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2001: A Space Odyssey

Cruise or Hanks?

Hanks is the immediate overall choice; a split casting of Cruise as Bowman and Hanks as Floyd is proposed, followed by Cruise as the lead ape.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 02:02:37Read transcript
  • Hanks is selected because of his astronaut association with Apollo 13.
  • A second answer casts the transcript’s “Cruz” as Bowman and Hanks as Floyd.
  • The transcript’s “Cruz” is proposed as the lead ape for his physical commitment.