Casting What-Ifs
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone; Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart
In the discussion (6)
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- The film was originally to star Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, two people mentioned earlier in the episode whom the filmmakers would want to reunite; they dropped out, possibly toward La La Land.
- Doing this and La La Land back to back would have made them a Tracy-Hepburn pairing, prompting a tangent on audiences recognizing pre-1970 references.
- Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart then became the leads; it would have been a good Affleck movie, though one participant does not like the combination.
- Stewart is praised as a subtle sexual actor, citing an extremely erotic film with Julieta Benoche, versus Robbie's externalized style; Smith and Stewart are predicted best actor and actress winners this year.
- An Affleck-Robbie pairing is joked to have continued off set; Affleck instead made Runner Runner with Justin Timberlake, called poorly directed.
- Per the internet research, Affleck dropped out over scheduling, Will Smith signed, then Stewart dropped out; whether she left over scheduling is unknown, assumed busy.