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What if there was a Live Action version with Movie Actors?

posted 17 years ago by EarthwormJimFan
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If there was a live action Earthworm Jim with special effects and animatronics, which celebrities do you think would potray each character the best?
Here's what I think.

Earthworm Jim- Jim Carrey

Princess What's-her-Name- Rebecca Romeign (sp?)

Peter Puppy (voice)- Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Steve Carrell, Jerry O'Connell or Adam Sandler

Psycrow- Danny Devito, George Carlin, or Bob Hoskins

Professor Monkey-for-a-Head- Martin Short or Robin Williams

Evil the Cat (voice)- Jack Nicholson, John Lithgow, or Simon Cowell

Bob the Goldfish (voice)- Larry the Cable Guy

Queen Slug-for-a-Butt (voice)- Barbara Streisand or Cher

I'm not sure about Snott though, all he does is make little noises.

My Philosophy: Jerry O'Connell rules and Brad Pitt drools!!!!!

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[–] joshwinkler87 16 years ago

That's a really good cast I think but making a live-action version of Earthworm Jim would be the stupidest idea ever. But if they had to make one those would probably be who I would pick too. I think Peter Puppy might be better played by a much younger actor though, and I would choose Rosie O'Donnell for Queen Slug-for-a-butt. Snott could be just a CGI animated character, or I guess they could 'pick' someone to play him.

[–] MetFanMac 16 years ago

Everybody on this list except for the Princess and the Professor do not have to be played by real actors and can have CGI stand-ins. Hence, for all BUT those two the original voice cast would be fine, thankyouverymuch. But I like your choices for those.

Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.

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[–] Wannie_The_Sane 15 years ago

I like all your choices except Evil the Cat should definately be Alan Rickman.

Oh, and I hate Larry the Cable Guy's comedy, so I haven't listened to him enough to know if he'd be good.

Anyway, this cake is great. It's so delicious and moist.

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[–] Paro-dynamic 14 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1260662/board/threads/

I say original voices for all of the characters who are 100% CGI. Robin Williams would make a great Monkey-For-A-Head.

[–] Ethan_Capley 14 years ago

Instead of live-action, I think it should be entirely CGI.

Earthworm Jim - Jack Black

Peter Puppy - Jesse Eisenberg

Peter Puppy (monster) - Kevin Michael Richardson

Snott - Frank Welker

Princess What's-Her-Name - Tina Fey

Queen Slug-for-a-Butt - Helena Bonham-Carter

Psy-Crow - Steve Carell

Bob the Killer Goldfish - Ben Stiller

Number Four - Kevin Michael Richardson

Evil the Cat - Alan Rickman

Professor Monkey-for-a-Head - Will Ferrell

Evil Jim - Jim Carrey

Narrator - John Cleese

[–] hypermecha 14 years ago

Yipes, what a terrible idea. LOL. Sorry.

CGI movie, that would be great. But a live action movie, dear god help us if Hollywood ever gets THAT desperate for movie ideas!!

I agree with rimmer-nathan, but I'm not sure if the TC could exactly make up his/her mind whether they were talking about live-action, animatronics, or something kind of half & half, with live action plus CGI. I just cannot see Jim Carrey (or anyone else for that matter) in an EJ supersuit, with his head sticking out, with some kind of terrible pointy worm-hat on... *shudder* That would be so wrong.

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[–] MetFanMac 14 years ago

dear god help us if Hollywood ever gets THAT desperate for movie ideas!!

They already are. Just give them time--they've already adapted '80s, '70s and '60s cartoons... They're bound to hit the '90s soon enough.

Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.