>>189 That tidbit makes a lot of things fall into place. No script, plus TH much less well known at that time (far from being the star of WH), flattered by the attention of someone wanting him for a lead, and the lead having OSCAR written all over it.

He then also had the year of drought (2013) with no projects so he was hardly going to turn down work in 2014 (and we see the result of all that work being released now).