Mom – 29, son – 28: films in which the real age of the actors contradicted the plot of the Star

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In the 2004 epic historical drama Alexander, Angelina Jolie played the role of the Queen of the Olympics, the mother of Alexander the Great, played by Colin Farrell. Interesting fact: Angelina Jolie was 29 years old at the time, while her on-screen son Colin was 28 years old (what happens, the film covers the period from the great commander’s 20th anniversary to his death at the age of 32). ). On the screen, Jolie and Farrell looked at all the same age, which, of course, did not add positive reviews. Oliver Stone’s picture received 6 nominations for “Golden Raspberry”.

In the popular 2000 series, Paul Wesley played one of the vampire brothers (Ian Somerhalder was his on-screen relative). As they say, according to the passport, his hero was already 162 years old, but since vampires retain eternal youth, we will take as a basis the date of conversion of the hero Wesley – and he was about 18 years old when he became a vampire. Interestingly, Wesley starred in the series for all eight seasons – he was already 35 years old by the time the TV hit ended.

Toni Collette played Lynn Seare in the 1999 horror film The Sixth Sense, a role that became an unforgettable moment in her acting career. The actress was only 26 years old and in the story she was the mother of a nine-year-old child.

Although Toni was still quite young, her work was well received by critics and The Sixth Sense became a classic of its genre. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, the film grossed over $670 million worldwide.

John Franklin’s breakthrough role was Isaac Kroner in the horror film Children of the Corn from 1984. The actor clearly deserved praise from critics, because at the age of 25 he was able to convincingly play a 12-year-old (!) child. The film was a commercial success and has since become a cult classic of the horror genre.

In this popular 1999 film, Winona Ryder played Susanna Kasen, a teenage girl who ended up in a mental institution in the 1960s. Ryder was 27 at the time of filming, while her character was 18–19 in the story.

Actor Michael J. Fox has always looked younger than his years, which greatly contributed to the development of his acting career. For example, at the age of 15, he managed to get the role of the hero, who, according to the plot, was only 10. Well, in the cult science fiction film Fox, he flawlessly played the role of high school student Marty McFly, although the actor himself was 29 years old.

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