The Recast Thread

[Bolo Seagull]

I liked 'Brawl in Cell Block 99'. I typically can't stand Vince Vaughn, but he made a real effort to play this guy and came out fine. However, I can't help but think Michael Shannon would've been perfect in the lead role.

[kylor]

The War of the Worlds (2005)

Replace Dakota Fanning with literally anyone else.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Replace Kate Capshaw with literally anyone else.

White Men Can't Jump (1992)

Replace Rosie Perez with literally anyone else.

It Could Happen To You (1994)

Replace Rosie Perez with literally anyone else.

Ghostbusters (2016)

Replace ALL of the characters, maybe gender swap them back to normal.

[dkelly26666]

There really WAS a totally different cast envisioned for Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown", in the beginning...

I think it turned out fine like it is, but it's fun to imagine the original cast...

Pam Grier as Jackie and Samuel L. Jackson as Ordell were pretty much always that way, but the supporting cast was originally Robert De Niro as the ATF agent/cop Ray Nicolette, Sylvester Stallone as Louis the dense sidekick of Jackson, and Harvey Keitel as Max Cherry, the bail bondsman.

Some other Tarantino might-have-beens include: Mickey Rourke as Mister Blonde in "Reservoir Dogs" and Butch the boxer in "Pulp Fiction"; James Woods as Mister Pink; Warren Beatty for Bill in "Kill Bill"; Leonardo DiCaprio for Hans Landa; Kevin Costner or Kurt Russell for a role in "Django Unchained" that wound up cut out completely after both actors passed on it; Sascha Baron Cohen for a role that was cut from "Django Unchained"; Tom Cruise in Brad Pitt's role in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

Also, Harvey Weinstein at Miramax wanted Daniel Day-Lewis for Vincent Vega in "Pulp Fiction". Tarantino opposed this, and always wanted John Travolta; Tarantino won.

Patricia Arquette was briefly announced for the role of The Bride in "Kill Bill", after Uma got pregnant. Tarantino decided to wait for Uma.

James Woods claims he didn't know he'd been offered Mister Pink in "Reservoir Dogs", because his agent allegedly withheld the script from him because there was no good 'monetary offer' involved. It is said after Tarantino exploded a couple of years later, that Woods finally heard about this, and fired his agent.

Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler were briefly considered for roles in "Inglourious Basterds". I assume without confirmation that Sandler was considered for Eli Roth's role, while Murphy may have been considered for Pitt's role. Mickey Rourke claims he was considered for Aldo Raine, as well.

[The Swan Returns]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

Some other Tarantino might-have-beens include: Mickey Rourke as Mister Blonde in "Reservoir Dogs" and Butch the boxer in "Pulp Fiction"; James Woods as Mister Pink; Warren Beatty for Bill in "Kill Bill"; Leonardo DiCaprio for Hans Landa; Kevin Costner or Kurt Russell for a role in "Django Unchained" that wound up cut out completely after both actors passed on it; Sascha Baron Cohen for a role that was cut from "Django Unchained"; Tom Cruise in Brad Pitt's role in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

Quentin’s wishlist for Pulp:



Daniel Day-Lewis pursued the role of Vincent as well, a rare move on his part.

And Quentin originally wanted either Paul Newman or Gene Hackman to play Max Cherry in Jackie Brown.

[Rizor]

Originally Posted by The Swan Returns

Quentin’s wishlist for Pulp:

[Show spoiler]

Daniel Day-Lewis pursued the role of Vincent as well, a rare move on his part.

And Quentin originally wanted either Paul Newman or Gene Hackman to play Max Cherry in Jackie Brown.

Lol. They couldn't get Patricia Arquette so they hired two of her siblings instead.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by The Swan Returns

Quentin’s wishlist for Pulp:



Daniel Day-Lewis pursued the role of Vincent as well, a rare move on his part.

And Quentin originally wanted either Paul Newman or Gene Hackman to play Max Cherry in Jackie Brown.

I remember Grier saying she actually auditioned for Jody in "Pulp Fiction", but didn't get it. She said Tarantino promised her they'd work together on something else.... And how!

Maybe Keitel was more actively pursuing Max Cherry from Tarantino, than the other way around. Apparently, Keitel was angry that he didn't get it.

And I can't fathom why Stallone turned down Louis. He had just started to decry his action hero image, and talked about wanting to be a serious actor again. He gained all this weight and did "Cop Land", and then had a chance to do Tarantino's "Jackie Brown" and turned it down. It didn't take long for him to want to run back to being an action star, again. Not enough money in the indies, I suppose. In fact, it took a little while, and him returning to tried and true Rocky and Rambo stuff to get popular again, after all of that.

[moviflicilm]

Originally Posted by The Swan Returns

Quentin’s wishlist for Pulp:



Daniel Day-Lewis pursued the role of Vincent as well, a rare move on his part.

