John Lithgow
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Oct 27, 2026
DianaHOST
But so I want to know, like, when you create a whole season, a script like that, and then—
Clyde PhillipsGUEST
And John was going to narrate it.
Clyde PhillipsGUEST
John Lithgow was going to narrate it.
DianaHOST
I know.
DianaHOST
And we're really excited about that.
35 MINS LATER
Clyde PhillipsGUEST
Yeah, great idea.
Clyde PhillipsGUEST
Wrong show.
Clyde PhillipsGUEST
Our casting director for Original Sin, John Papsadera, who did all the Yellowstone stuff, brought him up.
KyleHOST
I saw a little bit of it.
KyleHOST
It was like John Lithgow.
KyleHOST
John Lithgow.
KyleHOST
I forget the woman's name.
KyleHOST
Joseph Gordon-Levitt was one of the children.
Anna KeizerHOST
Okay.
Anna KeizerHOST
How about John Lithgow?
Derek DehankeHOST
Wait, are we doing Harry and the Hendersons? Yeah.
Derek DehankeHOST
Okay.
CherylHOST
It's true.
CherylHOST
Also Sam Shepard, John Hurd, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow.
DaveHOST
running theme in all of these films will be an amazing ensemble cast
CherylHOST
and deep like the top 20 credited actors in some of these films are recognized at least recognizable to us because we're old but like notable actors and some of them in like early performances too
Mike RyanHOST
It almost plays as a parody, though, of how can we make this the meanest.
Mike RyanHOST
There's an SNL sketch with John Lithgow called The Meanest Methodist Minister.
Mike RyanHOST
It was like this like 1988 era.
Mike RyanHOST
And it's just people coming in who are experiencing hardships and him like playing the tiny violin and just yelling at them.
Alan SepinwallGUEST
Yes, it was on Broadway after he died.
Alan SepinwallGUEST
John Lithgow was in it in like 1982, 83.
Alan SepinwallGUEST
I talked to him for the book about it.
Alan SepinwallGUEST
But like literally the show opened on a Thursday and closed on a Saturday.
Clyde PhillipsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Actually, we tried to keep a couple of secrets on New Blood.
Clyde PhillipsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
John Lithgow's appearance, Jennifer Carpenter's appearance, and then Jennifer posted a picture of herself on the set.
Clyde PhillipsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And then John Lithgow's driver told his wife, and his wife posted something.
Clyde PhillipsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And it was frustrating.
Clyde PhillipsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Then we realized, you know what? It all worked.
Marcos SiegaGUEST
He told me not to say anything.
DianaHOST
You heard it.
DianaHOST
John Lithgow has a big mouth.
AndyHOST
His he he's doing his best Fred Gwynn impression, uh, which is, uh, you kind of have to, like I said, he, Fred Gwynn just, just owned that.
AndyHOST
Um, and everything else that, you know, John Lithgow playing Judd in the 2019 remake is you you're going to draw comparison.
WillHOST
There's no way around it.
WillHOST
Oh yeah.
ChanceHOST
All right.
ChanceHOST
John Lithgow once turned down Tim Burton's Joker.
ChanceHOST
John Lithgow Joker story is making the rounds again.
ChanceHOST
He said that Tim Burton approached him to play the Joker for Batman, but he tried to convince Burton that he wasn't the right fit.
ChanceHOST
I personally think it was a great move because I think it worked out for him and Jack better.
Andrew HayesHOST
it's actually an old episode with William Shatner.
Andrew HayesHOST
And then they redid it for the Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow.
Madeline HayesHOST
Interesting.
Andrew HayesHOST
I'll show it to you sometime.
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