Studios pushed Johnny Depp for Pulp Fiction, but Quentin Tarantino wouldn't have it
casting “wish list” purportedly from the director went viral on social media. The document listed Depp as being the second choice actor for Pumpkin behind Tim Roth , it’s kind of floating around and it’s not. It’s not that, not really,” Tarantino begins. “I didn’t know exactly who I wanted to play this part or that part, so I wrote a giant list with a ton of names.
Once he had a large list going, Tarantino says he started to feel studio pressure, in the form of questions as to why he wanted Roth for the role above Depp, and refusals to offer Roth the role until other actors had turned it down.We’ve all been here. You go to flip on the TV and ... nothing. Or you’re playing Xbox and your controller disconnects in the middle of a game. Never again.
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