The popular perception of filmmaking is that it’s a meticulously planned enterprise in which every last possible contingency is considered and planned for; after all, when hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake, producers can’t afford to take risks or leave anything to chance.
Still, that doesn’t stop a few amusing coincidences slipping through the cracks, and while only occasionally potentially harmful to the productions at hand, they at least provide some unexpected food-for-thought regarding the actors who wound up in those roles.
Whether foreshadowing a dark future or simply drawing two unexpected forces together, these 10 casting coincidences are distinctly weird and certainly add an air of cool mystique to each of the projects they occurred in…
10. Elvis’ Last Role Foretells The Director Of His Biopic
In 1969, Elvis’ final non-concert movie, Change of Habit, debuted, and though deemed utterly wretched by most critics, the movie has...
Still, that doesn’t stop a few amusing coincidences slipping through the cracks, and while only occasionally potentially harmful to the productions at hand, they at least provide some unexpected food-for-thought regarding the actors who wound up in those roles.
Whether foreshadowing a dark future or simply drawing two unexpected forces together, these 10 casting coincidences are distinctly weird and certainly add an air of cool mystique to each of the projects they occurred in…
10. Elvis’ Last Role Foretells The Director Of His Biopic
In 1969, Elvis’ final non-concert movie, Change of Habit, debuted, and though deemed utterly wretched by most critics, the movie has...
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