The casting of Kurt Russell in the sheriff’s role (which went to Brian Dennehey in the 1982 film) makes sense. Russell collaborates with Tarantino all of the time, as recently as in the director’s last film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Adam Driver does appear to be one of those performers who’s open to anything, and stepping into a vintage Stallone role fits his bill. Strangely, Stallone has said who he’d like to see play the part, and his voice was Ryan Gosling. One time, I got to tell Gosling that, and his reaction was priceless.
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