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Duffer Brothers Reveal Billy Crudup Was Original Choice To Play Hopper In ‘Stranger Things’: “Everything Happens For A Reason”

19 May 2026 at 01:04
David Harbour’s Chief Jim Hopper is a key figure in Stranger Things‘ fictitious town of Hawkins, Indiana, eventually coming to serve as surrogate father to Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and helping to unravel the central sci-fi mystery of the Upside Down. However, the twice Emmy-nominated actor was not the original choice to play the role, […]

Stranger Things' Duffer Brothers Reveal Their First Choice for Hopper

David Harbour as Jim Hopper in Stranger ThingsThe Duffer brothers kept the door open three inches for David Harbour. But while it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing Chief of Police Jim Hopper on Stranger Things, series creators Matt Duffer...

‘Stranger Things’ Creators Reveal David Harbour Was ‘Second Choice’ to Billy Crudup for Hopper Role: ‘Everything Happens for a Reason’

18 May 2026 at 14:13
“Stranger Things” could have been a whole different show if creators Matt and Ross Duffer had gotten their original casting choice for Chief Jim Hopper — and it’s not Josh Brolin. During an interview with “Happy Sad Confused” host Josh Horowitz posted Monday, the Duffers are asked to reveal who their “first choice” was for […]

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