It was hard to find a perfect fit when casting for our main character, Owen Grey. Due to us having to film within school we needed someone who was also apart of our school, even better sixth form. With the students having different timetables to usand other commitments inside and outside of school it was difficult to find a suitable person, therefore Graham was the best person for the role.
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| Graham: Screenshot taken from Loanshark. |
Here are some images of actors taken from Action/Thrillers. We have; Roger Moore - James Bond, Tom Cruise - Mission Impossible and Channing Tatum - G.I Joe . A stereotypical male lead in an action thriller would usually be a muscular, tall, dark and handsome man (alpha male if you like). As an Action/Thrillers target audience are males aged between 14-35 a muscular, tall, dark and handsome character would then attract the females, expanding on the audience.
Our film has a slight contrast compared to your typical Action/Thriller as we didn't want ours to be your typical Action/Thriller and predictable. Having our male lead that didn't have the stereotypical appearance allows the audience to be able to relate to the character.
The only similarity these characters from James Bond, G.I Joe, Mission Impossible and Loanshark have is that they all have a goal and that is their mission for the entire film. Loansharks lead character consists of many differences, he is un-experienced and new to the lifestyle he is about to begin, he doesn't have all the "fancy gear" and smart/techno suits. Owen Grey is your average family man that has to change to save the ones he loves and live up to the standards that other Action/Thriller characters have. 
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