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typecasting

Now, it has been said that Christopher Eccleston has left Doctor Who because he feared being typecast... BBC has run a wonderful article about other actors and the roles which haunted them forever. Examples include Christopher Reeve, Sean Connery, Christopher Lee, Helena Bonham Carter and Alec Guinness, and have quotes from each...

The best, however, is the following, from Ms. Doe-a-deer herself, Julie Andrews, who, after baring her breasts in S.O.B, had this to say:

Does Mary Poppins have an orgasm? Does she go to the bathroom? I assure you she does.

Perhaps she should find Mr. Patrick Stewart so she could have him make a cake commemorating the event?

(Discussing whether or not he is typecast by audiences as Jean-Luc Picard): I think perhaps when I first walk in front of the camera they'll say, "Aha, there, ah, yeah, Jean-Luc, we recognize him despite that charming little mustache." I believe that audiences are really smart enough to let go of that pretty quickly, but that's also my job as an actor to persuade them that, you know, Jean-Luc Picard is left behind and this is someone entirely different... I mean, I'm an actor dedicated to transforming myself and to creating original pieces of work, and I will not accept that my life is going to be forever connected to Jean-Luc Picard in the roles that I play. On the other hand, I'm absolutely delighted that he's still in my life.

Of course, Eccleston is no Patrick Stewart, in my opinion. Stewart loves comic books and Beavis and Butthead. And in a strange Who connection, was on the short list to play the Castellan in "Arc of Infinity" and Professor Watson in "Hand of Fear". Perhaps he's ready to do more sci-fi? Hey, BBC, want to get an American audience? Think about it.

Comments

Patrick Stewart as "The Master?"

"Not good enough, dammit! NOT GOOD ENOUGH!"

Could he really play an evil role? Or is the Master just misunderstood? Perhaps he could play a "younger" Master, who hadn't yet turned completely evil.

Ok, now think who you'd want as the Rani... who I have always seen as being the Doctor's scorned, would-be lover... If it was made in the states, I could totally see Donna Mills in the role.

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