The asian guy into MJ. He was born 86. Reme Hi. Are there no actual teenagers or even people in their 20s who could have played this small role?
shareno idea
shareI'm sure there are, but it is not unusual to have older actors play teens.
shareIt seems strange. Like is this guy friends with someone? He is young looking but he did stand out as obviously not 16. MJ and Spiderman do. The Asian friend Neds doesn't look highschool anymore but he did more so when hired, so I can see why he is sticking around.
shareMalcolm MacDowell was 25 in If...(1968)
shareHe's an undercover agent from 21 Jump Street.
shareHorror movie casting departments are absurd as well
I can't count how many 30 year old High School teens I've seen sliced and diced but it's a considerable number
Then there's Ian Ziering from Beverly Hills 90210 who's hairline was surrendering faster than the Maginot Line...that dude must have been dumb, he was a High School Senior into his late 20s!
A reasonable 'suspension of disbelief' is mandatory for some of these entertainments but damn...it's not always easy