Beatrice Dall was actually lined up to star alongside Mia Wallace in *Sixth Sense*—but apparently, those puritanical Americans couldn't get past her history of hashish possession and aggressive behavior... so she never even got her work visa for the States...
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If I had been in charge of casting...!
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In the movie "The Saint" by Phillip Noyce, it just wasn't Val Kilmer!
He completely did a disservice to such an iconic and noble character...😠
He completely did a disservice to such an iconic and noble character...😠
If I had been in charge of casting...!
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This thread serves as a perfect companion piece to the last one.
Can you actually picture someone else stepping into a specific role in a movie?
Do you ever get that nagging feeling—just a gut instinct—that a different actor would have nailed a part much better?
I have plenty of thoughts swirling around, though I can only pull these few examples to the surface right now...
Take the film "One Night at McCool's" by Harald Zwart... It features quite an ensemble cast. Just to refresh everyone's memory on the plot, it’s a "Rashomon-style" tale about a dangerous woman—Mary Jo Smith—who systematically turns everyone from her husband to a police inspector into her lover.
Michael Douglas plays a bit of a pushover—quite the transformation—but then again, seeing as he played a gay inspector in that New York TV series, it isn't exactly out of left field. John Goodman plays the smitten inspector, while Matt Dillon portrays the naive, cowardly husband who seems terrified of everyone...
Personally, I feel like he isn't fully inhabiting the role—he seems a bit detached—and I think he would have been much more effective if they had gone with Dermot Mulroney.
Can you actually picture someone else stepping into a specific role in a movie?
Do you ever get that nagging feeling—just a gut instinct—that a different actor would have nailed a part much better?
I have plenty of thoughts swirling around, though I can only pull these few examples to the surface right now...
Take the film "One Night at McCool's" by Harald Zwart... It features quite an ensemble cast. Just to refresh everyone's memory on the plot, it’s a "Rashomon-style" tale about a dangerous woman—Mary Jo Smith—who systematically turns everyone from her husband to a police inspector into her lover.
Michael Douglas plays a bit of a pushover—quite the transformation—but then again, seeing as he played a gay inspector in that New York TV series, it isn't exactly out of left field. John Goodman plays the smitten inspector, while Matt Dillon portrays the naive, cowardly husband who seems terrified of everyone...
Personally, I feel like he isn't fully inhabiting the role—he seems a bit detached—and I think he would have been much more effective if they had gone with Dermot Mulroney.
There’s this incredibly funny scene in "Ed Wood" where "Orson Welles" complains to "Johnny Depp" about being forced to have "Charlton Heston" play a "Mexican Man"... though we all know he's actually talking about "Touch of Evil"... 🙄
That was the spark for this thread.
Do any of you have a favorite story regarding those "what if" casting decisions?
That was the spark for this thread.
Do any of you have a favorite story regarding those "what if" casting decisions?
In the film "I Confess," Alfred Hitchcock originally envisioned a plain-looking Swedish Woman to play the warden's wife—and the role really called for it; just a simple woman caught up with an uneducated (or perhaps, if you prefer, a malicious) immigrant...
The movie was shot in Canada, even though the producer was American; however, while Hitchcock was away on vacation, those puritanical Canadian authorities kicked the poor Swedish Woman out—apparently because she got pregnant "illegally" (!!) outside of marriage—and they used her Swedish passport as an excuse to claim she didn't have a work permit...
That's how Hitchcock found himself on set—with Anne Baxter, who had previously pressed her charms against Charlton Heston in "The Ten Commandments"...
Anne Baxter always played women of high style and just couldn't quite pull off the transformation—so Hitchcock wasn't exactly thrilled with her performance. Even the dresses couldn't hide those aristocratic curves... And as for Montgomery Clift, he was just "too dark" for him...
The movie was shot in Canada, even though the producer was American; however, while Hitchcock was away on vacation, those puritanical Canadian authorities kicked the poor Swedish Woman out—apparently because she got pregnant "illegally" (!!) outside of marriage—and they used her Swedish passport as an excuse to claim she didn't have a work permit...
