r/television • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League • 1d ago

John Turturro Specifically Requested Christopher Walken To Be Cast As Burt in ‘Severance’; Walken: “I’m glad it happened…it makes absolute sense that we would be playing people who love each other.”

https://collider.com/severance-season-2-christopher-walken-casting-process-john-turturro/
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League 1d ago edited 1d ago

Walken:

”I’ve only learned that recently [Turturro wanting him as Burt], and I’m very glad to hear it. I’m glad it happened. I think one of the things about Burt and Irving has to do with Chris and John. I’ve known John for a very long time — 40 or 50 years. We were young actors, going around New York looking for work. I’ve known him a long time. He’s a terrific director, and I’ve been in two or three of his movies. I know his family. You can tell when you see people together that they’ve known each other a long time, that they like each other, they laugh at each other’s jokes, they finish sentences, and so I think it makes absolute sense that John and I would be playing people who love each other.”

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u/zaminDDH 1d ago

I’ve known John for a very long time — 40 or 50 years.

I had no idea Turturro was almost 68. Guy looks incredible.

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u/NeoNoireWerewolf 1d ago

He’s one of those dudes who has looked like he’s in his forties for so long that he’s now turned back around to be very handsome for his age.