I get it. I get it!
Good point
MattBlack.
However, your reply got me thinking (a little too much).
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IMO, Ford gets
somewhat of a pass.
Why, you ask?
Because before Star Wars, there was no Star Wars, or Han Solo. And Ford was relatively unknown.
Same for Indy. Before Raiders there was no Indy character.
There were no (or very few) frequently released, big epic flashy blockbuster movies either.
For decades, there was also no expectation that these fantasy characters would be on screen for
generally more than 3 movies. Or that we'd eventually have portable devices allowing us to view content whenever we want, via streaming services containing all that content. I'm not saying that portable devices and streaming services aren't great (they are). But if these big, very entertaining, cross-over franchises are going to have multiple releases per year and be available for screening anytime and anywhere we want; having a bit of
casting variety for all these different characters might not be such a bad thing.
I LOVE pizza, but pizza all the time does lead to
pizza indigestion.
As for more recent projects, not gonna lie, when they cast Evans as Cap, after he played the Human Torch; I thought it was a little
cheap. I can definitely say "
I love his Captain America", but after seeing him in all those Marvel movies, the last thing I'd want is to see him play a Jedi.
Same goes for Jackson. Cast as Jedi: muther fr34kin awesome! Cast as Fury: oh yeah! Cast as another franchise character in whatever comes next: maybe not.
Not sure if this is legit or not, but there's a rumor Henry Cavill is tied to Captain Britain - and even Bond. That kinda feels like when Evans signed-on for Cap. If that's the case, as
JPH said "
I hope to say "I love his Capt Britain or Bond"", but there's a recycled feeling associated with that possibility that I'm not too crazy about. BUT, that's just me.
As for Isaacs, 3 Star Wars movies, now Moon Knight + whatever crossover they'll be doing with that character; hmm okay, great. I like what D+ is trying to pull off. But I can already say that pretty soon I'll be having
Isaacs indigestion, and I'm pretty sure others will too. It also doesn't help that I just saw him in DUNE earlier this week, another big movie.
If you're still reading this: thanks for your interest. And by now you're probably saying to yourself "well, Ford made more SW movies and he's doing a 5th Indy, why does he get a pass and others don't?" Because for decades it was believed there were only 3 SW movies and 3 Indy movies. After ROTJ and The Last Crusade (where they literally rode into the sunset), I was done with Ford as Solo and Indy. Now I have
Ford indigestion.
Ford indigestion is disappointing. Once you've been through the stages of
indigestion disappointment; you can foresee all future indigestions coming. And if major studios keep recycling these actors across different franchises, well...
