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Apollo 13 The Rewatchables
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Apollo 13

Casting What-Ifs

Costner and Travolta for Lovell; Pitt and Kilmer for Swigert

In the discussion (8)
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  • Costner is reported as the original Lovell choice
  • Hanks is said to have declined Jumanji
  • Travolta requested Lovell and was declined; Premiere is cited for losing Gene to Harris as well
  • Cusack, Swayze, Pesci and Moranis are listed online for Fred Haise, with Pesci and Moranis explicitly doubted
  • Brad Pitt reportedly chose Seven over Swigert
  • Kilmer is also reported to have declined Swigert
  • Sinise reportedly chose Mattingly when offered his pick of roles
  • The Grammer and Christopher Lloyd stories for Gene are explicitly disbelieved
Zodiac The Rewatchables
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Zodiac

Casting What-Ifs

Gary Oldman, Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt, and Jennifer Aniston appear in a detailed casting history.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Gary Oldman was considered for Melvin Belli but physical resemblance was an issue.
  • Orlando Bloom was lined up as an alternative Graysmith.
  • Jennifer Aniston reportedly recommended Gyllenhaal and Ruffalo to Fincher.
  • Aniston declined the Chloë Sevigny role.
  • Fincher wanted Brad Pitt for Avery before Robert Downey Jr.
  • The panel prefers Downey’s fast, nervy energy for Avery.
Jeremiah Johnson The Rewatchables
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Jeremiah Johnson

Recasting Couch

Harrison Ford, Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Crowe, Brad Pitt, and several current actors are considered by decade.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Harrison Ford is selected for a 1982 version.
  • Daniel DeLewis is selected for 1992.
  • Russell Crowe is selected for 2002.
  • Brad Pitt is selected for 2012 over Damon.
  • Chris Pratt, Hemsworth, Austin Butler, Michael B. Jordan, Denzel, Ryan Gosling, and Glenn Powell are considered for a current or alternate version.
  • A British Jeremiah is strongly rejected.
American Gangster The Rewatchables
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American Gangster

Casting What-Ifs

James Gandolfini as Trupo is the standout what-if, with Ray Liotta, Brad Pitt, and Eddie Murphy also mentioned

In the discussion (3)
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  • James Gandolfini reportedly declined Trupo and is judged an excellent hypothetical choice
  • Ray Liotta is mentioned as an earlier Richie possibility
  • Brad Pitt and Eddie Murphy are mentioned as having had some connection to development
Night Shift The Rewatchables
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Night Shift

Frat Boy Number One Award for Most Unexpected A-List Cameo

Kevin Costner as Frat Boy Number One

In the discussion (3)
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  • Kevin Costner as Frat Boy Number One is the example for the newly named unexpected-cameo category.
  • Brad Pitt in No Way Out is offered as another movie to which the category could have applied.
  • The name is debated: dropping Costner makes it shorter, but keeping cameo helps listeners understand the award.
Father of the Bride The Rewatchables
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Father of the Bride

Half-Assed Internet Research

Research covers an actor shared by the 1950 and 1991 films, Spencer Tracy's Oscar nomination, Martin Short's wedding-planner model, celebrity weddings, and the two production houses.

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  • Tom Irish is reported to have debuted in the 1950 Father of the Bride and ended his film career in this remake while playing Ben Banks in both.
  • Spencer Tracy was nominated for Best Actor for the original film and lost to the transcript-observed 'Jose Farrar' for Cyrano de Bergerac.
  • Martin Short's wedding planner was based on Kevin Lee, who later appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
  • Kevin Lee reportedly helped with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's wedding.
  • The house used for interiors and the reception sold for about 1.998 million dollars in August 2016.
  • The Pasadena exterior house reportedly sold for about 950,000 dollars in 1999 and attracts visitors.
The Bourne Identity The Rewatchables
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The Bourne Identity

Casting What-Ifs

Burt Reynolds was attached to an earlier version; Liman later approached Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone, and Sarah Polley before the final casting.

This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.

In the discussion (10)
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  • Universal planned a 1983 version starring Bert Reynolds, but schedule conflicts stalled it.
  • Doug Liman pursued Brad Pitt, who chose Spy Game instead.
  • The panel calls Pitt's decision a missed franchise opportunity while acknowledging that his later life and career worked out.
  • Russell Crowe was approached after Gladiator.
  • The panel prefers Damon's everyman quality to Crowe's post-Gladiator superhero stature for Bourne.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was approached.
  • The panel finds Schwarzenegger hard to imagine in the role because of his age.
  • Tom Cruise declined because he already played Ethan Hunt.
  • Sylvester Stallone was reportedly considered because the book version of Bourne is older.
  • Sarah Polley was Liman's preferred female lead, but her career choices favored smaller work and directing over a-list fame.
The Shawshank Redemption The Rewatchables
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The Shawshank Redemption

Casting What-Ifs

Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, and Tom Cruise were considered for Andy; Brad Pitt for Tommy; James Gandolfini for Boggs; Johnny Depp and Nicolas Cage were rumored; and Rob Reiner proposed Cruise and Harrison Ford.

