Redford miscast for lead role?
I didn't think he was compelling as a baseball player. I never bought him in the role.
At the time, does anyone know who else was considered for the part?
They should of had a different actor play Roy Hobbs when he was 18 years old and a pitching phenom. After he gets shot and he comes back as an outfielder I can believe Robert Redford as the aging Roy Hobbs more.
shareI believed him in the role. He's always moved with grace and that shows in the movie. Also it's been a hard 16 years, and as I just said in another post, look at the classic movies back in the day. Not to mention those were hard times. Not sure if it was the Depression yet, but people worked harder with their bodies, had less access to anti-aging products, in general.
Again, look at the actors back in the day (TCM channel.)
Maureen O'Hara looks like a woman and she's still a teenager in her early roles.
However she has always remained ageless.
Same with Sophia Loren.
Perhaps they have had work done, but they've stayed with their essence.
It's a bit disturbing, this insistence on 'dewy youth' for as long as possible.
I'm a woman hitting 50; I loved looking young when I did; but my face shows who I am now.
Of course I'd love a little work around the eyes and a bit of a tuck here, a lift there. But not if it made me look as if I was chasing the clock back.
To look refreshed and 50 yes!
To look 50 chasing 25, no.