The Joaquin Phoenix performance Johnny Cash was obsessed with: “He relished every word”

You might not expect country legend Johnny Cash to be able to recite one of Joaquin Phoenix's best loved roles word for word, ...
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James Mangold considered contacting Joaquin Phoenix to play Johnny Cash in 'A Complete Unknown'

James Mangold considered Joaquin Phoenix for Johnny Cash in "A Complete Unknown." Phoenix played Cash in Mangold's 2005 movie "Walk the Line." Mangold decided Phoenix would be too old and didn't want ...
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Joaquin Phoenix pays worry dues playing Johnny Cash

It’s difficult to imagine a more daunting task than playing a character just about everyone knows. And if that “someone” happens to be a singer with a distinctive style, the fear factor rises ...
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James Mangold considered contacting Joaquin Phoenix to play Johnny Cash in 'A Complete Unknown'

Phoenix played Cash in Mangold's 2005 movie "Walk the Line." Mangold decided Phoenix would be too old and didn't want to service "meta-movie universe stuff," he told BI. "A Complete Unknown," James ...