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The Perfect Storm

Recasting Couch

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  • The proposal replaces William Fickner's part with Ben Affleck, letting him use his accent.
  • An objection says it would turn Affleck into a character actor; the reply is that he was already a movie star after Armageddon.
  • If Affleck is in a Boston movie, he has to die saving someone, so he dies saving John C. Riley.
  • Affleck is said to have needed a fourth-lead part like this during his 97 to 03 run, agreed with a Kevin Bacon in Apollo 13 comparison.