[Dragaera] Dragaera Casting

[Kenneth Gorelick]

On Jun 10, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Eugene Zaretskiy wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> wrote:
>> On 6/10/2010 11:00 AM, Eugene Zaretskiy wrote:
>>> Depp has a very recognizable way of delivering sharp sarcasm and that
>>> sort of quirky comedy that I'd be afraid the character would be more
>>> Depp than Vlad.
>> 
>> Vlad delivers sharp sarcasm and sort of a quirky comedy.
> 
> That's exactly the problem. Casting someone known for their sharp
> sarcasm and quirky comedy in the role of a character who is also known
> for the same thing is a bad idea. Unless you want to make a quick buck
> by having another "Depp vehicle" (or whatever other actor). I don't
> know about you, but I couldn't stand Alice in Wonderland, for exactly
> that reason. The book is sarcastic and quirky, but it's charm lies in
> the style and unique voice, not merely the content. The movie has the
> content but loses the voice. If you agree, carry this through to Vlad.
> It wouldn't be Vlad any more, it'd be Depp as a crime lord in
> Adrilankha, like it was Depp having a whacky tea time with Alice.
> 
>> I guess anytime
>> you have a famous actor playing a role, no matter how close that actor is to
>> the role, we see the actor.
> 
> What effect that has on our enjoyment of the movie could vary based on
> what you mean by "see" there.
> 
> Sometimes the actor plays a role that's similar to what they've done
> before, or that's similar to a type of "character" that actor has done
> before. Depp's comedy falls into this designation, but so does someone
> like George Clooney. I think if it's overused, this technique lessens
> the value of the movie. The actor is essentially performing on-stage,
> and its being recorded.
> 
> Other times, you may recognize the face and identify the actor, but
> their performance is good enough that you are completely sold on the
> character, and the performance adds something to the overall movie.
> Famous actors that do this well, in my opinion, are Gary Oldman and
> Matt Damon.
> 
> I'd prefer seeing an actor who plays Vlad in the role, not an actor
> who wants to use the movie as a means of displaying his own character.


I guess that means that Mel Gibson can't play Barritt...