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Recasting

October 24, 2007 -

I heard someone recently make a joke about recasting Lord of the Rings with Jim Carrey as Smeagol, and the thought was so funny that I started thinking of my own recastings, both good and bad. My first one came from the two alternate selections for Neo in The Matrix that had been considered, and I kind of went from there...

The Matrix

  • Good: Ewan McGregor as Neo, Samuel L. Jackson as Morpheus
  • Still good: Will Smith as Neo, Kevin Spacey as Morpheus
  • Not good: Christian Slater as Neo, Bill Cosby as Morpheus

X-Men

  • Perfect: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier
  • Still not bad: Viggo Mortensen as Wolverine, John Hurt as Charles Xavier
  • Bad: Jack Nicholson as Wolverine, Vin Diesel as Charles Xavier

The A-Team

  • Nice: Ed Norton as Hannibal, Michael Clarke Duncan as B.A. Baracus, Mark Wahlberg as Face
  • Could Live with: Morgan Freeman as Hannibal, Michael Chiklis as B.A. Baracus, Kevin Bacon as Face
  • Please God No: George Carlin as Hannibal, Chris Tucker as B.A. Baracus , Owen Wilson as Face
Comments on Recasting
 
Comment Wed, October 24 - 12:38 PM by Kris Johnson
I want to re-dub the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy with Ian McDiarmid (as Emperor Palpatine) replacing Ian McKellan's Galdalf dialog.
 
Comment Wed, October 24 - 11:26 PM by pmd
This reminds me of a party/roadtrip discussion-game I thought up a while back... Cast Muppet Show characters in inappropriate or semi-inappropriate remakes. Bonus if you can rework "Muppet" into the title, and you're allowed one special guest star. For instance, here's one I need help on (or do I just need help?)...

** The Rocky Horror Muppet Show **

Brad - Kermit, Wayne (from Wayne and Wanda)
Janet - Ms Piggy, Wanda (from Wayne and Wanda)

Dr. Frank-N-Furter - This one is tough, but maybe Gonzo or Fozzie
Riff Raff - Uncle Deadly (perfect), Gonzo, Dr Strangepork
Magenta - Janis
Columbia - Annie Sue, Camilla the Chicken

Dr. Everett Von Scott - Bunson Honeydew (perfect)
Rocky Horror - Link Hogthrob
Eddie - Jack Black (u know t'would rock)
The Criminologist - Sam the Eagle (perfect), The Anchorman
 
Comment Wed, October 24 - 11:28 PM by pmd
DUH!!! Maybe Dr. Teeth for Frank
 
Comment Thu, October 25 - 9:53 AM by The Dock
Star wars (First Trilogy: A new hope, Empire, Jedi)


Good: Matt Damon as Luke, Ed Harris as Old Obi Wan, Jessica Alba as Leia, and Viggo Mortenson as Han.

So So: Chris O'Donnel as Luke, Sean Connery as Old Obi Wan, Megan Fox(Transformers) as Leia and Patrick Swayze(Circa: Red Dawn, Dirty Dancing) as Han.

Beyond Bad: Fred Savage as Luke, Gilbert Godfried as Old Obi Wan, Beyonce' as Leia and Nicholas Cage as Han.