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Author: KJMackley

Dec 9th 2016 at 1:17:27 AM

I like the idea, but it should be said that in this day and age it's rather difficult to keep an actors involvement a secret, due to the explosion of social media and almost every detail of behind the scenes information being known before release. I agree too that Aversions are notable because they are taking steps to avoid the trope.

* The film version of Film/{{Watchmen}} ran into this problem with the character of Rorschach, played by Creator/JackieEarleHaley. In the original ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} comic, Rorshach remained masked and glimpses of his face were hidden for most of the story, as even his hero friends didn't know his civilian identity. Throughout the comic there was this red headed man who appeared homeless and holding a sign reading "The End Is Nigh" and could be seen in the background of a number of other scenes, and even has an exchange with a recurring newspaper vendor. It is intended to be a big surprise when Rorshach is unmasked and revealed to effectively be a RecurringExtra, with his real name Walter Kovacs. This works fantastically in comic form because they are not played by recognizable actors, but as such in the movie anyone in the audience who knows Haley would question why he is walking around with a sign.