Recast Untouchable Screen Classics

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I like that.

 

[PSYLENTGuardian]

The Matrix

Cillian Murphy - Neo

Idris Elba - Morpheus

Maggie Q - Trinity

William Fichtner - Agent Smith

This cast? Genius.

 

[BruceWanner]

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

What do you think of Kevin Durand as Leon Kowalski?

 

[protocida]

John Boorman's Excalibur.

Christian Bale as Arthur Pendragon.

Michael Fassbender as Lancelot.

Diane Kruger as Guinevere.

Tom Hiddleston as Percival.

Joel Edgerton as Kay.

Kevin Durand as Gawain.

Liam Neeson as Uther Pendragon.

Hugo Weaving as Sir Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall.

Anthony Hopkins as Sir Leondegrance.

Mark Strong as Sir Uryens.

Marion Cottilard as Morgana Le Fay.

Alexander Ludwig as Mordred.

Gary Oldman as Merlin.

 

[MadVillainy]

The Matrix

Cillian Murphy - Neo

Idris Elba - Morpheus

Maggie Q - Trinity

William Fichtner - Agent Smith

Hot damn that's a great cast

 

[Abudefduf]

The Matrix

Cillian Murphy - Neo

Idris Elba - Morpheus

Maggie Q - Trinity

William Fichtner - Agent Smith

What?!? You seriously want a Matrix remake with a protagonist that can actually act and a hot, Asian Trinity?

...

Ok, I'm ready. Bring it on.

 

[MadVillainy]

No joke I actually really wanna see this remake with that cast...pronto

 

[PSYLENTGuardian]

Someone should go pitch it to Hollywood

 

[Schlosser85]

What do you think of Kevin Durand as Leon Kowalski?

Should be good

 

[Silvermoth]

Just saw Flash Gordon last night and just had to recast it! They would have to keep the music though!

Flash! (Uh huh!) - Chris Hemsworth

Dale Arden - Eliza Dushku

Doctor Zarkhov - Omar Sharif

Emperor Ming - Christop Waltz

Princess Aura - Olga Kurylenko

Prince Barin - Dominic Cooper

Prince Vultan - John Rhys Davies

Klytus - Jeremy Irons

Kala - Anjelica Huston

Prince Thun - Jamie Foxx

 

[Jordacar]

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Karl Urban as CAPT. MALLORY (originally played by Gregory Peck)

Javier Bardem as ANDREA STAVROU (originally played by Anthony Quinn)

Tom Hiddleston as CORP. MILLER (originally played by David Niven)

Kenneth Branagh as MAJOR FRANKLIN (originally Anthony Quayle)

Diego Boneta as SPYROS PAPPADIMOS (originally James Darren)

Daniel Gillies as "BUTCHER" BROWN (originally Stanley Baker)

Olga Kurylenko as MARIA PAPPADIMOS (originally Irene Papas)

Léa Seydoux as ANNA (originally Gia Scala)

A few notes:
-I skewed the cast younger because the original film skewed older (Niven was over 50).
-I wish there were some real Greek actors in here, but I just don't know of any right now
-In the book, Miller was American and Mallory was from New Zealand, which gave me the idea for Urban. Both actors could play their respective roles either way; Mallory could be American or NZ or even English.
-For Spyros I wanted a teen heartthrob type, since that's what James Darren was at the time (and trying to get out of it by playing a badass, natch).

 

[DawnWarrior]

My Fair Lady

Eliza Doolittle - Keira Knightley

Henry Higgins - Hugh Grant

Mr Doolittle - Kelsey Grammer

Colonel Hugh Pickering - Colin Firth

Point of interest: I'd suggest switching Grant and Grammer around, since Grammer played the Higgins roll on stage a few years ago. I also kinda love the idea of Grant playing Knightley's dad.

 

[Jordacar]

The Princess Bride

Emma Watson as Buttercup

Sam Claflin as Westley

Before I put Liam McIntyre, but Claflin was actually the first one I thought of, and given time to think about it, he's the better choice.

Óscar Jaenada as Inigo Montoya

Peter Dinklage as Vizzini

Paul "Big Show" Wight as Fezzik

Benedict Cumberbatch as Prince Humperdink

Guy Pearce as Count Rugan

Billy Crystal & Carol Kane as Miracle Max & Valerie (again)

Will Patton as Grandfather

Chandler Riggs as the Grandson

 

[Rob Lobo]

The Princess Bride
Óscar Jaenada as Inigo Montoya

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Perfect!

 

[Eddie Dean]

The Muppets

Christian Bale as Kermit the Frog

Katherine Heigl as Miss Piggy

Charlie Day as Fozzie Bear

Sharlto Copley as Gonzo the Great

Tom Waits as Rowlf the Dog

Kaitlin Olsen as Janice

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul as Bunsen and Beaker

Wolfgang Puck as Swedish Chef

R. Lee Ermey as Sam the Eagle

Tyler Mane as Sweetums

 

[Eddie Dean]

Wener Herzog as Statler

David Lynch as Waldorf

and Nicolas Cage as Animal!

 

[DawnWarrior]

Aaaaaand now this thread got weird.

 

[Eddie Dean]

If by weird, you mean awesome.

 

[Eddie Dean]

STAR WARS

Aaron Paul - Luke Skywalker

Freida Pinto - Princess Leia

Timothy Olyphant - Han Solo

Danny Pudi - C3P0

Idris Elba - Lando Calrissian

Sam Neill - Ben Kenobi

Angela Bassett - Mon Mothma

Ray Winstone - Admiral Ackbar

Danny Trejo - Boba Fett

Jared Harris - Grand Moff Tarkin

 

[Eddie Dean]

Ciaran Hinds - The Emperor

Ian McShane - Darth Vader

 

[MadVillainy]

I'd watch that

 

[Doctor Jones]

Damn you... that is kind of cool. Though I'd scrap Trejo with someone else.

And I'd change the three leads a bit. It's just hard to see anyone else as Han Solo is all.

 

[Sawyer]

Love Jesse Pinkman, but he is no Skywalker.

Otherwise

 

[Silvermoth]

The Devil Wears Prada (Shh, it is a classic)

Andy Sachs- Emma Watson

Miranda Priestly - Helen Mirren (You need someone great if you're gonna replace Streep)

Emily - Meagan Goode

Nigel - Rupert Everett

 

[Bruce Malone]

STAR WARS

Aaron Paul - Luke Skywalker

Freida Pinto - Princess Leia

Yeah i think the whole reveal of them actually being brother and sister would take on a whole new level of surprise with this casting.