tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post7509143811221875831..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Routh is a Native?!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-66116941942170743062011-06-06T19:32:16.259-07:002011-06-06T19:32:16.259-07:00Anon said: "Name one Native actor in the righ...Anon said: "Name one Native actor in the right age range with even just 1/2 the name recognition of even Brandon Routh and I'll concede the point."<br /><br />I would think that Adam Beach has roughly the same amount of name recognition, if not more.<br /><br />I agree with Rob when he says: "There's no evidence that Routh can carry a movie and some evidence (Superman Returns) that he can't."dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-22086233081321922002011-06-06T17:29:55.541-07:002011-06-06T17:29:55.541-07:00It doesn't matter why Twilight was a hit for t...It doesn't matter why <i>Twilight</i> was a hit for the purposes of this discussion. I suspect that all its Native actors are better known and have a better box-office record than Routh at this point. So why not hire one of them?<br /><br />Whether Routh's casting was a deal-breaker or not is pure speculation. But let's assume it was. There's no evidence that Routh can carry a movie and some evidence (<i>Superman Returns</i>) that he can't. So where's the logic of casting him?<br /><br />Answer: It doesn't exist. If the studio executives aren't operating for racist reasons, the investors are. Which is the same thing as far as I'm concerned. The whole Hollywood system is riddled with biased decision-making from the get-go.<br /><br />For more on the subject, see <a href="http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2009/06/movie-star-vehicles-flop.html" rel="nofollow">Movie "Star Vehicles" Flop</a> and <a href="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/09/fallacy-of-big-name-actor.html" rel="nofollow">Fallacy of the Big-Name Actor</a>.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-43913689369521786252011-06-05T10:44:22.264-07:002011-06-05T10:44:22.264-07:00dmarks, I think you nailed it.dmarks, I think you nailed it.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902970183089919383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-18981466616503631142011-06-05T08:48:10.655-07:002011-06-05T08:48:10.655-07:00dmarks, lmaodmarks, lmaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-45934540459708087412011-06-04T12:31:49.530-07:002011-06-04T12:31:49.530-07:00Well, they could have cast another former Superman...Well, they could have cast another former Superman, Dean Cain. He's part Japanese, which for some Hollywood casting directors, also means "that's Native enough for me".dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-16553996515634847342011-06-04T08:38:44.038-07:002011-06-04T08:38:44.038-07:00You can have a movie with Brandon Routh and a bunc...You can have a movie with Brandon Routh and a bunch of talented Native actors that gets a sizable budget and distribution or you can have a movie with a bunch of talented Native actors that gets a shoestring budget and shoestring distribution.<br /><br />You can't apply Twilight logic to this project. Twilight would've been huge with a Native or non-Native Jacob so you're absolutely right about the casting in Twilight. This project doesn't have the huge existing fanbase that Twilight did before it was made. Thus an existing name attached to the project or not is a deal-breaker.<br /><br />Name one Native actor in the right age range with even just 1/2 the name recognition of even Brandon Routh and I'll concede the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com