18 Actors Who Didn't Fit The Character Description, Auditioned Anyway, And Booked The Part
1 year ago
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams and co-writer Lawrence Kasdan originally planned for Captain Phasma to be a man. However, after struggling to cast the role, they decided to make Phasma a woman, and "it was instantaneous: Everyone just said, 'Yes. That’s great.'" Gwendoline Christie booked it.