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Bridesmaids

Recasting Couch

Paul Rudd as the cop

In the discussion (5)
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  • It is unclear whether Doug was cut as superfluous.
  • The cop is the recast: it is clearly a Paul Rudd part; Jason Sudeikis and Bill Hader are other options, and this participant would personally go with Paul Rudd, never having felt O'Dowd was the good guy.
  • This participant would never say no to adding Paul Rudd, and suggests Tom Cruise as the douchebag boyfriend in Hamm's role. — Mallory Rubin
  • Pushback: it can only be Hamm because the film came out at peak Mad Men.
  • Michael Peña is another option for the cop.