what about a remake?
who should play the leads?
When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...
who should play the leads?
When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...
General Scott--Russell Crowe
Col. Casey--Viggo Mortenson
President Lyman--Sam Waterston
That's my $0.02 worth.
General Scott-- Willem Dafoe
Col. Casey-- Russel Crowe
President Lyman--Tommy Lee Jones (An odd choice I know but a great actor and believable as the President considering we've had two Presidents from the South in the past 16 years)
I see Russel Crowe as being too honest and pure for the role of General Scott. Seems like he fits the bill for casey much better.
How do you remake perfection? And why bother?
Screenman.
<How do you remake perfection? And why bother?>
PRECISELY! It also makes one wonder why anybody thought they could top Frank Sinatra in "The Manchurian Candidate" with Denzel Washington and a murky script re-write. Some screenplays should never be revisited regardless of some deep-pockets Hollywood zit-popper who insists on buying himself a "legacy" -- this film is one, as is "Dr. Strangelove".
Six Actual......OUT!
And due to PC, they couldn't even make the villains Chinese and Russian, so they made them a faceless corporation.
shareIt was remade in 1994, by HBO I think. It was called "The Enemy Within" with Jason Robards as the bad general and Sam Waterston as the president.
shareCookie Monster as the general, Kermit as Casey, Gonzo as Lyman, and J-Lo as Ellie! Should be filmed in Cinerama with some original songs for the cast to sing!
shareCol Casey : Bruce Willis
General Scott : Robert Redford
President Lyman : Sam Waterston
Eleanor : Marg Helgenberger
There are alot of great actors who could remake these roles.
However, alot of these earlier films from the mid-60s and before, rely on the technology (or limits thereof) of that time in order to work properly and logically.
I just do not know how you could portray a secret base, all that manner of goings on in this day of satellites and all the gee-gaws that keep information so hard to conceal.
And without the success of General Scott's operation for a long time, until Jiggs uncovers it, this film just doesn't work.
The gist of the film between the lines was: He Almost Got Away With It!
Scott was in the 11th hour of his takeover after a long preparation and training period--how somebody could get away with that in this day and age would take away from the tension of the film.
All IMHO of course.
General Scott > Leo DiCaprio
Colonel Casey > Matt Damon
President Lyman > Chris Noth
No point in a remake.
shareJames Mattoon Scott - Brad Pitt
Jiggs Casey - Matt Damon
Jordan Lyman - Bryan Cranston
Eleanor Holbrook - Amanda Peet
Ray Clark - Jeff Bridges
Paul Girard - Paul Giamatti