Recasting Couch
Michael Keaton preferred; Tom Hanks; alternative actors by era
In the discussion (4)
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- 1985 Hanks is proposed as Paul for stronger awkward-romance comic timing, although his lack of kookiness is questioned.
- Keaton becomes the preferred recast for chaotic energy, while Dunne’s original performance remains loved; Guttenberg is plausible but less desired.
- McCarthy is too young, Reinhold is floated, and alternate eras suggest Cusack circa1990, Josh Hamilton circa1996–97 and Hoffman circa2004–05.
- Eisenberg circa2010–11 and Hader circa2013–14 are proposed; Chalamet seems too handsome and Cooper Hoffman promising but perhaps too young.