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It can often help to write your screenplay with particular actors in mind for the roles. Whether or not these actors appear in the final production doesn't really matter. It would be nice if they do, since you'll then be able to see on screen exactly what you saw in your head when you wrote it - a very rewarding experience. But writing with specific actors in mind gives you predetermined characteristics to work with. You'll know how good they are in action scenes, the sorts of phrases and vocal tones they use, their on-screen chemistry with other actors and so on. This can make your writing far more powerful, as well as making it easier. When the producer talks to you after accepting your screenplay, he might ask you who you see playing this role - tell him who you had in mind. Hopefully he'll say that he can picture it well. Even better if he suggests a suitable actor himself and it's exactly the person you had in mind. Bear in mind however that the particular actor might not like the part or might not be available and the casting team will need to find a substitute. At least they'll have a pretty good idea of the sort of person they're looking for.

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