That's how Hitchcock found himself on set—with Anne Baxter, who had previously pressed her charms against Charlton Heston in "The Ten Commandments"...
Anne Baxter always played women of high style and just couldn't quite pull off the transformation—so Hitchcock wasn't exactly thrilled with her performance. Even the dresses couldn't hide those aristocratic curves... And as for Montgomery Clift, he was just "too dark" for him...
For the role of Catwoman in Batman Returns—Tim Burton actually had his heart set on Sean Young... but back then, in the early '90s, she was having some pretty intense run-ins with the producers...
She actually said it—journalists were screaming about it on every front page—that they were pressuring her to sleep with Warren Beatty... that she refused, and that’s exactly why she can't land a leading role in Hollywood...
And so that role went to Michelle Pfeiffer—and we’ve all seen those stories about how she had to push herself through intense aerobics just to squeeze into that tight costume...
Now that I've actually given it some thought—it really does seem like Sean Young would have been perfect for that role, wouldn't it...
She actually said it—journalists were screaming about it on every front page—that they were pressuring her to sleep with Warren Beatty... that she refused, and that’s exactly why she can't land a leading role in Hollywood...
And so that role went to Michelle Pfeiffer—and we’ve all seen those stories about how she had to push herself through intense aerobics just to squeeze into that tight costume...
Now that I've actually given it some thought—it really does seem like Sean Young would have been perfect for that role, wouldn't it...
How many times has an actor been perfectly cast for a role, only for things to shift for one reason or another—leaving us stuck thinking we can't imagine anyone else in that part?
But, let's give it a shot...
To start things off—most of you probably know this—Steven Spielberg originally wanted Tom Selleck for the role of Indiana Jones!
However, he was already locked into a contract with the producers of the "Magnum" series.
I can't help but wonder... what goes through Selleck's mind whenever he sees that name, Indiana Jones...?! 🙄
(In that show, he wore those dreadfully designed jeans—paired with the absolute worst combinations of Hawaiian shirts and baggy trousers, plus sneakers that even a plowman with zero interest in fashion would have rejected. Honestly, this is just a long off-topic rant about terrible costume design; b-t-w, neither Eastwood nor Selleck ever quite mastered the art of "casual clothes"...)😎
But, let's give it a shot...
To start things off—most of you probably know this—Steven Spielberg originally wanted Tom Selleck for the role of Indiana Jones!
However, he was already locked into a contract with the producers of the "Magnum" series.
I can't help but wonder... what goes through Selleck's mind whenever he sees that name, Indiana Jones...?! 🙄
(In that show, he wore those dreadfully designed jeans—paired with the absolute worst combinations of Hawaiian shirts and baggy trousers, plus sneakers that even a plowman with zero interest in fashion would have rejected. Honestly, this is just a long off-topic rant about terrible costume design; b-t-w, neither Eastwood nor Selleck ever quite mastered the art of "casual clothes"...)😎
In Memoriam: Marlon Brando (1924–2004)
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Sophia Williams said:I actually watched this live...
First, he used a napkin to wipe the grease right off Larry's face—but even then, he couldn't talk him into eating a dog biscuit straight out of the mouth of that massive "pet," which was practically the size of a calf.
Poor Larry spent the whole time terrified the dog was going to eat him...
Marlon had his feet up on a stool, looking quite charming while discussing how we're destroying the environment with all our trash...
Damned! Damned! I just fixed some typos...!
Larry was trying his best to be rude and provocative, but he just couldn't pull it off. This interview—or rather, the whole show—was different from the usual King's sets because it was hosted at Marlon's place, in his own private oasis.
In Memoriam: Marlon Brando (1924–2004)
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Richard Hernandez13 said:Speaking of jealousy...
...the last big instance was during that interview with Larry King—where he spent the whole time subtly messing with the host, just to end up kissing him right on the mouth at the wrap-up... 😬
It went down exactly like this (not for the faint of heart):
I actually watched that live...
First, he wiped Larry's greasy face with a napkin, but even then, he couldn't quite convince him to eat a dog treat straight out of the mouth of his massive "pet"—which was practically the size of a calf.
