Theatrical release poster.
Typecast is an American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written and produced by Drew Gars. It stars Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, John Turturro, Brie Larson, Lizzy Caplan, Paul Giamatti, Sharlto Copley, Nick Kroll, Gal Gadot and Albert Brooks. Universal Pictures teams up with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Legendary Pictures to distributed the film.
Plot
Character actress Kallie Walton has been tired of playing that "quirky best friend character" for so long, she just wants to depart into being in different roles. When news breaks out about a film adaptation of the very successful and popular Red Phoenix comic book series, Kallie takes this as an opportunity a chance of being in a different role.
Cast
- Anne Hathaway as Kallie Walton, a character actress who wants to branch out into different roles.
- Liam Neeson as Ford Brooklyn, an acting instructor who helps Kallie prepare for the role.
- John Turturro as Teddy Clement, Kallie's agent.
- Brie Larson as Connie Marks, Kallie's personal assistant.
- Lizzy Caplan as Krista Leslie, Kallie's co-star of new film that Kallie stars in. She is LGBT partners with Iva.
- Paul Giamatti as Zach Sliva, an independent film director hired to direct the film.
- Sharlto Copley as Slater Maxwell, Kallie's fitness trainer.
- Nick Kroll as Jay Blum, a film critic
- Gal Gadot as Iva Charles, a fashion model and Krista's life partner. Gadot also makes a cameo appearance as herself.
- Albert Brooks as TBA, the president of Crystal Clear Studios.
- TBA as TBA,
- Thomas Kretschmann as TBA, Kallie's co-star of new film that Kallie starts.
- Nora Zehetner as TBA,
- Elisa Donovan as TBA,
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Cameos
- Ben Affleck as himself
- Henry Cavill as himself
- Robert Downey, Jr. as himself
- Christian Bale as himself
- Mark Hamill as himself
- Kevin Conroy as himself
- Michael Keaton as himself
- Jesse Eisenberg as himself
- Hugh Jackman as himself
- Ryan Reynolds as himself
- Melissa McCarthy as herself
- Kristen Wiig as herself
- Kate McKinnon as herself
- Leslie Jones as herself
- Chris Hemsworth as himself
- Paul Feig as himself
- Matt Smith as himself
- Peter Capaldi as himself
- Tilda Swinton as herself
Trivia
- ??? minutes long.
- The film is rated R for ???.
- It will distributed by Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Legendary Pictures.
Character Gallery
Kallie Walton
Ford Brooklyn
Teddy Clement
Connie Marks
Zach Silva
Krista Leslie