PC and WI: Costner not in The Postman

John Fredrick Parker · Sep 23, 2012

I'm wondering (1) if Kevin Costner could have gotten out of The Postman (1997) with a January 1996 PoD; (2) if, given this, The Postman still would have gotten made TTL; and (3) how Costner's career would have been affected? Regarding (3), I can see Jim easily getting tagged instead of Ford for the lead in Air Force One.

Mike Stearns · Sep 23, 2012

John Fredrick Parker said:
I'm wondering (1) if Kevin Costner could have gotten out of The Postman (1997) with a January 1996 PoD; (2) if, given this, The Postman still would have gotten made TTL; and (3) how Costner's career would have been affected? Regarding (3), I can see Jim easily getting tagged instead of Ford for the lead in Air Force One.

Hmmm...Harrison Ford in The Postman and Kevin Costner in Air Force One? The Postman is awesome and Air Force One sucks?

John Fredrick Parker · Sep 23, 2012

Mike Stearns said:
Hmmm...Harrison Ford in The Postman and Kevin Costner in Air Force One? The Postman is awesome and Air Force One sucks?

I was actually thinking of Harrison Ford still doing Pakula's Devil's Own, which started shooting early 96, then being available late that year for Kubrick to consider him for Eyes Wide Shut. (This becomes part of a larger TL idea I had before, but with a better PoD...)

thekingsguard · Sep 24, 2012

If it's still made, this could save the Postman - Kevin Cosnter by that time had achieved the sort of backlash not seen until Keanu Rreves/Kristen Stewart in the last few years. Didn't help the man was a godawful actor.

Keep him out of the Postman, it may well keep it from being Dances with Wolves meets Waterworld, and actuyally make a decent post-Apocalyptic movie, thus not killing the genre for about a decade.

John Fredrick Parker · Sep 24, 2012

thekingsguard said:
If it's still made, this could save the Postman... Keep him out of the Postman, it may well keep it from being Dances with Wolves meets Waterworld, and actuyally make a decent post-Apocalyptic movie, thus not killing the genre for about a decade.

So who would they go with instead? (Remember, I've got other plans for Ford

)

tallthinkev · Sep 24, 2012

How about Mel Gibson? He would make a crap film into a really crap film. But saying that it would be one of his film that would not be anti English, unless whatever happend, was the fault of the said English!

mowque · Sep 24, 2012

Avoid the film altogether. It was a great book but doesn't lend itself to film adaption.

thekingsguard · Sep 24, 2012

John Fredrick Parker said:
So who would they go with instead? (Remember, I've got other plans for Ford )

You want someone who can act, and someone whose name will draw in crowds - maybe Russel Crowe or Daniel Day-Lewis

John Fredrick Parker · Sep 24, 2012

tallthinkev said:
How about Mel Gibson? He would make a crap film into a really crap film

thekingsguard said:
You want someone who can act, and someone whose name will draw in crowds - maybe Russel Crowe or Daniel Day-Lewis

Were the producers interested in any of them, or would any of them have been interested?

mowque said:
Avoid the film altogether. It was a great book but doesn't lend itself to film adaption.

I'm actually wondering if Costner saying "no" in Jan of 1996 would be enough of a PoD to do this; I'm perfectly on board if it is...

thekingsguard · Sep 25, 2012

John Fredrick Parker said:
Were the producers interested in any of them, or would any of them have been interested?

I'm actually wondering if Costner saying "no" in Jan of 1996 would be enough of a PoD to do this; I'm perfectly on board if it is...

Not sure... IRL, Kevin Costner was the first choice for some reason, so in an altenrate Postman, you'd have free reign. A good fit might be Jeff Bridges - he's basically Kevin Costner who can act, and is famed for taking really off the wall roles like this. Better still, this is before Big Lobowski revived his career.