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More and more Britich actors?

posted 5 years ago by Rorikon (18390)
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Christ. Seeing more and more British actors playing American franchise leads now if not learning to speak American to play American roles. They can't find any American to do them?

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 5 years ago

Hint. The Brits are cheaper.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

No-name young actors with talent are a dime a dozen on both sides of the Atlantic, and both have little to no negotiating leverage. British actors are generally formally trained. British actors with a name are not cheaper. Pay is based on a variety of factors like an actor's age, image, range, Q Score, etc. Ultimately it's based on their appropriateness for the role and their ability to draw an audience based on their track record.

[–] keithmovies (628) 5 years ago

Alec Guinness, Ian McDiarmid, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, David Mayhew, Kenny Baker...all British actors that helped to establish Star Wars.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Peter Mayhew (I think you wanted to say) was spotted when cleaning toilets, as I remember.

[–] keithmovies (628) 5 years ago

Yeah, that's his name. He was working as a hospital orderly (medical assistant) at the time, but as an actor he attended a casting call for Star Wars and first met Lucas there.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Yes, that's it.

[–] mitzibishi (2013) 5 years ago

The original was filmed mainly in the UK. Hence the majority of Actors brought in were British apart from the leads.

[–] filmschooldegree (350) 5 years ago

Hollyweird seems to think using Brits adds class to their blockbusters. Understandable when you see the current crop of American "stars" really.

[–] 000 (474) 5 years ago

i dont know why they made finn speak american

[–] fc31 (6137) 5 years ago

I agree with upstairs that using British actors is to add class. They did not mean to do that to a black guy.