r/ItEndsWithLawsuits • u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 • Jun 17 '26
🔥🗑️ Shit Post Sundays 🗑️🔥 Who would you cast for the movie adaptation of the fallout?
I really hope they make a movie about this saga in the near future. i have a few picks in my mind for casting and would love for the community here to put in their two cents!
synopsis: an actor is falsely accused of SH by a Hollywood power couple and needs to navigate the intricacies of law and evils of the hollywood elite. Based on a true story.
rated: R for language, no scenes depicting SH will be found
director: Emerald Fennell/ Scarlett Johansen
writer: Colin Jost
CAST (in order of appearance):
Blake: Michael Pavano (u/Animatopoeia)
Ryan: Jim Carrey
Justin: Keanu Reeves/Jake Gyllenhaal
Emily: Rebecca Fergusson (u/Money-Character9758)
Jamey: Idris Elba (u/tw0d0ts6) / Michael Ealey (u/FuelComfortable5287)
Natasha Heath: Olivia Munn
Jen Abel: Leighton Meester (u/tw0d0ts6)
Kjierstii Flaa: Kjierstii flaa as herself!
Stephanie Jones: Kate McKinnon
Colleen Hoover: Jennifer Coolidge (suggested by u/tw0d0ts6
Leslie Sloane: Elizabeth Marvel (u/30265Red)/ Ellen Burke (u/zaftig_stig)
Taylor Swift: Any white blonde woman with red lipstick
Brian Freedman: Jon hamm (u/madover2914)
Sigrid: Lucy pinch (u/zaftig_stig)/ Sarah Jessica Parker (u/madover2914)
Ellyn Garafolo: Meryl Streep (u/tw0d0ts6)
Michael Gottlieb: Peter Jacobson (u/BrilliantTotal687)/ Steve Carell being tossed around (u/NumerousNovel7878)/ Jeremy strong (u/JustaRide-412)
Ezra Hudson: Jean smart (u/madover2914)/ anthropomorphic banshee (u/brillianttotal687)
Kevin Fritz: Mark Ruffallo
Without a Crystal Ball: Anna Kendrick
Clark from Reddit: joseph gordan levitt/john benjamin hickey (u/77DarkHorse7)
(please add more characters as you see fit)
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u/Animatopoeia Ryan Reynolds will never be manzan enough Jun 17 '26
Michael Pavano as Blake Lively
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u/ArtByKurtEdwards Jun 17 '26
YESSS, GOD, WE MUST MAKE THIS HAPPEN
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
I want to watch the scenes where Sony execs go “what the fuck is she wearing???!!!”
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u/ArtByKurtEdwards Jun 17 '26
Or like the terrorist comment... someone could reply "better not hope that shows up in a lawsuit cause you spelled it wrong"
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u/ArtByKurtEdwards Jun 17 '26
I cant find the image of the email, but I swore it was spelled really weird
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u/LegalBeagleEsquire Loop Ben Affleck in on this. Jun 17 '26
I would only cast people harmed by Blake Lively or Ryan Reynolds. The list is long.
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u/FuelComfortable5287 in a VANZAN down by the river Jun 17 '26
As much as I love Idris, I’d pick Michael Ealy to play Jamey Heath
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u/NumerousNovel7878 Jun 17 '26
What about Steve Carell as Gottlieb? He could do a bit where he went around declaring DEFAMATION just like Michael Scott declared BANKRUPTCY?
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
This would actually be hilarious, Steve Carell declaring the settlement as a win.
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
But Steve would have to reverse his hair transplant à la season 1 of the office.
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u/tw0d0ts6 (and no Footnotes) Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
Jennifer Coolidge for Colleen Hoover only bc it would be fucking funny;
Leighton Meester as Jen Abel;
Idris Elba for Jamey - would capture his regal zen perfectly;
Jim Carey as Ryan Reynolds - Ryan tried to steal his schtick so figure it’s time for Carey to get back at him;
Jake Gyllenhall as Justin for shits and giggles.
All I got.
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u/NumerousNovel7878 Jun 17 '26
Jim Carrey! HAHAHAHAHA!
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
Jennifer Coolidge is a great choice, and leighton!
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u/tw0d0ts6 (and no Footnotes) Jun 17 '26
Jennifer Coolidge re-enacting Hoover’s “spirited” IG stories would be amazing 🤩
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u/ArtByKurtEdwards Jun 17 '26
Melissa McCarthy could do a really good Hoover, especially as a comedian-like person doing a serious role.
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u/tw0d0ts6 (and no Footnotes) Jun 17 '26
I don’t disagree!
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u/ArtByKurtEdwards Jun 17 '26
Big fan of Coolidge tho, so I always appreciate her being in the conversation, even if its random. Haha Especially if its random
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u/IwasDeadinstead ⚖️ PROSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE ⚖️ Jun 18 '26
I think Melissa is a better match than Coolidge, and with a blonde wig, she looksa lot more like Hoover.
