Stage hero or Movie hero ?

Sometimes the line is now being blurred as stage actors move into stage roles and film actors take over stage roles.

Is someone confused here - LOL!

At a Disney Event --

Brawn, braggadocio, and baritone ... or... Muscles, mutton chops, and mutant claws ??

Did Disney want to recast Hugh Jackman as Gaston ( his first stage role) -- or fold in the franchise of the XMen ( his first Hollywood role) into MCU/Disney ??



Actors, composers, book and screenwriters are now moving from one performing branch to another.

Who are your other favorites or suggestions for crossovers?

I thought the photo was amusing.



Which actors and what kind of roles can do crossovers both ways -- are there film roles that a film actor can take to the stage ( such as the forthcoming To Kill a Mockingbird stage project earlier announced) or are there stage actors who can move to a film adaptation of a role that he may have performed on stage ( such as a Wicked movie adaptation)?



Or simply a more frequent crossover of performers in any role for both mediums?

And Bette is returning to Broadway after a hiatus! Patrick Wilson is another good example who crossed over to the film medium, starting with a musical ( Phantom), but becoming more successful in a different movie genre. Will he ever return to Broadway?

Updated On: 12/5/16 at 07:13 AM