Friday 24 October 2014

New course! A video about films

Hi everyone! We're back with some more video goodness.

Have you ever thought "no one could be Corleone but Marlon Brando"? What about any other characters? Actors and their iconic characters remain together forever, but the process whereby a specific actor is chosen can be long and involve a huge number of other people and circumstances. If that other actor hadn't turned it down...

This video takes us through some of the best alternate castings. Here's some vocabulary that I'd recommend you check before jumping to the open questions:


turn down
aficionado
contender
to be halted
to buckle (figurative sense)


And here are the questions. Key coming shortly! Enjoy the comeback!

Why did Burt Reynolds turn down Bond's role?
What was the problem with Stallone's script for Beverly Hills Cop?
What actor was only rumoured to have turned down a role? In which film? In that case, who would be to blame for not accepting a successful role?
What difficulties did Harrison Ford find to obtain the role for Han Solo? How did he finally get it?
And what difficulties did Michael J. Fox have when shooting Back to the Future?
Why was Harrison Ford cast for Indiana Jones only three weeks before production?  
What unexpected even could have enabled Tom Selleck to accept the role?