Re-cast the lead(s) of movie classics

Number24 · January 2014

I think it would be fun to speculate who could be cast in remakes of old movies (pre 1990's).

Here are some of my ideas:

Die Hard: Bradley Cooper as john McClane
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The Searchers:

Liam Nesson as Ethan Edwards
Joseph Gordon- Lewitt as Martin Pawley

Number24 · January 2014

The Ipcress File

Ewan McGreggor as Harry Palmer

Thunderpussy · January 2014

Father Goose (1964), with George Clooney in the lead role.

hehadlotsofguts · January 2014

Kindergarten Cop(1990) - Vin Diesel as John Kimble

Mr Mallory · January 2014

Get Carter

Daniel Craig as Jack Carter

Thunderpussy · January 2014

The League of Gentlemen

With various young british actors, but with Sir Ian McKellen playing the Jack Hawkins part.

Number24 · July 2020

The guns of Navarone

Mallory - Chris Evans
Miller - James MacAvoy
Stavros - James Mamoa

Number24 · July 2020

The Searchers (second atempt)

Ethan Edwards - Kurt Russel or Josh Brolin
Martin Pawley - an unknown First Nations-actor or Dev Patel
Laurie - Anya Taylor-Joy

Number24 · July 2020

Where eagles dare

Major Smith - Tom Hardy
Schaffer - Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel,
Mary - Sophie Turner
Heidi - Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

emtiem · July 2020

Number24 wrote:

Where eagles dare

Major Smith - Tom Hardy
Schaffer - Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel,
Mary - Sophie Turner
Heidi - Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Heh! That's fun, I certainly like Gosling for Schaffer: he'd do that quietness well. I know he's the wrong nationality but I'd quite like a Clooney type as Smith. Or Liam Neeson perhaps? But he might actually be getting a bit old now.

The Red Kind · July 2020

Number24 wrote:

Where eagles dare

Major Smith - Tom Hardy
Schaffer - Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel,
Mary - Sophie Turner
Heidi - Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Interesting choices N24.

I would go as follows;

Major Smith - Daniel Craig
Schaffer - Scott Eastwood/Chris Pratt/Chris Hemsworth
Mary - Joanne Froggatt/Vanessa Kirby
Heidi - MyAnna Buring
Von Hapen - Tom Hardy

Number24 · July 2020

The Red Kind wrote:

Number24 wrote:

Where eagles dare

Major Smith - Tom Hardy
Schaffer - Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel,
Mary - Sophie Turner
Heidi - Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Interesting choices N24.

I would go as follows;

Major Smith - Daniel Craig
Schaffer - Scott Eastwood/Chris Pratt/Chris Hemsworth
Mary - Joanne Froggatt/Vanessa Kirby
Heidi - MyAnna Buring
Von Hapen - Tom Hardy

I'm not sure about Craig in this one and I don' think Scott Eastwood has the actin chops to play Schaffer, but I did consider Chriss Pratt and Chris Hemsworth. I don' t like Froggatt as Mary, but the other actresses are good.

Number24 · July 2020

Gymkata wrote:

I'll play!

WHERE EAGLES DARE

Major Smith: Colin Firth
Schaffer: Chris Pine
Mary: Amy Adams
Heidi: Diane Kruger
Von Hapen: Michael Fassbender

I think Firth, just like Burton, is too old. Joachim Rønneberg who was only 24 when he was the leader of the Vemork mission. The oldest Norwegian SOE member was 44 when he joined, and he was only accepted because he had " a particular set of skills". Chris Pine was on my list for Major Schaffer.

emtiem · July 2020

I like Hemsworth for it! Not sure we’ve found our perfect Smith yet though

Number24 · July 2020

Casablanca

Rick - Daniel Craig
Ilsa - Cate Blanchet,

Number24 · July 2020

Gymkata wrote:

I don't know...I see Smith as being a 'too old for this mission' kind of guy anyways...he even comments as such several times in the film. I think the main reason that he goes is that he's got the connection to that one other German commander who knows him (during the big dining room sequence) to help verify his story. As such, his age is secondary to the fact that he's the right person for the job.

