Talk:Typecasting

message: Could we mention from the Jungian psychological model that actors are at times associated with archetypes also? It's specific and accurate. As an example: Jim Carey and Robin Williams play Jokers and Magicians, being from the same psychological root.
No length of explanation is needed, merely a link-through to the appropriate article.
195.222.108.154 (talk) 20:44, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Jungian Archetypal Relation?

message: "director may choose to cast an actor in a role that would be unusual for them to create a dramatic (or sometimes comedic) effect, such as Liam Neeson, who is usually cast in mentor-type roles, being cast as the villain Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins."
Umm...Liam Neeson IS a mentor role in Batman Begins, you find out he is the villain later on but for the most part you find him to be just a mentor.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.225.82.163 (talk) 15:59, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Liam Neeson

message: I think Al Bundy from 'Married With Children' deserves a mention in this aleready exhaustive list!
I've heard over and over again, that people have trouble taking him seriously and that he really like playing more serious roles...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.225.247.42 (talk) 20:43, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Ed O'Neill

message: "An actor may become typecast either because of a strong identification with a particular role or because he or she doesn't have the versatility or talent to move on to other roles." - being typecast doesn't necessarilly mean a lack of acting tallent; a lot has to do with natural human tendancies, and the fact that people really can't significantly change the way they look. Being thought of as a certain "type" is not necessarilly a bad thing, and many in the acting business even consider it a good thing, something which one should play to, rather than against. - Matthew238 02:44, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: A Bad Thing?

message: I'm surpirsed that this article fails to mention R. Lee Ermey, one of the most typecast men in the history of filmography.  He's virtually never in his over 100 appearance history played anything other than a militaristic/drill sergeant type character.  
Uh, he's not playing those characters, he's being himself.  Ermey was a drill sergeant.
:UH UH UH, then why is he not "Gunnery Sergeant Ermey" rather than "Gunnery Sergeant Hartman" in Full Metal Jacket? UH UH UH! You don't even understand the definition of the word. Freeth (talk) 03:54, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  R. Lee Ermey 

message: I deleted all the lists. A great deal of them, maybe even most of them, were somebody's (in my opinion incorrect) opinions. Mangoe 19:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The lists have been deleted 

message: Someone should add something about Michael Cera. He is so typecast as the 'awkward geeky love interest'  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.134.73.141 (talk) 02:01, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Michael Cera 

message: Al has pretty much played the same character in every movie he has ever been in, so I think a few mentions should do. He's the first person I think of when I hear "typecasting". Bloodbath 87 (talk) 11:21, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Al Pacino 

message: It should be noted that the Superman films (and the TV show) have been deemed as "cursed" because the actors playing the title roles have been unsuccessful at escaping the typecast. --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 02:35, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have any thoughts as to how to improve the article pertaining to this? Nightscream (talk) 02:52, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Superman 

message: This makes me wonder, especially about the examples. Let's take Meg Ryan. What kind of source would you need to show she's been typecast? You can take a list of her movies and figure out that (say) 80% of them showed her as the cute America's sweetheart. It's more like doing math. Is there any other way to define an actor/actress as typecast? Thanks Kvsh5 (talk) 15:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "This article does not cite any references or sources" 

message: This article is basically a list of actors who have been typecast. A few pertinent examples can be useful, but reading about fifty different people who have been typecast doesn't really cast any more light on the subject. Maybe this article should be spit in two - one about typecasting, and a list article containing actors who have been typecast. Misodoctakleidist (talk) 23:23, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many examples 

message: Isn't the correct word "typecast" rather than "typecasted"?
Wanderer57 (talk) 15:40, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: "Typecast" certainly has logic on its side, but logic is a pretty poor tool for understanding language (not least when the language in question is English). I would be more likely  to say that while Nate Silver  had stunningly forecasted the 2012 election (even tho my spell-checker disagrees with me), he failed in forecasting the 2016. We should certainly (despite any horror on the part of academic colleagues) take into account Variety's style sheet in this case.--Jerzy•t 05:58, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Typecasted"? 

message: The paragraph under "With Character Actors" that starts with Bela Lugosi not only repeats the phrase "would be forever known as" several times, but is also somewhat inaccurate and speculative.  Lugosi was obviously typecast as a vampire because of his portrayal of Dracula (a role he also played in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein), and that is certainly what he is associated with.  Boris Karloff may be best remembered for his portrayals of the Frankenstein monster but is known for more than that role, though he was definitely cast in the horror genre only.  Edward G. Robinson is remembered for a lot more than the "Rico" or "Johnny Rocco" roles, and was possibly only typecast early in his film career.  His roles in Double Indemnity, The Cincinnati Kid, and Soylent Green are just a few examples of his ability to keep from being typecast.  I guess my issue with that passage was the "forever known as" part.
Finwailin (talk) 20:36, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Would Be Forever Known As 

message: Deleted List as it had become an obvious example farm, it was fully unreferenced, and had become unmaintainable. In the future, examples should be limited to those which are referenced and increase the purpose of the overall article. -- GateKeeper (talk) @  13:12, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There's no mention of Anthony Perkins who became in public opinion Norman Bates.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olbia merda (talk • contribs) 15:55, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

