Comments on: Regeneration Tricks: Same Show, Different Leads

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:24:13 +0000

It’s great when creative matchmaking works out so well

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:14:38 +0000

Joel and Ethan to take the long view of fitting their friends into their movies and they have found incredible success in that creative matchmaking.

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:12:07 +0000

That’s right, David. The character is fundamental. The actor portraying said character is not so much — though you’d think the Coen Brothers think otherwise with all of the writing they do for specific actors — John Turturro and John Goodman in The Big Lebowski and Barton Fink, for example.

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:04:57 +0000

This is an interesting phenomenon, Gordon. My favorite switcheroo was the dual Darrins on Bewitched. What? Who? How?
These examples all go to ego: No one actor is above the fray of the show and it doesn’t matter who plays the character — only the character matters.