 After his death, the character was rewritten as Baylene, an elderly female "Brachiosaurus" played by British actress Joan Plowright.At the time of his death, Farley had been in talks to costar with Vince Vaughn in "The Gelfin", and to star in a biographical film about comedian Fatty Arbuckle to be written by David Mamet.Jim Carrey's role in the 1996 film "The Cable Guy" was originally intended for Farley, but scheduling conflicts forced him to decline.