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It will be intersting to see what Divergent does for him careerwise



I did not read any of the books so I have no idea what to expect, the only reason I would even attempt to see the film is because Theo is in it. At this point I am not so sure how YA is doing in the movie market( I like Mortal Instruments but it did not do well at the box office) but, I want it to do well for his career. I think Theo is a damn fine actor and was mad pissed when they took Golden Boy off the air. He pretty much made Underworld Awakening for me and the reason I watched Bedlam after the fact. My only worry is typecast, once you do a character in a book it is mad hard to get producers to see you in something else.
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I am by no means comparing theo to any of these actors, but what you said there at the end about producers type casting you off book roles isn't true because a lot of the twighactors play different movies and different roles. Same with a plethora of other book to movie actors.

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He knows he's a pretty face. He even said "I know I get jobs because of my looks, I hope I keep jobs because of my acting"

Shrugs. Hollywood. It is what it is.

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I get your point. Yet, I have seen many actors who end up doing these same types of movies because of the movie roles based on books. I do not want a good actor to end up only doing this type of role although, I hope it helps get him out there on a wider scale. I am going to make my point by saying if you look at the kids from Harry Potter, yes, they are all working but, none of them have been able to recapture that success in an adult role or even in other roles. Same goes with Twilight, yes, they are doing other stuff but when they walk into other auditions the producers are thinking about the character they played in a YA movie. I am not saying they cannot get work, I am saying it is harder for them to find different work because they are so identified with the character. Nor, am I talking about Nicholas Sparks books, I am more talking about YA books and roles.

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I dunno. I don't think he has reached Robert Pattinson style stardom. There are way too many of those teen franchises out these days and most of them with the exception of the Hunger Games suck.

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