Emile Hirsch is John Belushi

[Zeus]

Hirsch was great in that one movie where he eats plants and dies.

 

[bullets]

He was also good in Alpha Dog.

 

[Bim]

I like this casting, i think Emile can pull it off nicely.

 

[Lencho01]

 

[gwynplaine]

I wonder who will play the other "Not ready for Prime Time" Players?
Bill Murray: Sam Rockwell
Dan Akroyd: Paul Rudd
Chevy Chase: Johnny Knoxville
Gilda Radner: Kristen Wiig

Lorne Michaels: Philip Seymour Hofman

 

[DarkKnight88]

I wonder who will play the other "Not ready for Prime Time" Players?
Bill Murray: Sam Rockwell
Dan Akroyd: Paul Rudd
Chevy Chase: Johnny Knoxville
Gilda Radner: Kristen Wiig

They're all a little too old looking. They would all be late 20s/early 30s for this period that they're telling. Especially to match Emile Hirsch playing Belushi.

I'm not sure how many of the other SNL members will be featured. Dan Aykroyd of course. Chevy Chase since Belushi had a beef with him. Not sure how important the other members were in his life. I know the female cast members were upset with him at the time when he said "women aren't funny".

 

[gwynplaine]

They're all a little too old looking. They would all be late 20s/early 30s for this period that they're telling. Especially to match Emile Hirsch playing Belushi.

I'm not sure how many of the other SNL members will be featured. Dan Aykroyd of course. Chevy Chase since Belushi had a beef with him. Not sure how important the other members were in his life. I know the female cast members were upset with him at the time when he said "women aren't funny".

True.

 

[gwynplaine]

Maybe Chris O'Dowd could play Aykroyd.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Bill Hader as Ackroyd I'd be curious about. He always reminded me of him.

 

[Airwings]

Who will play Dan Aykroyd then? Gordon-Levitt?

 

[Sawyer]

Miles Teller to play Dan Aykroyd

 

[Still Wynning]

So, the guy who looks the most like Belushi, and sounds the most like Belushi...is playing Aykroyd?

Are the casting people on crack or something?

 

[Sawyer]

So, the guy who looks the most like Belushi, and sounds the most like Belushi...is playing Aykroyd?

Are the casting people on crack or something?

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I'm not seeing that AT ALL.

 

[Doctor Jones]

So, the guy who looks the most like Belushi, and sounds the most like Belushi...is playing Aykroyd?

Are the casting people on crack or something?

I prefer casting that relies on talent and the audition of what's on paper. Not solely because of how they look or sound like the person.

 

[Sawyer]

I'm just confused as to how this...

is somehow closer to this...

than this...

Teller as Aykroyd seems like a pretty good match.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

I can definitely see Teller as Aykroyd. I'm not even seeing the Teller/Belushi comparison at all.

 

[MadVillainy]

What happened with this I was really looking forward to the movie but I havent heard anything in months

 

[terry78]

Don't know if they're still working on it or what. Casting was going crazy for a minute there.

 

[MadVillainy]

Hope this doesnt go the way of a lot of biopics. Im surprised it's so hard to get certain biopics greenlit

 

[DarkKnight88]

What's happening with this?

Has this already been shooting?

 

[Schlosser85]

Miles Teller doesn't look anything like Belushi...

 

[MadVillainy]

Dammit. I thought there was news.

And Teller isnt playing Belushi he's playing Akroyd. Which no he doesnt really look like Akroyd but its whatever

 

[Octoberist]

Why is everyone thinking Tell is playing Belushi. Look at this page was just funny and confusing at the same time!

 

[Sawyer]

Which no he doesnt really look like Akroyd but its whatever

He looks as much like Aykroyd as any number of actors have looked like the subject of whatever biopic they happen to be starring in, and sufficiently more like Aykroyd than Belushi.

 

[DarkKnight88]

So this project is either dead now or looking to recast Hirsch, I assume.

So unfortunate.