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If you could recast the main character of any film...

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  1. Bellerophon06

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    What film, what character, and who would you recast them as?

    For me, I'd recast Matt Damon's character in The Martian to Mark Wahlberg.

    I haven't seen The Martian, however I've read the book, and all through it I could only picture Wahlberg playing Mark Watney. I think he'd pull it off pretty well.

    What about you? Who would you recast?
     
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    I would recast... the main character in the Happening (Marky Mark XD;; ) with the Rock~ because I want to see him just beat the fluff out of a bunch of... umm... spoilers...


    ... homicidal flowers XD;;;;;;;;;;; That movie would have been amazing with the Rock, although, probably any movie would be improved with him XD;;;; He's just too funny and likable XD;;;;
     
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    I can't think of any main characters I'd be dying to recast, but the one I can think of is Gary Oldman as Sirius Black. For some reason I just didn't see it. I pictured Sirius as somebody a little... fiercer looking. Oldman looked like he stepped out of a country club or something despite spending several years in the wizard equivalent of Guantanamo.

    So for that I'd want to recast Viggo Mortensen for the role of Sirius. And not at all because I loved him to bits as Aragorn. :love:
     
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    Hello,

    I'd re-cast The Doctor to be myself just so I can have adventures in time and space ... :slight_smile:

    I think I'd want to re-cast Julie Andrews in the 2017 of Mary Poppins.
     
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    OK this will sound horrifically gay but I'd give the lead in Mame back to Angela Lansbury--Lucille Ball was an abomination in the role. Hey, I warned you...
     
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    I would re-cast Tris from 'Divergent' because I hated Shailene Woodley in the role. I'd be tempted to go for someone like Dakota Fanning because at least visually she would look more like the character as described in the book.
     
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    I'd recast the entire cast of The Mortal Instruments movie, although I'm not sure who with. Lena Headey as Clary's mother especially didn't sit with me right.

    I'd completely redo the graphics too.
     
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    i would pick angela landsbury over lucy any day, she's a great actor...imo.
     
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    Shailene was PERFECT in Divergent.




    Who i would recast is The kids from We"re the Millers
     
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    This. I never watched the movie because I heard it wasn't great in general, but I still can't believe they cast Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace. I thought Alex Pettyfer would be perfect.
     
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    Yep. I don't think Jamie is the right kind of hot to play Jace. Alex Pettyfer on the other hand though, doesn't seem as if he has the edge to show the bluntness, if you will, that Jace exhibits in the beginning etc., whereas Jamie is great at doing that. Everything else was shit.

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    Even though the movie isn't out and I shouldn't really be saying this yet as I've not seen the film, I don't think Ezra Miller is right to play the Flash. I'd prefer it if it were Grant Gustin.
     
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    Samuel L. Jackson as Harry Potter.
     
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    I'd watch that.
     
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    I don't quite want to pass judgement on a film that hasn't been released yet... but Grant Gustin is simply amazing as the Flash and I can't imagine anyone else but him in the role. Also, he made the Flash a lot more likeable - not the usual cocky jerk Flash from the cartoons (and some of the comics). I get the feeling that Ezra Miller could fall back on this cocky persona, but I hope he doesn't for everyone's sake.

    Can't think of one I would want to see recast: all the ones I've thought of are simply bad films, not bad acting.
     
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    Just wait until Chamber of Secrets..

    "I've had it with these motherfucking Basiliks in this motherfucking sewer!"

    As for my choice... Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls because it makes Saved by the Bell retroactively weird.
     
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    I agree with this. I love Grant and the version of the Flash with him in is the only one I've seen before so I might be a little biased, but I don't think Ezra is the correct fit for the role, IMO his attitude is all wrong to be the Flash and he doesn't exactly look like a Barry. Stephen Amell has said too that he'd prefer Grant in the role.
     
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    Can't believe no-one's mentioned this yet:
    I would recast the entire children's cast and the director of The Last Airbender.