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Inspired casting that worked well?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Following View's thread on great casting in a film role, how about inspired casting that worked well?

For instance, when I heard they had chosen to cast Daniel Craig as Bond, I thought, WTF?!

However, after seeing him in the opening scenes of the Quantum of Solace, I can understand why he got the role.

Any others?

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

Sigourney Weaver in Alien her nipples through that tshirt will always be remembered!

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

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Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Terrence Stamp in Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

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By (user no longer on site)
Forum Mod
over a year ago


"Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter"
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Oooo agree with this he is Harry Potter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Winnie as Pooh, makes a grown man cry

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"If I can extend this to TV for a brief moment. Who'd have thought Benedict Cumberbatch could play Holmes?

I have serious concerns about Gary Oldman being cast as George Smiley in Tanker, Tailor ..... "

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OK, let you off.

I am waiting to see if Meryl Streep can pull off being the Iron Lady myself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Terrence Stamp in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. "

And what a wonderful performance he gave

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If I can extend this to TV for a brief moment. Who'd have thought Benedict Cumberbatch could play Holmes?

I have serious concerns about Gary Oldman being cast as George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor .....

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"If I can extend this to TV for a brief moment. Who'd have thought Benedict Cumberbatch could play Holmes?

I have serious concerns about Gary Oldman being cast as George Smiley in Tanker, Tailor .....

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OK, let you off.

I am waiting to see if Meryl Streep can pull off being the Iron Lady myself. "
I knew she had balls but didnt know she had a cock as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Javier Barden (no country for old men)

Brando (godfather)

Harrison Ford (raiders of the lost ark)

Sean Connery (dr no)

Bruno Ganz (downfall)

Judy Garland (wizard of oz)

Paul Newman (hustler/cool hand luke)

to name a few! film buff here!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"If I can extend this to TV for a brief moment. Who'd have thought Benedict Cumberbatch could play Holmes?

I have serious concerns about Gary Oldman being cast as George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor ..... "

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Grrrrrr, you deleted your original post!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If I can extend this to TV for a brief moment. Who'd have thought Benedict Cumberbatch could play Holmes?

I have serious concerns about Gary Oldman being cast as George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor .....

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Grrrrrr, you deleted your original post! "

I know. I'm a bit anal about spelling.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Javier Barden (no country for old men)

Brando (godfather)

Harrison Ford (raiders of the lost ark)

Sean Connery (dr no)

Bruno Ganz (downfall)

Judy Garland (wizard of oz)

Paul Newman (hustler/cool hand luke)

to name a few! film buff here!!"

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What's wrong with Sean Connery as Bond in Dr. No? He is still the best Bond, ever, IMHO!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anthony Hopkins as Hanibal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Javier Barden (no country for old men)

Brando (godfather)

Harrison Ford (raiders of the lost ark)

Sean Connery (dr no)

Bruno Ganz (downfall)

Judy Garland (wizard of oz)

Paul Newman (hustler/cool hand luke)

to name a few! film buff here!!

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What's wrong with Sean Connery as Bond in Dr. No? He is still the best Bond, ever, IMHO! "

Agreed. Despite his enthusiasm for wife beating, he's still the best Bond.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Sean Connery in The Last Crusade.

This is merely 12y between him and Harrison Ford, yet he played his father in the film, and it worked!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Matt Damon as Jason Bourne shouldn't have worked - but it did.

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"Anthony Hopkins as Hanibal "

Who's this fella??????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

nearly all the ones i mentioned! where either unknown or there career had dried up until they got those parts, Bruno Ganz performance in downfall is an exception as before and after hes still not really known, but one of the greatest performances in cinema history as hitler!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who would thought "Leathal weapon" Mel Gibson would end up being a brilliant William Wallace in Braveheart.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I think Gary Oldman will be great - hes such an intense actor. Though I wasnt keen on his role in the Harry Potter films, Gary does bad boys excellently "

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He did well in the newer Batman films as a good cop though, IMHO.

