who would you cast as yossarian, milo, the chaplain and all the rest?
i dont really have any good ideas on this but i would like to know what you ppl think
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Hmm. That's a tough one, Alan Arkin, I think, did a pretty good job. I'll have to get back to you on that.
sharei could see someone like Ed Norton as Yossarian, the rest are tough. maybe ryan gosling as Milo
shareWhat would be the point of remaking this movie? The original is truly sublime and a tribute to Mike Nichols' brilliance.
shareI agree to an extent. But with all the crappy remakes that have been put out lately or are in development, it would be nice to see Chris Nolan, The Coens, or even Mike Nichols tackle this.
shareNo, it wouldn't. Remakes are for films for which the original version was flawed, or lacking, in some significant way, so that the remake has potential to be some kind of an improvement.
I could really see, for example, the value of remaking "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." The original was pretty good, but not nearly good enough that a remake couldn't be substantially better.
Nichols' "Catch-22" may not be, like, perfect perfect, but it's close enough to perfect, there's hardly any wiggle room there.
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If they remade this movie it would only be for money. I don't think they would be able to better capture the spirit of the story presented in the book than was done originally.
The book brilliantly negotiated a tightrope between black comedy and tragedy that is very hard to do onscreen.
Were this movie remade I believe the result would be a colossal failure.
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That is true but movies have always been about money. Can you imagine the cost of making a movie with that kind of cast? They did it a lot back then, like Kelly's Heroes and other movies with ensemble casts. Today it would just cost too much and as you say they would be a failure.
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Yossarian -John Turturro
Cathcart - George Clooney
Daneeka - Tony Shalhoub
Korn - Matt Damon
Major Major - Robert Downey Jr
Lt Dobbs - Colin Hanks
Milo - Johnny Depp
Chaplain - Jon Cryer
Gen Dreedle - Gene Hackman
I would LOVE to see what Depp could do with the part of Milo.
shareI think Clooney would make a better Orr or Major Major. I was going to say that Turturro was too old, but then I remembered Yossarian is pretty old for a soldier anyway. But, still, isn't he 28 in the book?
shareThose are some pretty good ideas. :)
shareHow about Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Yossarian. As for the rest, how about Cillian Murphy as the chaplain, Ewan McGregor as Orr, Tobey Maguire as Milo, Jay Hernandez as Nately, Brad Pitt as Cathcart. I can't think of anyone good for Major Major...
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The possibilities are unlimited. I think the Oceans 11 crowd would be good.
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Yossarian - Mark Ruffalo
Milo Minderbinder - Johnny Depp
Col. Cathcart - John C. Reilly
Lt. Col. Korn - Stanley Tucci
Chaplain Tappmann - James Franco
Doc Daneeka - John Hawkes
Nately - Ben Foster
Clevinger - Andrew Garfield
Dunbar - Michael Shannon
General Dreedle - Tom Wilkinson
Major ---- de Coverley - David Morse
Nurse Duckett - Zooey Deschanel
Major Danby - Jason Bateman
Captain Black - Walton Goggins
Flume - Martin Starr
Major Major Major Major - Garrett Dillahunt
Dobbs - Aaron Paul
Orr - Samm Levine
Hungry Joe - James Ransone
Havermeyer - Eric Nenninger
Aarfy - Richard Sommer
Chief White Halfoat - Adam Beach
McWatt - Sean Bridgers
Huple - Charlie McDermott
Whitcomb - Billy Lush
Appleby - Aaron Staton
Wintergreen - Stark Sands
Why are people suggesting actors like George Clooney and Ewan McGregor for Orr? In the book he's described as short, buck-toothed, and generally odd looking. Was anyone paying attention when they read it?
shareI'm reading the book right now--never seen the movie--but can someone tell me why it's Major ----- de Coverley? Why isn't his first name revealed?
shareAll the planes would be CGI and not look half as good as the real planes in the original.
shareYossarian-James McAvoy
Nately-Joseph Gordon Levitt
Dunbar-Ben Foster
Clevinger-Andrew Garfield
Doc Daneeka-Jake Gyllenhaal
Orr-Paul Dano
Wintergreen-Zachary Quinto
Major Major-Edward Norton
Milo-Ryan Gosling
Hungry Joe-Michael Pitt
Havermeyer-Woody Harrelson
Chief White Halfoat-Michael Shannon
Chaplain Tappman-Mark Ruffalo