Recast Your Favorite Movies - 2011 Edition! - Page 25

DEATH RACE 2000

DIRECTED BY NEVELDINE/TAYLOR

NICOLAS CAGE as FRANKENSTEIN

AMBER HEARD as ANNIE SMITH

TERRY CREWS as MACHINE GUN JOE

GARY COLE as MR PRESIDENT

DIORA BAIRD as MYRA

DANNY MCBRIDE as NERO THE HERO

GINA CARANO as CALAMITY JANE

MALIN AKERMAN as MATILDA THE HUN

JOHN HODGMAN as JUNIOR BRUCE

JANE KRAKOWSKI as GRACE PANDER

CLORIS LEACHMAN as THOMASINA PAINE

Bai Ling/Prostitute

Lee Falks The Phantom

- A Robert Zemeckis Film - 

Joel Edgerton as Kit Walker, The 21st Phantom

Connie Neilsen as his mother, Maude Thorne McPatrick

Bryan Brown as Kit Walker Snr, The 20th Phantom 

Forest Whitaker as Guran, Leader of the Bandar Tribe.

Evan Rachel Wood as Diana Palmer

Sharakh Khan as Rama Singh

...and guest appearance by Hugh Jackman as Christopher Walker, The First Phantom

 - just to note, yes, I know I'm championing Edgerton in yet another lead role along with a bunch of other aussies, but a Phantom with that amount of antipodeans honestly works - the character is frikkin huge over here, always has been and Edgertons got the kinda jawline to fill out a cowl.

The Metal Brothers

1986

Jake Metal - Val Kilmer vocals

Elwood Metal - Ralph Macchio gutiar

Gene Murphy - Gene Simmons bass

Rodger Taylor - Rodger Taylor drums

The Reverend - Paul Stanley

Curtis - David Johansen

Ray - David Lee Roth

Maury Sline - Alice Cooper

Mrs Murphy - Lita Ford

Head Nazi - Dolph Lundgren

Sister Stigmata - Mary Woronov

Tucker McElroy - Joe Don Baker

Mystery Woman - Barbara Carrera

I clearly got the idea from the grunge brother. If this leads to the New Wave, Prog, and Acid Rock Brothers, so be it.

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Bai Ling/Prostitute

Exactly.  There is no other.

All right.  Someone get "The Disco Brothers" with John Travolta and Robert Hays out of their system.  We'll wait.  

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All right.  Someone get "The Disco Brothers" with John Travolta and Robert Hays out of their system.  We'll wait.  

Already been done.

Ocean's 11 (1971)

Paul Newman as Danny Ocean

Robert Redford as Rusty Ryan

Elliott Gould as Linus Caldwell

Scatman Crothers as Frank Catton

Desmond Llewelyn as Saul Bloom

John Cazale as Livingston Dell

Donald Sutherland as Virgil Malloy

James Caan as Turk Malloy

Jim Brown as Basher Tarr

Lo Lieh as The Amazing Yen

Faye Dunaway as Tess Ocean

with Orson Welles as Reuben Tishkoff

and Marlon Brando as Terry Benedict

I know this cast is kinda far-fetched, but it was really fun to do... 

Who plays Topher Grace?

THE VIKINGS (2013)

DIRECTED BY NEIL MARSHALL

DANIEL CRAIG as EINAR

MICHAEL FASSBENDER as ERIC

RAY WINSTONE as RAGNAR

ALICE EVE as MORGANA

LIAM CUNNINGHAM as EGBERT

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THE VIKINGS (2013)

DIRECTED BY NEIL MARSHALL

I want to fucking marry this idea.

The Punk Brothers obviously has to be directed by Alex Cox.

I'm sorry but True Blood on his resume or not, I can't support a Viking movie without Alexander Skarsgard in it.

Skarsgard would make a pretty awesome Einar, plus we can go ahead and get Stellan as Ragnor.

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Originally Posted by LaurenOrtega 

I'm sorry but True Blood on his resume or not, I can't support a Viking movie without Alexander Skarsgard in it.