A very watchable actor.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"nearly all the ones i mentioned! where either unknown or there career had dried up until they got those parts, Bruno Ganz performance in downfall is an exception as before and after hes still not really known, but one of the greatest performances in cinema history as hitler! "

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I got you now!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Boris Karloff as the Monster.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think Gary Oldman is great, such an intense actor, though I did not like his roles in the Harry Potter film. Gary is suited to the evil villan, bad boy roles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have never seen the Batman film, in fact I have never seen any Batman film ever, because I hate them with a vengeance, even though my two fave actors were in the film, Gary Oldman and Christian Bale, couldnt entice me to watch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think Gary Oldman is great, such an intense actor, though I did not like his roles in the Harry Potter film. Gary is suited to the evil villan, bad boy roles "

That's not really George Smiley. I'd hate to see him portrayed as some mindless torturer.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Dustin Hoffman in the Graduate. He was way too old for the role, however, his baby face innocence worked.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

The entire cast of Grease, they must be the oldest school kids about!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think Gary Oldman is great, such an intense actor, though I did not like his roles in the Harry Potter film. Gary is suited to the evil villan, bad boy roles

That's not really George Smiley. I'd hate to see him portrayed as some mindless torturer."

It was only my opinion that Gary plays bad boys brilliantly, thats not to say that he is one dimensional. Hes an exceptional actor who I believe has turned his hand to a whole degree of diverse roles. But I personally like to see the bad boy roles, because thats where I find him the most attractive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think Gary Oldman is great, such an intense actor, though I did not like his roles in the Harry Potter film. Gary is suited to the evil villan, bad boy roles

That's not really George Smiley. I'd hate to see him portrayed as some mindless torturer.

It was only my opinion that Gary plays bad boys brilliantly, thats not to say that he is one dimensional. Hes an exceptional actor who I believe has turned his hand to a whole degree of diverse roles. But I personally like to see the bad boy roles, because thats where I find him the most attractive "

I'm not saying it won't work - just that I have reservations. This is a chance, maybe the last, to introduce Smiley and le Carre to a whole new generation which didn't see, and would probably never watch, the BBC series with Alec Guinness. I'd hate to see that chance blown by miscasting.

Le Carre ought to be as well known as Fleming and Ludlum - and he's still alive.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"

Le Carre ought to be as well known as Fleming and Ludlum - and he's still alive."

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Perhaps his writing is too deep/clever to be appreciated by more people?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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Le Carre ought to be as well known as Fleming and Ludlum - and he's still alive.

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Perhaps his writing is too deep/clever to be appreciated by more people? "

Possibly. Indeed Fleming is the print lightweight of the three but a not too heavy going adaptation for movie goers and tv viewers can sometimes be the catalyst for people to delve further.

Look what Branagh as Wallander did for Henning Mankell .... and Branagh wasn't even much good in the part.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think Gary Oldman is great, such an intense actor, though I did not like his roles in the Harry Potter film. Gary is suited to the evil villan, bad boy roles

That's not really George Smiley. I'd hate to see him portrayed as some mindless torturer.

It was only my opinion that Gary plays bad boys brilliantly, thats not to say that he is one dimensional. Hes an exceptional actor who I believe has turned his hand to a whole degree of diverse roles. But I personally like to see the bad boy roles, because thats where I find him the most attractive

I'm not saying it won't work - just that I have reservations. This is a chance, maybe the last, to introduce Smiley and le Carre to a whole new generation which didn't see, and would probably never watch, the BBC series with Alec Guinness. I'd hate to see that chance blown by miscasting.

Le Carre ought to be as well known as Fleming and Ludlum - and he's still alive."

I hope it works too, will be a brill film if it does

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mel Gibson in Braveheart, oh sorry that was poor casting at it's best

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings trilogy needed very little make up, that guy was born to play a hobbit!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings trilogy needed very little make up, that guy was born to play a hobbit! "

Billy Boyd lives near me and it's quite a strange sensation to walk into the gents in our local bar and see Pippin Took shaking those last few drops off his willy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of the best pieces of casting I've seen was Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York. It was a role so vastly different to anything else I'd ever seen him in that for a moment I doubted it was actually him.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Matthew McConaughey in the The Lincoln Lawyer. I didn't think he had it in him to pull off a role like that but he did it so well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think Gary Oldman is great, such an intense actor, though I did not like his roles in the Harry Potter film. Gary is suited to the evil villan, bad boy roles "

i read that so wrong all i could think of was i cant remember seeing a black dwarf in Harry Potter

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

Christian Bale in American Psycho

Ray Winstone in Nil By Mouth

Sir Ben Kingsley in Ghandi

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