Actors Have Been Lying About Their Heights, and Marvel director James Gunn Is Not a Fan.
Apparently, actors are lying about their height. It’s pretty tricky and frustrating to break into the film business in Hollywood. Not only do you have to compete for parts against hundreds of individuals, but you may be eliminated based on your appearance.
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This has encouraged many actors to lie on casting platforms about their appearance. Their heights are often stated as more significant than they are. This causes casting processes to be longer since people are brought in, examined, and vetted.
James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad, recently expressed his outrage on Twitter.
According to Gunn, falsifying your height loses you as many jobs as anticipated. It may also result in you being excluded from the entry pool. Directors frequently have preconceived notions about how big or little characters should be in their heads. Gunn used Guardians as an example, who said he wanted to employ genuinely significant actors in the film because he felt they were more believable.
While Gunn’s comments appeared harmless and well-intentioned, they irritated actor Anson Mount. He claimed that actor height is a form of sexism, masculinity, and male dominance in the film business.
While I believe there are several conversations about gender and male dominance in Hollywood, this may be going too far. According to some critics, Tom Cruise is short in stature, has had a successful career, and was recently cast opposite actresses who appeared to be smaller than he was (through the magic of movies). That is, outside of Eyes Wide Shut, where he starred with his then-wife Nicole Kidman, who was considerably taller than him.
Gunn respectfully responded, stating that the story determined his casting choices.
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