The Coens are the masters of the unexpected. It's hard to believe, but in the mid-90s, George Clooney was most famous for being on ER. He was the handsome doctor everyone wanted to be with. He was also in a campy Batman, but still as a sex symbol. Then the Coen brothers got a hold of him, and cast him as the fast-talking redneck with a plan in O Brother, Where Art Thou? It was an inspired idea and allowed Clooney to break out of his type, instead of playing somewhat of a bumbling idiot whose adventurous spirit gets him in repeated trouble. The movie was lauded and went onto rave reviews, helping the Coens certify themselves as interesting auteurs who belonged with Hollywood royalty. But that wasn't the first time the Coens switched the way an actor was viewed from a movie. They had done it earlier with Tom Hanks in The Ladykillers, and they'd do it again with Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading. So what makes the Coens so good at casting against type? Check out this video from PopFluent, and let's talk after. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 8 June, 2021