Casting a remake

With all do respect, the Matthau/Jackson combination felt like a follow-up to House Calls. Mind you, that movie kicks ass too!

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How about setting up the remake as a forward to Cutter's character played by Sam Watterson? We see a similiar new bureaucrat like a Brad Pitt or other pretty boy actor who doesn't know head from his backside.

That would be an inside joke right off the bat which will let the plot and it's characters be true satire like the original film and take an old school character out smarting the tracking devices and high technology of the new school. And the plot wouldn't be about the Cold War but of Oil politics in the Middle East. Helen Mirren would be perfect for a Is character.

Hopscotch needs to be remade with Steve Martin and Whoopie Goldberg. Once that happens you will never see the non-tard version again.

» “Never use an adverb to modify the verb ‘said’…he admonished gravely.” – Elmore Leonard

personally, I think remmaking this movie would be a crime, because it is perfect as is. I especially think the soundtrack should not be touched.

that said, if I had a gun to my head, here are my choices:

Kendig: Ah, if only James Garner were 20 years younger. Harrison Ford was a good idea. I think Sean Connery has too much of a forceful personality for the role, which borders on passive-aggressive. Same problem for De Niro. Redford seems too much like Captain America. I like the idea of Richard Dreyfus, and the suggestion of F. Murray Abraham has merit. Morgan Freeman would be able to pull it off pretty well, methinks. I like Liam Neeson also, if he could do an American accent properly. Bill Murray should be in the conversation as well, as should Frank Langella. I like Tom Wilkinson, and even Martin Sheen. At the risk of going on too long, Hector Elizondo. My first choice, though: Jeff Bridges.

No one can equal Mathou, though.

Isobel: I like the idea of Glenn Close, but I'd prefer Julie Andrews, even if she is getting up in years. Throw Joanna Gleason into the mix as well, and Angelica Houston, though the latter wouldn't be that good. They're all good actresses that can play intelligent, strong women. Still, Julie Andrews may be the only actress alive that has the regality necessary for the role. Alison Janney would be acceptable as well.

Cutter: maybe Ed Norton. Don Cheadle could be great for the role. I like John Cusack, but he's not young-looking enough anymore.

Myerson: Bradley Whitford. Top choice by far. If I have to choose a second, though, Paul Giamatti.

Yaskov: Gary Oldman, or maybe Philip Seymour Hoffman. They are two of the best actors alive, and could play almost any role they are physically right for. Also, if he weren't too old, Maxamilliam Schell. (wrong country, I know, but he's a great actor)


Side note: in a few years, Tom Hanks and his wife would be able to do the two leads, with Colin Hanks as Cutter. A pipe dream, though, and it might be too silly with them. Hanks would have to underplay the role, which isn't his usual style. Also, the recent pairing of Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson wouldn't be the worst, though we'd have to wait about 10 years for that one too.