<Li> Michael Massee as Man in Massage Parlour Booth </Li> <Li> Leland Orser as Crazed Man in Massage Parlour </Li> <P> The primary influence for the film's screenplay came from Andrew Kevin Walker's time spent in New York City while trying to make it as a screenwriter . "I didn't like my time in New York, but it's true that if I hadn't lived there I probably wouldn't have written Seven ." He envisioned actor William Hurt as Somerset and named the character after his favorite author, W. Somerset Maugham . </P> <P> Jeremiah S. Chechik was attached to direct at one point . During pre-production, Al Pacino was considered for the Somerset role, but he decided to do City Hall . Denzel Washington and Sylvester Stallone turned down the role of Mills . Washington later regretted turning down the role . </P>

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