Joseph Gordon-Levitt was offered the role of Ford Brody, one of the main characters of this summer's blockbuster Godzilla. He turned it down and the part went to Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Well, at least another hyphenated actor got to perform it.
Imagine, if DS had continued, if they had a kaiju plot, with Barnabas and Quentin battling a rubber-suited dinosaur stomping down Collinsport. Buying all those Legos might've broke the budget.
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