Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Contest: Double Franchisee

[Three-peat] Next week marks the DVD release of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, a film that -- whatever its other qualities -- placed Orlando Bloom in select company. Having appeared as Legolas in three Lord of the Rings films and Will Turner in three Pirates of the Caribbean films, Bloom becomes one of only a handful of performers to play the same character in at least three films in two different film series. Harrison Ford -- Han Solo and Indiana Jones -- is an easy one. But how many others could you come up with?

Readers are invited to send in the longest possible list of actors who have appeared as the same character in at least three theatrically-released films in two different film series, no later than Monday, Dec. 3. The winner receives a copy of the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End DVD. Voice roles count; direct-to-video doesn't. And a bonus point for anyone who includes a woman in his or her list. So far, the best I've been able to find are women with one trilogy and one two-fer.

Email to scottr@slweekly.com with subject line "Double Franchise Contest", and be sure to include your daytime phone number and mailing address. (Scott Renshaw)

1 comment:

  1. Warwick Davis was in all the Leprechauns (I'm pretty sure that part 3 was the last to be released theatrically) as well as all the Harry Potter movies.

    Matt Damon-The Bourne movies and the Ocean movies.

    Mike Meyers-Austin Powers and Shrek

    Sylvester Stallone-Rocky and Rambo

    Hugo Weaving-Matrix and Lord of the Rings

    -Ryan Bradford

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