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    If you could cast anyone for a re-make of the original trilogy who would you pick?

    So, I've been thinking about some good choices for casting for re-makes (none of the Dawn '04 stuff, but actual remakes including the artistic integrity of the original series -- as much as possible at least for a remake) of the original series and here are some casting calls I've personally made:

    Night

    Harry Cooper: Dennis Quaid or Rutger Hauer
    Barbara: Winona Ryder
    Johnny: Bill Paxton

    Dawn

    Frannie: Naomi Watts
    Roger: Barry Pepper
    Stephen: Kurt Russell
    Givens: Danny DeVito
    Wooley: Mel Gibson
    Dr. Rausch: Kris Kristofferson

    Day

    Rhodes: Michael Ironside
    Dr. Logan: Terry O'Quinn or John Lithgow
    John: Morgan Freeman
    McDermott: Simon Pegg


    Who would you cast for roles if you had the choice?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JDFP View Post
    Wooley: Mel Gibson



    I'm actually against the idea of further remakes. If I were forced to make one, I would go with relative unknowns.

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    I'm with bassman on this one. I'd rather see a remake of Big Tits... (note: still haven't seen the original)

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    Harry Cooper

    Delroy Lindo

    Ben

    The Bieb

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    Actually Aces, I think you're on to something (not the Bieb) with the idea of doing a contemporary version of "Night" in switching the race roles.

    I think it would certainly be interesting to cast Harry Cooper as a black man and Ben as a white man. Now that would make for a fascinating change of dynamics in the contemporary world. It would be fascinating to see that.

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    Christian Bale and Steven Seagul as everyone, madonna as fran and sarah.

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    LOL good chuckles here fellas...

    OK I'd swap out some people quite dramatically - I'll start with Day:

    Rhodes: Tom Hardy
    Sarah: Charlize Theron
    Dr Logan: Philip Seymour Hoffman
    John: A real jamaican
    Ted Fisher: Cillian Murphy (depending on how he looks next to Charlize)
    Steele: Ving Rhames

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    Dawn:
    Roger: Jason Statham....ahh shit he'd look the part but the dude has no talent...erm...Sam Worthington....
    Flyboy: Jeremy Renner
    Peter: Ken fucking Foree, who else?
    Franny: Charlize Theron

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    Barbara: Rose Byrne
    Harry Cooper: Brendan Gleeson
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    Quote Originally Posted by SymphonicX View Post
    John: A real jamaican


    how do u know the man who played him didnt come from jamaican parents? its pretty easy to turn the accent on and off. my uncle is from belize and i can immitate his accent to the point where he's told me its dead on. BTW that accent is pretty broad, people from central america all the way over to jamaica sound a bit alike
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    Yeah, what do you say to that, Symph?! Also... name names, dammit!

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    Quote Originally Posted by acealive1 View Post
    how do u know the man who played him didnt come from jamaican parents? its pretty easy to turn the accent on and off. my uncle is from belize and i can immitate his accent to the point where he's told me its dead on. BTW that accent is pretty broad, people from central america all the way over to jamaica sound a bit alike
    Yeah, like that rapper, Snow. People them say he come from Jamaica, but he born and raised in Etobicoke he want ya to know-a . . . where he-a born in-a the one Toronto.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Publius View Post
    Yeah, like that rapper, Snow. People them say he come from Jamaica, but he born and raised in Etobicoke he want ya to know-a . . . where he-a born in-a the one Toronto.

    only problem with that is the guy responsible for him being big is from jamaica and its also his dj.


    what about white people playing rock and roll? nobody cares though. we all blend with each other and thats how it should be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by acealive1 View Post
    how do u know the man who played him didnt come from jamaican parents? its pretty easy to turn the accent on and off. my uncle is from belize and i can immitate his accent to the point where he's told me its dead on. BTW that accent is pretty broad, people from central america all the way over to jamaica sound a bit alike
    Yeah but come on, John's accent was SOOO put on!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SymphonicX View Post
    Yeah but come on, John's accent was SOOO put on!

    ---------- Post added at 09:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:34 AM ----------

    "now, here they come, heeeeeerree dey come!"

    get a room full of rastafari and you'll hear the different tones. idk where he got the accent from, but its perfect. its gonna be a bit stretched like u say,but just like the wrestler sheamus, they had to make the accent more stereotypical
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    I really don't have a problem with anyone's voice in the movie... but I'm young, I don't know...

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