To that end, I see Firth having the necessary acting chops and charm to do the part justice.

Good points. But Burton was 45 when he made Where Eagles Dare while Colin Firth is 59. Burton was an alcoholic, but Firth is still 14 years older. Maybe Michael Fassbender (43) could be a good Smith? Instead Stellan Skargård can play von Hapen.

Number24 · July 2020

Actually I miscalculated. Born in 1925 he was 43 when he made Where Eagles Dare. Eastwood is only five years younger.

emtiem · July 2020

Gymkata wrote:

My God...Burton was only 45 when he made WED???? He looks like he's 60.

That was my thought too!

Number24 wrote:

Actually I miscalculated. Born in 1925 he was 43 when he made Where Eagles Dare. Eastwood is only five years younger.

Wow: I’d have said he was about 15 years younger in that movie.

Number24 · July 2020

Eastwood is a healthfreak, Burton was an alcoholic.

emtiem · July 2020

Yeah I thought he was much younger than late thirties in that.

It’s hard to think of a British lead who would be good in it. I was thinking Cruise would actually make a good Smith. Maybe we can swap the American and British leads?

Number24 · July 2020

I still think Tom Hardy or Michael Fassbender can be good Smith's.

emtiem · July 2020

Gymkata wrote:

Fassbender being German (and fluent in German), I'd slot him as Von Hapen. He also has the right intensity to him for the role and would be amazing in the dinner confrontation.

Yeah he'd be cracking there.
Christian Bale as Smith maybe? I'm not 100% sold, I'd still prefer a younger Liam Neeson.

Number24 · July 2020

Fassbender speaks German and I'd like to see a version of WED where more German is spoken. That includes the commandoes. I don't know of Skarsgård speaks German, but many Swedes do and he seems to have a good ear for languages. Perhaps German actors should play the Germans and having Fassbender play Smith he canspeak more German while undercover.
I do agree a younger Liam Neeson would be perfect.

Number24 · July 2020

Russell Crowe is 56

Number24 · July 2020

I'm trying to think like a movie director or producer and they are perhaps not well knoww enough to headline a big movie. This isn't a watertight argument, because the same could have been said about Russell Crowe when they made LA Confidential too.

emtiem · July 2020

Crowe is maybe a little old, but I agree he would have been great for it.

The Red Kind · July 2020

emtiem wrote:

Yeah I thought he was much younger than late thirties in that.

It’s hard to think of a British lead who would be good in it. I was thinking Cruise would actually make a good Smith. Maybe we can swap the American and British leads?

Agree Cruise would make a good Smith and would be interesting to swap the parts.

Number24 · March 2021

I'm watching "Once upon a time in the west". Other than som bad dubbing and sound effects the movie is perfect, but if the movie was made 10-15 years ago I'd like to see this cast:

Harmonica - Russel Crove

Frank - Tom Hanks

Chyenne - Javier Bardem

Jill - Scarlett Johansson

Morton - John Goodman

Number24 · June 2021

The Rocketeer

Cliff - Ansel Elgort (Chris Pratt for an older, bigger star)

Jenny - Vanessa Hudgens (or Alison Brie)

Sinclair - George Clooney (or John Hamm)

Number24 · August 2021

River of no return.

Who can possibly replace Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe? Possibly no-one, but I Imagine two re-makes - one in the 1990's and one today.

River of no return (1995)

Matt - Harrison Ford

Kay - Salma Hayek.

River of no return (2021)

Matt - Dwayne Johnson

Kay - Scarlett Johansson

Number24 · September 2021

Ladyhawke (1980s)

Gaston - Robert Downey jr. He has the same charm and agility as Matthew Broderick, but I think Downey has enough range not to come across as a California teen in fantasy European middle ages.

Navarre - Sean Connery. He would've been a great heroic and tragic knight.

Isabeau - Isabella Rosselini. Stunningly beautiful, mysterious and a good actress. Remember; no short 80s hair!

Re-cast the lead(s) of movie classics

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