>>213670379I can totally buy the PR move. Absolutely.
But at the same time, I don't think it's entirely unreasonable to think that some random people (maybe not a high-profile casting agent) might consider a "noname" actor for a specific role as a fancast. Like, I have this one actress as a good Classic Lara Croft. Will she get the part? Lmao no never in a million years, there will never be a Classic Lara on screen anyway. But there's been multiple times where I showed her to someone and before I even mentioned it, the other person said "you know what, she'd make a good Lara". So some wishful thinking fan casts do have some merit, I think.