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Hiring of a big-name actor to play a supporting role. The idea is usually that the actor's fame will draw in viewers, as it normally would if you put them prominently on the advertising; but you don't have to pay them as much if they only have to do a few days work. Sometimes it's a compromise, for when the studio heads wanted big stars playing the main characters. This can also work for documentaries with the casting of the narrator. Examples of Stunt Casting include:

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  • Hiring of a big-name actor to play a supporting role. The idea is usually that the actor's fame will draw in viewers, as it normally would if you put them prominently on the advertising; but you don't have to pay them as much if they only have to do a few days work. Sometimes it's a compromise, for when the studio heads wanted big stars playing the main characters. This can also work for documentaries with the casting of the narrator. Examples of Stunt Casting include:
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  • Hiring of a big-name actor to play a supporting role. The idea is usually that the actor's fame will draw in viewers, as it normally would if you put them prominently on the advertising; but you don't have to pay them as much if they only have to do a few days work. Sometimes it's a compromise, for when the studio heads wanted big stars playing the main characters. This can also work for documentaries with the casting of the narrator. Compare Non Actor Vehicle, One-Scene Wonder. If not done carefully, then may result in viewers crying WTH? Casting Agency. See also Billing Displacement. If the Stunt Casting is done in service of a film or other one-off project, expect the big-name actor in question to be Billed Above the Title. This happens so often in animation that it has its own trope: Celebrity Voice Actor. Examples of Stunt Casting include:
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