They have to smash the whole [thing] -- so we dont really have a lot of resets, Favreau said, laughing. Whats going on? James Caan, 'The Godfather,' 'Elf' and 'Misery' star, dead at 82 When he moved to Los Angeles, hoping to write movies himself, that love for Christmas followed and even intensified. She told Entertainment Weekly that Favreau wanted to tailor the character to whoever played her. . "We were half-joking, saying, Maybe someday this will be like Christmas Story where every year they'll watch it.'". Among the many Hollywood heavy hitters he has inspired are Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, and James Cameron, according to the British Film Institute magazine Sight & Sound. The article has been updated. James Caan, the Oscar-nominated star of The Godfather, Misery and Elf, has died at the age of 82. Summer Houses Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke React to Scandoval: Crazy, Inside Hannah Godwin, Dylan Barbour's Wedding: Bachelor Nation Guest List, Where 'Love Is Blind' Couple Lauren Speed, Cameron Hamilton Stand Today, Paris Hilton's Son's 'Over-the-Top' Nursery: Details on $1M Baby's Room. 2018!). In Elf, he was able to channel a workaholic publishing executive who refuses to reprint a childrens book missing a couple of pages in the name of the almighty dollar, and who is annoyed if not terrified to learn he might unknowingly have a son from a previous relationship. James Caan's wife Linda Stokes, Director of the movie "Holy Lands" Amanda Sthers, Actor James Caan and . It's unlikely that we'll get to see an Elf 2, at least not one that stars Will Ferrell. James Caan, 'The Godfather' and 'Elf' Actor, Dies at 82 Because it took over a decade for the film to finally be made, the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective star never ended up taking on the role. The facility is called Riverview Hospital, and it has played host to a long list of film and television productions, including The X-Files, Final Destination 2, Jennifer's Body, and See No Evil 2. The Academy Award-nominated star of The Godfather was hired to play Walter in part because Favreau wanted a stern persona to play against Ferrell's giddy Buddy, and Caan took the comedy of Elf seriously. If you could line up the lighting and you could line up the sets with a smaller set closer to you and a larger set further back that perfectly blend, the person in the closer set will appear to be larger than the person in the set further back, Favreau explained. Their main concern was Buddy's green costume, which looked strikingly similar to an elf uniform from Rankin/Bass and was in almost every scene. The Oscar nominee often played it serious, and was beloved by fans because of it. Ed played the REAL Santa, the one who Buddy helps fly away at the end. James Caan, who starred in the Godfather, Misery and Elf, dies aged 82 According to him, Rays has a lot of imitators but the real ones on the 11th. Actually, while there was a Famous Rays Pizza on 11th street, the first and original Rays Pizza opened in 1959 on Little Italys Prince Street. James Caan says there wont be a sequel to the hit Christmas fantasy-comedy "Elf" because headliner Will Ferrell and director Jon Favreau . Elf (2003) - IMDb I had never been involved with it." Will Ferrell and Bob Newhart in "Elf,"2003. "I'll see pictures online of people saying, 'Hey I'm introducing my son or my daughter to this movie for the first time.' . Favreau panicked that if he showed a cut of the movie without the as-yet-incomplete stop-motion scenes, the studio wouldn't let him add them in later. In December of 2013, he told USA TODAY, "I just think it would look slightly pathetic if I tried to squeeze back in the elf tights: Buddy the middle-aged elf.". James Caan: 10 memorable roles - BBC News Fortunately, the legal troubles cleared. crooning Baby, Its Cold Outside with Zooey Deschanels Jovie, declawing kittens in New York has been made illegal, he appears to be Wills real-life brother, 1960s movie from Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin, concert in Central Park actually occurred in 1981.