Casting What-Ifs
Paul Thomas Anderson as Sidney
In the discussion (4)
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- Winger’s missed roles are treated as casting what-ifs of their own.
- The groom’s role was reportedly first offered to Paul Thomas Anderson, undermining a Sidney Poitier naming theory.
- He reportedly declined because he was in post-production on There Will Be Blood.
- Casting him would have changed the film in many ways, including losing the wedding song.