Elizabeth Perkins revealed a surprising Robert De Niro fact during an appearance on Wednesday’s “Watch What Happens Live!”. Perkins, who played Susan alongside Tom Hanks’ Josh in the beloved 1988 film “Big”, told Andy Cohen that Hanks’ part was originally due to be played by De Niro.
She explained how she’d actually auditioned with De Niro before Hanks. Perkins shared, “It fell apart because he had a scheduling conflict, and then they went to Tom Hanks.
It’s like a totally different movie in my brain with Robert De Niro.” “He was more moody. It was more of a — a little more of a horror movie.
Robert De Niro wandering around the streets of New York,” Perkins said of De Niro. “What Tom Hanks brought to it was so much lighter.” RELATED: Rita
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