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Questions tagged [casting]

Questions concerning the cast of a film or show.

The process of casting for a Movie or TV is the process of selecting the actors, guest actors, cameos, under-fives, and sometimes the extras that will appear.

This topic will include the people involved, the agencies, the techniques, and information in general related as to how performers are chosen for roles.

Wikipedia Page: Casting (in performing arts)

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How do they phrase casting calls when casting an individual with a particular skin color?

This is a bit of a questionable question, but I am curious. When filmmakers hire actors for a movie/show that has a focus on skin color, and they need actors with a particular skin color to take the role, how do they phrase their casting calls? What…
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Is this the biggest age gap between romantic leads where the actress is the older?

The Lost City stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum as the romantic leads. The movie was filmed in 2021. Sandra Bullock was born on July 26, 1964 and Channing Tatum was born on April 26, 1980, making an age gap of sixteen years with Bullock the…
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What is the record for siblings from a single family in a film?

I was wondering if there's a movie that can beat Scrooged (1988) in terms of sibling actors starring in it - it starred Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, Joel Murray and John Murray. To narrow it: (human) actors, not people appearing as themselves…
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Has an actor ever played a woman, or an actress a man, in a non-comedic/horror way?

I'm looking for good and/or early example(s) of a movie in which a male actor plays a female part (or vice versa), where the gender-switch isn't used to enact comedic or horror elements. Robin Williams playing Mrs. Doubtfire wouldn't count for two…
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Why so many British actors in American productions?

As a viewer from a non-Anglophone country, I noticed that there is a quite high proportion of British actors in American films and TV shows. They often portray British characters: a handful of agents in Agents of SHIELD, both the main character and…
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How many actors have portrayed both King Arthur and Robin Hood?

The late Sean Connery (RIP), among his many roles on stage and screen, played both of the most well-known characters of classic British legend: King Arthur and Robin Hood. Was he the only actor (or, if not, was he the only British actor) to have…
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How many nationalities has Christopher Lee portrayed?

In The Spoony Experiment's review for Captain America 2: Death Too Soon, host Noah Antwiller says the following about Christopher Lee: The doctor has been kidnapped by the notorious international terrorist General Miguel played by Christopher Lee.…
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How to correctly identify an actor/actresses is in something that is not listed on their IMDB profile?

While looking for various actors and actresses I keep coming across material they have done that isn't on their IMDB profile. An example is Allison Scagliotti is in a web short yet there is no mention of it on her page, the web short did give her…
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Why does Joss Whedon use the same actors so frequently?

When I watch Joss Whedon's shows I'm very aware of how often the same actors appear. Here's a quick list of ones I've spotted. Eliza Dushku - Dollhouse and Buffy/Angel Alexis Denisof - Buffy/Angel and Dollhouse Adam Baldwin - Angel/Firefly Nathan…
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How do TV shows/movie find unattractive actors?

Sometimes, especially in comedies of the 80s/90s, there will be a character whose very purpose is to be made fun of for being unattractive - be they an "abhorrent admirer" where the joke is how the main character gets stuck with them or has to…
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Why are superhero movies signed by actors in three-parts?

I wrote an answer in this question Why did the story stop after The Dark Knight Rises? Which got me wondering - why are most superhero movies taken in three parts irrespective of it being DC or Marvel? (I know there are exceptions like Iron Man 4…
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Most direct family members in a film?

Which film has the most actors that are direct family members? To be fair, lets exclude non-significant crowd roles.
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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 paper and finding it hard to track this info down.
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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 by a man disguised as a woman. However, if my "biological visual…
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Why do TV show characters sometimes go by their actor's real name, but not in movies?

For example, in The Office, at first look there are six characters who maintain the same first name as their real life actor, with five of them being major characters: Angela, Phyllis, Creed, Oscar, Clark and Hide. Other examples include Charlie…
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