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Blake Lively
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Approx. transcript time · 01:28:37Read transcript
- Reported earlier casting included Vince Vaughn with Zooey Deschanel, Mark Wahlberg as Pat and Anne Hathaway as Tiffany; the panel doubts these alternatives could match the final pairing. — Chris Ryan
- Reported Tiffany candidates include Elizabeth Banks, Kirsten Dunst, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Andrea Riseborough, Olivia Wilde and Emma Thompson; some claims draw skepticism and the options illustrate the risk of conventional quirky-romance casting. — Chris Ryan
- Lawrence’s toughness and partly goth styling are essential to avoiding cuteness; Vaughn might make a functional but lesser film, while Rob McElhenney and Kat Dennings are joking alternatives. — Andy Greenwald
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Approx. transcript time · 01:03:10Read transcript
- Tim Allen, then perhaps the biggest TV star in the world, was offered both Mrs. Doubtfire/Daniel and the Pierce Brosnan role and rejected both. — Bill Simmons
- Without Robin Williams's voices the tricky premise would not work; with Tim Allen audiences would say absolutely not. — Amanda Dobbins
- Asked which Tim Allen casting would be worse, the Pierce Brosnan role is chosen, though the movie cannot work with him as Mrs. Doubtfire either.
- Mara Wilson, who was in a Ringer Films documentary (transcribed 'ShowBiscuits'), won the little girl's role over Blake Lively; she is called electric, with the line reading of the decade. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Brad Pitt and Paramount lost the 2007 rights bidding war to DiCaprio and Warner Brothers; Chris Evans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt auditioned; Jonah Hill took $60,000; Blake Lively, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Teresa Palmer, Amber Heard and Olivia Wilde were in the mix for Naomi; Julie Andrews was considered for Aunt Emma; Ridley Scott was wanted to direct
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Approx. transcript time · 01:14:52Read transcript
- In 2007 Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Brothers won a bidding war against Brad Pitt and Paramount for the rights to Belfort's memoir, and Belfort made a million dollars on the rights.
- Does it work with Pitt: absolutely for some, since Pitt is better at the darker thing and a less attractive, rougher guy might let you hate Jordan more, there being moments when DiCaprio looks too great on screen; the counter is that DiCaprio uses his handsomeness as a tool to push further, as in Django, while Damon plays relatable, and Jordan's looks explain why anyone would let him sell them anything; the telephone-terrorists speech, banging the microphone on his head, is a place Pitt may not be able to go.
- Many Pitt and DiCaprio roles would be interchangeable, though The Aviator is hard to see with Pitt for one host while another could see Pitt there more than in this; both were circling The Departed at the same time; Pitt in California, twenty years earlier, and Fight Club show a weird dark gear.
- Chris Evans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt auditioned for an unspecified role, presumably Donnie, which does not seem right for Evans; Jonah took about sixty grand per his Howard Stern interview, while Leo had box-office points; he was already Moneyball-nominated and in Superbad, flew to see DiCaprio, joked that Leo should kill anyone else cast, and practiced with the capped teeth and phone calls.
- Moneyball was essentially playing Paul De Podesta (as transcribed), so it is hard to believe he was nominated for that and did not win for this, strong, unique and weird even if some scenes are too much; the cousin exchange, she grew up hot and if anyone is going to fuck my cousin it's going to be me out of respect, and the 'you're free' scene are things only Jonah could have done.
- Asked for his Blake Lively thoughts, the addressed host would have been fine with her as Naomi. — Ryen Russillo
- Blake Lively and Rosie Huntington-Whitley were considered and Teresa Palmer and Amber Heard auditioned for Naomi before Robbie; her being unknown helped, and Lively at the height of her post-Town moment could have nailed it but could not have reached the Robbie phenomenon; Robbie is doing Marissa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny, the voice and Buick Skylock (as transcribed), and the daughter is even named Skylar.
- Olivia Wilde auditioned for Naomi but was deemed too old to play DiCaprio's wife even though he is ten years older, a tough beat; Julie Andrews was considered for Aunt Emma before Joanna Lumley but was convalescing from a titanium ankle implant, probably for the best given the Mary Poppins crowd; the Emma scene is sneaky extra evidence that Belfort is a bad guy.
