For live-action adaptations of superheroes, they have two alter egos — the secret identity, and the actor.

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For live-action adaptations of superheroes, they have two alter egos — the secret identity, and the actor.

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  2. BlondeBabe242 Avatar

    … sorta ruins the point doesn’t it?

  3. Misplacedwaffle Avatar

    “I’m a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude!”

  4. Martipar Avatar

    What you are saying is that they are a dude playin’ a dude, disguised as another dude?

  5. Heroic-Forger Avatar

    Same if the movie has a "film within a film", the real life actor, the character he plays, and the in-universe fictional character his character plays.

  6. binaryreese Avatar

    Unless you’re Oscar Isaac in Moon Knight.

  7. leonardvnhemert Avatar

    That’s such a meta observation. In a way, the actor is the final mask. Viewers often associate the hero more with the actor than the character’s in-universe persona.Think of how Downey Jr. basically became Iron Man. There’s a weird identity layering happening, both in fiction and pop culture

  8. ThinNeighborhood2276 Avatar

    Interesting point! The actor’s public persona adds a third layer to the character’s identity.

  9. Dependent_Macaron182 Avatar

    what happens if the superhero had his actor changed

  10. -imagenotfound Avatar

    This kind of thinking is a slippery slope to Snapewives behavior.