Tarantino attempted to cast John Travolta , Willem Dafoe , John Malkovich , Mickey Rourke , Ron Perlman , Bruce Willis , Kal Penn and Sylvester Stallone in Death Proof .
None were able to work due to prior commitments .
Tarantino attempted to cast John Travolta , Willem Dafoe , John Malkovich , Mickey Rourke , Ron Perlman , Bruce Willis , Kal Penn and Sylvester Stallone in Death Proof , but none were able to work due to prior commitments .