Overview

• Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Turturro said Stanley Kubrick told him he wrote the pianist Nick Nightingale role for him after admiring his work in The Truce.
• Turturro recounted that a casual exchange about FedExing the script and not vowing he would make the project under any circumstances led Kubrick to view him as not fully available.
• He said he was told the next day he was “unavailable,” and the part ultimately went to Todd Field.
• Coverage notes the film’s roughly 15-month shoot and multiple cast changes, including Harvey Keitel being replaced by Sydney Pollack.
• The anecdote arrives as Eyes Wide Shut’s legacy endures years after its posthumous release, with recent reporting pointing to a forthcoming Criterion Collection induction.