Timoth ée Chalamet practically called Oliver by a various name.
Screenwriter and manufacturer James Ivory exposes in his brand-new narrative, Solid Ivory, that the function of Oliver was almost offered to star Shia LaBeouf rather of Armie Hammer
In an excerpt released by GQ, Ivory remembers conference with LaBeouf in New York City, where the Even Stevens star did a reading with Timoth ée, who played Elio, Oliver’s fan.
“Luca [Guadagnino] and I had actually been blown away,” Ivory composes. “The reading by the two young actors had been sensational; they made a very convincing hot couple.”
However, Ivory declares that LaBeouf was “dropped” from contention after a run of “bad publicity.”
The film writer, who was initially expected to direct the movie, went on to state, “Luca cast Armie Hammer and never spoke to, or of, Shia again.”
Prior to thinking about LaBeouf, Ivory was “doubtful” the Transformers star might do Andre Aciman‘s character justice. As he put it, “He’s an extremely good actor. But as an academic writing about the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, he would be a stretch.”
