membership stats for online casting sites for actors? i.e. How many members does Actors Access/CCP/LA Casting etc have? I'm putting together a research ...
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Why does S06E08 feature so many guest stars?
The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode "The Gang Gets a New Member" (S06E08) features three significantly famous actors/comedians in guest roles, that being Jason Sudeikis as former group ...
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Why do Hollywood movies add small scenes with Indian or Chinese actors and products?
I have noticed a trend in Hollywood movies where they tend to add small scenes that include Indian or Bollywood actors, or scenes set in China or with famous Chinese actors and products.
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