Seth Rogen And Chris Pine In Talks For McG’s This Means War?
By Russ Fischer/April 22, 2010 7:40 am EST
The Wrap runs down a number of options for the film after Production Weekly ran a list of actors in whom the studio is interested for the role. According to The Wrap, only Rogen and Pine are really the guys right now — PW mentioned Robert Downey Jr and Matt Damon, who are supposedly not actual options.
There are two lead male roles in this one. The story has “two best buddies whose friendship is put to the test when a woman moves into their spare room. As they fight for her affections, New York City is literally left demolished in their wake — including such landmarks as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.”
Bradley Cooper had one of those two roles, but dropped out either over scheduling problems or creative concerns, depending upon the source you choose. Meanwhile, James Franco was offered one of the roles and passed. Rogen and Pine are supposedly being courted for the same role (a character named FDR) which suggests that the studio is all over the map casting this one. It’s a very different movie depending on which guy gets cast. The Wrap does say that Rogen could instead take the role that Franco was offered, which says the studio really wants ‘ruggedly handsome and funny,’ but will settle for funny if that’s all they can get.