Poor Larry looked absolutely terrified the whole time that the dog might actually swallow him whole...
Marlon had his feet propped up on the table, looking incredibly charming while discussing how we're destroying the environment with all our trash...
New openings for veteran managers
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Exactly. That guy Cambiasso—unassuming, sure, but incredibly useful—he basically covered the entire right flank... He, Makelele, and Helguera were really the only ones putting in any actual work at Real Madrid.
New openings for veteran managers
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Looking at Mancini—I honestly can't decide who's the bigger loser here: Inter Miami, stuck with Eriksson's protégé, or Mancini, tied to a club that feels cursed?! And given they're picking players who look more like wax museum exhibits than athletes, I don't see much hope for Inter this season either...🙄
New openings for veteran managers
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Portugal is just far too flighty for Trap—or so some might say...?!
Well, they ended up hiring Englishman Robson, our very own Ivić... it seems they have a real thing for managers with that "fancy swan" style...😛
Well, they ended up hiring Englishman Robson, our very own Ivić... it seems they have a real thing for managers with that "fancy swan" style...😛
New openings for veteran managers
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So, Capello brought Zebin to Juventus?!🙄
That’s basically half of the old Roma squad... If he had brought Lim along too, we wouldn't even recognize Juve anymore...🙂
I wonder how he'll manage things with Del Piero?😕
That’s basically half of the old Roma squad... If he had brought Lim along too, we wouldn't even recognize Juve anymore...🙂
I wonder how he'll manage things with Del Piero?😕
New openings for veteran managers
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I heard that Otto Hercules actually signed his contract extension with the Greeks just two weeks before the start of Euro 2004!...
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New openings for veteran managers
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It isn't Queiroz at Chelsea—it's Mourinho (from Porto)—a true specialist when it comes to building squads from nothing.
My apologies, what a total brain lapse on my part... Regardless, the question remains: now that there's no longer a "scrappy underdog" setup, but rather a boss who expects instant results without having hand-picked every single player himself, will he actually find quick success? There's simply no time left for "team building"...🙄
Of course, the Germans want Rehhagel—that Greek legend.
I was just watching Beckenbauer on ESPN, sounding quite distressed—he mentioned how Hercules was actually their second choice after Hitzfeld, but they turned him down because, naturally, he wanted to "bring Greece to Germany for 2006"... and prove a point to everyone else...😁...)
I can't help but wonder how Beckenbauer felt representing the German football association, especially after being tossed out like a stray dog by Bayern just a few years ago... only to end up having to plead with them and explain everything to the viewers...
New openings for veteran managers
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This is where we should start predicting how these new managers at the big European clubs will actually fare...
Yesterday, Del Bosque managed to snag his first trophy with Beşiktaş! Some Austrian cup—won on penalties, too... Do you think he actually has a shot in Turkey? Personally, I thought his tenure at Real Madrid was quite creative—he really gave McManaman a chance, and even brought in that defensive Brazilian player, I can't recall his name right now... "Cambioš" or something like that...
And what about Keiros over at Chelsea?
Or Trap in Portugal?
If you ask me, Inter made a mistake picking Mancini. I mean, the man is strictly an Eriksson's disciple...🙄
There are plenty of other interesting transfers to track...
Yesterday, Del Bosque managed to snag his first trophy with Beşiktaş! Some Austrian cup—won on penalties, too... Do you think he actually has a shot in Turkey? Personally, I thought his tenure at Real Madrid was quite creative—he really gave McManaman a chance, and even brought in that defensive Brazilian player, I can't recall his name right now... "Cambioš" or something like that...
And what about Keiros over at Chelsea?
Or Trap in Portugal?
If you ask me, Inter made a mistake picking Mancini. I mean, the man is strictly an Eriksson's disciple...🙄
There are plenty of other interesting transfers to track...
Tessa
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goldberry, hmm, you’re really putting my memory to the test here—it’s been ages since I last saw that movie—but didn't Nastasja wear a red skirt? Or was it something else altogether...🙄
Tessa
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That scene with the top hat—it was such a clear omen for anyone who hadn't actually read the book... pure suspense... 🙄