It’s always a touch difficult to contextualize news that’s dropped from a tweet, but if Variety’s Justin Kroll <140 character news dump is to be believed, Kevin Costner has been over-scheduled right out of Tarantino’s next film. Kroll is the same writer who broke the last bit of Django Unchained casting news, which was the much happier notice that Deadwood star Gerald McRaney was joining on.
Costner was set to play a wicked man who trains slaves to fight one another in events that provide entertainment and betting opportunities for the rich slave owners like Leonardo Dicaprio’s character. There’s no real reason to think it’s the pressure of the character itself that drove Kostner out, as it could be any of his many projects that turned out to be the immovable object. Keep in mind we’ll be seeing him as Pa Kent in Man of Steel, and many months ago he put together a WWII-based directorial project that has yet to manifest. Perhaps all the money and scheduling for that has come together at the most inconvenient time possible, and he has to jump on it? That would be pretty typical.
So, any ideas on who could best hop in for Costner? Who would you like to take a turn on the bad side, with a promise that sweet justice will likely be enacted?
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Nicholas Cage.
You’re welcome.
Then again, oh GOD this would probably result in the return of his Southern accent from Con Air. Forget I said anything.
Val Kilmer could be QT’s huckleberry.
Hmmm. What’s Viggo Mortensom doing next? His southern accents are pretty good darnit.
Go back to the well and get Kurt Russel on the phone, ASAP!
LARRY DRAKE
Well that sucks. I was looking forward to seeing Costner in a QT film. Rutger Hauer would be an awesome replacement.
Rutger Hauer would be an awesome replacement for anyone. So yes, I agree.
If casting is not looking for someone to play against type, then I say Lance Henriksen.
FRANK STALLONE!
I see your Henriksen and raise you a Mark Rolston.
William Sadler. Give him the spotlight.
Someone unknown i say.
Go big or go home . . . Tom Hanks. It’s been killing me that I’ve never seen him play a truly evil son of a bitch, and something like this would sure be a safe and awesome way to do it.
He did do an excellent Col. Sanders in The Ladykillers.
Don Johnson.
I think Tarantino films are more aggressively fan-casted than superhero projects. And this is without even knowing the first thing about the “character,” who we all know will just be an well-mannered, eloquent evil dude anyway.
JAGGER
YES.
! Seconded.
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