Posted by Not-So-Silent Bob Red at ac83ba5a.ipt.aol.com on August 16, 2000 at 03:37:14:
In Reply to: Jason Lee as Fletch: Can he pull it off? posted by CrescentFreshDude on August 15, 2000 at 21:01:16:
He doesn't ALWAYS play Banky or Brodie. Watch Kissing a Fool, he's not like Banky or Brodie. Watch Mumford... he ain't like either of them. Watch Dogma for chrissake. You know which character is like Brodie or Banky, well.. Azrael. But Loki as well. And Matt Damon rarely plays the Banky/Brodie/Randal type role.
Besides... the script isn't even written yet. Back off and give the man a fair shake.
And remember, a shitload of people thought Damon would be a horrible Loki. That that part was written for Jason Lee and Lee should play it no matter what. But Damon did a damn fine job.
So leave the casting to Kevin and his casting director. Leave the cash-dropping in your own, apparently, over-zealous hand.
: First off, I'd just like to say the Jason Lee is one of my favorite
: actors. He's right up there w/ Christopher Walken, in my book. But, I was
: watching Fletch Lives the other day (funny movie), and I had to ask myself:
: Could Jason Lee pull it off?
: Even though it has been made abundantly clear that Fletch Won is in no
: way connected to the Chevy Chase movies, one WOULD assume that Fletch's
: over-all demeanor, delivery, attitude, what have you, would remain the
: same. And that may present a problem...
: Now, I'm not sure how diverse an actor Lee acually is, so this may all
: prove invalid. Even though Jason's previous roles were extremely funny,
: they were both...shall we say..."stressed-out", for lack of a better phrase
: and even slightly obnoxious, but in a wonderful way, in oppose to the
: Fletch character's layed-back, calm, "I'm-on-top-of-it" attitude.
: What I guess I am asking here is this: If Jason is cast as Fletch,
: would he bring the Banky/Brodie personality to the role, or would he try to
: play a more relaxed, easy-going character, and if so, how well could