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L.A. Confidential The Rewatchables March 31, 2026

David Caruso as Jack Vincennes, after Sid is considered

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David Caruso is suggested for Sid, then preferred as Jack Vincennes; the latter fits the more worn-down book character.
Christian Bale is proposed as Exley in a mid-2000s version because of his intelligence and stiff posture.

Sarah Connor's future; flipped liquid nitrogen truck; T-1000's regenerated clothes; Dyson's death and the future

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Salvation, with Sam Worthington and Christian Bale, is preferred to Dark Fate, which is okay. — Van Lathan
Sarah Connor would not date again. — Chris Ryan
Jokes about her future include a blog railing at the government, a tamale stand in Mexico, fitness instruction and Orange Theory; the verdict is rough hang.
A flipped liquid nitrogen truck would have gone much worse in real life, and Terminator movies never have LA traffic.
How does the T-1000 regenerate with cop clothes when time travelers arrive naked? Nobody understands it.
Why didn't Dyson's death erase the future Terminators, the Marty McFly question? Terminator 3 and Dark Fate make Judgment Day inevitable, but T2's ending, and especially the alternate ending, suggests it was averted.

Stand by Me The Rewatchables July 14, 2020

Eyeball recast with an era actor such as Jason Patric

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Eyeball is all nickname and the actor is not especially great; a better-known actor of the era such as Jason Patric or Charlie Sheen would make it more fun.
Emilio Estevez has Eyeball energy but was too famous; Christian Bale or Christian Slater are also floated at a Jason Patric, pre-Lost Boys level.

The Talented Mr. Ripley The Rewatchables December 24, 2019

Leo offered Ripley; Leo as Dickie; Christian Bale considered for Ripley; John Malkovich nearly directing

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Casting What-Ifs is stepped on early: the director is quoted as wanting final say over who played Tom Ripley, refusing to settle for someone he was 80% about, and seeking the brightest young actors he could find, who were household names a year later.
All five leads needed chemistry with each other or to be plausible enemies; the director found five future movie stars, though Blanchett and Jude Law were not stars when cast, with Law coming off Gattaca.
A worse version of the movie stars Gretchen Mall (as transcribed) instead of Paltrow as Marge; she had a going-to-be-a-thing moment that did not last.
Leo reportedly declined the offer to play Ripley before Damon was cast, another instance of Damon versus Leo; his version would have been different and not as good.
Leo should have been Dickie: blonde, tall and handsome at that age.
Christian Bale was reportedly considered for Ripley; he could have done it but is slightly too menacing, lacking the boyish all-American look Damon turns in his face.
Bale a year later did American Psycho, called an interesting double feature of con men who lure people to be murdered; Leo later played Gatsby, which suits his flamboyant style better.
John Malcovich (as transcribed) reportedly came very close to directing the movie and later played Ripley himself.

A Star Is Born The Rewatchables February 11, 2019

Earlier versions involved Clint Eastwood, Beyoncé, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Ray Liotta, and several alternate Ally-father choices.

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Cooper reportedly had to show Warner Brothers an iPhone duet with Lady Gaga to win approval for her casting.
A 2011 version paired Beyoncé with Clint Eastwood before her pregnancy interrupted development.
Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, and Tom Cruise were approached during development.
A brief 2015 configuration paired Cooper and Beyoncé.
The panel doubts Beyoncé’s acting based on earlier films while acknowledging her stature as a pop star.
Ray Leota was reportedly considered for Jackson’s manager before that role disappeared.
Andrew Dice Clay was selected over Robert De Niro, John Torturo, and John Travolta for Gaga’s character’s father, though the panel questions how literal that account is.

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