Making a movie against your will is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it is when an actor is contractually obligated to a movie, from Emily Blunt missing out on being Black Widow to Mike Myers being a pain in The Cat In The Hat.Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 8 extra minutes)!? | Support us!? | Follow us!? | Buy our merch!Podcast Chapters:00:00 - Intro04:54 - Contractually Obligated Casting09:38 - Ryan Reynolds in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)10:00 - Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005)12:03 - Brad Pitt in Troy (2004)13:30 - Emily Blunt in Gulliver's Travels (2010)16:54 - Edward Norton in The Italian Job (2003)22:59 - David Cross in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies25:07 - Bill Murray in Garfield: The Movie (2004)28:33 - Mike Myers in The Cat in the Hat (2003)57:58 - Bruce Willis in three movies for Disney01:04:15 - Keanu Reeves in The Watcher (2000)01:14:38 - Follow Ups!Sources:ABC NewsCBS NewsEntertainment WeeklyThe GuardianThe Howard Stern ShowThe Howard Stern ShowIndieWireLA TimesNew York TimesObserverRedditSyFyVultureMusic:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #mikemyers #keanureeves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.