Overview
- At the Cannes Film Festival, Peter Jackson said any recast means the filmmakers chose the wrong person and he declined to single out actors.
- He called Ryan Gosling a fantastic actor and said casting relies on chemistry that can break down once a production comes together.
- In a 2010 interview, Gosling said he gained about 60 pounds for the role and blamed sparse pre‑production talks for the mismatch.
- Mark Wahlberg took over the part just days before filming on the 2009 adaptation, according to earlier reports.
- Jackson was in Cannes for an honorary Palme d'Or and said he is developing a Tintin film and producing two new Lord of the Rings movies.