Re-cast the lead(s) of movie classics

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
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
Comments
Ewan McGreggor as Harry Palmer
" I don't listen to hip hop!"
Daniel Craig as Jack Carter
With various young british actors, but with Sir Ian McKellen playing the Jack Hawkins part.
Mallory - Chris Evans
Miller - James MacAvoy
Stavros - James Mamoa
Ethan Edwards - Kurt Russel or Josh Brolin
Martin Pawley - an unknown First Nations-actor or Dev Patel
Laurie - Anya Taylor-Joy
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.
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
WHERE EAGLES DARE
Major Smith: Colin Firth
Schaffer: Chris Pine
Mary: Amy Adams
Heidi: Diane Kruger
Von Hapen: Michael Fassbender
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Bond rankings: Lazenby>Moore>Connery>Craig>Brosnan>Dalton
Brody: Matthew Rhys
Quint: Liam Neeson
Hooper: Seth Rogen
Mayor Vaughn: Henry Czerny
Ellen Brody: Evangeline Lilly
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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.
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.
To that end, I see Firth having the necessary acting chops and charm to do the part justice.
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Rick - Daniel Craig
Ilsa - Cate Blanchet,
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.
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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.
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That was my thought too!
Wow: I’d have said he was about 15 years younger in that movie.
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?
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Yeah he'd be cracking there.
Christian Bale as Smith maybe? I'm not 100% sold, I'd still prefer a younger Liam Neeson.
I do agree a younger Liam Neeson would be perfect.
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