Gallery: Casting Call: Who Should Play John McAfee in the Movie?
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*Photo: Brian Finke*
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Danny Bonaduce -------------- __Why he'd be awesome:__ Honestly, just look at him (right). *Photo: Lara Solanki/Syfy*
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Hugh Jackman ------------ __Why he'd be awesome:__ Jackman can do anything: musical theater, Wolverine (above). There's no reason he couldn't take a swing at McAfee with excellent results. Also, he doesn't look bad with his shirt off.
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Ian McShane ----------- __Why he'd be awesome:__ Because he's Ian McShane. Watch *Deadwood* or his current turn in *American Horror Story* (above), you'll understand. *Photo courtesy FX*
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Jeff Bridges ------------ __Why he'd be awesome:__ We can totally see Bridges pulling in a little bit of the Dude and mixing it with just a pinch of his Rooster from *True Grit* to make for an excellent tech guru in exile. *Image courtesy Grammercy Pictures*
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Kevin Bacon ----------- __Why he'd be awesome:__ This is another choice based heavily on how similar Bacon looks to McAfee. Also, he's totally got the chops. *Image courtesy Fox*
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Russell Crowe ------------- __Why he'd be awesome:__ Crowe has played characters that are very smart (*A Beautiful Mind*) and very tough (*Gladiator*). Plus he's got that whole rakish thing going on. *Photo courtesy Dreamworks/Universal Pictures*
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Steve Buscemi ------------- __Why he'd be awesome:__ Buscemi's work in *Resevoir Dogs* or *Fargo* then add in his current turn as Nucky Thompson in *Boardwalk Empire* and you see a guy who can pull off anything, even someone as complex as McAfee. *Photo: Macall B. Polay/HBO*
09tom-cruise
Tom Cruise ---------- __Why he'd be awesome:__ Cruise is great at bravado, plus he's got the hair for the role and he's good at doing action and drama with equal gusto. *Image courtesy Paramount Pictures*
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