Recasting Couch
Clooney as Stark; McAdams or Johansson as reporter; Chastain or Yellowstone’s Beth as Pepper (timing concerns)
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- Damon would make a different movie, DiCaprio is considered too young and Clooney only a possibility; Downey’s real-life experience seems necessary to Stark.
- Clooney is seriously considered as a plausible Stark if willing to take a small initial fee, with his prior superhero experience an obstacle; Downey remains preferable.
- McAdams or Johansson could enlarge the reporter role; Johansson’s later Black Widow casting is dismissed as irrelevant to casting this movie alone.
- Chastain is an intriguing Pepper alternative, then reconsidered because her recognizable breakthrough came later.
- The actress playing Beth in Yellowstone is suggested as Pepper, with similar timing concerns and praise for her Flight performance.