Casted

Traditionally, the verb cast is uninflected in the past tense and as a past participle, and casted is not dictionary-recognized word. But in modern usage, casted is gaining ground and should be accepted as a real word, especially in film- and theater-related contexts. 

Examples

In this example, cast is correctly used as a past-tense verb:

I cast my line, and sure enough he was all over it. [Colorado Angler]

And in this sentence, cast is correctly used as a past participle:

Ranulph Mabier, cast ashore by one of the Channel’s fierce storms, comes to live with the du Frocqs . . . [Shelf Love]

When the verb cast means to assemble a lineup of actors, the past-tense and past-participle casted is becoming standard—for example:

Jessica Biel, left, and Jaime Foxx, centre front, star in Garry Marshall’s impressively casted romantic comedy Valentine’s Day. [Metro News]

Even though this usage is becoming more common, cast still works in these contexts.

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