Like Father, Like Son

James Caan, who walked off the set and out of David O Russell's Nailed after arguing over a scene in which the director wanted him to cough while choking to death on a cookie, which Caan insisted was implausible, has been replaced by James Brolin. A good choice. Brolin, you'll remember, was the Coen brothers' original and only choice to play Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men, but due to a mixup the casting director sent his son Josh Brolin to read instead, and the age difference forced the brothers to change the story's timeline to 1980. Incidentally, the younger Brolin will be portraying George W Bush choking on a pretzel in a scene from Oliver Stone's upcoming W. But not fatally. (THR)

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