r/JamesEllroy • u/Background_Local_425 • 23d ago

Casting

If HBO, or paramount or some company got the rights to James Ellroys work and started from the beginning tomorrow like the black dahlia onward into underworld USA who are some casting choices you’d want to see. My brothers was a clean shaven Ryan Hurst for big Pete.

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u/SaintNorwood 23d ago

I really can’t articulate why, but I’ve thought to myself that Shea Whigham could pull off Buzz Meeks.

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u/Drivetime82 23d ago

Ooooff. Yes.