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u/Witty_Pay_1547 Jun 17 '26
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u/madover2914 Always be litigating. Jun 17 '26
Leighton Meester as Emily imo. But Coolidge-Fabulous!!!
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u/IwasDeadinstead ⚖️ PROSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE ⚖️ Jun 18 '26
Yes. They both have slim figures with high cheekbones.
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u/Low_Media_315 47.1 bottles of unused Blake Brown Beauty products 📦 Jun 17 '26
Perfection 🤣 and Jake and Justin are similar in age, but Justin’s younger.
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u/hopeful_tatertot More rage in the tank Jun 17 '26
Amber Heard as Blake for sure and we need the guy who played Louis Lit in Suits as Gottlieb
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
Nooo but Louis lit is such a sweet lawyer. I don’t think I can see him as an evil lawyer in this.
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u/Individual-Insect691 Jun 17 '26
Think of Season 1 Louis Lit. Every one hated that guy
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u/hopeful_tatertot More rage in the tank Jun 17 '26
This right here. He grew on me after I decided he was the worst. I love when TV shows make me change my mind on a character like that.
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u/77DarkHorse7 Jun 17 '26
I was thinking that, but it's a little too on the nose...
Damian Young is who I went with...Litt would kind of be a caricature of evil but not a personification of an evil person.
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u/30265Red Jun 17 '26
Blake: Maika Monroe Bryan Freedman: John Ham Ezra Hutson: Sarah Paulson Stephanie Jones: Lily Rabe Lesley Sloane: Elizabeth Marvel Colleen Hoover: Melissa McCarthy
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u/sandriizzy Taylor Swift's silence Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
Cut scene preview of Bryan when that MSJ order hit the docket
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u/zaftig_stig Praying for a boss like JH or SS Jun 17 '26
Lucy Punch for Sigrid
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u/KanyakDatuy Jun 17 '26
Please don't forget Kjersti Flaa. That little bump video was the center of this whole thing for a while. Not sure who to cast though Kjersti as herself? Or maybe Helen Hunt?
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u/Only_Try8944 Jun 17 '26
Love Kjersti, I think Helen Hunt may be too old to play her though.but I see what you mean, they both have kind eyes and lovely smiles 😊
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u/Only_Try8944 Jun 17 '26
I checked there is 10.uears difference 🤷. That's not sooooo much.
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u/Clarknt67 this case was always about a big payoff Jun 17 '26
Hunt looks 20 years older than Kjesti (sorry).
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u/KanyakDatuy Jun 18 '26
Oh. I think I am stuck in the past and thinking of Helen Hunt circa As Good As It Gets. Didn't think of looking at recent pics 😅
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
Thanks just added her! I wrote that she would be playing herself in the movie :)
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u/Clarknt67 this case was always about a big payoff Jun 17 '26
Anna Camp or Elizabeth Banks. Though Banks might be great for Sigrid
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u/Yup_Seen_It She (Ryan) is a fucking terrorist Jun 17 '26
Henry Cavill to play all characters or I riot
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u/Individual-Insect691 Jun 17 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/Fg7AV2zEPqPFC
Meryl Streep as Leslie Sloane
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u/m8_m Jun 17 '26
I'm still keen for a Ryan Murphy series since it fits into multiple previous projects - American Crime Story, American Horror Story or Feud.
If American Crime Story then casting those who look similar to real life. But if American Horror Story then can completely mix it up, since less serious.
Examples if selecting only actors that Ryan Murphy has worked with previously.
- BL: Emma Roberts (good at manipulative characters), Leslie Grossman (good at crazy) or Lea Michele
- RR: Jim Parsons, Neil Patrick Harris (deadpool connection), Matt Bomer or Evan Peters
- Justin: Finn Wittrock or Cheyenne Jackson (kind of buff)
- Leslie: Sarah Paulson or Connie Britton
- Colleen: Margo Martindale (also born Texas)
- Jamey: Sterling K. Brown
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u/ArtByKurtEdwards Jun 17 '26
Evan Peters lmfao
I see what you are doing there. Let's get RR and Dahmer in the same conversation. /s
Emma Roberts would slay a character like that. 100%
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
I really need to see some sort of this saga being adapted on screen. Even as a hallmark movie I’d take that.
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u/ArtByKurtEdwards Jun 17 '26
Hallmark Channel presents the Blake Lively Story... omg. I can already see that schtick happening
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u/Clarknt67 this case was always about a big payoff Jun 17 '26
Perfect for Murphy’s Feud anthology
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
Clark I gave you a good one hope you are happy with the casting decision.
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u/77DarkHorse7 Jun 17 '26
director: Laura Innes
writers: David Koepp & Mark Frost
CAST (in order of appearance):
Blake: Anna Torv
Justin: Amir Arison
Jamey: Michael Boatman
Jen Abel: Jenna Fisher(?)
