That wasn't clear at first they were twins.
shareI agree. I actually thought he was throwing another brother under the bus when the twin was telling his father how Plainview ended up there.
They weren't going to be twins originally. Dano had the much smaller part in the scene I just described and Kel O'Neill was Eli, who was let go because he couldn't get along with PT. Too bad, I say.
Yeah I didn't realize they were different characters until like halfway through the movie, when Eli said "so your hunting quail?" In my head I was like huh? you know why he's here
shareBRO lmao I thought the same shit AND to make things worse, when they're at the dinner table I thought Eli was still keeping up the kayfabe. I thought there was some kind of insider thing where Paul ("Eli") was trying to cut his father out of the deal by keeping things hush. Complete misunderstanding on my part
shareThere was originally...
Kel O'Neill was originally cast in the role of Eli Sunday but was replaced by Paul Dano after shooting had begun.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/trivia?item=tr0721358