Casting 2 Con Francis Ford Coppula Top

At 85, Voight represents Coppola’s generation. There is a famous "casting 2 con" story here: Voight demanded his own trailer. Coppola said no. Voight threatened to leave. Coppola said, "Then you don't get the part." Voight returned four hours later. He sleeps in a hammock on set.

Coppola loves characters who speak in ecstatic, doomed poetry. These are the sensualists—people who live by feeling rather than logic. They are often dangerous, occasionally ridiculous, but always magnetic. They require an actor who can handle heightened, almost Shakespearean language without winking at the camera. casting 2 con francis ford coppula top

Coppola wanted Shia LaBeouf for a major role. After LaBeouf’s legal troubles (accusations of abuse by FKA Twigs), the studio partners (before Coppola bought them out) begged him to recuse. Coppola held a "second casting conversation" (2 con) with LaBeouf. At 85, Voight represents Coppola’s generation