Well by that logic what about Mads Mikkelson?

Yup.

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The Punk Brothers obviously has to be directed by Alex Cox.

Nicholas Cage as Jake Punk. Think Valley Girl.

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Originally Posted by HunterTarantino 

The Punk Brothers obviously has to be directed by Alex Cox.

...or Penelope Spheeris. Unless there is an offer for Little Rascals 2 or something else as compelling.

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Well by that logic what about Mads Mikkelson?

Ahh, Mads.  One of the few reasons I've actually considered watching Paul W.S. Anderson's Three Musketeers.

We've had a few recast Arnold films in our time... who wants to take on True Lies?

Certified Copy

Dir. Gus Van Sant

Elle- Juliette Binoche

James- William Shimmell

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We've had a few recast Arnold films in our time... who wants to take on True Lies?

Obviously Dwayne Johnson for Arnold and either Sam Rockwell or Will Arnett in Bill Paxton's role. Kurt Russell as "Not Really Nick Fury".

I see Joel McHale in the Arnold role. I think he would sell the dual life aspect better. While Arnold is good in the role, he doesn't look like a computer salesman. Sean Connery as Not Really Nick Fury.

What about Harrison Ford in the Heston role? 

Chloe Moretz as Eliza Dushku, of course.  

Extreme Prejudice (1970)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Steve McQueen as Jack Benteen

James Coburn as Cash Bailey

Isela Vega as Sarita Cisneros

Ben Johnson as Sheriff Hank Pearson

Lee Marvin as Maj. Paul Hackett

Joe Don Baker as Sgt. Buck Atwater

Steven Keats as Sgt. Declan Patrick Coker

Billy Dee Williams as Sgt. Charles Biddle

Jim Brown as Sgt. Luther Fry

EDIT: No idea for Clancy Brown's role. Any suggestions?

TROPIC THUNDER (1952)

Dir. Billy Wilder

Tony Curtis as Tugg Speedman

Danny Kaye as Jeff Portnoy

Basil Rathbone as Kirk Lazarus

Scotty Beckett as Kevin Sandusky

Bill Cosby as Alpa Chino

Terry Thomas as Damien Cockburn

Walter Huston as Four Leaf Tayback

Peter Falk as Cody the FX guy

Jack Lemmon as Superagent Rick Peck

and Jimmy Stewart as Les Grossman

True Lies

2012

Joel McHale - Harry Tasker

Helen Tasker - Tina Fey

Patton Oswalt - Albert Gibson

Simon - Neil Patrick Harris

Abigail Breslin - Dana Tasker

Danny Pudi - Faisil

Tommy Lee Jones - Spencer Trilby

Faran Tahir - Jamal Khaled

Juno Skinner - Eva Green

                  Yes chewers I have given you a movie with a strip teasing Tina Fey. Your welcome. The song she will be dancing to is Van Halen's Dance the Night Away.

Holy fucking shit when is that picture of Abigail Breslin from?

I feel so fucking old all of a sudden.

Its from this year.

Joel McHale is sort of genius casting.

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Originally Posted by AtomTastic 

Extreme Prejudice (1970)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

 

Steve McQueen as Jack Benteen

 

James Coburn as Cash Bailey

 

Isela Vega as Sarita Cisneros

 

Ben Johnson as Sheriff Hank Pearson

 

Lee Marvin as Maj. Paul Hackett

 

Joe Don Baker as Sgt. Buck Atwater

 

Steven Keats as Sgt. Declan Patrick Coker

 

Billy Dee Williams as Sgt. Charles Biddle

 

Jim Brown as Sgt. Luther Fry

 

 

EDIT: No idea for Clancy Brown's role. Any suggestions?

Since he NEEDS to be in there somewhere...

That's sort of a rule for this thread.  Any male supporting role you need to cast from the 60's or 70's?  Just plug in Warren Oates.  Casting Oates, it's the right thing to do.

