So the assisted living place we stayed in while visiting grandma in Cedar Rapids didn't have web access, so you all missed out on some especially witty posts I was planning.
Ah well. Your loss.
Interesting news on Dismal. A guy who's no huge movie star but is certainly well-known to most watchers of popular American TV -– especially the female version of said watchers -– got a hold of the script and wants to be in the movie. Cool, huh? Now, the dilemma.
We don’t have a place for him.
Well, that’s not entirely true. We do have a place for him. Thing is, that role has already been cast.
No contract or anything, but over the phone the other guy was basically told he’s in.
I imagine we wouldn’t be breaking any new ground if we recast, but it is an awkward position. But the guy we originally cast is an independent filmmaker himself. So he should understand. Hell, he should even applaud us.
Right? Hello?
The original guy has some obvious chops -– but this new guy has chops, too. Plus he’s a fairly big name. And he's hot. Girls like that kind of thing.
And anyone working on an independent feature knows that, in terms of distribution, financial success and all that madness, the name on the box usually means more than any clever writing the screenwriter happens to do.
So should we recast? No hard feelings?
Are we bastards?
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you are right.
you're a bastard.
A SELLOUT bastard.
But you're also a producer. And producers have to be bastards. That is the nature of the game. In the end - you have to constantly do what is best for the film, not for the people's feelings involved.
Cause they sure as hell don't care about your feelings.
Yes, it sucks. Yes - it is a sucky thing to do.
But - if you want to differentiate your film from the rest of the crap in the marketplace - you do what you have to.
Get the bigger name.
Apologize like crazy to the other guy.
Move forward.
(just make Frazel the bad guy...tell him you're the writer and it was out of your hands... :))
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