Overview
- Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, Jackson said any recast means the filmmakers cast the wrong person and he took responsibility.
- He declined to name actors involved, calling individual cases private and personal.
- He described casting as dependent on chemistry on set and on screen, not just an actor’s talent.
- Ryan Gosling said in 2010 that he gained weight to about 210 pounds because he pictured the father that way and that weak preproduction communication led to the mismatch.
- Saoirse Ronan recalled in 2024 that the cast had done prep before Gosling was let go and said the reasons for the split were valid, with Mark Wahlberg ultimately taking the role in the 2009 film.