Saturday, October 3, 2015

The importance of casting the right people!

I just heard Wesley Snipes was supposed to play Luscious Lyon on the hit television Fox series Empire. Wtf! Wesley Snipes really? There's no way it would've worked! Everything about the show would've changed. The cast who's playing his children would've had to be recasted because none of them look remotely like him therefore there would've been other actors selected to play their roles and there's no way it would've worked out with anyone else. I can't picture Wesley Snipes playing along side of Taraji P. Henson it just wouldn't work. Chemistry is the key when it comes to a hit series whether the people who play the characters like one another in real life or not. Chemistry is key and Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson has an unbreakable bond. Empire wouldn't be where it's at right now with Wesley Snipes playing the lead. Truthfully he would have a better chance at playing a villain in the hit show Power but not Empire. I'm glad he turned the role down because he saved a lot of people's jobs and he also made a hit series possible because of him saying no. Casting is the defining key to any show or movie. I can't see anyone playing replacing Shailene Woodley in Divergent just like I can't see anyone playing Bella besides Kristen Stewart. Can you Imagine Lindsay Lohan replacing Kristen Stewart as Bella in Twillight or Amanda Bynes playing Beatrice instead of Shailene Woodley. It's not a knock on those actresses however sometimes the bigger name isn't what's best. I could care less about casting Halley Berry in a role that she's not the right fit for just because it's Halle Berry it doesn't matter. I would rather cast someone from a Mchenry, Illinois that's a no name because she's the right fit for the role. It's not about the start it's about the person who can execute the work perfectly and the bigger name may not be the best fit for the role. Casting is key it can make a show or movie a hit and it can make a show or movie a dud. So casting directors out there stop looking for the big name and start looking for the right people to play those roles.

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