Get Steven Spielberg to do it. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the director is setting his sights on a contemporary adaptation of Mary Chase’s play Harvey, about Elwood P. Dowd and his friendship with a rather tall imaginary rabbit. Now while it might be sacrilegious to mess with a classic like Harvey, I feel somewhat at ease with Spielberg doing it.
But who to play Elwood? As one of the most sincere, kindest, thoughtful – and perhaps the happiest – drunks to ever grace the big screen, I can’t imagine anyone else playing him besides James Stewart, who brought Elwood to life in the 1950 film version. But if I did have to think about an actor to play Elwood, one comes to mind: Jason Segel. The Forgetting Sarah Marshall actor has that certain sweetness to him and is definitely tall enough. Think about it, Steven!
And for those who love the 1950 film as much as I, here’s the original trailer: