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who plays the monster in pan's labyrinth
As the Pale Man, Doug Jones plays a grotesque monster with an appetite for children.
why did Doug Jones take the part of the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth
The director sent Doug Jones an email saying, You must be in this film. No one else can play this part but you.“

Question: did he want to be in it
Self-contained rewrite: did Doug Jones want to be in Pan's Labyrinth