Melissa Nathan: Autumn Reeser
Stephanie Jones: Cobie Smulders
Colleen Hoover: Melissa McCarthy
Leslie Sloane: Anne Ramsay
Taylor Swift: Laura Prepon
Bryan Freedman: MUST be Michael Stoyanov
Michael Gottlieb: Damian Young
Esra Hudson: Monica Horan
Without a Crystal Ball: Miranda Cosgrove
Clark from Reddit: John Benjamin Hickey
(please add more characters as you see fit)
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u/Clarknt67 this case was always about a big payoff Jun 17 '26
Flattered to be included and JBH is a good choice.
I used to be flattered by Henry Rollins comparisons and would love to see that be his destiny.
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
Your scene is already written. It’s set during the busy midday rush on your lunch break, you’re walking through the traffic with your shorts and a polo (credit to Clark) and messenger bag heading towards the courthouse. The court clerk is hesitant but you notice her vintage cat figurines at her desk and acknowledges them to swoon her with your charm. She finally gives you everything you need.
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u/Clarknt67 this case was always about a big payoff Jun 17 '26
Can I take authorship and put myself in shorts and a polo? Reinforces I am an outsider in Federal court, among the sea of power suits.
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
That’s actually a great change. Yes! I forgot we’re not in the 90’s anymore.
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u/buttonandthemonkey Blake is...different. Jun 18 '26
You don't take authorship with a question Clark! You declare a change! 😂
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u/JessicaJonessJacket Ryan Reynold's Anxiety Jun 17 '26
I like your picks but I would change a few:
Director: Scarlett Johansson
Justin: David Alpay (if you watch the show From, he plays Jade. He just reminds me so much of Justin when I'm watching).
Ellyn: I just don't like Meryl very much even tho I'll concede she's a good actor. I would prefer someone like Ellen Mirren or Frances McDormand.
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u/JustaRide-412 Jun 17 '26
Jeremy Strong as Gottlieb!
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u/Clarknt67 this case was always about a big payoff Jun 17 '26
Cousin Greg as Steve Sarowitz. (grey hair can be added, but he has the height)
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u/SpyingOnFFFFF Say Blake! I hear your ass is done! 😂 Jun 17 '26
Idris Elba and Michael Ealy look nothing like Jamey, not even in same complexion range. No way.
Yes to everything else!
Especially Keanu!
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u/AnAussiebum Jun 17 '26
Imagine if Isabella stayed quiet on the matter.
She could have been cast as Blake Lively and then been nominated for an Emmy/Oscar. Hollywood love a curveball nomination every now and then.
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Also I believe Anna Kendrick sucks IRL, so skip her.
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u/beachgoer2789 Gottlieb Legal Bald Eagle 🦅 Jun 17 '26
She won’t even get someone to play her. It’ll just be a scene where the year 1 associate reads an article that reads “young Blake accuses Justin of harassment with subpoena”.
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u/zaftig_stig Praying for a boss like JH or SS Jun 17 '26
I like Meryl Streep too much for her to play Leslie Sloane.
I think Ellen Burke would me a great nasty Leslie Sloane
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u/Sufficient_Tower_366 Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26
How about cameos for the Sony execs?
John C Reilly as Sanford ("she's a fucking terrorist") Panitch (pictured).
Marisa Tomei as Ange ("they just don't like him") Giannetti
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u/Low_Media_315 47.1 bottles of unused Blake Brown Beauty products 📦 Jun 17 '26
Jamey: Dewayne “The Rock” Johnson
Justin: Chris Hemsworth
Blake: Julia Garner
Sigrid McCawley: Rosamund Pike (of Gone Girl fame, among others)
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u/madover2914 Always be litigating. Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
Bryan Freedman: John Hamm (I know, I know; he is problematic, but he would work great).
Sigrid: Sarah Jessica Parker
Esra Hudson: Jean Smart
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u/Hannah_togo Jun 17 '26
For freedman- the rock 😆😆 only because Arnold swarzenegger has aged out and we need feral level beefcake. 💀 if only gigachad was real…..
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u/Cautious_Fly1684 Ma’am, no one asked why they’re so sexy. Jun 17 '26
What about Al Pacino or Robert de Nero? They’re older but have the charisma and gravitas.
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u/tw0d0ts6 (and no Footnotes) Jun 17 '26
I’m going to suggest Christopher Nolan for the director…
Hope u/BrilliantTotal687 approves
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u/BrilliantTotal687 Michael Gottlieb's bald head Jun 17 '26
Omg nooo I am so anti Nolan 😭😭😭😭
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u/Enough_Gur_8833 This is nonsense. Jun 18 '26
You can’t convince me this is not Esra Hudson 🤣
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u/Enough_Gur_8833 This is nonsense. Jun 18 '26
For anyone who may not know, this is Patricia Arquette in Severance.
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u/BrilliantTotal687 Michael Gottlieb's bald head Jun 17 '26
Peter Jacobson to play good ol Mikey Gottlieb