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Why cast an A-lister for Groot?
A-list actors are supposed to be "bankable stars", so it makes sense that directors/producers would want one in their movie.
But Vin Diesel wasn't the first to audition for the role, as revealed by ...
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How do they phrase casting calls when casting an individual with a particular skin color?
You say what you need... that's it.
I've worked in casting... for both speaking and non-speaking roles. The laws preventing hiring based on race/gender/etc don't apply to casting.
If you need a ...
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Who voices the character “Finger” in The Fifth Element?
We don't know.
No official sources have talked about this, and with a movie this old, I doubt they ever will. Multiple theories exist around the web.
From TheGamer:
This would be because Finger was ...
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Why cast an A-lister for Groot?
Remember that Vin Diesel was the voice actor for the Iron Giant in The Iron Giant (1999), and it was a great role which his unique voice suited, so we know that Vin Diesel is not just an A List actor ...
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Why didn't Hugo Weaving reprise his role as Red Skull?
Maybe because he was not interested to do it. He was pretty clear about his opinion for future portrayal of the character from very start, from his 2012's interview from collider (emphasis mine):
I ...
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Was Deborah Voorhees cast due to her surname?
While she wasn't cast due to her name, she certainly got to the auditions part due to the name as per this interview:
(DAN PETERS): Being that you share the last name of the infamous killer Jason ...
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Why have this character involved in Infinity War at all?
This is answered by Russo brothers themselves:
What was the decision making process to bring Red Skull back?
Joe Russo: Somebody had to be the gatekeeper to the Soul Stone and
somebody had to ...
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Why was Spencer Fox replaced by Huck Milner as Dashiell "Dash" Parr in Incredibles 2?
This was explained by Brad Bird (the director of the movie) at the D23 Expo in June 2017:
Director Brad Bird revealed at D23 Expo that, with the exception of
Dash's Spencer Fox, the main cast ...
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Was Wayne Brady considered a guest star on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
First, some history:
The Original series of "Whose Line Is It Anyway" was a 6-episode Radio Series on BBC Radio 4 in early 1988. It was hosted by Clive Anderson, with John Sessions and Stephen Fry ...
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Why does Hollywood not use foreigners in foreigners' roles?
This is not entirely the case from what I have seen. More frequently, a specific type of character (Russian, for instance) is played over and over again by the same, small, group of actors well known ...
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Did Michael Shannon appear in Batman v Superman, or was it just CGI?
Michael Shannon Never Stepped Foot On Batman V Superman Set
In a recent interview with Metro UK, Shannon talked about his work on BvS.
“To be honest, I never went to the set of that movie ever,” ...
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Is this the biggest age gap between romantic leads where the actress is the older?
Harold and Maude would be likeliest.
Admittedly a comedy but there is a romantic element.
Starring Bud Cort (born 1948) and Ruth Gordon (born 1896) a 52 year difference
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For which future movies did Stan Lee finish his cameo?
According to inverse.com, he might appear in 6 unreleased films:
Ralph Breaks the Internet: It’s unclear whether or not Lee actually lends his voice to Ralph Breaks the Internet, but outlets are
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Is McConaughey's anecdote about not memorizing a four-page monologue real?
The film is Scorpion Spring from 1995.
According to this article from December 2016:
McConaughey followed up with a doozy of a story from his 1995 film
Scorpion Spring.
"I had this idea ...
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Why didn't Arnold Schwarzenegger appear in Predator 2?
The producer did comment on it. From dnaindia.com:
According to producer John Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger did not sign to act in Predator 2 because of a $250,000 dispute.
"The sequel to the ...
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Why cast an A-lister for Groot?
I think Vin Diesel was a good choice.
Let’s not forget that much of what an actor does comes in the form of how he says his lines. Most of communication occurs outside of just words. Much of that is ...
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Has an actor ever played a woman, or an actress a man, in a non-comedic/horror way?
Linda Hunt in The Year of Living Dangerously
Linda Hunt plays Billy Kwan, a "Chinese-Australian dwarf of high intelligence and moral seriousness", in Peter Weir's "The Year of Living Dangerously". ...
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Why did the Twilight Zone not feature a more diverse cast?
I'm not going to make this too political, but it took a lot of people a lot of effort to change these old perceptions, and not just in Hollywood, in all walks of life.
Twilight Zone was first ...
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Is Ewan McGregor in The Force Awakens? If so, what was his role?
He's not on screen...but his voice is heard.
During a flashback scene brought about by Rey touching Luke’s old lightsaber, a voice is heard whispering the name ‘Rey’.
It was originally thought that ...
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Why is Pablo Escobar not speaking proper Spanish?
It was a decision of the director José Padilha, who cooperated with Moura in the past:
A Brazilian former journalist, Moura made his name starring in the
Brazilian police thriller Elite Squad and ...
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How do they phrase casting calls when casting an individual with a particular skin color?
I can't post supporting links to validate this, because they are not public message boards, however...
They just say what they need.
It's pretty pointless inviting diversity if you need to fill a ...
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Why didn't Hugo Weaving reprise his role as Red Skull?
In an interview with Uproxx, the Russo Brothers were asked about Hugo Weaving not returning and said the following:
Did Hugo Weaving not want to do it?
Joe Russo: You know, he made a statement ...
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Why does Hollywood not use foreigners in foreigners' roles?
I see this has three bases…
Budget
Actor's box-office value
Whether or not casting can tell the difference. This is a big one!
Let me take a slightly different perspective, as I work in London not ...
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Why wasn't Kurt Russell cast in SG1?
The primary issue would certainly have been that the budget for the show would not have been sufficient to have Russell involved.
Plus, even if the money could have been found, Russell would have to ...
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Is this the biggest age gap between romantic leads where the actress is the older?
Sextette (1977) tells the story of Sir Michael Barrington (Timothy Dalton , born 21 March 1946), the sixth husband of Marlo Manners (Mae West, born August 17, 1893). This makes for a difference of a ...
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Why cast an A-lister for Groot?
Vin Diesel has experience as a low-vocabulary voice actor.
Vin Diesel plays D&D.
Vin Diesel talks about his being Groot in this video, says something about how Groot needs a "formidable voice." ...
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Why does Hollywood not use foreigners in foreigners' roles?
Great answers here, but an issue I don’t see highlighted as much as I think it deserves is that
Hollywood is extremely risk-averse.
Feature films have enormous budgets, and turning those budgets into ...
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Why is Hollywood not casting Jim Carrey anymore?
There are plenty of reasons, as shown in this article on Looper:
He's too much of a risk
He's not as much of a box office draw as he used to be
He stopped promoting Kick-Ass 2
His method ...
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Why does Hollywood not use foreigners in foreigners' roles?
I live in Hollywood, and have many friends in the business.
Believe it or not this comes up in our conversations quite a bit.
From what I understand, the issues are mainly around casting, and ...
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Why is Warner Bros still keeping Johnny Depp as Grindelwald even after so much controversy?
This entire question feels like it's conflated with recent unrelated allegations/revelations about misconduct in the entertainment industry (and beyond).
Nevertheless, it was addressed at the time of ...
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