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Sam Rockwell on Frank's 'White Lotus' backstory, Woody Harrelson's influence, and going all in on 'this arc of Buddhist to Bad Lieutenant' by Mandi Bierly

Sam Rockwell's now-legendary monologue in The White Lotus almost sounded very different. As you may recall, Woody Harrelson was originally slated to play the role of Frank, the 10-month sober and celibate friend of Walton Goggins' Rick. Due to a scheduling shift, Harrelson dropped out and Rockwell stepped in. "With that monologue, there's many ways […]

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