Recast Untouchable Screen Classics

[BobJM]

The Wiz ('78)

Dorothy - Keke Palmer (originally portrayed by Diana Ross)

Scarecrow - Elijah Kelley (originally portrayed by Michael Jackson)

Tinman - Keith Robinson (originally portrayed by Nipsey Russell)

Lion - Andre Braugher (originally portrayed by Ted Ross)

(watch Duets, this guy can sing!)

Glinda - Whitney Houston (originally portrayed by Lena Horne)

Evillene - Queen Latifah (originally portrayed by Mabel King)

The Wiz - Eddie Murphy (originally portrayed by Richard Pryor)

 

[Silvermoth]

Oh my god, a remake of The Wiz would be a dream come true. I would love to see that. The first doesn't get the credit it deserves.

 

[Rob Lobo]

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Simon Baker as Willy Wonka

Michael Emerson as Slugworth

 

[Silvermoth]

Spiceworld

Baby - Georgia Moffet

Sporty- Noomi Rapace

Ginger - Georgina Hagen

Posh - Emily Blunt

That girl from "Kinky Boots", can't remember her name - Scary

 

[Sawyer]

I think you guys are starting to get too liberal with the use of the word "Untouchable".

 

[Eddie Dean]

I think that started long ago with the recasting of movies like "Tango & Cash" and "Commando".

 

[Doctor Jones]

Spiceworld...?

 

[axelbratoski]

Spiceworld
That girl from "Kinky Boots", can't remember her name - Scary

Why are you casting a man as Scary Spice?

 

[Silvermoth]

 

[axelbratoski]

I'm being serious, why are you casting Chiwetel Ejiofor as a woman?

 

[Eddie Dean]

I don't think I'd take a recasting of Spice World seriously.

 

[moviefreak]

Recasting the classic "The Godfather":

Don Vito Corleone - Bruno Ganz
Mama Corleone - Lorraine Bracco
Michael Corleone - Daniel Day Lewis
Sonny Corleone - Ewan McGregor
Fredo Corleone - Steve Buscemi
Connie Corleone - Julianna Margulies
Kay Adams - Amy Adams (LOL)
Carlo Rizzi - Giovanni Ribisi
Peter Clemenza - Steve Schirripa (Bobby from The Sopranos)
Tom Hagan - Paul Giamatti
Capt McCluskey - Gene Hackman
Jack Woltz - Al Pacino (would be excellent!)
Virgil Solozzo - Javier Bardem
Don Barzini - George Clooney
Sal Tessio - John Ventimiglia (Artie from The Sopranos)

Hard to avoid The Sopranos actors/actress, but many of them were all excellent as characters actors. Sufficient to say, they will not be able to reboot/remake The Godfather/The Godfather II. No one will be crazy enough to attempt it apart from a few doofus.

 

[Kar]

The Breakfast Club

Jonathan Cherry as John Bender

Channing Tatum as Andy Clark

Rachel McAdams as Claire Standish

Lizzy Caplan as Allison Reynolds

Michael Cera as Brian Johnson

Can't figure out who'd I get to replace Gleason.

 

[John Locke]

Don't have a picture but Larry Miller.

 

[Eddie Dean]

The Matrix

Cillian Murphy - Neo

Idris Elba - Morpheus

Maggie Q - Trinity

William Fichtner - Agent Smith

 

[Heisenberg]

Hugh Jackman in a Dollars Trilogy remake

Got to go with Olyphant.

And I can't figure the whole cast out (Betsy is perplexing me) but I can definitely see Fassbender and Moretz as Travis and Iris respectively in Taxi Driver.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Umm, is Moretz actually dressed as Isis on purpose?

 

[Guhndoi]

I really like that Matrix one.

 

[TheAQU4M4N]

The Matrix

Cillian Murphy - Neo

Idris Elba - Morpheus

Maggie Q - Trinity

William Fichtner - Agent Smith

Yes.

 

[Heisenberg]

Umm, is Moretz actually dressed as Isis on purpose?

Yeah, it's from Harpers Bazaar. They recreated iconic Scorsese scenes.

 

[Silvermoth]

Alien

Natalie Portman as Ripley (still not sure about it)

Josh Brolin as Dallas

Guy Pearce as Kane

Mark Strong as Ash

Rockmond Dunbar as Parker

Sharlto Copley as Brett

Jena Malone as Lambert

I've been curious about this one for a while. Still thinking about it. It's a great cast you've got here.

 

[dude stannis]

I think that started long ago with the recasting of movies like "Tango & Cash" and "Commando".

Lets not hurt my feelings now!

EDIT: I went and had a look at those recastings, I didn't realise I was the person who posted the Commando one! Sorry for killing the thread guys!

 

[Doctor Jones]

After watching Prometheus, Michael Fassbender would make a great T.C. Lawrence. I mean man, throughout the entire movie I thought I was looking at Peter O'Toole.

Of course, he'd make a great Travis Brickle too.

 

[Silvermoth]

An Iron Man recast...

Iron Man - Joaquin Phoenix

Pepper Potts - Jessica Chastain

War Machine - Eamon Walker

Obahdiah Stane - Michael Douglas

Ezekiel Stane - Ezra Miller

 

[Schlosser85]

Blade Runner

Christian Bale as Deckard

Michael Fassbender as Roy Batty

Gemma Arterton as Rachael

Jeffrey Wright as Gaff

Keith Szarabajka as Bryant

Uma Thurman as Pris

Toby Jones as Sebastian

Michael Sheen as Tyrell