Would Genie even want to do it? I guess that depends on what the plans were for Laura, the commitment, her personal situation at that time. It also would depend on why they let her go in the first place. Was it a budget problem or something else? Lots of people move on when contract talks stall, but it isn't done with the kind of brutality and surprise that Genie just endured.
It got me to thinking. Why would Genie have so much difficulty with FV? Why would she have had problems with JFP? Aside from contract negotiations. an EP has the prime responsibility to keep production moving. Anyone who throws a snag into the wheels is a problem. They operate at warp speed over there. There is no rehearsal to speak of. You get a call to come to the set, you zoom up there, shoot your scene, and you're done. Someone who requires more attention (hair, make-up, wardrobe, etc) could be perceived as a problem. It could be something as simple as that. So, maybe a new EP who would be more tolerant would be able to handle that if it were a problem. I don't know anything about Genie's situation. It just seems so strange that an EP would fire a star without any justification, throw his writers into a tizzy, and alienate a huge fanbase.
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