Recasting Couch
Unresolved contemporary cast
In the discussion (7)
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- The hosts struggle to find contemporary marketable actors around the characters’ stated age.
- Driver and the actor transcribed as Shalamee are proposed, but age and box-office concerns complicate the pairing.
- Donald Glover is considered because he has not made this kind of buddy-cop movie.
- LeBron is proposed as stunt casting for the Hines role.
- Marcelo Hernandez and Shane Gillis are comic possibilities, but no pairing is finalized.
- Glen Powell is named as an obvious contemporary possibility, although no pairing is finalized.
- Andrew Dismukes is floated as another contemporary casting possibility.