Actually, I consider "Able to" to be two questions. One is the one you addressed, "Would PJ have considered him for the role/offered it to him/cast him?" The second is "Would he, having had what would probably have been a significantly different career, feel capable of playing that role? Or maybe, would he feel it beneath him?" Some roles just catapault an actor into playing certain types of other roles, and John Dunbar could have been one of those for Viggo. If you see what I mean.
Crimson Tide [2] [2] Which, by contrast, is a good movie.
Re: Not quite where I was going
Actually, I consider "Able to" to be two questions. One is the one you addressed, "Would PJ have considered him for the role/offered it to him/cast him?" The second is "Would he, having had what would probably have been a significantly different career, feel capable of playing that role? Or maybe, would he feel it beneath him?" Some roles just catapault an actor into playing certain types of other roles, and John Dunbar could have been one of those for Viggo. If you see what I mean.
Crimson Tide [2]
[2] Which, by contrast, is a good movie.
Totally agree, *very* good movie.