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* ColorblindCasting: The rarity of buddy cop comedies with two Asian-American lead actors[[note]]three including BigBad Iko Uwais[[/note]] didn't stop director Michael Dowse from [[https://www.dailywire.com/news/49402/kumail-nanjiani-dave-bautista-says-new-movie-paul-bois deeming]] Creator/KumailNanjiani and Dave Bautista the best duo for this project.

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* ColorblindCasting: The rarity of buddy cop comedies with two Asian-American lead actors[[note]]three including BigBad Iko Uwais[[/note]] didn't stop director Michael Dowse from [[https://www.dailywire.com/news/49402/kumail-nanjiani-dave-bautista-says-new-movie-paul-bois deeming]] Creator/KumailNanjiani and Dave Bautista the best duo for this project. This also applies to the casting of Cuban Creator/NatalieMorales as half-Filipino Bautista's daughter.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod"-like fat suit, though he ended up shooting the final film without it; footage of it appears in the home video releases' deleted scenes reel.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Dave Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod"-like fat suit, though he ended up shooting the final film without it; footage of it appears in the home video releases' deleted scenes reel.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic taking an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes -- which he's carried out by raising several pit bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.
* ColorblindCasting: The rarity of buddy cop comedies with two Asian-American lead actors[[note]]three including BigBad Iko Uwais[[/note]] didn't stop director Michael Dowse from [[https://www.dailywire.com/news/49402/kumail-nanjiani-dave-bautista-says-new-movie-paul-bois deeming]] Nanjiani and Bautista the best duo for this project.
* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: Like Vic before his surgery, Bautista [[https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/928456028274003968?s=21 requires glasses]] outside of athletics and most of his acting.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/KarenGillan teams up with Bautista for the first time outside of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as Vic's partner, Sarah Morris.
* MethodActing: Bautista and Nanjiani strove to strengthen their chemistry by building a real-life FriendshipOnTheSet, from driving together in a little car, to Bautista inviting Nanjiani to watch his last wrestling match in person.
* ThrowItIn: Nanjiani and Bautista improvised some of their exchanges.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic taking an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's Creator/DaveBautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes -- which he's carried out by raising several pit bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.
* ColorblindCasting: The rarity of buddy cop comedies with two Asian-American lead actors[[note]]three including BigBad Iko Uwais[[/note]] didn't stop director Michael Dowse from [[https://www.dailywire.com/news/49402/kumail-nanjiani-dave-bautista-says-new-movie-paul-bois deeming]] Nanjiani Creator/KumailNanjiani and Dave Bautista the best duo for this project.
* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: Like Vic before his surgery, Dave Bautista [[https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/928456028274003968?s=21 requires glasses]] outside of athletics and most of his acting.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/KarenGillan teams up with Bautista for the first time outside of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as Vic's partner, Sarah Morris.
* MethodActing: Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani strove to strengthen their chemistry by building a real-life FriendshipOnTheSet, from driving together in a little car, to Bautista inviting Nanjiani to watch his last wrestling match in person.
* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/KarenGillan teams up with Dave Bautista for the first time outside of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as Vic's partner, Sarah Morris.
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ThrowItIn: Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista improvised some of their exchanges.
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* MethodActing: Bautista and Nanjiani strove to strengthen their chemistry by building a real-life friendship, from driving together in a little car, to Bautista inviting Nanjiani to watch his last wrestling match in person.

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* MethodActing: Bautista and Nanjiani strove to strengthen their chemistry by building a real-life friendship, FriendshipOnTheSet, from driving together in a little car, to Bautista inviting Nanjiani to watch his last wrestling match in person.
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In case Typecasting has a Rule Of Three


* {{Typecasting}}: Because of ''Film/TheBigSick'', this doesn't mark Kumail Nanjiani's first time playing an Uber driver.
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* MethodActing: Bautista and Nanjiani strove to strengthen their chemistry by building a real-life friendship, from driving together in a little car, to Bautista inviting Nanjiani to watch his last wrestling match in person.
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He got two more since I last updated this.


