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The One Ring Forums:
Tolkien Topics: Movie Discussion: The Hobbit:
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SirDennisC
Gondolin
Jan 8 2011, 7:54pm
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Any named cast appearing before the proper credit crawl -- sorted by size or importance of role and/or by seniority -- would rightly be described as "starring" in a film. Usually we see big names with small roles included at the end of the list following the words "and" or "and featuring." Likewise when a relatively unknown or young actor has a big part their name usually appears at the end of the list after the words "and introducing." Regardless, if they are listed before the crawl, they are a star of that work.
Don't quote me of course but no matter the size of his role, Wood is entitled to the descriptor "starring in" or "star of" because of his status, seniority, and/or the contribution he has already made to the franchise.
In common usage (ie among fans), if he is just one of many named cast members we might refer to him as "a star of The Hobbit movies." However, if his part is small, tangential, or otherwise insignificant we might call him "featured" or in "cameo" both of which acknowledge his star status. Conversely, even in common usage he would never (correctly) be called a "featured extra" or "extra."
(This post was edited by SirDennisC on Jan 8 2011, 7:58pm)
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Post edited by SirDennisC
(Gondolin) on Jan 8 2011, 7:56pm
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(Gondolin) on Jan 8 2011, 7:58pm
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(Gondolin) on Jan 8 2011, 7:58pm
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