The star-studded first season of Seth Rogen‘s sitcom-as-Hollywood-love-letter The Studio included appearances by Olivia Wilde, Bryan Cranston, Charlize Theron, and Steve Buscemi, among countless others. So it’s no surprise that he knows exactly who he wants for the second season, and he’s aiming big: Daniel Day-Lewis. “He’s the greatest living actor,” Rogen told Variety this week. “His process is so specific that I think that would be an interesting thing to explore on the show.”
But Rogen didn’t stop at simply putting his wish into the universe and hoping it comes true. He used his Variety interview to implore the actor, whom he hasn’t formally contacted yet, to consider a cameo. “Daniel, please consider a Zoom with us,” Rogen said. “We’ll pitch you a good idea!” (Day-Lewis retired from acting in 2017 but recently changed his mind to appear in his son Ronan’s upcoming Anemone movie.)
The first season also featured several notable filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, and Zack Snyder. On the director front for season two, he said he thought a James Cameron would “work really well.” Cameron, he said, “is a genius but he’s also known for sometimes getting angry.” (Flattery, of course, will get Rogen everywhere.)
Rogen’s castmates also shared their wish lists with Variety at Apple TV+’s FYC event in Hollywood. Chase Sui Wonders has been lobbying for Kristen Stewart, suggesting a plot about identity politics as a quagmire for her character and Stewart to get into. She also suggested Al Pacino, while Ike Barinholtz floated Leonardo DiCaprio. “He’s the guy,” he said. “I don’t think he’s ever done a TV show.” (But he did do Growing Pains as a kid.)
Cast member Dewayne Perkins suggested Zendaya while Keyla Monterroso Mejia, who had a star turn on Curb Your Enthusiasm recently, wanted that show’s Larry David.
When The Studio premiered in March, Rolling Stone dubbed it “a Hilarious Love-Hate Letter to Hollywood” in a review. “When it hits — like a season-ending two-parter that serves as a reminder of what an astonishingly good, and game, comic performer Cranston was in his pre-Walter White days — it’s a hilarious reminder of what can happen in that ridiculous town when enough talented people are all working in unison at the top of their game,” the review said.
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