The 1988 family-comedyBigstarringTom Hanksapparently had a big horror vibe to it originally.
“Robert De Nirowas actually cast in the role of Josh in the movie Big.
“It’s like a totally different movie in my brain with Robert De Niro and dark.”
According to Perkins, De Niro brought a different energy to the character than Hanks.
“[De Niro] was more moody.
It was a little more of a horror movie,” she remarked.
“Robert De Niro wandering around the streets of New York.
What Tom Hanks brought to it was so much lighter.”
Reps for Hanks and De Niro did not immediately respond to EW’s requests for further comment.
“We called it INSH: innocence and shyness,” he said.
