Biff from “Back to the Future” is in the “Atlas Shrugged” sequel

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:42:00 +0000

Considering that "Atlas Shrugged" was a 2011 box office flop (and boasts an 11% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), it's not clear how much of America will bother watching "Atlas Shrugged Part II," the second movie in the Rand-based trilogy. But one change, according to Slate's Dave Weigel, may increase its appeal: a new, slightly more obscure cast that rings true to the low-budget, independent spirit of the movies:

For all the mockery, for all the liberal gloating about box-office numbers, the first "Atlas" film accidentally cast too many successful actors. Taylor Schilling, the original Dagny Taggart, went on to co-star in "The Lucky One" and the upcoming Ben Affleck movie about the Iran hostage crisis. “She’s a bona fide movie star now,” says Aglialoro. So she’s been replaced by Samantha Mathis, a ’90s star who’s been mounting a kind of comeback. The rest of the cast is also new. It’s libertarian cinema by way of "Doctor Who."

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Biff from “Back to the Future” is in the “Atlas Shrugged” sequel