Male leads seem to fit that description, more than women, so we opted for a male lead. Using one of our friends as our go to actor, we started to formulate the look of our character. Like most quirky film protagonists, his life sucks for someone who lives in the first world. He works a mundane job in retail, possibly lives at home with his parents, and follows the same hum drum routine day after freaking day. Sounds typical so far? Right?
That was our fear. We created the same character that Michael Cera's career is built upon. A younger version of Steve Carell's "Vin" from "The Forty Year Old Virgin." Then with a small tweak of his condition and little trip back to sophomore AP Psychology a brilliant yet risky idea popped in our noggins. Have our male lead play every character in the movie.
The idea is fresh, but not terribly new. Taking nods from Australian ABC's "Summer Heights High" and the BBC's "Orphan Black" we're studying and working on how a group of amateurs can pull this off. Wish us luck and stay on for the ride!
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