This is How People Who Were Played by Hollywood Actors Looked in Real Life
There are many biographical movies nowadays but have you ever wondered how the people whose roles were played by Hollywood actors look in real life?
Nexter.org prepared a list comparing these people.
The Imitation Game
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Benedict Cumberbatch played the role of English mathematician, who became a leading participant in the decoding of German messages during World War II, Alan Turing.
The Aviator
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Leonardo DiCaprio played Howard Hughes, who founded a company that designed and built airplanes and became one of the richest people in America. Also, Howard was interested in the film industry, he even produced Scarface in 1932.
The Greatest Showman
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Hugh Jackman played the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum, who created a traveling circus with peculiar artists. Many of the characters shown in the film actually existed in real life.
The Impossible
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In 2004, the Spanish doctor María Belón Álvarez arrived in Thailand with her husband and three children. In the blink of an eye, a giant wave covered the entire coast, and Maria tried to do everything possible and impossible to save herself and the whole family. Her role in the movie was played by Naomi Watts.
Loving Pablo
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Javier Bardem played the famous drug lord Pablo Escobar. The film is based on the memoirs of a journalist who was in love with Escobar.
Molly’s Game
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Jessica Chastain played Molly Bloom, who created her own poker company. When the FBI found out about her activities, they hoped that she would reveal the names of famous people who visited her club, but Molly did not say anything.
Erin Brockovich
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Julia Roberts portrayed a life story of an ordinary woman, Erin Brockovich, who fought for the rights of the Hinckley community residents against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which polluted the city’s groundwater.
Eddie the “Eagle”
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Taron Egerton played the skier Michael “Eddie” Edwards who became famous for his failures because he only took the last places in all the competitions.
Do you think actors did a good job portraying these people?
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