Casting What-Ifs
Dickey reportedly wanted a director observed as “Sam Peck and Potter” (candidate Sam Peckinpah, externally unverified) and Hackman as Ed; Boorman wanted Marvin and Brando, then Nicholson tied participation to Brando. Sutherland and Heston were next possibilities.
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- Dickey reportedly wanted a director observed as “Sam Peck and Potter” (candidate Sam Peckinpah, externally unverified) and Hackman as Ed; Boorman wanted Marvin and Brando, then Nicholson tied participation to Brando. Sutherland and Heston were next possibilities.
- Fonda and Stewart reports are rejected as implausible; Sutherland reportedly declined over violence and later regretted it.