Casting What-Ifs
Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino and other reported alternatives
In the discussion (8)
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- Modine is said to have declined Maverick because of the military politics
- Travolta’s asking price is reported as a barrier, with uncertainty around the wider internet list
- Fiorentino is reported to have declined Charlie because of the glorification of war
- Ally Sheedy is reported to have doubted demand for a fighter-pilot movie
- Julianne Phillips is mentioned for Charlie and Jon Voight for Viper
- Modine is considered a plausible alternative Maverick
- Robert Downey Jr. as Maverick, or as Iceman opposite Kilmer, is imagined
- Judd Nelson and Charlie Sheen are discussed as very different possibilities