Recasting Couch
Leo as Roma; Phoenix as Moss; Farrell as Blake; Affleck as Aaronow; Oldman or Pacino as Levene; Jenkins and Simmons
In the discussion (9)
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- De Niro as Moss or a younger Levene and Willis as Williamson or Blake are considered; the discussion’s Jimmy Conway reference leaves the final Blake alternative ambiguous.
- Modern franchise stars and British actors may lack the ordinary, badly dressed New York or Chicago quality needed for these roles.
- Leo is proposed as Roma.
- Joaquin Phoenix is proposed as Moss.
- Colin Farrell is proposed as Blake.
- Casey Affleck is proposed as Aaronow.
- Levene options are Gary Oldman or a returning Pacino.
- Eddie Murphy would be interesting because of his exceptional verbal delivery, without a specific role assigned.
- A character-actor version pairs Richard Jenkins as Levene with J.K. Simmons as Moss.