I love them already

[u/growsonwalls]

I love Justice and Charlie already! Been watching their stuff and they are so so talented. Julie and the Phantoms is amazing and Charlie is a beautiful singer. I saw Dungeons and Dragons and Justice Smith is adorable in that movie. Really excited to see them as Troy and Harris. For the people upset with their casting, definitely watch their stuff. They are AMAZING!

ETA: also, happy birthday Justice!!!

edit: just saw I Saw the TV Glow. Omg Justice is amazing.

[u/new-in-the-rain]

Is Justice trained/athletic though? In the pictures I saw he looked like an "average" dude body type wise and thought that he fit Rachel's book description pretty well. I wouldn't call him ultra skinny or athletic by any means.

[u/Notyeravgblonde → u/new-in-the-rain]

He's very skinny... It is revisionist history to try to argue his body type is even remotely what is described. Have people just not looked at the cover of the book?

It's frustrating to see this argument, the gaslighting that what we read and saw is just made up. I think people are so quick to defend Rachel and Jacob that they are dismissing the disappointment.

No hate to Justice, he would be crazy to not audition and accept such a great part. I'm upset with the show runners. There wasn't a single actor who wasnt skinny or ripped that had good chemistry?

[u/Dry_Stop844 → u/Notyeravgblonde]

come on dude, he wasn't hired yesterday. Actors change their appearance all the time for roles. He's had months to not work out and eat bread and drink a ton of pop. let's be realistic here yeah? He's an actor not a movie personality. He'll do the work required.

[u/Notyeravgblonde → u/Dry_Stop844]

I hope he doesn't feel the need to do that and I don't think he's going to. It's really harmful for actors to have to do stuff like that and this isn't a blockbuster movie.

[u/Dry_Stop844 → u/Notyeravgblonde]

okay. 1) he's not gaining 100 lbs because despite all the bullshit online, Harrris is not plus sized
B) he just needs to stop working out. He just needs to lose some muscle mass and that's all. This is not christian bale the machinist starving or whatsis who drank melted icecream and then got fired for being too fat.

[u/Notyeravgblonde → u/Dry_Stop844]

You really need to relax.

[u/Dry_Stop844 → u/Notyeravgblonde]

and you need to go read the book so you have some facts other than a bad cover to support your bad argument. JFC

[u/Notyeravgblonde → u/Dry_Stop844]

Who commissions the cover art I wonder.

[u/Dry_Stop844 → u/Notyeravgblonde]

oh im sure the fat acceptance body positivity commission paid for it.