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Their biggest rival was “The Royal Tenenbaums”!?

The Wilson brothers were, of course, candidates for the role of the bickering Malloy brothers, but they declined the role in favor of Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).

By the way, Danny Glover from the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-1998) was the first choice to play Frank, the casino dealer played by Bernie Mac. However, he also dropped out due to appearing in ``The Royal Tenenbaums.'' There was apparently talk of Bill Murray appearing in a cameo role as a lounge singer, but that fell through due to scheduling conflicts with the filming of The Royal Tenenbaums.

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After losing the Wilson brothers, Soderbergh reportedly approached the Coen brothers to star in the film. There were also rumors that brothers Michael and Mark Polish, who wrote and starred in `` Twin Falls Idaho '' (1999), were potential candidates. However, in the end, they stopped focusing on the real brothers and chose Casey Affleck, who later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for ` `Manchester by the Sea '' (16), and James Caan, who starred in `` The Godfather '' (1972). His son Scott Caan was selected. Incidentally, the Malloy brothers' names, Virgil and Turk, are derived from Virgil "Turk" Sollozzo, a gangster from The Godfather.

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Alan Arkin was supposed to play the old con man Saul Bloom, but he was forced to quit the film just before filming began, and producer Jerry Weintraub called on his old friend, actor/director Carl Reiner. Reiner was chosen just five days before filming began.

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