[MoJoe81]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Age means nothing when it comes to movie magic. Roger Moore was 45 when he took on the role of James Bond even though Bond is supposed to be in his early 30s. Audiences proclaim Tobey Maquire to be the best Spider-Man despite being 30 when he played the 17 year old Peter.

Roger Moore also took James Bond in a comedy direction vs the colder, more brutal 007 style of Sean Connery that had been presented up to that point. Was this done because he was 45 and couldn't perform physically like a 30 year old? I'm not really interested in seeing a Blade movie played for laughs Moonraker style. Also I'm not really sure where you're going with the Toby example. It might make sense if the discussion was based soley on apperance of someone that age and not physical ability but it's not. There is a big difference in physically being able to handle a role at 30 vs 50. A 30 year old playing a 17 year old should still be able to perform and physically move about the same. A 50 year old running around like a 30 year old gets a little more questionable, movie magic or not. Case in point, I loved the movie Nobody but at no point did I ever take Bob Odenkirk serious in the role which framed the movie more as an obsurd comedy then a John Wick style action film for me at least.