This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.

In the discussion (12)
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  • Tom Hanks was offered Andy but could not accept because of Forrest Gump; the panel prefers Tim Robbins because the role became inseparable from him.
  • Kevin Costner was offered Andy and is considered a credible alternate, although the panel thinks Robbins better preserves doubt about Andy.
  • Tom Cruise attended table readings but declined over the director's inexperience; the panel thinks his intensity would distort Andy.
  • Brad Pitt was intended for Tommy before Thelma & Louise created other opportunities; the panel thinks his presence would make Tommy disproportionately prominent.
  • James Gandolfini was intended for Boggs but chose True Romance instead.
  • Johnny Depp and Nicholas Cage are discussed as rumored Andy possibilities whose dreaminess or intensity could have fit parts of the role.
  • Rob Reiner offered Frank Darabont three million dollars and another financed project for the right to direct with Cruise as Andy and Harrison Ford as Red.
  • Jon Favreau auditioned for the fresh-fish prisoner and later called it his worst audition.
  • Bob Gunton's height helped him plausibly share clothes with the taller Tim Robbins for the escape plot.
  • Tom Cruise is suggested instead for Tommy Williams.
  • The hosts imagine Cruise preparing for the pipe crawl by practicing with Navy SEALs.
  • Favreau is reported to have used the failed audition as motivation to lose weight before Swingers.
No Country for Old Men The Rewatchables
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No Country for Old Men

Casting What-Ifs

Mark Strong nearly replaced Javier Bardem, while Heath Ledger, James Franco, Brad Pitt, and Garrett Dillahunt connect to the Llewelyn casting path.

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:51:51Read transcript
  • Scheduling nearly forced Bardem to withdraw, with Mark Strong on standby.
  • Heath Ledger was offered Llewelyn and declined to spend time with his daughter; James Franco also read, while Brolin’s audition was shot by Robert Rodriguez.
  • Ledger could have carried the Texas role, but the panel prefers Brolin’s less star-coded fit.
  • Brad Pitt is imagined regretting the overlap with his Jesse James role, though his visibility would weaken the character illusion.
  • Garrett Dillahunt auditioned five times for Llewelyn and instead became Bell’s deputy.
Miami Vice The Rewatchables
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Miami Vice

Casting What-Ifs

Reported alternatives are questioned, and Colin Farrell remains the preferred Crockett.

In the discussion (9)
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  • The reported chance for Edward James Almost to reprise Castillo was declined, disappointing the hosts; the transcribed spelling remains unresolved.
  • Jan Hammer reportedly declined a request for a different score.
  • The idea that the requested score was death metal is a joke and speculation.
  • Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Samuel Jackson are reported Tubbs alternatives; the list is doubted, with Smith considered more plausible.
  • Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Matthew McConaughey are reported Crockett alternatives; Cruise and McConaughey are strongly doubted.
  • Farrell remains preferable to Pitt and other stars; the performance is admired despite its perceived lack of conventional charisma.
  • The perceived strain in Farrell performance is compared to Martin Sheen in the Apocalypse Now making-of documentary.
  • The troubled, drinking television Crockett is seen as a fit for Farrell portrayal.
  • Farrell is described as looking worse and barely getting through the last third before the shootout; this is a subjective impression.
The Departed The Rewatchables
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The Departed

Casting What-Ifs

Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary, Pacino, De Niro, Gibson, and RZA appear in the reported or imagined alternate cast, with uncertainty around some Nicholson improvisation stories.

In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:14:38Read transcript
  • Brad Pitt was reportedly set for the Damon part, dropped out, and produced instead.
  • Ray Leota was reportedly set for Dignam but could not do it.
  • Denis Leary was the next reported Dignam possibility and also could not do it.
  • Al Pacino was the first reported Costello choice and is debated as an alternate.
  • Robert De Niro reportedly declined Queenan to make The Good Shepherd.
  • Mel Gibson reportedly could not play the Alec Baldwin part because he was filming Apocalypto.
  • RZA was reportedly offered the Anthony Anderson role.
  • Nicholson’s proposed prostitute scene and retained dildo improvisation are presented with explicit uncertainty.
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Moneyball

2011

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Moneyball

2011 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan

Aired August 7, 2017

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