Tom Cruise is one of the most handsome men in Hollywood and made Eyes Wide Shut feel classy and exclusive, but what if he was Woody Allen? Casting your movie is hard. You have to find a name that's not only marketable but also one that embodies the themes and motifs you want. That'd be a delicate balance. For Stanley Kubrick, this was one of the most important decisions he made for every film. When it came to his final film, Eyes Wide Shut, it was no different. As you may well know, Kubrick had wanted to make a movie like this for quite some time. Famously obsessive, he had made lists and lists of the people he thought might embody the male lead. David Mikics’ new biography, Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker, reveals the original wish list Kubrick dreamed up for casting his male lead in Eyes Wide Shut, which he then called Dream Story. "In the Seventies, [Kubrick] fantasised about casting an actor in Dream Story who would have a comedian’s resilience, imagining Steve Martin or Woody Allen in the leading role,” Mikics writes. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 12 August, 2020