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recasting Captain Jack Harkness


I like John Barrowman as an actor. He was fantastic as Captain Jack Harkness but with the allegations of misconduct against him and the fact that Jack doesn't age but John does, do you think it's about time to recast the role?

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I can't speak for Barrowman's misconducts, but the character Jack Harkness does age. He just ages very slowly. A Captain Jack that's a couple of million years older than the last time we saw him might have a few gray hairs.

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True but Barrowman definitely looks older now then he was on DW and Torchwood and it ain't been a million years.
I mean they could spend the money on de-aging CGI or only feature Jack in animation, but some people would be mad if they used Barrowman's voice. Easier just to recast, if they want to use the character.

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