Please don’t cast A-list celebrities – The Tartan

It was a beautiful sunny day after Carnival when we went to the Tartan office to decide what to write for the following week. When I went in, I told myself I wasn’t going to write anything. I didn’t have time, not when all my writings had to be written and my lectures had to be read.

However, when our forum editor William Curvan put forward the idea of ​​’Film Forum’, I couldn’t say no. I grabbed a pen (my laptop) and sat down, because I had a fantastic idea! That idea, you might ask? Nothing. I had absolutely no idea what to write. There I sat, staring over the lush concrete hills of the Steel City, my brain searching for a prompt.

Then I got an idea: actors. Celebrities. Familiar names. You know who I’m talking about: Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, Adam Sandler. Need I mention more? No, you understand.

We need to stop casting them.

Sure, you’re probably shouting all kinds of profanities at this newspaper, maybe you’ve even lit a match with it and watched my article shrivel under the flame. I wouldn’t blame you. But I said what I said and I won’t take it back.

I’m sure you’re saying, “I love watching movies with them.” I understand. We all do. They are so talented and deserve a leadership role. On the other hand, there are so many other talented actors who didn’t get the chance to make their film debut.

I like to watch a movie when I don’t know the leads more than anything else. There is something so authentic when we take a talented actor that no one has heard of and cast him in the lead role. It brings something fresh and exciting to the film.

I don’t care how talented an actor is when I’ve seen them in a billion and one other things. I can’t help but be taken out of the world the film creates. Seriously, Daniel Radcliffe almost left Harry Potter because he didn’t want to be known as the young wizard all his life. (Spoiler alert: he is.)

When we watch a movie with an A-list actor, we’re not watching a detective, we’re watching that actor playing a detective. But when we look at actors we don’t recognize, we don’t have the opportunity to shout, “I know them!” They play a role and internalize it. The movie starts to feel like real life. That detective on screen isn’t a pirate in a movie you saw the week before, nor do they star as an unbearable love interest in another – they’re solely a detective.

Considering how competitive the acting market is, these new actors dedicate themselves to this role because it is their chance to make a lasting impression on the audience. An A-list actor has the opportunity to do that several times a year, but here the actors only have a guaranteed one.

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good movie with fan favorites. Sign me up! I’m not saying we should stop casting them all together. If they’re an A-list actor, it’s for a reason. I don’t need to tell you anything about their flexibility and range as performers. You already know it. However, there is something so charming and drawing with a new face. It gives something unique to the story.