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 - Intro04:54 - Contractually Obligated Casting09:38 - 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 movies25:07 - 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 Disney01:04:15 - Keanu Reeves in The Watcher (2000)01:14:38 - Follow Ups!
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