Dillon's king is dead. Adrien Brody wins CHESS!
I knew it was too good to be true when I reported in October that the often wasted talent of Matt Dillon had actually find himself in another project (he's doing some movies with Coppola which are positive signs) that would challenge him and maybe inspire the actor that we all remember used to reside within him. That project was CADILLAC RECORDS, a Sony BMG film where Dillon was set to play Leonard Chess, the guy who created the "Chess Records" music label that birthed the careers of such figures as R & B legends Muddy Watters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Now comes word from Variety that the role has gone to Adrien Brody, with no reason given as to why Dillon got replaced, though it would seem likely it's down to scheduling conflicts on Coppola's TETRO.