Alan Chenkin, Learned about celebrities reading magazines at the supermarket checkout.
It is not uncommon for studios to cast actors based on their “box-office draw”, and not suitability for a particular part, script, or co-stars. Based on this, you will often wonder “why did this actor get this role”?
Even though this is a personal question, the audience response and box office often tell the story of casting gone wrong. Here are some articles from the web, with interesting commentary – bear in mind it is not my opinion but the authors.
10 Actors That Are Box Office Poison – project casting
More Recently, this revival of “The Lone Ranger” attracted a lot of negative attention.
The lone Ranger cost Disney almost $200 million and, despite the racist overtones, was a pretty poor film.
Some actors always play the same character regardless of the story or casting, and others are good actors who are in a role that they can’t believably play. Some actors take on any role, just to “prove” to the world how great their skills are, like John Travolta in Hairspray, as adolescent girl Edna Turnblad.
Sometimes you just have to try and enjoy the show, even if the casting, and the acting, falls short of your expectations!
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