Brad Pitt's 'The Assassination of Jesse James' was offered to Jeremy Renner? Know facts

2007's American epic revisionist Western film,  Assassination of Jesse James by Coward Robert Ford is an aptation from Ron Hansen's 1983 vel of same name. film deals with story of relationship between Jesse James, played by Br Pitt and Robert Ford, essayed by Casey Affleck, focusing on events that le up to titular killing.  Assassination of Jesse James by Coward Robert Ford gained positive critical reviews and Pitt & Affleck's performances were called ir career-best. Check out trivia and lesser-kwn facts. 

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Trivia and lesser-kwn facts 

• As per IMDB reports, this film is Br Pitt's personal favourite movie that he has acted in.
• Assassination of Jesse James by Coward Robert Ford is based on Jesse James. His descendants have claimed that this is most accurate film me on him. y were especially pleased by Br Pitt and Casey Affleck's performances.
• Reportedly, according to Andrew Dominik, Br Pitt's contract stated that movie's name could t be changed.
• Jeremy Renner was formerly considered for role of Robert Ford. He was reportedly rejected as too old. 
• In  Assassination of Jesse James by Coward Robert Ford,  town of Creede, Coloro was recreated in Alberta at a cost of $1 million. 

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• As per real stats, Jesse James suffered from a syndrome that me him blink much more than aver person. Although it's mentioned at start of film, Br Pitt barely blinks during most of his scenes.
• In beginning scene, half of Jesse James' left middle finger is seen missing.  top half of Br Pitt's left middle finger was digitally erased in every scene in which his hands appeared.
• Unlike most western,  Assassination of Jesse James by Coward Robert Ford's male characters don't wear Stetsons, but more period-appropriate derby and stovepipe hats. Jesse James wears a Homburg.
• original cut of film was nearly four hours long.  4-hour version played at least once, most prominently at Venice Film Festival. But it was later edited to two hours and forty minutes at studio's request. At one point, Pitt and exec producer Ridley Scott put toger ir own cut. When it tested poorly, y went back to Dominik's cut.
• poem that Frank James quietly recites to himself early in film, before train sequence, is "Sonnet 62" by William Shakespeare.

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