15 Movie Sequels That Recast the Main Character (MovieWeb)
"When a movie is popular, it often gets sequels that expand on the story and the characters. However, it's not always easy to get the gang that made the original story back together. While the cast and crew, and even studios, probably aren't going to be identical between films anyway, there are times when even the main character gets a new actor. There are many reasons why an actor must be replaced. As it takes time to make a movie, the original actor could have aged out of a role, become bound to other commitments, or even, unfortunately, pass away. After all, some movies even get sequels decades after the original came out. That said, there are occasionally times when there's no clear reason why an actor was replaced. Of course, this sometimes causes fans to wonder whether or not the recast characters really are the same character or just characters with the same name." - movieweb.com
avg. score: 6 of 15 (41%)
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