In 2001, Joel and Ethan cast Jenkins in The Man Who Wasn't There, even though he had never auditioned for it.
He also (unsuccessfully) auditioned for Miller's Crossing (1990) and Fargo (1996) before calling it quits with the Coens. Richard Jenkins had his first of many auditions for the Coens for Raising Arizona. Kevin Costner auditioned three times to play H.I., only to see Nicolas Cage snag the role. KEVIN COSTNER AND RICHARD JENKINS AUDITIONED FOR RAISING ARIZONA.
It’s a movie that I have a certain affection for. “You never get entirely divorced from it that way.
“On the other hand, it’s all confused with the actual process of making the movie and finishing the movie which, by and large, was a positive experience,” Joel said. “It’s crude, there’s no getting around it,” Ethan said.
THE COENS THINK BLOOD SIMPLE IS “PRETTY DAMN BAD.”įifteen years after Blood Simple’s release, the Coens reflected upon their first feature in the 2000 book My First Movie. To celebrate the monumental birthday of one of the great writer-directors of our time (though he’s mostly uncredited as a director), here are some facts about your favorite Coen brothers movies. Since bursting onto the scene in 1984 with the cult classic Blood Simple, the younger half of (arguably) the most dynamic moviemaking sibling duo in Hollywood has helped create some of the most memorable and quirky films in cinematic history, from Raising Arizona to Fargo and The Big Lebowski to No Country For Old Men. Ethan Coen turns 60 years old today, if you can believe it.