Maverick- Chris Evans

Iceman- Charlie Hunnam

Goose- Jason Dohring

Slider- Joe Manganiello

Wolfman- Ryan Hansen

Merlin- Jared Padalecki

Cougar- Nick Stahl

Viper- Bruce Greenwood

Jester- Walton Goggins

Stinger- Dean Norris

Charlie- Jennifer Morrison

Carol- Arielle Kebbel

The Other Side- China

I think Bailey just turned me gay.

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Since he NEEDS to be in there somewhere...

 

Yeah, there's no other option for McRose. None.

Thanks Chon.

I don't get recasting movies with sit-com stars. Joel McHale replacing Arnold Schwarzenegger??! I'd never see it.

Schwarzenegger's awful in the movie.

Actually I should correct myself by stating that True Lies is fairly awful all over the place.

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I don't get recasting movies with sit-com stars. Joel McHale replacing Arnold Schwarzenegger??! I'd never see it.

It's most fun for me to literally think "if this movie was approached the same way, but in a different period, what actors would be the best equivalent?"  Or, if I have a different approach to the material, then I want it to be something consistent that applies to the whole piece.  Say, Glengarry Glen Ross... I'm not going to imagine Shelley, Moss, Williamson, and Aaronow the same, but change Ricky Roma to a woman.  But an all female cast would work for me.

Anyway, that's just how I look at it.  I do find myself scratching my head at the choices sometimes; but it's a fun exercise on the whole, and I am glad there are at least a couple updates every day.

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Schwarzenegger's awful in the movie.

 

Actually I should correct myself by stating that True Lies is fairly awful all over the place.

I have to agree.  I've loathed the film since I saw it the theaters.  I still cringe at the thought of that "interrogation" scene with Jamie Lee Curtis.  It struck me as pretty misogynistic at the time, although I haven't revisited the film since I was a teenager.

I rewatched Die Hard and I realized I'm not quite happy with the recast I did a few months ago, so...

A recast revisited:

Die Hard (2013)

Directed by Brad Bird

Josh Brolin as John McClane

Mark Strong as Hans Gruber

Michelle Monaghan as Holly Genaro

Leslie David Baker as Sargent Al Powell

Alexander Skarsgard as Karl

James Remar as Deputy Police Chief Dwayne Robinson

Joel McHale as Dick Thornburg

Neil Patrick Harris as Harry Ellis

Donald Glover as Argyle

Leeon Jones as Theo

Liev Schrieber as Agent Big Johnson

Michael K Williams as Agent Little Johnson

That casting is aces but I'd go with Sam Rockwell for Harry Ellis.

Liev Schrieber as Agent Big Johnson is genius.

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That casting is aces but I'd go with Sam Rockwell for Harry Ellis.

That's kind of awesome, Rockwell would nail it.

Neil Marshall's

EXCALIBUR

King Arthur - Tom Hardy

Merlin - Iain Glen

Guenevere - Michelle Ryan

Morgana Le Fey - Kate Winslet

Lancelot - Henry Cavill

Perceval - Jamie Bell

Gawain - Aidan Turner

Mordred - Tom Felton

Uther Pendragon - Gerard Butler

Igrayne - Gemma Atterton

An American Werewolf in London (2012)

Directed by Edgar Wright

James Franco as David Kessler

Gemma Arterton as Nurse Alex Price

Jason Schwartzman as Jack Goodman

Bill Nighy as Dr J.S. Hirsch

and Kathy Burke as the Barmaid

I'll see your Die Hard and raise you this one.

John McClane- Jon Bernthal

Hans Gruber- James D'Arcy

Holly Gennaro-McClane- Rosemarie DeWitt

Al Powell- Wendell Pierce

Dwayne T. Robinson- Gary Cole

Richard Thornburg- Tom Hollander

Argyle- Michael B. Jordan

Karl- Otto Goetz

Harry Ellis- Ashton Kutcher

Big Johnson- Kevin Durand

Little Johnson- Terry Crews

A TBS production.