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Naomi Watts as Iris and Bill Murray playing chess in The Friend.
Bill Murray may have reunited with his St. Vincent co-star Naomi Watts for The Friend, but casting the comedy legend was no small feat. Watts recently talked about getting the project in front of the famously mercurial Murray with Collider's Perri Nemiroff, who is in Toronto for the Toronto International Film Festival .
I loved the idea. I thought I'd take a shot at it. I sent him a text and he responded right away, but also the other caveat is that you will not be able to send him an email. He's not gonna read it digitally. We had to have the script printed and hand-delivered by me . I managed to track down where he was at a certain time. He doesn't have an agent; he doesn't have a person to call. It may work, and if it does work, it still may not work.
What Other Movies Has Bill Murray Passed On? Close Murray does not have an agent; acting inquiries are to be directed to an unlisted toll-free phone number, which Murray may or may not check in time. Thus, he has missed out on many notable roles over the course of his career. He passed up Splash, which made Tom Hanks a comedy star, to appear in his first dramatic role in The Razor's Edge.
The Friend premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates and more news out of TIFF. Special thanks to this year’s partners of the Cinema Center x Collider Studio at TIFF 2024 including presenting Sponsor Range Rover Sport as well as supporting sponsors Peoples Group financial services, poppi soda, Don Julio Tequila, Legend Water and our venue host partner Marbl Toronto.
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