Friday, June 4, 2010

JUDGE ME BY MY SIZE DO YOU?


Every time you see a "Little Person" in a film, who is it? I've seen a lot of films and with the exception of perhaps Prince Caspian* and Time Bandits it's always the same guy! Warwick Davis.

*He was in this as well, just they needed two little people in the same shot.

I've got a theory why, with two alternatives. First off, Warwick Davis got his big break playing one of the main Ewoks in Return Of The Jedi and then later alongside Val Kilmer in Willow, then went on to act in a bunch of other movies.

But, every time with the exception of the two I have mentioned, if they need a little elf or a pixie of a goblin or something little...it's always him! Theories people...


OK, it's like this - Warwick Davis founded a talent agency called "Willow Management" which specialises in the small folk. Now, either this was just a good idea that didn't really pan out and there is actually just him sat at home with his phone pretending that there is a midget acting agency and every time someone rings to hire a dwarf he just shows up. Or...there is an acting agency and he just takes all the jobs.

"Warwick?"
"Yeah....?"
"George Lucas on the blower again about that new Star Wars film, wants to know if we've got someone can play Yoda"
"Yeah, I'll do it"
"Ok...what about someone that can play a gambler watching the podraces?"
"Will he be in the same scenes as Yoda?"
"Dunno, hold on.........

.....George says he doesn't think so"
"Ok, I'll do that one too then"
"OK, and we need someone to play a young Gredo type bloke"
"Yup, I can do that too"



Meanwhile all the other actors on his agency are sat at home waiting for the phone to ring watching their boss bag all the roles!

"Warwick?"
"Yeah?"
"Got those Harry Potter people on the phone, they need actors for Professor Filius Flitwick, a chorus director, a goblin banker and Griphook the Goblin"
"Yeah, I'll do 'em all"

This is why the Time Bandits had to turn to crime!!!

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