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Wallace Shawn Emerges As Frontrunner To Replace Daniel Craig As James Bond (www.theonion.com)

submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

After seeing his performance in My Dinner with Andre (1981), casting director Janet Hirshenson was so fond of his delivery of the word "inconceivable" that she cast him as Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987).

dude got the job because of that line. no wonder its iconic

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

That movie is also why she cast André the Giant as his sidekick after falling victim to one of the classic blunders.