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here are the careful steps that hollywood casting directors follow when considering the male lead roles for 'blockbusters':
1. Approach Tom Cruise. if rejected go to 2
2. Approach Brad Pitt. if rejected go to 3
3. Approach Keanu Reeves. if rejected go to 4
4. Approach Ben Affleck. if rejected go to 5
5. Approach Matt Damon. if rejected go to 6
6. Approach Matthew McConaughey. if rejected go to 7
7. Approach John Cusack. if rejected go to 8
8. Approach Jude Law. if rejected go to 9
9. Approach Wesley Snipes. if rejected go to 10
10. Approach David Arquette. if rejected go to 11
11. Approach Matthew Broderick. if rejected go to 12
12. Approach Christian Slater
And there you have it...
eg. "MI:2"
Cruise accepted, they got their man
However...
eg.2 "Godzilla"
The casting department had to go through 10 gruelling steps before ending up with Matthew Broderick
oh well, at least they didn't do a "broken arrow" and end up with christian slater eh?
this has been a really pointless post. better than another xmas gig one i guess...
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lol nice idea...fails to work tho.....well, mebe
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What if Tom Cruise had agreed to do Blade?
That'd have been crap!
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Exactly.
But I think this idea comes into play with any film with a pretty crap storyline or without any spectacular visual stuff...gotta add a popular actor, common sense really.
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Personally I prefer a bit of Robert De Niro to any of those mentioned.
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yes well, if you knew the business like I know the business...there are certain 'prestige' actors (your connerys, de niros, pacinos etc.) who are excluded from the list. they are above the system, if you will.
just like me, haha!
*i've-had-more-gongs-than-you've-had-hot-dinners-darling*
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yea, a great actor of commen days missed off...along with nic cage
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Con Air - known for it's excellent acting. I think not.
Even though Steve Buscemi was in it.
It's still not that good.
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great action film actor.....to name 2, con air and face/off
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Gone in 60 seconds .... CLASS, can u remember raising arizona. Those were the days
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whats that film with mel gibson + robert downey jr. in where they fly around in massive helicopters? is it "air america"?
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What went on with "Ocean's Eleven" then??? Thats got Bradley Pitt and Matthew Damon in it
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yes it did. and it could've had tom cruise + brad pitt in it.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Lost Child:
whats that film with mel gibson + robert downey jr. in where they fly around in massive helicopters? is it "air america"?</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
YEAH! It's set in Nam, but they mainly fly planes.
It's such a quality film.
