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

Chronological Source Flow

Back

AI Fusion Summary

The Duffer brothers first chose Billy Crudup for Hopper, but after that fell through they settled on David Harbour, keeping the role open for him. They considered other actors like Josh Brolin, yet Harbour ultimately fit the part.

05/18 05:13 PM variety.com

2 Sources

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

#NEWS #DAVID HARBOUR #POLITICS #STRANGER THINGS #BILLY CRUDUP

05/18 06:00 PM eonline.com

Stranger Things' Duffer Brothers Reveal Their First Choice for Hopper

#CELEBRITIES #BILLY CRUDUP #MILLIE BOBBY BROWN #STRANGER THINGS

Community Comments

Loading updates...

Display Name

Comment content

System Changelog Build v8.42

[2026-03-04 16:19:04.674091] 8.42: [ADDED SOURCE REGISTRY LIST VIEW]

[2026-03-04 16:11:52.528017] 8.41: [LOCALIZED INDEX.PHP MENU AND MODALS TO US ENGLISH]

[2026-03-04 16:10:06.010533] 8.40: [TRANSLATED FRONTEND TO US ENGLISH]

[2026-03-04 15:50:30.088733] 8.41: [RESTORED DETAILED SOURCES VIEW (ARTICLES + EVENTS) IN US ENGLISH]

[2026-03-04 15:46:35.126069] 8.41: [RESTORED DETAILED SOURCES VIEW (ARTICLES + EVENTS) IN US ENGLISH]

[2026-03-04 15:40:55.577541] 8.40: [REVERTED TO STANDARD TABLE LAYOUT (US ENGLISH)]

[2026-03-04 15:38:18.240989] 8.39: [FIXED DB CONNECTION SCOPE IN SOURCES LOGIC]

[2026-03-04 15:01:30.254545] 8.38: [TRANSLATED SOURCES VIEW TO US ENGLISH]

[2026-03-04 14:58:53.509317] 8.37: [FULL FRONTEND TRANSLATION (MENU, FEED, COMMENTS, TTS) TO US ENGLISH.]

[2026-03-04 13:36:21.034667] 8.67: [MANUAL OVERRIDE OF GREEK MENU ITEMS]

[2026-03-04 13:33:37.571404] 8.66: [NGINX OPTIMIZED MENU FIX]

[2026-03-04 13:32:08.505809] 8.65: [FIXED GREEK MENU ITEMS]

[2026-03-04 13:30:47.610192] 8.60: [MENU & UI LOCALIZATION TO US ENGLISH]

[2026-03-04 13:27:21.378792] 8.50: [FULL TRANSLATION TO US ENGLISH]

[2026-02-26 14:44:13.297308] 9.75: [INJECTED EVENT FUSION_SUMMARY INTO FEED LOOPS TO DISPLAY AI TAGS CORRECTLY]

Display Settings

Text Size

Brightness

Theme