text: Agree on removing as none of them are at all, plus playing against type is common with actors who established themselves in a role is nothing uncommon. Are we going to include Steve Coogan because as an established comedian, he played his Alan Partridge persona in the drama Philomena? The drama films starring Ashton Kutcher was poorly received by the look of things and Jobs was a flop by the look of things, as it was never been released in cinemas in the UK, presumably it wasn't a box office hit enough to. So therefore god knows why he was included. Donnie Park (talk) 04:07, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleted List 

message: I found, in examining the history of the tags added to the "Actor selection" (i.e., first titled) section, that what is now 2nd and final 'graph had a tag that dated back to 2010 but had its scope changed (from whole sent or 'graph, to first clause of last sent), without any corresponding fix. I'm restoring it, which may be as simple as editing it back with its original date. But the system may be smart enuf to reject my edit as having a forged date, in which case 
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may be the workaround needed for reducing the confusion of the situation.--Jerzy•t 05:41, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bizarre {{cn}} tag situation 

message: === "In general" ===
   I'm a bit stunned by this grossly confusing wording, to point of ambiguity or vagueness:
: Some actors welcome the steady work that typecasting brings them, but in general it is seen as undesirable for actors in leading roles.
Does "in general" include the actors who don't welcome (or don't get) the steady work (as the preceding "some" invites, when the reader reaches "in general"), or to the "actors in leading roles" who are discussed in the clause that the "in general" phrase is part of? Or is our colleague being too vague to give a damn?--Jerzy•t 05:41, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious 

message: I'm a bit stunned by this grossly confusing wording, to point of ambiguity or vagueness:
: Some actors welcome the steady work that typecasting brings them, but in general it is seen as undesirable for actors in leading roles.
Does "in general" include the actors who don't welcome (or don't get) the steady work (as the preceding "some" invites, when the reader reaches "in general"), or to the "actors in leading roles" who are discussed in the clause that the "in general" phrase is part of? Or is our colleague being too vague to give a damn?--Jerzy•t 05:41, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  "In general" 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Type cast. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Steel1943 (talk) 18:56, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Type cast" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Horror movies seem to be a genre specially made for type-casting with a huge amount of character actors, for instance:
Jeffery Combs (Reanimator series, mostly cast as playing mad scientist types)
BRUCE MOTHERFUCKING CAMPBELL (If you don't know what movie he's from, go watch Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness)
Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th 6 to Jason X)
Christopher Lloyd often gets cast as eccentric madmen that like playing with explosives (Until 2016's I am not a Serial Killer, great movie, check it out)
Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger)
Whether this is due to horror movies being fun to make (They are, I speak from personal experience) or from being unable to find work doing anything else, these actors, and many more have been cast so many times its almost uncanny whenever they aren't playing a role like that.
Gauntpuppy93 (talk) 03:44, April 30, 2021 (UTC)
:  Do you have any thoughts as to how to improve the article pertaining to this? Nightscream (talk) 02:52, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Typecasting in horror 

message: Comedy actor Ben Stiller played a more serious role in Permanent Midnight...  Thoughts?--204.78.15.10 (talk) 13:35, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Playing against type"   section    Ben Stiller   

message: I don't ser how all the informatiom about the actors earnings has anything to do with typecasting. 82.174.221.64 (talk) 07:14, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unneccesary information 

message: Hi Gentlemen
it's pretty amazing to see that there is barely any woman in the many examples listed in this article... A section on woman in  cinema would be pretty interesting though, Marilyn Monroe being a great example. I have no quality sources, but if someone feels up to the task that would be great... Astragales (talk) 09:27, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: You could add that yourself, you know. Be bold! :-) Nightscream (talk) 18:12, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wow, barely any woman 

message: Regardless of the efforts of the editors, this list if turning into an WP:EXAMPLEFARM, full of people getting to list their acting heroes and subsequently, have their entries removed and this talk section is full of people making debates over it. Often, reliable sources can get things wrong. one example of this. Jackie Chan has played a serious role before, in Heart of Dragon (1985) besides I never heard of that listed film, The Foreigner.
Despite the claims by GQ magazine, I think this entry of Chris Evans is pretty dubious. He always plays himself in all of his roles and that's my opinion; he doesn't come off as impressive IMO. I don't recall seeing him in anything before Captain America as he is pretty forgettable but I seen him in that, the first Avengers and Knives Out; are his acting any different to each other? No.
I seen Collateral not long ago, was Tom Cruise any different to his other roles? What about Ice-T, why is he included? Does a gangsta rapper playing a police officer make him playing against type?
Sometimes ago, an entry for Robocop was removed.
Though not listed, can Nic Cage be cited as an example as like Matt Damon, he transitioned to action roles in 1997, in films such as Con Air and Face/Off.
Now, how about a suggestion, get rid of it all, otherwise this article will be nothing but edit warring. Playing a baddie does not make you playing against type. Why should we need an example since the list for Cinderella (sports) for removed for this reason. 81.99.82.214 (talk) 20:08, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Playing against type list