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Bill Simmons · Jennifer Lawrence

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Easy A The Rewatchables September 17, 2020

Logan Lerman as Brandon; Jennifer Lawrence as Olive

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Approx. transcript time · 01:02:13Read transcript

Only two casting what-ifs were found. — Juliet Litman
Logan Lerman auditioned for Brandon, played by Dan Byrd, who is so perfect that Lerman would have been strange. — Juliet Litman
The fake-sex party ruse with Brandon is really weird but central to the movie. — Juliet Litman
Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for Olive, which checks out. — Juliet Litman
Lawrence probably could not hit the right frequencies: she is so at ease that high-school struggles would be unbelievable. — Amanda Dobbins
Insults roll off Stone, whereas with Lawrence a piece penetrates her shell, making the movie less fun and adding guilt. — Shea Serrano
Stone does goofy convincingly via physical comedy, whereas Lawrence's goofy can feel sloppy or like a regal person slumming it. — Juliet Litman
Some roles are for one and not the other; the hosts agree Stone could have done Silver Linings Playbook and Lawrence Crazy Stupid Love, but not Lawrence in La La Land, though she dances in Silver Linings. — Amanda Dobbins
Stone's knowing performativeness suits the numbers and webcam here and La La Land, while Lawrence is more instinctive and naturalistic; Hunger Games is the Lawrence role Stone could not do. — Amanda Dobbins
X-Men is another superhero role only Lawrence fits; Lawrence could maybe be Gwen Stacy, but Stone could not be in the X-Men new class. — Juliet Litman

Bert Reynolds in the Bruce Dern role; James Marsden as Bert Reynolds; Tim Roth's cut role; Jennifer Lawrence as Sharon Tate

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Bruce Dern was not the first choice; the hosts say the first choice was Bert Reynolds, who died during rehearsals. Reactions to Dern are mixed; one view is that Reynolds would have been a better touch because he was almost a Rick Dalton, while Dern was always the bad guy in westerns. — Bill Simmons
Tim Roth and James Marsden were cut from the film; Marsden played Bert Reynolds in a deleted scene and is said not to look or sound like him.
Tarantino is said to have approached Jennifer Lawrence for Sharon Tate; the crowd reacts and the hosts doubt it would have worked. — Bill Simmons
The Marvin role was written specifically for its actor, consistent with Tarantino's process as he described it on earlier episodes. — Bill Simmons
Reports that Samuel L. Jackson had a major role and that Tom Cruise was considered for Cliff are treated as unconfirmed gossip; Tarantino is thought to want to work with Cruise. — Bill Simmons

The Wolf of Wall Street The Rewatchables December 3, 2019

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Approx. transcript time · 01:48:23Read transcript

Would anyone be recast: Jennifer Lawrence as Naomi is suggested and rejected; Carl Weathers in the Jonah Hill part gives 'smoke crack with me' a different valence and is not considered impossible, to be reconsidered tomorrow.

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