Show Notes
Making a movie against your will is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it is when an actor is contractually obligated to a movie, from Emily Blunt missing out on being Black Widow to Mike Myers being a pain in The Cat In The Hat.
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Podcast Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 04:54 - Contractually Obligated Casting 09:38 - Ryan Reynolds in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) 10:00 - Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005) 12:03 - Brad Pitt in Troy (2004) 13:30 - Emily Blunt in Gulliver's Travels (2010) 16:54 - Edward Norton in The Italian Job (2003) 22:59 - David Cross in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies 25:07 - Bill Murray in Garfield: The Movie (2004) 28:33 - Mike Myers in The Cat in the Hat (2003) 57:58 - Bruce Willis in three movies for Disney 01:04:15 - Keanu Reeves in The Watcher (2000) 01:14:38 - Follow Ups!
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