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Reaching for the Stars – and Paying the Price

Reaching for the Stars – and Paying the Price

FromThe Plot Thickens


Reaching for the Stars – and Paying the Price

FromThe Plot Thickens

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As Tom Hanks researches his role, nobody recognizes how wrong he is for the part. There's more immediate pushback against the casting of Bruce Willis, since his part was written as British.  But the hardest decision comes when the director insists that a Jewish judge be played by a Black actor, to soften the film’s racial tensions.

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Released:
Jul 6, 2021
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