Okay, I have been going through my script and it is page 43 before I introduce what will be the second lead character of the story, I was wondering if it's too long. I know in enemy of the state Gene Hackman didn't show up till and hour, and Sean Connery doesn't show up in The Rock till about half an hour, and  Frances McDormand didn't show up in Fardo till the second act and she was the lead, is this a normal thing or should I should find a way to introduce him a bit earlier or not.

I think you answered your own question. You can ask us to tell you what we think but to be honest it doesn't matter as long as the audience is entertained and it fits into the story and makes sense.

Is it the main character or a supporting character cause Gene Hackman and Sean Connery were supporting characters while Will Smith and Nic Cage were the stars. They put asses in the seats and guys like Hackman keep them there.

That's what I think. A personal opinion on the matter.

The lead should appear in the first scene of the actual plot in a normal film. To every rule there is an exception, but the norm is the first scene establishes genre and/or should contain the main character. If the first scene does not contain the protagonist, it should contain a primary character of some sort (usually the antagonist) before we get to the protagonist. Just to clarify this perfectly, let's look at Scream.

The first scene of Scream establishes genre. It's actually a teaser to the primary plot of the film and it contains the antagonist. Who do we see in very short order following this scene? Sydney.

Rent is a musical and the main character is Mark. Scene 1 contains a song and Mark kicks it off. Okay, in the movie, the first scene was that stage scene with all the main characters, but when we flashback, it's Mark.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory uses chocolate in its opening sequence. The first character we actually see is Charlie.

Tim Robbins was the lead in The Shawshank Redemption, and he was in scene 1 (if not scene 1, I know it was very early).

Halloween opened with a teaser of Michael (the antagonist) killing his sister, and then the next scene has Laurie Strode.

The examples are endless. Very, very rarely will you find a main character in not in the first 2 or 3 scenes. I know Witness is an exception since the story revolved more around Harrison Ford's character than the kid's. The money makers of the film aren't always in scene 1, but it's all about who the story is about.

Star Wars (Ep IV for the buttheads who want to go there) takes several scenes to introduce Luke Skywalker, but the early ones actually involve the major supporting characters of R2-D2 and C-3PO (arguably the actual stars of the saga) and how they came into Luke's possession. Some filmmakers may have done this as a flashback to get Luke introduced quicker, but I doubt it would have worked as well. These early scenes also contained Leia and Darth Vader (two other major characters).

So, the general rule in intro in scenes 1 or 2, but do what you gotta do to tell the story in the best manner possible. If it involves keeping the main character out for awhile, then do it. But make sure there is a reason. Don't do it just to be different. People don't like different for the sake of being different.

thanks,  I introduce the lead character in the first scene, but the second lead isn't till 43 pages, just wanted to make sure it wasn't too different.  thanks again.