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6 things we learned from the Almost Famous 20th anniversary podcast

From a potential David Bowie cameo to Brad Pitt nearly starring as Stillwater guitarist Russell Hammond, we’ve picked the highlights from Origins: Almost Famous Turns Twenty

https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/49842/1/6-things-we-learned-from-the-almost-famous-20th-anniversary-podcast
1⃣ Brad Pitt was originally chosen to play the role of Stillwater’s lead guitarist, Russell Hammond, but backed out four months later. “I wept,” director Cameron Crowe laughs. “But I think in the back of my brain, I knew that he had never fully fallen in love with the character.”
2⃣ Crowe wrote a part specifically for @DavidBowieReal, but after the release of Austin Powers in 1997, “the idea of a foppish British rock star was suddenly a comical thing.” Hence, he changed the film’s angle to make it about an American band instead.
3⃣ The film was nearly called Untitled, as a reference to Led Zeppelin’s fourth album. However, the studio refused to go ahead with the name, and Almost Famous was chosen instead.
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