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Author:  Mantison Tau'rus [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:14 pm ]
Post subject:  The "Cast the Prequels" thread...
Okay, Jr. Film makers, who would you have cast in the lead roles in the prequels...

I shall go first...

Obi-Wan - Ewan McGregor (SP?) is an inspired choice, no change
Dooku - Same, again, inspired choice
Emporer / Palpatine - Same......
Amidala - probably the same...
Mace Windu - Hell yeah the same, more screen time
Jango Fett - Antonio Banderas, I mean, come on, really.... (hehe)
Anakin - someone unknown but talented, ANYONE other than Hayden..

People I would create a role for in my version...

Sean Connery
Brad Pitt (hehe)
Kevin Spacey
Gabriel Burne
Liz Hurley (Twi'lek dancer anyone?)
Kiera Knightly
Anthony Hopkins


So, what about you guys....
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:21 pm ]
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I agree with all your openions... except Hayden. He never irked me like he did many of you.

I really like all those you would have created roles for.
Author:  Talon1977 [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The "Cast the Prequels" thread...
Nice topic Manti!

Obi-Wan - Ewan McGregor (agree with Manti)
Dooku - Ian McKellen (or maybe Anthony Hopkins)
Emporer / Palpatine - Same definately
Amidala - should have thrown Kierra Knightly in the lead role there, instead of a body guard.
Mace Windu - Again, agree with Manti.
Jango Fett - John Travolta
Anakin - Steve Buscemi?? Maybe? :P
Jar Jar - Put Woody Allen in there with his normal voice instead of that stupid ass voice they did for him.
Shmee Skywalker - Mimi Rogers
Jabba the Hutt - Rosanne Barr

That's all I can think of at the moment.
Author:  Mantison Tau'rus [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:31 pm ]
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The thing that bugs me with Hayden is it seems forced with him...

Like he is trying too hard...

I don't have anything against him, he just feels unnatural in the role, thats all.....
Author:  dbakke [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:33 pm ]
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He is a bad actor.
Author:  Dragon Fire [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:43 pm ]
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Kiera Knightly played a handmaiden actually...not sure if it got cut but i have pictures..somewhere..
Author:  Aubai [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:44 pm ]
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Dont forget he is supposed to be an irritating brat in the movie :)
Author:  Mantison Tau'rus [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:01 pm ]
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Irritating yes, but wooden , not so much...

I have a hard time seeing the all powerful and cunning Vader rise from the mess we see in Ep. II...
Author:  Cetera [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:13 pm ]
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A better question would be, who would you cast for the originals if they were going to be remade (God forbid, its happening without recasting).
Author:  Cetera [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:13 pm ]
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Ack, the dreaded double post. Haven't had that happen in a long time.
Author:  Golga Bolg [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:54 pm ]
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Luke - John Cusack Image
Leia - Joan Cusack Image

Whaddaya think? :P
Author:  Talon1977 [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:13 pm ]
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I was thinking maybe Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie for those roles. Somehow the whole incest feel to their relationship fits. :P
Author:  X2-PB [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:04 pm ]
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Dragon Fire wrote:
Kiera Knightly played a handmaiden actually...not sure if it got cut but i have pictures..somewhere..
no, she was Portman's stand in.
Author:  dbakke [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:04 pm ]
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Demi Moore as Princess Leia
Bruce Willis as Han Solo
Yao Ming as Chewbacca
Richard Simmons as C-3PO
Vern Troyer as R2D2
Carrot Top as Luke SkyWalker
Benny Hill as ObiWan
Mr. T as Lando
Author:  X2-PB [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:12 pm ]
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If I could I would've put a young Alec Guiness in as Obi-Wan. In my view (and as an Englishman, it is likely to be biased!) Alec Guiness was one of the main reasons the originals were so good. Of all the characters in those three films, Obi-Wan is one of the few who has such intrigue that you leave the cinema wanting to know more about him. Most of the other characters were traditional stereotypes (the farmboy hero, the classic villian, the princess to be rescued and the eccentric mentor (yoda)) but Obi-Wan was a former general and jedi knight and you know almost nothing more of him, I believe it is to Guiness's credit that you leave wanting to know more.

*Praise singing off! So few people know who Guiness is these days*
Author:  Mantison Tau'rus [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:22 pm ]
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Guiness almost didn't do the movie because it was beneath him...

He was a gifted actor..

