Now, because of the great matches that could be made.
Louis Armstrong or Albert King- Forrest Whitaker
Pierre E. Trudeau- Daniel Day-Lewis
Mao Tse-Tung- Ken Watanabe
Martin Luther (not MLK: the protestant reformist)- Christian Bale or James MacAvoy
Karl Marx- Gary Oldman
John Wayne: Liam Neeson
Frank Caliendo: Chris Farely
James Stewart: Jon Stewart
Yul Brynner: Dwayne Johnston
Diana Ross: Beyonce Knowles
John Belushi: Artie Lang/ Jack Black
Gary Cooper: Ewan McGregor
Richard Nixon: Warren Beautty
Star Trek: Matt Dillon (Shatner), Adrien Brody (Nimoy), Gary Sinise (Kelley)
Vincent Price: Johnny Depp
Boris Karloff: Jeremy Irons
Sammy Davis Jr.: Andre Benjamin
Fred MacMurray: Hugh Grant/ Pierce Brosnan
Marlon Brando: Chris ODonnell/ Ryan Phillippe
Graham Chapman: Jeff Goldblum
Jimi Hendrix: Gary Dourdan
Walter Matthau: Tommy Lee Jones/ Kevin Spacey
Hillary Clinton; Lysette Anthony
Bill Clinton: John Travolta
George Carlin: Russell Crowe
Kurt Cobain: Chad Michael Murray
Barack Obama: Peter Frances James
George W. Bush:
Dick Cheney: Randy Quaid
Tim Conway: Mark Camacho
Grace Kelly: Gweneth Paltrow
Raul Julia: Javiar Bardem
Lon Cheney: James Woods
Celeste Holm: Helen Mirren
Jean Harlow: Cristina Aguilera
Billy Wilder: Wallace Shawn
Aretha Franklin: Jennifer Hudson
Oprah Winfrey: Angela Bassett
Richard Pryor: Mos Def
Mel Brooks: Randy Sklar
Clint Eastwood: Chistian Bale
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Robert Downey Jr.
Elton John: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Carey Grant: George Clooney
Fred Astaire: Justin Timberlake
Tyorne Powers: Danny Pino
Johnny Carson: Dana Carvey
Walt Disney: David Starthairn
Liberace: Nicholas Cage
Elizabeth Montgomery: Reese Witherspoon
Dean Martin: Tom Hanks/ George Clooney
Gene Kelly: Ben Affleck
Humphrey Bogart: Stanley Tucci
Doris Day: Reene Zellweger
Fred Rogers: Edward Norton
Gregroy Peck: Hugh Jackman
Martin Luther King Jr.: Denzel Washington
Al Capone: James Gandolfini
James Cagney: Michael Fox
Clark Gable: Leonardo DiCaprio
Bing Crosby: Matthew McConaughey
Bob Hope: Jim Broadbent/ Bill Murray
Tommy Cooper: Clancy Brown
Rex Harrison: Richard Roxburgh
Paul Lynde: Will Ferrell/ Steve Carrell
Richard Burton: Russell Crowe
Frank Sinatra: Leonardo DiCaprio
Holocaust: Jurgen Prochnow (Hitler), James Brolin (FDR)
Robert Redford: Brad Pitt
Henry Fonda: Ray Liotta
Jack Lemmon: Jim Carrey
The Marx Brothers: Hank Azaria (Groucho), Taylor Negron (Harpo), Luke Wilson (Chico), Benjamin Bratt (Zeppo)
Marlon Brando: Ryan Phillippe
Norman Williams: Robbie Williams
Laurel & Hardy: Ryan Stiles (Stan), Robbie Coltraine (Oliver)
Montgomery Clift: Christian Bale
Barbra Streisand: /Jennifer Aniston
John Astin: John D Aquino
Luciano Pavarotti: John Rhys Davies
Mama Cass Elliot: Marissa Jaret Winokur
Tony Bennett: Joaquin Pheonix
Marilyn Monroe: Scarlett Johanson
Otis Redding: Chewitel Ejifor
Abbott & Costello: Kevin James (Costello), Adam Sandler (Abbott)
Red Skelton: Bryan Cranston
Christopher Columbus: Alfred Molina
Jack Benny: Kevin Spacey
Carol Burnett: Kathy Griffin
OJ Simpson: Denzel Washington
Mick Jagger: Thomas Haden Church
Ed Sullivan: Tom Selleck
Vivian Leigh: Kate Beckinsale
Jim Henson: Jeff Daniels
Laurence Olivier: Ioan Gruffudd/ Ralph Fiennes
Tony Curtis: Joaquin Pheonix
Peter Falk : Tony Shalbou
Steve Irwin: Russell Crowe
Billy Preston: Tracy Morgan
Irving Berlin: Adrian Brody
Redd Foxx: Jaime Foxx
Bela Lugosi: Alan Rickman
David Niven:
Louis Armstrong: Forest Whitaker
Anthony Quinn: Javier Bardem
Douglas Fairbanks: Jeremy Northam
Claude Rains: Julian McMahon
Rogers & Hammerstein:
The more I read about this mysterious guy, the more fascinated I become.
Until recently, I didn't even know who he was.
Found out more about him thru a great book I am reading now (not his bio or life story btw)and am convinced he deserves a movie.No matter your opinion of the guy, he has had one glamorous and interesting life.
Check these links out:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/baefiles/story/0,,2093214,00.html
http://www.namebase.org/sources/UA.html
http://www.daanspeak.com/Esquire01Eng.html
Think of a Goodfellas (my 2nd fave film) meets Charlie Wilson's War with a touch of Bond thrown in for good measure.
Not bad, not bad, but it might turn out a bit too much like "Goodfellas" or "Scarface". A rise-and-fall movie with Michael Pena as the main guy.
shareI'll second a Gary Cooper movie though I wonder about Ewan MacGregor playing him...I like Renee Zellwegger playing Doris Day. The one that stopped me cold was Justin Timberlake as Fred Astaire...you're serious? Why Justin Timberlake?
shareA TV movie was made about Louis Armstrong was made back in the late 70's early 80's with Ben Vereen playing him, but I think Satchmo is worthy of a theatrical biopic. Gary Oldman as Karl Marx sounds like an awesome idea.
shareI put down Fred Astaire because I know he can dance (not as well as Astaire) and he looks like Astaire!
shareHmmmmmmmm, I don't know...I have to wonder if Timberlake is a mature enough screen presence to be believable as Astaire would age throughout such a film.
shareBrownsapplanceservi-1 posted some very good ones. I would like to see a lot of those get made. Here's what I'd add that he hasn't said
George Burns
Rodney Dangerfield
Milton Berle
Lucille Ball
Danny Thomas
Wilt Chamberlain
Ray Combs
Herve Villechaize
Buster Keaton
Zero Mostel
WC Fields
Phil Hartman
Alfred Hitchcock
Flip Wilson
Orson Welles
Gene Wilder
Walter Cronkite
Steve Allen
Howard Cosell
Charles Nelson Reilly
Joe Namath
Roberto Clemente
Johnny Carson 1925-2005. We will never forget you.