Cara Delevinge started it.

There are plenty of aspiring actresses out there, I'm sure. And don't get me wrong, its cool that Cara wants to expand her horizons and explore her resume options. But in that case, I think its fair to say that--for the sake of the movie and viewer--models, singers, people who generally are just dipping their toes into the world of film shouldn't be cast as leads in blockbusters.

Now this isn't to say people who aren't initially actors aren't allowed to try it out or make a cameo, or even have fun acting in a feature role. Of course not! It's their life, obviously. It's more the fact that they are allowed feature roles when they don't have the experience, or in some cases talent to carry a full film that seems off.

We watched Cara trying to master an American accent in Paper Towns (I saw a few clips but never the full film so let me know if you think she actually did ok) and after reading a few comments online, I came across a lot of, "why would they cast someone who wasn't an experienced, or at least aspiring actress who would have had some training?" It's true. It seems Cara did all of her accent practice within the scenes of the film's final cut itself.

Opportunities are often afforded to models of the like, and sometimes singers, in feature films simply due to their stature in another field. This doesn't make for a good movie most of the time, folks, or at least, fosters some cringey moments within their scenes.

This is partly more the fault of the production company than said famous person. They want more publicity for their film so they decide to cast a famous model or singer or dancer in a lead role because they've expressed interest in being in a movie, which is great, but seems to be taking away opportunity from a better equipped actress. This argument excludes cameos. Everyone loves a little surprise appearance or role by an artist from another field. I'm talking more about models and singers who take the lead roles because they've suddenly decided that they want to act, and that the Fendi campaigns aren't doing it for them anymore. It's an unfair use of privilege, and takes away from those who work hard every day, trying to score any small role in a film in Hollywood.

A lot of models have become actresses. Brooke Shields, Rebecca Romijn, Charlize Theron. But, the important truth is that they all began with smaller films and truly practiced their crafts before jumping into a summer blockbuster. Affording themselves more respect by noticing their earlier limits is pretty commendable.

I read today that Jade Thirwall, a member of British band "Little Mix," is in talks to be cast as Jasmine in an Aladdin remake. Not only am I sure that I'm not the only one who doesn't see the necessity in remaking classics, but Jade is a singer. If we're going to remake a classic film, shouldn't it be with someone whose background skill will afford it justice?

Thanks for reading my rant, guys. I've been thinking about the opportunities afforded already-famous people and the big budget movies that, in my opinion, take a hit for not casting someone who could have done their film much more justice. Here's a list of films that cast models or singers in lead roles, and, according to Rotten Tomatoes, suffered for it:

Paper Towns

Suicide Squad

Pan

Pirates of the Caribbean (multiple)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Cinderella (remake)

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