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theywontletmebeprincipal · 1 year ago

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mr darling + captain hook being played by the same actor is actually the standard when it comes to casting peter pan! it goes all the way back to gerald du maurier playing both in the original 1904(!!!!) stage production. he’s the only character that’s double cast

Can we talk about when filmmakers make the creative choice to cast the same actor to play a character’s dad as well as the villain?

Jonathan Hyde in Jumamji

and Jason Isaacs in Peter Pan (2003)

I just feel like there’s a Freudian discussion to be had here

#supposedly it was just ‘to make full use of the actor’ but I call bullshit #there are plenty of characters that could EASILY be doubled given who’s onstage when #honestly I think you could probably get the show down to a cast of 7-9 #but notably. they aren’t doubled. so clearly it’s not about ‘full use of the actor’ after all #I don’t think it’s fair to discredit the director’s decision there just bc he never said anything about it either way #n I’m sure you could find analysis from 1904 talking about the thematic implications of the double casting if you looked hard enough #sanders bullshit

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