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A director has revealed he was offered money to replace an actor with Down's syndrome in his film because he didn't have a 'marketable face'. Zack Gottsagen, 34, from Florida, appeared on This Morning alongside the director of his debut film The Peanut Butter Falcon - in which he plays a young man who follows his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Tyler Nilson, from North Carolina, revealed on the show that movie bosses weren't convinced the film would be profitable, and offered him a bigger budget if he changed the lead actor.

“Are you a good guy or a bad guy?” Zak, a young man with Down syndrome who has escaped from a nursing home, asks Tyler, an expert fisherman and small-time thief on the run in The Peanut Butter Falcon (Roadside) — a film in theaters that has snagged a 95% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Tyler hesitates before choosing a “good guy” persona for himself. But that hesitation hints at a sensitive soul stirring within a man fallen on hard times. Both are looking for a second chance, and become improbable buddies in this unusual Mark Twain-inspired adventure accompanied by Gospel-inspired...