Casting What-Ifs
George Clooney; Robert Downey Jr.
This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.
In the discussion (6)
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- Clooney reportedly wanted the film while at peak stardom, but Payne declined and later cast him in The Descendants.
- Whether Clooney wanted Miles or Jack is disputed; one participant accepts Jack but not Miles.
- Clooney as Jack could have played against his image and echoed his earlier television career.
- Clooney’s star wattage could distract from the ordinary specificity that Church’s career gives Jack.
- Downey reportedly read for Miles, though how close he came is unclear.
- Downey might capture the addiction but his energy could undermine the depression; his Zodiac journalist is a proposed model.