Rise and fall of a local actor
It’s quite a story elsewhere on the web that Cas Anvar has been fired from the show The Expanse after allegations of sexual misconduct. Anvar is known here for having founded Repercussion Theatre in 1988, the group that still does Shakespeare in the Park (although not last summer). Anvar hasn’t been associated with the group in a long time, but I’ve been wondering if any repercussions from this story were going to crop up locally.
ant6n 11:28 on 2021-02-03 Permalink
Oh no, not Alex the pilot. Oh well.
Uatu 11:31 on 2021-02-03 Permalink
The season 5 finale is great!
Faiz imam 14:29 on 2021-02-03 Permalink
Yup….
I’ve been a big member of the expanse community(Amazing show, even better books) for many years. When the news of the allegations came out last year we were waiting for the inevitable. Such a pity, but of course it must be done.
It’s really too bad. He’s a key figure in the books and i’m very interested to see how they will make it work next year.
They replaced another, less important actor last season to middling response, harder to do with a main character like him. They unfortunately did nto know till after they finished shooting, so no time to edit anything in.
Had no idea about his Montreal connections. Cool.
Meezly 15:04 on 2021-02-03 Permalink
Damn, he was very likeable and charismatic as the pilot. But if he’s been a sexually harassing dickhead, the show made a good call.
Uatu 15:27 on 2021-02-03 Permalink
Yeah it’s hard to watch the show and take his character seriously when you know what the actor’s done. Like trying to watch the Cosby Show without cringing
Faiz imam 17:19 on 2021-02-03 Permalink
I rewatched the entire show alongside my wife in preparation for the new season. It was her first watch and she doesn’t know about his situation. I decided not to tell her till after we were done.
Faiz Imam 02:24 on 2021-02-04 Permalink
I hadn’t actually watched the last episode when I posted the above.
But interestingly turns out they did have a plan, and changed the arc of the show to deal with the issue. They did a pretty good job too.