Sometimes a movie adaptation of a novel I’ve read is popular, and when people refer to the actions of the characters they would say the name of the actors instead. Recently it was with Dangerous Liaisons, and the imagery was somewhat strange.

  • Mark with a Z@suppo.fi
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    4 days ago

    Sometimes it’s just impossible to separate the actor from the role. Gandalf is Gandalf, but Nic Cage is never not Nic Cage.

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      4 days ago

      But in Guns Akimbo, it’s Harry Potter. It must suck when the role is bigger than your name.

      Or just go with “Hector” across your entire filmography, because why the hell not? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0346595/

      Another fun bit of Trivia: When they were deciding on a name for Will Smith’s character in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, they went with “Will Smith” for this exact reason. Alfonso Ribeiro to this day is called “Carlton” by everyone.

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        After Swiss Army Man, he successfully broke my Harry Potter image of him and became a distinct Daniel Radcliffe.