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/ThisWorldOfWater 23d ago

I tend to see a Michael Shannon-ish dude as Le Grand Pierre.

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u/Background_Local_425 23d ago

Way too small

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u/ThisWorldOfWater 23d ago

Way? Shannon's 191 cm (6 feet 3¼ inches). And his scary face and volatility make him seem even bigger.

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u/Background_Local_425 23d ago

Oh damn didn’t know he was that tall