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Hollywood Is Now Casting Dead Actors For Upcoming Movie Roles
It might actually be time that we start calling Hollywood "Hollyweird" because this story sounds like a Black Mirror episode. Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that James Dean, who died in 1955, will have a role in the upcoming Vietnam-centered film Finding Jack.
So how exactly does Hollywood resurrect a dead actor? Thanks to CGI technology and approval from the late actor's family, movie studios now have free reign over deceased artists, unless their wills state otherwise. As the news broke out on Twitter, users couldn't help but mock the absurdity of casting the dead instead of the living, with many fearing how much weirder filmmaking will become as technology continues to advance. Wait until Martin Scorsese finds out about this one….
It appeared the casting director's choice was not for money reasons.
(Source: Twitter)
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Some even poked fun at the actors who lost out on a role to a dead person.
Who would have thought it was this hard to find a white male in Hollywood?
The press release was unsettling to several.
Some had fun updating famous James Dean quotes.
Valid questions were definitely asked.
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The late actor's family also received some Twitter wrath.
We would like to see it.
Other artists in Hollywood were quick to request that their image and likeness be left alone after they pass on.
While some had already jumped the gun and taken care of it well before they passed away.
Finding Jack does not have a release date yet, but we'll be looking forward to the other casting choices when they are announced.