The Jonas Brothers

Some of the, I mean, it was, you know, background actors that got these roles.

It would be too hard.

Ruby Bridges was directed by, and I'm hoping I get the name right, Uzan Palsy, a new name to the podcast.

The female director originally from Martinique.

dealt in a much deeper universe than your normal DCOM.

She often explored the ideas of race, gender, and politics in her films, most notably in Sugarcane Alley when she became the first Black director to win the Caesar Award and the Venice Film Festival's Silver Lion.

Then she directed A Dry White Season in 1999, which was the first film produced by major Hollywood studios directed by a Black female director.

Pretty amazing stuff.

In 2022, she was given the Academy Honor Award at the Oscars for her contributions to cinema.

And with something like this, with such an acclaimed director, they've got a very impressive cast, as we were talking about, especially for A Wonderful World of Disney or DCOM.

We have Penelope Ann Miller, plays Barbara Henry.

Miller is a movie star, total movie star, especially back in the day, in films like Carlito's Way, which she got a Golden Globe nomination for, Kindergarten Cop, The Artist, and a movie we recently talked about a lot, the original Adventures in Babysitting.

Also loved her in Biloxi Blues, one of my favorites ever, with, what's his name?

I just said, with Matthew Broderick.

And Kevin Pollak plays Dr. Robert Coles.

Pollak was originally a stand-up comedian who transitioned into acting and podcasting.

Most famously, he was in The Usual Suspects, but also A Few Good Men, End of Days, and Wayne's World 2.

But really, he's been in so many TV shows, from Tulsa King to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to Mom.

Very recognizable face and a good audition to the Disney casting pool for this.

Again, there's a number of actors we could put in the Dabney Reynolds chair, but there'd be too many in this one.