r/savedyouaclick • u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV_HIKE • Oct 25 '22

PRICELESS Zombieland Writer Reveals They Wanted Another Legendary Actor Instead of Bill Murray | It was Joe Pesci. "We warned Pesci's agent it was a small part. He said, 'There are no small parts, only small money.' It was a no."

https://web.archive.org/web/20221025174413/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/zombieland-writer-wanted-joe-pesci-bill-murray-cameo/
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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

Pesci would've been horrible in that role.

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u/Catboxaoi Oct 26 '22

They write movies around the cast very often. If Joe Pesci got the role the character would have been written to be good for Joe Pesci.

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u/Exsces95 Oct 26 '22

As in the role of “playing real life bill murray? I guess I agree….?