Everyone’s casting ideas has been interesting so far. John McGinley, I hadn’t thought of him…very nice idea.
However, I’m sticking to my guns and saying Thomas Haden Church should be Raylan Givens. I think he has the makings of a tough, modern-day hombre who packs a shotgun and a Marshal’s badge. Interestingly enough, THC already played a US Marshal in a ten-gallon hat in another movie, “3,000 Miles to Graceland.” It wasn’t a very good movie, in my opinion. But with his performance in that, it gave me an image of how Church would look like in Elmore’s character creation.
Another actor who I thought would have made a good Givens is (at least a younger) Nick Nolte. Has anyone seen his film “Extreme Prejudice”, directed by Walter Hill, back in 1987? Nolte’s performance as a tough Texas Ranger battling drug lords also had me thinking of what a real-life depiction of Raylan Givens would appear like. Pity that Nolte is way too old to play the role now, though.