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Actors who nearly played Brian O'Conner

posted 4 years ago by seanwhelan2310 (575)
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-Eminem - I dunno, but did he know if the film would get that many sequels?
-Mark Wahlberg - An interesting choice, could have given a very different interpretation compared to Paul Walker.
-Christian Bale - While I think Christian Bale is a great actor, I don't think he would of had much interest in playing the role.

Overall, Paul Walker nailed the role of Brian, made it his own and it's difficult to imagine seeing someone else in the role.

[–] millsey72 (10366) 2 years ago

Obviously the studio made the wrong choice because the other 3 would still be a character in the franchise

[–] punkrockgirl (1270) a year ago

Well, they couldn't have known he was going to die. Thankfully none of them were picked, and even if they were it wouldn't mean that they'd want to play the role.

[–] millsey72 (10366) a year ago

I guess I'm still hoping Brian comes back the same way Letty, Gisele and Han did

[–] punkrockgirl (1270) a year ago

Man, and they deage the face of a dead man? No way, though I wish the actor would return like they did, if that's what you meant

[–] millsey72 (10366) a year ago

I'm a big believer in conspiracy theories. Is it possible that Paul Walker didn't actually die in the car accident and bringing him back would be the ultimate plot twist of all time

[–] VinceD (9887) a year ago

Keanu Reeves

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8757) a year ago

He was already in the original Point Break.

[–] VinceD (9887) a year ago

That's was I was getting at.