Owen Wilson is an actor who has acted in many action comedy films. In contrast, Tom Cruise has acted in many serious action films. How might the theory of specialization be applied to them?
A) Owen Wilson has fully specialized in action comedy movies while Tom Cruise has fully specialized in serious action movies.
B) Due to filmography protectionism, Owen Wilson is unable to secure serious action roles, and Tom Cruise is unable to secure action comedy roles.
C) Casting directors see Owen Wilson as relatively better at action comedy roles and Tom Cruise as relatively better at serious action roles and cast them accordingly.
D) All of these statements are correct.

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The theory of specialization suggests that individuals or firms should focus on producing goods or services in which they have a comparative advantage or are relatively better at producing. In this case, casting directors see Owen Wilson as relatively better at action comedy roles and Tom Cruise as relatively better at serious action roles, which is why they cast them accordingly. While Owen Wilson may have fully specialized in action comedy movies, we cannot assume the same for Tom Cruise as he has acted in a variety of roles beyond serious action movies. Filmography protectionism, as mentioned in B, is not a widely recognized theory in the film industry.

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