Perhaps it’s still not too late?
Jon Hamm Almost Played Derek
Columbia Pictures
The three finalists to be Derek came down to RENO 911’s Thomas Lennon, Mad Men’s John Hamm, and Adam Scott.
I say we Multiverse of Madness the film and see the alternate version where they cast Hamm and compare.
The Playground Fight Was Based On A True Story
Columbia Pictures
During the writing phase, Adam McKay wanted to work in a scene with kids beating up adults because, as he recounts, “I remembered a story from when I grew up where a kid on our block threatened a grown-up. Then the grown-up backed off. I remember being 12 years old, and being like, ‘Wow! Our friend Pat just threatened a grown-up and then the grown-up backed off!’ We wanted that in there.”
Who knew that horrific scene could come from such a real place?
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