Casting What-Ifs
Many actors declined Annie Wilkes and Paul Sheldon; several alternative Paul Sheldons are debated
In the discussion (7)
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- Anjelica Huston and Bette Midler are identified as actors offered Annie Wilkes
- Richard Dreyfuss is proposed as a believable writer but possibly insufficiently physical
- Robin Williams is proposed for his sympathy, physicality, and caged energy
- Robert Duvall and Michael Douglas are proposed as strong alternatives
- Donald Sutherland is proposed as another alternative
- William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Richard Dreyfuss, Gene Hackman, and Robert Redford are listed as having declined Paul Sheldon
- Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler are said to have later expressed regret