Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard as Colonel Rhodes in the second Iron Man movie and the story pressed on. Actors ad lib lines that become iconic. Scripts are thrown out mid-filming sometimes. It’s not that odd! Just another day in Hollywood! Or life!
As the chief script writer of your life, you need know when it’s time for a rewrite, cast change or plot twist. Life is just throwing scenery and actors at you. What are you going to do with them? That’s what you need to figure out. If you don’t like your role, then change it! That may not happen overnight like a training montage from a Rocky movie but it can happen.
The problem is that we tend to stick with the script that we have. Even if it’s not working, we’ve become attached to it. The characters, the setting, the vibe and tone can all start to feel right, even if your character is heading in the wrong direction. There is no “cut!” It’s full time action! So you’re going to need to do this rewrite basically on the fly but you can figure it out! Make your character into the vision that you have in your head!
Action!
Pete
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