Over the festive season I have noticed many films featuring Hugh Grant on the television. All films have different plots, concern different characters involved in unique scenarios yet one thing I always notice is the recurrence of the Hugh Grant character. He is an integral character in EVERY storyline, yet he plays EXACTLY the same character EVERY time. It reminds me of the Marvel DC comicbook crossovers where Batman can appear with Wolverine. One character is dropped into the world of another to see what consequences will ensue. This is done with Hugh Grant in EVERY SINGLE FILM. The directors of these films must think like this: Okay, I've gotten my script finalised, it's a promising premise with engaging characters who develop at a recognisable pace for the audience. Now, lets drop Hugh Grant into the middle of my carefully constructed world like a lead crate from a crane. Yes that'll do nicely. Here's some prominent Hugh Grant film posters. He portrays the same character so much that the poster artists just decided to use the same press shot of him for every one.
His trend caught on, with Colin Firth pulling a carbon copy. He could fill in for Hugh in any of his films, clumsy British gentleman. Infact....
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