Recasting Couch
Downey as Miles; Connelly as Maya (qualified)
In the discussion (2)
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- Madsen's beauty, age and underfulfilled earlier stardom mirror Maya's situation; Connelly is a plausible alternative but may look too impossibly polished, while Griffith is rejected as a fit.
- Downey as Miles is reconsidered for recasting couch because his residual charm might change the character, though admiration for Giamatti remains.