Atlas Shugged I & II Actors
Can anyone tell me why the producers changed the actors in II? Dagney, Readon, Eddie, et. were perfect. It's like bumping Jennifer Lawrence from Catching Fire of the Hunger Games Trilogy.
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BTW, thanks for the read from your link.
BTW, does nayone as I do, feel like we're on a railroad track with train bearing down and can't get out of the way? The Chinese have a saying for everything. The one at the trun of the century was "May the times be interesting." And, this is not a phrase that is positive. These are interesting times for America and I hope the greatest experiment in history, can a people ruke themselves, goes on some how.
that said, I have no real idea.
think of it in terms of mission. you've got a tough uphill battle getting this movie out there. it is initially financed in large part with personal funds. take a moment, re-read that last sentence and absorb. even wealthy people see their fortunes or investments as allocation of scarce resources to risk/reward matrix. so, you go through alot: media coverage roots for you to fail, you gain a following, and experience success with that-but now you have a shot of making II much bigger and more like a blockbuster movie instead of indie low budget.meanwhile, your actors have to get other gigs, make other commitments because you couldn't hold them thru a three movie deal contract. heck, you didn't know, once you signed a new director, how they envisioned casting. also, you have absorbed and weighed accolades and criticisms from Part I and have specific goals for for part II. you will make changes accordingly, roll with punches, etc. I have no idea as to why the cast change, but I can understand lots of bumps in the road as well as opportunities, which may have led to the decision. Snafu (love the name btw) go look in the Producer's Lounge, and check out my post on Guest Speakers. I see some questions answered in your future. :)
Have you read any other Rand titles besides AS? jsut curious
Being religious, the only part of her philosophy I don't follow is the non-belief that there's a God but I can see her point. The human being must be unteathered by rules and she had to be true to herself.
I should read the Fountain Head but I feel that would be going backwards because Atlas Shrugged was her masterpiece where she presented her Objectionist Philosophy.
Now having said that and given some thought to why the wholesale actor change for Part II, I think it is related to politics in that Hollywood (the actors) is a lefty (progessive, socilaist) town that supports BHO's politics and objectives wholeheartedly. If an actor is in a movie, and plays a major role, that goes against BHO's politics, there may have been some threat of more likely an implied threat of blacklisting. Just my opinion but according the objectivist philosophy, my opinion is correct within my realm.
BTW, an actor played Ayn Rand in the Jackdon Pollock movie. Not believing in rules that govern your way of life, she was quite the gal in that she had an affair with her friend's husband. Now there she talk the talk and walk the walk
Sorry for my rambling but I just can in from the cold weather and I'm lucky I can keep my hands on he keyboard never mind organizing my thoughts..