 It was John Huston (I) (qv)s original idea to have  Charles Chaplin (qv) play Noah. However, Chaplin didnt much like  the idea of appearing in a picture directed by someone else, and  Huston wound up playing the role himself. Similarly, Huston wanted  Igor Stravinsky (qv) to score the film. For unspecified reasons,  this was never done, either.