* ActorSharedBackground: Vic taking an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes -- which he's carried out by raising three pit bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic taking an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes -- which he's carried out by raising three several pit bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod"-like fat suit, though he ended up shooting the final film without it.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod"-like fat suit, though he ended up shooting the final film without it.it; footage of it appears in the home video releases' deleted scenes reel.
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Stuber broke even, so it wasn't a true bomb. Most of the losses came from Dark Phoenix.


* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $16 million. Gross: $22.3 million (domestic), $31.1 million (worldwide). The failures of both this and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' contributed to a summer so dismal for Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, that it seems like parent company Creator/{{Disney}} now wants them to also focus on sequels and remakes, including some headed directly to Creator/DisneyPlus.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $16 million. Gross: $22.1 million (domestic), $30.6 million (worldwide). The failures of both this and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' contributed to a summer so dismal for Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, that it seems like parent company Creator/{{Disney}} now wants them to also focus on sequels and remakes, including some headed directly to Creator/DisneyPlus.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $16 million. Gross: $22.1 3 million (domestic), $30.6 $31.1 million (worldwide). The failures of both this and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' contributed to a summer so dismal for Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, that it seems like parent company Creator/{{Disney}} now wants them to also focus on sequels and remakes, including some headed directly to Creator/DisneyPlus.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $16 million. Gross: $22.1 million (domestic), $30.6 million (worldwide). The failures of both this and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' contributed to a summer so dismal for Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, that it seems like parent company Creator/{{Disney}} now wants them to also focus on sequels and remakes, including some headed directly to Creator/DisneyPlus.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic's decision to take an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes -- which he's carried out by raising three pit bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic's decision to take Vic taking an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes -- which he's carried out by raising three pit bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic's decision to take an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes, which he carried out by raising three pit bulls.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic's decision to take an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes, homes -- which he he's carried out by raising three pit bulls.bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Vic's decision to take an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes, which he carried out by raising three pit bulls.
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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: Like Vic before his surgery, Bautista's eyesight in real life is bad enough for him to [[https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/928456028274003968?s=21 require glasses]] outside of athletics and most of his acting.

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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: Like Vic before his surgery, Bautista's eyesight in real life is bad enough for him to Bautista [[https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/928456028274003968?s=21 require requires glasses]] outside of athletics and most of his acting.
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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: In real life, Bautista's eyesight is bad enough for him to at least [[https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/928456028274003968?s=21 require glasses]] outside of athletics and most of his acting.

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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: In real life, Like Vic before his surgery, Bautista's eyesight in real life is bad enough for him to at least [[https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/928456028274003968?s=21 require glasses]] outside of athletics and most of his acting.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod"-like fat suit.



* {{Typecasting}}: Because of ''Film/TheBigSick'', this doesn't mark Kumail Nanjiani's first time playing an Uber driver.

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* {{Typecasting}}: Because of ''Film/TheBigSick'', this doesn't mark Kumail Nanjiani's first time playing an Uber driver.driver.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod"-like fat suit, though he ended up shooting the final film without it.
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* ThrowItIn: Nanjiani and Bautista improvised some of their exchanges.

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* ColorblindCasting: The rarity of buddy cop comedies with two Asian-American lead actors[[note]]three including BigBad Iko Uwais[[/note]] didn't stop director Michael Dowse from [[https://www.dailywire.com/news/49402/kumail-nanjiani-dave-bautista-says-new-movie-paul-bois deeming]] Nanjiani and Bautista the best duo for this project.
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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: In real life, Bautista's eyesight is bad enough for him to at least [[https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/928456028274003968?s=21 require glasses]] outside of athletics and most of his acting.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod" fat suit.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod" bod"-like fat suit.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/KarenGillan teams up with Bautista for the first time outside of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as Vic's partner, Sarah Morris.

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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/KarenGillan teams up with Bautista for the first time outside of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as Vic's partner, Sarah Morris.Morris.
* PlayingAgainstType: Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod" fat suit.
* {{Typecasting}}: Because of ''Film/TheBigSick'', this doesn't mark Kumail Nanjiani's first time playing an Uber driver.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/KarenGillan teams up with Bautista for the first time outside of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as Vic's partner, Sarah Morris.

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