AMC Mail Bag - Can Typecasting Kill An Actor's Career?

On this episode of AMC Mail Bag (for Sunday April 27th 2014) we take the following viewer emails:


Kevin Balakrishnan writes: Greetings and Salutations sons and daughters of AMC, I love the show and I watch it constantly. My question is why are there so few pirate movies or movies like Master and Commander? Have the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise hurt the business? Thanks and keep up the great work!


Joseph Current writes: Hey guys! I love your show and watch it every day! My question is about typecasting. Obviously an actor has to have some level of success to be in enough films that they become typecast, but sometimes this hurts the actor's chances of being in other movies and limits them to the same small role time and time again (Michael Cera, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston). Other times it immortalizes them into iconic roles for the rest of their career (Harrison Ford, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman). Thoughts on if/when typecasting is good or bad?

Cody Wiese writes: Hey guys your awesome keep it up! My question is with the success of Monsters University do you think we will see an actual sequel to Monsters Inc. in the future now? I enjoyed M.U. But missed Boos character. Thanks guys and bring on the filthy!

Noire Requiem II writes: Hi guys love the show and of you on it! I was looking up online stuff about dismays upcoming projects, and stumbled across a project set for December this year called into the woods! I'm very interested in the casting and premise but want to know what you guys thought about it. Is it simply a 'dark' fairy tale rehash, or perhaps in Disney's hands special?

Joe G writes: Hey guys, love the show! Why did cap have so much trouble fighting that bad guy on the ship at the beginning of winter soldier? Greatest super soldier of all time versus a talented martial artist? It just didn't make sense to me and had me annoyed from the start of the film. How was this not on your negative list?

Dahniyal Awan writes: Hey guys love the show, daily routine for a while now. Now we all know how great of an actor Tom Hardy is, and how great he is becoming. My question is do think he will be an Oscar regular nominee/winner like the DiCaprio's, Hanks, Bales...? I hope so (such talent) Thank you guys, keep up the great work!

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