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Front-Ranger:
Listal lists quite a few actors who were supposedly considered.

Also, on the imdb trivia page, it says:


--- Quote --- Joseph Fiennes loved the project so much that he met with three different directors attached at various times about starring in the film.
Among the actors considered for the male leads were Josh Hartnett, Colin Farrell, Matt Damon, Billy Crudup, and Ben Affleck.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt was considered for the role of Ennis, having starred in Latter Days and Mysterious Skin; and being closer in age to Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams.
--- End quote ---

And here's where we mused about who was considered and who we would consider: http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18983.0/all.html

Brown Eyes:

Thanks Buds!  :)

I think Matt Damon could have done a good job (Heath was perfect of course... but I'm just thinking hypothetically... if it had to be a different actor).  From the imdb list... it would have been super interesting if it had been Damon and Affleck (even through I really don't like Ben Affleck) together especially given their long friendship.  Could have produced some interesting chemistry maybe.

Monika:
I´ve heard (or most likely read somewhere) that Joaquin Phoenix was up for the role of Jack Twist. I think Phoenix is an interesting actor and I think that his Jack Twist would have been a very different character from the one we know. There is something innocent and...timeless that Jake managed to capture, something I doubt that Phoenix would have brought to the table.

Front-Ranger:
I believe part of the reason why both roles were perfectly cast is because both Jake and Heath NEEDED a role like that and were just almost ready to step into such a challenging role. Heath said he would fly to Taiwan to meet with Ang if necessary to be considered.

A related observation: is there any high-paying rewarding job easier than that of casting director? I've always thought it would be easy and fun to be one, but hindsight is 20/20, I guess.

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