Originally posted by dontomasso:
Someone says that Jack Nicholson was asked by FFC to play Michael and turned the role down. Is this an urban legend or what? I love Jack -- think he is one of the best, but I think he would have been terribly miscast as Michael. Any one know if there is truth to this, and if there is what are your thoughts?
I could see Jack as Tom. Imagine the chill as he tells Woltz with that sly grin how his boss likes his bad news delivered immediately. Not that Duvall wasn't perfect for the part already, of course.
What about Roberto Benigni as Fabrizio? He would've been, what, still in his early 20s?
