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Nov 13, 2023 11:49 pm
Hey folks, I have been binging Mike Flanagan's works on Netflix. And, he recasts so many actors in his works, such as his amazing wife, Kate Siegal, Henry Thomas and Carla Gugino. Martin Scorsese does the same thing with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro.
Why do you think Writer/Directors do this? Would you do this?
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Nov 21, 2023 12:35 pm
I agree about the trust, talent, and reliability. But, as an audience, I often have a harder time seeing the role versus seeing the actor.
Also, isn't it a good way to infuse your creativity to work with new actors? Or, with the density with which Flanagan and Scorsese work, maybe it is best to just use actors that know your process rather than breaking in new actors.
I mean, they are masters, at what they do.