{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63ff6ceab71a580011ab84bc/65bc39d9c523cc001760c9d7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When Actors are Typecast as Villains | Florian Dreyfus","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63ff6ceab71a580011ab84bc/1710885775172-d21705dd9de5f1587da1764014c86933.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What happens when an actor becomes typecast as a villain? They end up playing characters like the Deerstalker in Bambi, Vlad the Impaler and King Herod in Massacre of the Innocents.</p><p><br></p><p>Florian Dreyfus talks in denial to Jamie about his broad range of (villainous) characters, plus what drama school is really like..</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Jamie Henville</p><p>Florian Dreyfus played by David McCulloch</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Odd Sod</p><p><br></p><p>Prestigious Actors theme produced by Francisco G - <a href=\"https://www.fiverr.com/s/pxxqmG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.fiverr.com/s/pxxqmG</a></p><p><br></p><p>Please note that none of the stories mentioned in this episode are real. They are entirely fictional, obviously.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>#3: he's not typecast!</p><p><br></p><p>Why are we obsessed with retelling the same stories? As a race, have we really become that moronic?</p><p><br></p><p>The entertainment industry regurgitate the same content, over and over again, simply because it sells.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>When a tragedy occurs, we're desperate to dramatise&nbsp;events simply&nbsp;</p><p>Because that drama sells, too.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We've become lazy and suspicious of new stories.</p><p><br></p><p>That's why film ideas like a live-action version of bambi or a series</p><p>Dramatising the life of a mass murderer are made. Because it sells.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Not because they are good.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Try listening or watching something new, instead of the same thing.&nbsp;</p><p>Over and over and over.</p><p><br></p><p>And never elect Liz Truss or Donald Trump again.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>JH</p>","author_name":"Odd Sod"}