- People wanted Ridley Scott to direct for a time: his version is forty minutes shorter with a four-and-a-half-hour director's cut and less chaotic; Scorsese related to the addiction and throwing-your-life-away-for-cocaine material, which he discussed on the promo circuit, whereas Scott would bring less dialogue, longer driving scenes and a lude scene more like Kingdom of Heaven.
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Uniforms, the rink, Shine’s future, Fenway cash, role swaps, and Doug’s hockey ability
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:43Read transcript
- Where did the gang get all the official uniforms?
- How did Claire establish the rink with stolen money? — Bill Simmons
- What happens to Shine Coughlin as a teenager?
- Why would Red Sox ownership show Fenway as easy to rob?
- Would swapping Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall improve the film?
- Would swapping Affleck and Renner improve the film? — Bill Simmons
- How good at hockey was Doug? — Bill Simmons
- Would a local Bruins draft pick be too recognizable to become a bank robber?
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:27Read transcript
- Rebecca Hall is judged below her commercial apex.
- Hall’s casting and look are praised as right for Claire. — Ryen Russillo
- A personal Rebecca Hall anecdote is recounted. — Bill Simmons
- Fenway Park is assessed after two World Series titles and as a film location.
- Charlestown’s historical apex is jokingly placed in the Revolution.
- Blake Lively is judged at her apex by one host and defended by the others.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:22:50Read transcript
- The panel keeps the Dion Waiters name rather than changing it to Fred VanVleet. — Bill Simmons
- Blake Lively is selected for extraordinary impact in roughly four scenes. — Bill Simmons
- Jeremy Renner is ruled too central.
- Fergie is offered as an alternative.
Blake Lively Story Time
Two research anecdotes cover Lively’s month with Charlestown locals and her surprise that Affleck knew Matt Damon.
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:03Read transcript
- The panel explicitly proposes Blake Lively Story Time as a new category for this episode. — Bill Simmons
- Lively reportedly spent a month with Charlestown locals in apartments and bars. — Bill Simmons
- Affleck recalled Lively asking how he knew “Jason Bourne” after seeing Damon’s childhood home. — Bill Simmons
- The anecdote is interpreted as a generational break from the Matt-and-Ben publicity era. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
Charlestown detail, accents, Lively, the theatrical ending, Renner, the cop looking away, and local texture
In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:09Read transcript
- The Jack Clark Red Sox line is praised as specific local humor.
- Affleck’s Boston accent is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Blake Lively’s “why am I always the one getting used?” delivery is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Lively’s performance is defended. — Bill Simmons
- The decision not to use the ending where Doug dies is praised. — Bill Simmons
- The Old Sully’s and New Sully’s locations are praised. — Bill Simmons
- The “not fucking around crew” phrase is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Hamm’s “national organization” intimidation is praised. — Ryen Russillo
- The Boston dating scene is judged accurately captured. — Ryen Russillo
- Fergie’s bodyguard’s 02129 tattoo is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Doug watching Bones is praised as character detail. — Bill Simmons
- Pete Postlethwaite’s Fergie speech is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Jeremy Renner’s performance is selected as the overall aged-best answer.
Most Rewatchable Scene
The North End heist
In the discussion (18)
Approx. transcript time · 00:32:05Read transcript
- The opening bank robbery is nominated.
- The pre-robbery meeting and practical details are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Claire working the safe and Doug calming her are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Claire walking blindfolded to the water and the title card are praised.
- Doug asking Jim for help without explaining why is nominated.
- Jim shooting the attackers’ legs and “there goes college soccer” are praised.
- Doug, Claire, and Jim’s lunch encounter is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Doug covering Jim’s neck tattoo is highlighted. — Bill Simmons
- Doug and Jim’s post-lunch confrontation is nominated.
- The North End robbery is an early leading choice and receives two final votes. — Bill Simmons
- The construction-detail cop looking away is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Doug and Jim’s cemetery fight is nominated. — Ryen Russillo
- Doug confronting Fergie and learning about his mother is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Hamm interrogating Blake Lively at Sully’s is nominated.
- The Fenway heist and shootout receive Russillo’s final vote. — Ryen Russillo
- Doug killing Fergie is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Hamm interrogating Affleck is nominated as the movie’s Heat diner scene. — Chris Ryan
- Bill and Chris make the North End robbery their final choices.
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