Comment on What are some of the worst actor miscasts in TV?
JillyB@beehaw.org 4 days ago
There was a miniseries about OJ Simpson and the trial and everything. They cast Cuba Gooding Jr as OJ Simpson. OJ Simpson has a square jaw, broad shoulders, tall athletic. CGJr is small, round, narrow, high pitched, etc. CGJr doesn’t even look like he could be OJ’s little brother. No idea how he got that part.
kandoh@reddthat.com 4 days ago
Their physical appearance is the least important aspect of their performance. It’s up to the audience to suspend disbelief, or else we end up getting people covered in so much prosthetic that they can’t emote.
JillyB@beehaw.org 4 days ago
Well whatever was the most important part was also bad. He didn’t need to look just like OJ. But part of OJ is this enormous cocky presence that CGJr just can’t have.