Casting What-Ifs
Kingsley; unavailable Robbins and Crudup; Gugino replaced; Gummer deleted scene
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- The Irons role was reportedly offered to Ben Kingsley, who was unavailable.
- Tim Robbins reportedly declined because of other obligations; his intended role is explicitly unknown.
- Billy Crudup reportedly declined because of other obligations; his intended role is explicitly unknown.
- Carla Gugino was meant to play Moore’s role but an overrun on another project forced a late replacement.
- Grace Gummer played Quinto’s ex-girlfriend in a deleted scene; Chandor reportedly blamed poor direction rather than her acting, and the scene is available on DVD.