Re-cast the lead(s) of movie classics

Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
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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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    The Ipcress File

    Ewan McGreggor as Harry Palmer
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Father Goose (1964), with George Clooney in the lead role.
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,107MI6 Agent
    edited January 2014
    Kindergarten Cop(1990) - Vin Diesel as John Kimble
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  • Mr MalloryMr Mallory North by northwestPosts: 632MI6 Agent
    Get Carter

    Daniel Craig as Jack Carter
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The League of Gentlemen

    With various young british actors, but with Sir Ian McKellen playing the Jack Hawkins part.
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    The guns of Navarone

    Mallory - Chris Evans
    Miller - James MacAvoy
    Stavros - James Mamoa
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    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
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Where eagles dare

    Major Smith - Tom Hardy
    Schaffer - Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel,
    Mary - Sophie Turner
    Heidi - Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    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 KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,119MI6 Agent
    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
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    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.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    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.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    I like Hemsworth for it! Not sure we’ve found our perfect Smith yet though :)
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Casablanca


    Rick - Daniel Craig
    Ilsa - Cate Blanchet,
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    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.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Actually I miscalculated. Born in 1925 he was 43 when he made Where Eagles Dare. Eastwood is only five years younger.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    Gymkata wrote:
    My God...Burton was only 45 when he made WED???? He looks like he's 60.

    That was my thought too! :D
    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.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Eastwood is a healthfreak, Burton was an alcoholic.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    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? :)
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I still think Tom Hardy or Michael Fassbender can be good Smith's.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    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.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    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.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Russell Crowe is 56 :D
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    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.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    Crowe is maybe a little old, but I agree he would have been great for it.
  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,119MI6 Agent
    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.
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent

    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

  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent

    The Rocketeer

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

    Jenny - Vanessa Hudgens (or Alison Brie)

    Sinclair - George Clooney (or John Hamm)

  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    edited 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

  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    edited October 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!

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