Editing Training Day (section)

===Casting===
[[Davis Guggenheim]] was originally attached to direct the film, with [[Matt Damon]] as Jake Hoyt and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as Alonzo Harris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/wb-recruits-ayer-s-training-day-1117744031/|title=WB recruits Ayer's 'Training Day'|date=July 21, 1999}}</ref> Once Washington became attached to the project, however, he requested to have Guggenheim replaced with Fuqua.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/waiting-for-superman-director-davis-guggenheim-1798222035/|title=Waiting for Superman director Davis Guggenheim|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=October 13, 2010 }}</ref> [[Eminem]] was offered the role of Hoyt, but turned it down in order to focus on preparing for ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=116107|title = Eminem Gets Day vs. Denzel?|website = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> If he had appeared, he would've shared scenes with his mentor [[Dr. Dre]] as well as [[Snoop Dogg]], both of whom do appear in the film. [[Tobey Maguire]], [[Paul Walker]], [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]], [[Ryan Phillippe]], and [[Scott Speedman]] all auditioned for the role of Hoyt.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/09/06/training-day/|title = Training Day|magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>