Killing Lincoln

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Quote:It would be ridiculous to cast someone twice the age of the person being depicted. And vice versa.

It happens all the time in Hollywood. Sally Field was 65 when she portrayed a 46-yo Mary Lincoln. It works in "Lincoln" because the audience doesn't think of Mary as being 46. They think of her as the first lady or Abe's wife. Our experience is that first ladies are typically in their late 50s and 60s or even older. Now Sally Field looks great for her age but she doesn't look 46 yeas-old. The audience doesn't care because they either assume Mary was in her fifties or Sally (looking mid-fifties) is a believable first lady.

For me it would be the same for Booth. Most people don't see him as a 27-yo. They see him as an assassin. They would be more than willing to have an older actor portray Booth if,after make-up and lighting, he looked like he was in his mid-30s.

Now I agree with Betty and the rest--Jesse Johnson appears to have nailed the role and he certainly looks the part and he has the script and the direction and the production to help him shine in the role. It's now near impossible to imagine Depp in this movie after seeing Johnson.