Re-cast the lead(s) of movie classics

Number24

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

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The Ipcress File

Ewan McGreggor as Harry Palmer

Thunderpussy

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

hehadlotsofguts

Kindergarten Cop(1990) - Vin Diesel as John Kimble

Mr Mallory

Get Carter

Daniel Craig as Jack Carter

Thunderpussy

The League of Gentlemen

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

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The guns of Navarone

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

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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

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Where eagles dare

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

emtiem

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

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

Gymkata

I'll play!

WHERE EAGLES DARE

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

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JAWS (2020):

Brody: Matthew Rhys
Quint: Liam Neeson
Hooper: Seth Rogen
Mayor Vaughn: Henry Czerny
Ellen Brody: Evangeline Lilly

Number24

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

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.

Gymkata

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.

emtiem

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

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Casablanca


Rick - Daniel Craig
Ilsa - Cate Blanchet,

Gymkata

Hemsworth or Pine for Shaffer, absolutely.
I also think that Fassbender makes for a perfect Von Hapen.
Mary and Heidi...honestly, there are a ton of great women actors who could fill those roles and do great jobs. As is typical, the female roles are pretty minor for a WW2 'men on a mission' movie, so almost any woman who is available when the film is scheduled for filming would suffice. Mary needs to have some chemistry with the actor playing Smith (and be age appropriate), but that's about it.

Number24

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.

Gymkata

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

Number24

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

emtiem

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

Eastwood is a healthfreak, Burton was an alcoholic.

emtiem

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

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

Gymkata

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.

emtiem

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

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.

Gymkata

thought of a good Smith: Russell Crowe. He'd need to slim down but he'd be awesome.

Number24

Russell Crowe is 56