Casting What-Ifs
Vince Vaughn was runner-up for both Affleck's and Cole Hauser's parts; Renee Zellweger auditioned for Parker Posey's part; Claire Danes did not get Sabrina; Ashley Judd did not get Jodie
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- Affleck and Hauser were cast over Vince Vaughn, the runner-up for both parts: he lost to Affleck first and was going to get the Hauser part until Linklater worried he looked too much like Affleck and the two would be confused.
- Renee Zellweger auditioned for Parker Posey's part and did not get it; Claire Danes did not get Sabrina because she looked too young, though she is a better actor than the woman who got the role; Ashley Judd did not get Jodie and two years later played Val Kilmer's wife in Heat.