But as Morgan Freeman made abundantly clear in 'The Shawshank Redemption,' finding an actor that captures the spirit of the character, not their exact facial features, is most important. It tells a life story about Andy Dufresne, a life sentenced convict who proclaims his innocence, who is sent to Shawshank prison. It's nothing new every time an adaptation bases its casting choices on something other than looks, fans of the source material aren't happy. John Byrne talks to one of the plays stars, former EastEnders actor Joe Absolom. One of the more recent controversies has been the online anger about Bella Ramsey being cast as Ellie in 'The Last of Us,' despite the fact that she looks different from the videogame character. 4 hours ago &0183 &32 The Shawshank Redemption is currently playing at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Looking back at it today, there are some clear lessons to learn about casting in adaptations. The film, meanwhile, is not as closely tied to Red's perspective, and Freeman's charisma in the voiceovers helps to smooth things over, preventing the viewer from getting too wrapped up in figuring out how and why Red knows about this or that. King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.

It's written specifically from Red's first-person point of view, after all. 1 bestselling author Stephen Kings beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee. While most of the same basic plot points happen in the novella, you can see Stephen King struggling at times to explain how Red knows about so much of what's going on with Andy in each part of the story. The movie also benefits from the greater suspension of disbelief afforded by the medium.

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