And I'm saying I don't know for sure this guy is a great or even a good actor. I saw him in one thing and completely didn't bother to look up his name after the fact. I see he is getting a lot of work which is a good sign but that doesn't automatically mean he is good. Hayden Christensen was getting a lot of work at one time and was plucked from obscurity to be the face of Star Wars and we see that didn't really work out. I'm saying go for someone more well known, it is less of a risk and gravitas is more likely.
Well then it's on you to do your due diligence and look at his work. The casting directors do the same homework. He got a lot of props for Inside Llewyn Davis from last year (as he should've) and he's getting props for his flick coming out soon. Again, it's not the 90s anymore where they're going to plug someone in just because of name value. I'm not trying to go back to that shyt and have comic book flicks riddled with people just because they're a name while they sleepwalk through the work or not take it seriously or just get a check. Batman and Robin and Batman Forever to a degree are great examples of that, along with Superman 3 and 4. Comic book flicks have come a long long long way where before you needed a star like Brando or Nicholson or Hackman to sell it because the public would think it's silly but now? These are consistently the highest grossing movies of the year, they create stars, and the characters have become synonymous in pop culture. High profile directors are doing them when before they wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole. It's to the point where Will Smith is considering doing one and Ben Afleck, Oscar nominated writer/director, the man who directed the best picture winner in Argo, is going to be Batman. Times have changed man