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Joel Silver's first choice for Norville Barnes was Tom Cruise, but the Coens persisted in a desire to cast Tim Robbins.
Winona Ryder and Bridget Fonda were in competition for the role of Amy Archer before Jennifer Jason Leigh was cast.
Leigh had previously auditioned for a role in the Coens's Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink.
Her failed auditions prompted the Coens to cast her in The Hudsucker Proxy.
When casting the role of Sidney Mussburger, " Warner Bros. suggested all sorts of names ," remembered Joel.
" A lot of them were comedians who were clearly wrong.
Mussburger is the bad guy and Paul Newman brought that character to life.
" However, the Coens first offered the role to Clint Eastwood, but he was forced to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.
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