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cast the OJ Movie

posted 24 days ago by bozo_500 (12286)
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Who for the inevitable biopic ? (whole life not just court case a'la CGJ/Schwimmer/Travolta series although that would be a very big part of the movie)

OJ: Jay Ellis (Top Gun Maverick)
Nicole Brown: Brie Larson
Ron Goldman: Ryan Gosling (ok too old but he look like him, probably just a young unknown, as part no big enough for big name)
Johnny Cochrane : Denzel Washington
Marcia Clark: Rebecca Hall
Judge Ito: John Cho
Mark Fulham: Ben Mendelsohn
Bob Shaprio: Guy Pearce
Robert Kardashian: Josh Brolin
Kris Jenner: Gal Gadot

[–] bozo_500 (12286) 24 days ago

Leslie Nielsen (Naked Gun scenes) - Leslie Nielsen
(you can't recast that guy, so Forrest Gump style CG required, same if any Towering Inferno, Capricorn One scenes )

[–] Hydracubus (738) 24 days ago

We need someone with extensive knife training to play the part of OJ though.

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10509) 24 days ago

Haha. Ryan Gosling is perfect for Goldman.

[–] bozo_500 (12286) 24 days ago

I saw the Goldman pic just the other day when OJ died and hadn't see it in years, and it was obvious he the spitting image of Ken/Gosling

[–] mtxmind (3043) 24 days ago

The guy who played Cochran in the TV series (his name escapes me) was absolutely dead on, as was Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark.

[–] bozo_500 (12286) 24 days ago

Both were brilliant but for a 'reboot' (for big screen, or even another series) it'd have to be different actors (even tho you couldn't get any bigger than some of the names who were in it Travolta, Schwimmer etc)

[–] mtxmind (3043) 23 days ago

I actually thought Travolta as Shapiro, & Schwimmer as Kardashian were severely mis-cast. Not to mention Cuba as the Killer.

The guy who played Ito, however, was dead on as well. Voice & looks.

[–] duckofprey (1539) 23 days ago

Gooding as OJ was one of the worst miscasts ever.

[–] bozo_500 (12286) 23 days ago

CGJ was such a bizarre choice, I remember at the time ppl were saying 'eh? Wtf?' too small and looked nothing like OJ, he was obviously chosen bc he was the famous 'show me the money!' Oscar winner from that 90s Jerry Maguire!

[–] duckofprey (1539) 23 days ago

Bottom line, it was such a miscast it literally felt like I was watching “The People vs Cuba Gooding Jr” and not “The People vs OJ Simpson”.

[–] MoviesStillSuck (270) 23 days ago

Brie Larson hates white people too much to do it.

[–] AckbarsRevenge (3560) 23 days ago

OJ: Jonathan Majors
Nicole Brown: Rebel Wilson
Ron Goldman: Logan Paul
Johnny Cochrane : Will Smith
Marcia Clark: Kritin Stewart
Judge Ito: Bobby Lee
Mark Fulham: Mark Wahlberg
Bob Shaprio: Ricard Gere
Alan Dershowitz: Woody Allen
Kris Jenner: Bruce Jenner

[–] Porsche911 (2590) 23 days ago

I would love a white OJ in a feature film! The reason is that whites are very toxic. They commit terrible crimes and are all around a cancer to society. Therefore I would love to cast a white man as OJ and focus on him killing defenseless women and Jews! He killed Jews for Christ sake. Also for dramatic reasons I would include his obsession with Nazis. James Van Der Beek would be perfect as the evil white OJ!

[–] Lady_Leopard17 (219) 23 days ago

Blacks commit terrible crimes too you shit eating asshole, go to any crime infested city like in New York and Los Angeles and you'll find it over run with violent street gangs mostly made up of blacks.

[–] Porsche911 (2590) 23 days ago

I live in LA baby and have yet to see any negro commit crimes here! Murder, robbery and rapes are committed by white heterosexual men!

[–] purplehorse (146) 23 days ago

Conan O'Brien as OJ Simpson
The Kool-aid Man as Nicole Brown