The Butler

You're right, it really came out of nowhere. I tried to find some news about it, but i think it's an error: i read on Collider.com tha matthew McCoughnahey (of course i wrote the name wrong :-/) was cast as JFK. So either he became unavailable or this Jimmy casting is not right. The cast is really great though. It'd love him to be in this movie!

Mau, how can it be an error? It's listed in IMDb both under his name, and in The Butler, it has his name as JFK. Maybe McConnaughy (I can't spell it either) pulled out of the project. His loss: James' gain.

Things like this happen, though, don't they? Owen Wilson pulled out of 2 Guns, and so did Vince Vaughn, and James is in. Yeah, he might be second choice, but many great parts have come for various actors just because of this. I saw on TV for example, that when the producers/casters were looking for a Dorothy for The Wizard of Oz, their first choice was Shirley Temple. The only reason Judy Garland got the part was that Shirley Temple's movie studio head refused to let her go; they wouldn't "lend" her to the studio making the picture.

When I think of all the people in this film, it takes my breath away. We just have to keep our eye on this one, and make sure IMDb didn't make a mistake. It would be a great chance for James.

Keep your fingers crossed - I certainly will.

On the news page for The Butler, there are plenty of reports that Matthew McConnaughy has pulled out of the role, with no confirmed reports of who has taken it on. JM may have the role (I hope so)but IMDB casting is not very reliable. It looks like the film is sorting out make up (from a news report) and should be starting soon. We should know soon.

Thank you very much for this info. I've been looking for those very news reports but couldn't find anything. I'm glad you're more on top of things than I am.

Interesting that the film is sorting out makeup. Marsden is also scheduled to play a Navy Commander in a film entitled 2 Guns. I'm thinking about the length of his hair. But as I remember it, JFK kept his hair pretty short as perhaps in his own Navy days, and had a very precise haircut.

So perhaps Marsden can pull off both roles at the same time. Both films are supposed to be shooting in New Orleans, so all he'd have to do is commute from one part of town the the other.

I also have a question about whether he's continuing his role in 30 Rock. Hair length may not be a problem there, but perhaps scheduling will be a bit of a challenge.

I kept googling and found something: I think it appeared in the New Orleans Times (and Picayune?).
It's an article about McConaughey who is heavily involved in the Dallas Shopping Club film. He's been working on the script, also.
This has been a project of his for quite a while, and he is not giving it up for The Butler, since they both seem to be going into production at the same timd.
McConaughey said it wasn't the "accent work;" he had been doing accent work for years, he said. No, it's about this other film.
This may have cleared up the confusion I was having.
Onward, James. Maybe now I can relax a little.
I hope he can do accent work...

He's very good with accents. I've listened to interview where he did different accents, so no worries for this. It seems to me all these people are up for small roles, so i'm sure that since THE BUTLER has already started pre-production by the middle of august Jimmy Could be free from both 2 GUNS and this one. And he Could start 30 ROCK as well

I want it all.

Honest to God, if I had money to burn, I'd buy up Nailed and have it distributed as a DVD if nothing else. It's not fair for a film to just die like that.

And while I'm at it, as long as I'm spending money I don't have, I'd do something about As Cool As I Am, too.

But Small Apartments? Maybe James is good in that one, but looking at the main guy in it - ugh.
Sorry, Main Guy, whoever you are.

He will certainly be good in SMALL APARTMENTS too, but I really don't feel the need to see that movie. I won't. It's gross.. both the concept and the story. At least I think without even having read the book. Sorry :-/