Why he is the top pick: Adam Driver is the modern face of arthouse blockbusters. Coppola said he needed an actor who could deliver Shakespearean soliloquies about time stopping, while simultaneously looking like a construction worker.
Coppola needed a velvet dagger. Esposito, famous for Breaking Bad, was the top pick for the antagonist role. Esposito revealed in interviews that Coppola didn't want "villainy," he wanted "philosophical opposition." casting 2 con francis ford coppula top
The breakout star of Game of Thrones was a late addition. Coppola originally wanted a bigger name, but after a "2 con" (second conversation) with Emmanuel in London, he rewrote the female lead to be more intellectually aggressive. Why he is the top pick: Adam Driver
