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Deer hunter9/22/2023 ![]() I have heard over the years that the reason given for Scheider not doing the film is that he was unhappy with the script. ![]() We, the studio, believed that he wanted to star in The Deer Hunter and as we already had a contract with him it all fit from our perspective. Thom Mount recalled the deal as “allowing Roy to have an opportunity to explore some interesting films he was being offered. ![]() One of those would be Jaws 2 (1978), but crucially the deal allowed for two others that were not sequels to Jaws before filming commenced on Jaws 2. Roy Scheider, hot from the box-office success of Jaws (1975) was originally favoured by Universal, who had signed the star to a multi-picture deal comprising three films. “I really don’t want to do anything until Raging Bull,” confirmed De Niro.Īs with any film there are always other names up for consideration, such are the variables of the industry.
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