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BrewtusMaximus1 t1_ixzrgi5 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

Nope. There’s multiple meanings to the word “cast.” One meaning - the one used here - is to assign the roles to actors. Past tense of that is “casted.”

The meaning you’re likely reading - to be assigned a role - uses “was cast” as its past tense.

Bob Hoskins was cast.

Brian de Palma casted the film.

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ceryniz t1_iy0kh5s wrote

Past tense of cast is cast though?

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psyclopes t1_iy148w0 wrote

Casted is an incorrect past tense conjugation of the verb cast. Since cast rhymes with other past tense verbs like passed and gassed, you can use the rhymes as a reminder that it can function as its own past tense conjugation.

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