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Crowe's role of fisherman Luther Fox in the movie, which is an adaptation of Australian writer Tim Winton's novel Dirt Music, was originally intended for late actor Heath Ledger.
Director Phillip Noyce admitted to The Daily Telegraph that he did not know when filming would begin and said: "We are still working on the script."
Talking about the casting, he added: "We were all set to go with Heath and Rachel Weisz. We had the money at that point. And then Heath decided to play the Joker which you couldn't argue with. And then it just took a while to find someone else to play Luther."
Noyce also said that he likes "opinionated people" and wasn't worried about any conflict with Crowe on set.
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