Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve has admitted his original choice for new villain Neander Wallace was music legend David Bowie. Since the singer passed away at the beginning of 2016, numerous filmmakers have revealed they sought to cast him in their projects prior to his death.
David Lynch contacted him about reprising his role as Phil Jeffries in Twin Peaks: The Return, but while he received permission to reuse his old footage, the singer declined involvement due to his illness. Death Note director Adam Wingard wanted the singer to voice Ryuk – a role taken by Willem Dafoe in the film – ...
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