Author: Bryan Alexander / Source: USA TODAY
“Brokeback Mountain” won three Oscars in 2006, was robbed of the award for best picture (by “Crash”) and earned nominations for its young stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.
But before Ang Lee took over as director of the film, Gus Van Sant had the job as he toiled unsuccessfully, trying to pull “Brokeback Mountain” together.
Van Sant told IndieWire his project stalled because he couldn’t get major, A-list actors like Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon to star as gay lovers in the drama.
“Nobody wanted to do it,” Van Sant told IndieWire. “I was working on it, and I felt like we needed a really strong cast, like a famous cast. That wasn’t working out. I asked the usual suspects: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ryan Phillippe. They all said no.”
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