And Quentin originally wanted either Paul Newman or Gene Hackman to play Max Cherry in Jackie Brown.

My alternative Pulp Fiction casting based with all of who's on the list:

Pumpkin-Gary Oldman
Honey Bunny-Jennifer Jason Leigh
Vincent Vega-Alec Baldwin
Jules Winfield-Laurence Fishburne
Butch Coolidge-Sean Penn
Fabian-Julie Delpy
Lance-John Cusack
Jody-Lili Taylor
Mia Wallace-Pam Grier
The Wolf-Al Pacino
Captain Koons-Tommy Lee Jones
Marcellus Wallace-Samuel L. Jackson

Jimmy is not on the wishlist but I would replace Quentin with Eric Stoltz, as they had a bet to see who would play Jimmy/Lance.

[Bolo Seagull]

I always thought it was weird that Nic Cage wasn't in 'Pulp Fiction'. Interesting to read that he was considered for several roles. I definitely would've preferred him as Jimmy instead of Tarantino giving himself a vanity cameo. Tarantino just sounds so smug and self-impressed delivering his own dialogue.

[The Swan Returns]

I can see Cage as Vincent, actually. It might be a bit much after Wild at Heart, but he’d still be the right kind of cool and funny at that point.

[Bolo Seagull]

I guess we're getting into alternate movies, and not just alternate casting with this one, but I wish Luc Besson had adapted 'Ghost in the Shell' in the late 90's with Milla as Kusanagi and Dolph Lundgren as Batou.

[The Swan Returns]

What if...

Quentin Tarantino’s BOOGIE NIGHTS (released in 1997 still)

Dirk Diggler: Leonardo DiCaprio (PTA’s original choice!)

Jack Horner: Robert Forster

Amber Waves: Daryl Hannah... or Pam Grier?

Rollergirl: don’t know. If I set this in the present day, it’d be Margot Robbie, though.

Reed Rothschild: Christian Slater

Maurice Rodriguez: Cheech Marin

Scotty J.: stumpt as well

Buck Swope: Samuel L. Jackson

Little Bill: Steve Buscemi

Becky Barnett: Vivica A. Fox

Todd Parker: Timothy Olyphant

Floyd Gondolli: Harvey Keitel

The Colonel James: Lawrence Tierney

Rahad Jackson: David Carradine

[Bolo Seagull]

I'll go with the cast that I think would've worked better at the time of making 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'

Sherman McCoy - Pierce Brosnan
Larry Kramer - Albert Brooks or Dan Akroyd
Peter Fallow - David Thewlis
Rev Bacon - Eddie Murphy
Judge Kovitsky - Eli Wallach

F. Murray Abraham can stay as Dick Weiss, he was the best casting in the movie.
Melanie Griffith didn't bug me, but Kathleen Turner might've been better though.

[Rodney-2187]

The Force Awakens

Rey- Audrey Hepburn
Finn- Flip Wilson
Poe- Gregory Peck
Maz- Ruby Dee
Hux- Kirk Douglas
Kylo- Burt Lancaster
Snoke- Max von Sydow

[Joey9775]

Bryan Cranston cast as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman and that movie becomes watchable.

[Rodney-2187]

Rogue One

Jyn Erso- Anjelica Huston
Cassian Andor- Jack Nicholson
K-2SO- Peter Sellers
Chirrut Imwe- Toshiro Mifune
Baze Malbus- Takashi Shimura
Bodhi Rook- Anthony Quinn
Galen Erso- John Huston
Saw Gererra- Brock Peters
Orson Krennic- Peter O'Toole

[Rodney-2187]

Solo

Han Solo - Paul Newman
Chewbacca - Dan Blocker
Lando Calrissian - Sidney Poitier
L3-37 - Phyllis Diller
Qi-ra - Diana Rigg
Becket - Marlon Brando
Val - Eartha Kitt
Rio Durant - Tony Curtis
Dryden Vos - Yul Brynner

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Joey9775

Bryan Cranston cast as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman and that movie becomes watchable.

Bryan Cranston at his present age playing the part of a 30 something entitled son of a rich person? That would be a weird choice.

Or do you mean Cranston as Lex Luther, but also written in a different way?

[Joey9775]

Yeah that too. It was genius Snyder's stupid idea to cast Eisenberg and rewrite the character.

[Rodney-2187]

The Avengers

Iron Man - Dean Martin
Captain America - Frank Sinatra
Thor - Bing Crosby
Nick Fury - Sammy Davis Jr.
Hulk - Don Rickles
Black Widow - Shirly MacLaine
Hawkeye - Joey Bishop
Loki - Danny Kaye

[Rodney-2187]

Ghostbusters

Peter Venkman - Jim Gaffigan
Ray Stantz - Jack Black
Egon Spengler - Biil Hader
Winston Zeddemore - Tracy Morgan
Dana Barrett - Charlize Theron
Louis Tully - Zach Galifianakis
Janine Melnitz - Tina Fey