A 1974-set sequel with Chadwick Boseman, Crowe and Pearce reportedly failed to happen.
The 2003 Kiefer Sutherland pilot and Jordan Harper’s later CBS pilot are recalled; the latter had Walton Goggins and the actor transcribed as Shea Wiggum and delayed Night Owl until season two.
The modern recasting proposal pairs Affleck and Lopez, defended through his Tender Bar performance, her underserved romantic-comedy ability and a chance to redeem Jersey Girl; objections focus on age and the need for Sam's young family to have a future.
Lopez is challenged as insufficiently daffy for Annie; updating Annie's stalking behavior is proposed in response.
Krasinski is another first-choice Sam, prompting strong disagreement over preferring him to Affleck.
Jake Lacey is the second Sam choice, defended through Obvious Child; dissent casts him as Walter and prefers established movie stars. Affleck directing is floated without agreement.
Teller is introduced as another Sam choice; Powell was also considered but rejected as too cocky.
Teller is defended as Sam for age, ability and Top Gun emotion; Lawrence is proposed as Annie with the grounded quality of Silver Linings Playbook rather than her recent unusual roles.
Stone is another Annie choice, reportedly named with Lawrence by Ryan as an heir; objections call Stone predictable or too neurotic, while a defense emphasizes physical comedy. Lawrence being too glamorous is countered with wardrobe and makeup changes.
Woodley is considered for a Teller reunion and an appealing unconventional, makeup-free Annie, though Lawrence remains preferred by another voice.
Chadwick Boseman is a wistful hypothetical Sam choice, expected to excel in several scenes.
Michael B. Jordan is considered too muscular and associated with action roles for Sam.
That Awkward Moment is criticized for wasting Teller and Jordan on a bad script.
Rogen: no, or maybe; Superbad and Knocked Up were bigger, though a $200 million movie off an $18 million budget and Sausage Party two years later argue maybe.
Pineapple Express was the height of his clout, leading to Green Hornet; the Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express run was his apex.
The clout from this hit was used to make The Interview.
The Interview is impossible to watch objectively; it has funny moments and Randall Park, but something feels off, like watching a Chadwick Boseman movie now. — Sean Fennessey
Apex for frat movies: Revenge of the Nerds, Old School and Animal House are the candidates, and Animal House is the winner; no PCU.
Efron: the case for yes, since coming out of this it felt like a lot would happen, leading to Baywatch and We Are Your Friends.
Efron's body: he is still doing fine; the body is a repeated talking point, like Schwarzenegger.
Rose Byrne is a reliable number two who makes films like Insidious better, making it a tough call.
No for Byrne: she is just consistent; this and Bridesmaids unlocked a decade of comedies like Spy. — Chris Ryan
Another vote says yes for Byrne because of Insidious and then this the next year.
Dave Franco: not yet; the hot take is that it's coming, citing The Rental and The Disaster Artist.
McLovin: no.
Abercrombie & Fitch in movies: yes, it has never been in a better scene.
The Abercrombie scene prompts greeter jokes and a joke that it was a dug-up William Goldman ending.
The Browns' strength and conditioning coach comes in hot and hits a couple of threes in one scene.
Chadwick Bozeman is named as a pick for being great in only about four scenes.
Sam Elliott dominates his one scene with charisma and the "Don't overthink this like your dad would have" line, which affects Sonny the rest of the way.
Frank Langella is floated, but he is thought to have too many scenes; Sam Elliott is confirmed as coming in hot, with a wished-for Wisconsin sequel.
Cable and streaming rewatch value; Chadwick Boseman as Vontae Mack; the versatile-linebacker profile; ESPN draft-telecast integration; Frank Langella as the owner; the Browns' draft-day chaos; Kevin Costner's throwback performance; NFL media cameos
The movie has aged best as a cable, on-demand, streaming or airplane movie that maybe never needed a theatrical release, like Million Dollar Arm, which the host helped produce.
In 2020 it would be a Netflix movie released two weeks before the NFL draft.
Split screen is offered as aged best because so much of the film is phone calls.
The split screens are countered as aged worst: the logic from the making-of is sound, but the effect is distracting and dated; the first host stays pro split screen.
Chadwick Bozeman as Vante Mac comes across super likable and realistic despite limited screen time, though he is the smallest guy in several rooms.
His undersized, versatile build is added as aged best for the era of flexible defenders, citing Derwin James and Isaiah Simmons falling in the recent draft.
The ESPN telecast is used well, even Berman; filming at the actual 2013 draft at Radio City with real analysts and Goodell captures the event, plus good helicopter shots.
Dennis Leary as a head coach is kind of liked and seen as realistic.
Frank Langella as the owner is great, his second sports-owner role after Eddie, reunited with Kevin Dunn from Dave, and wearing sunglasses almost throughout.
The Browns doing crazy things on draft day has obviously aged best.
Sonny's "don't Twitter" advice is called aged best by one host; the co-host has it as aged worst because the NFL now wants players building online personas, though she backs never-tweet advice.
Jacksonville having a terrible GM is offered as aged best; the co-host cites Jalen Ramsey and Josh Allen but notes the real 2014 Jags took Blake Bordell's.
Costner in a sports movie is the top aged-best item: he is undefeated, the Michael Jordan of sports movies, and the only actor the movie works with; Brad Pitt and Denzel are floated as the only alternatives.
The NFL media cameos, including Chris Berman, Rich Eisen, John Gruden and Mike Mayock, are called aged best by both hosts.