You do realize McGregor is English as well, right?
Author:  dbakke [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:28 pm ]
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MMM...isn't he Scottish?
Author:  Mantison Tau'rus [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:29 pm ]
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Scottish, English, Welsh, Irish......

One of those, yeah.........
Author:  Dragon Fire [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:45 pm ]
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scottish i would think
Author:  X2-PB [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:11 pm ]
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Yeah McGregor's a Scot and Guiness was a better actor. Guiness is probably one of the few actors you can claim could never play a bad role, regardless of the quality of the script.



Trivia: Tom Hanks' character in the new version of the ladykillers was played by Guiness in the original (and disputed better version).
Author:  Cordalis [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:29 pm ]
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Mantison Tau'rus wrote:
I have a hard time seeing the all powerful and cunning Vader rise from the mess we see in Ep. II...


ahh, good point....but here's my take...that "teenage" I know it all, annoying additude is what makes him follow the path that let's him fall into the place of "Vader"...the Vader we see in the Original Trilogy is a seasoned vader, one that has grown up about 18-20 years, whatever the time difference is there.
Author:  Golga Bolg [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:57 am ]
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dbakke wrote:
Demi Moore as Princess Leia
Bruce Willis as Han Solo
Yao Ming as Chewbacca
Richard Simmons as C-3PO
Vern Troyer as R2D2
Carrot Top as Luke SkyWalker
Benny Hill as ObiWan
Mr. T as Lando


and Dave Allen as the Emperor? :twisted:
Author:  Locke_Trinmin [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:45 pm ]
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Two thumbs up for Sean Connery.
Author:  Talon1977 [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:51 pm ]
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Locke_Trinmin wrote:
Two thumbs up for Sean Connery.


For which role??
Author:  Dragon Fire [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:55 pm ]
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Talon1977 wrote:
Locke_Trinmin wrote:
Two thumbs up for Sean Connery.


For which role??


only one role he could play..obi wan (in place of alec) of course he could play General Donna or whatever his name is (old guy with Mon Mothma in the Yavin Temple War room)
Author:  Talon1977 [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:07 pm ]
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General Dodonna (sp?). There's a cool storyline in one of the Rogue Squadron books that includes him too.
Author:  Dragon Fire [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:09 pm ]
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Talon1977 wrote:
General Dodonna (sp?). There's a cool storyline in one of the Rogue Squadron books that includes him too.


yea him..what does he do in the Rogue Books i own them and have read them don't really remember him coming up...
Author:  Talon1977 [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:17 pm ]
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Dragon Fire wrote:
Talon1977 wrote:
General Dodonna (sp?). There's a cool storyline in one of the Rogue Squadron books that includes him too.


yea him..what does he do in the Rogue Books i own them and have read them don't really remember him coming up...


When Coran Horn was imprisoned on the Lusankya, he ran into an old man claiming to be Dodonna. He helped Coran escape.
Author:  Dragon Fire [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:33 pm ]
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oh yea i do remember that now...always wondered how he got caught
Author:  Rocklar [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:32 pm ]
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Talon1977 wrote:
Locke_Trinmin wrote:
Two thumbs up for Sean Connery.


For which role??


He's looking pretty wrinkly lately...I'd say the Emporer. :P
Author:  X2-PB [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:21 pm ]
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Rocklar wrote:
Talon1977 wrote:
Locke_Trinmin wrote:
Two thumbs up for Sean Connery.


For which role??


He's looking pretty wrinkly lately...I'd say the Emporer. :P
A scotish Bondesk Emperor? Come ON, Man!! He's far to classy for that! Might do a good Dooku though.
Author:  Dragon Fire [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:46 pm ]
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X2-PB wrote:
Rocklar wrote:
Talon1977 wrote:
Locke_Trinmin wrote:
Two thumbs up for Sean Connery.


For which role??


He's looking pretty wrinkly lately...I'd say the Emporer. :P
A scotish Bondesk Emperor? Come ON, Man!! He's far to classy for that! Might do a good Dooku though.


he could pull off dooku..but not emp
Author:  Locke_Trinmin [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:56 pm ]
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I dunno; anything I suppose. He's a great actor in my opinon. 8)
Author:  Cetera [ Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:24 am ]
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I don't have a particular role in mind, and obviously this suggestion doesn't have a reality timeline in mind, but I'd love to see George C. Scott in a role in Star Wars. Imagine him playing with Christopher Lee and Alec Guiness. That'd be an awesome cast.
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