Recast a bad movie with good actors

[Rev. Powell]

The idea comes from the new TOXIC AVENGER remake, which has Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, and Elijah Wood in the cast. It made me wonder how I'd recast PINK FLAMINGOS. I went with RuPaul as Divine, Pedro Pascal and Laura Dern as the Marbles, and Lizzo as the Egg Lady. How about you? Any ideas for recasting a bad movie with top-tier actors for a Hollywood remake?

[Trevor]

THE ROOM with Tom Cruise as Johnny, Jodie Foster as Lisa and Danny DeVito as Mark. 😉

[Rev. Powell]

By the way, there was/is a planned ROOM remake with Bob Odenkirk in the Tommy Wiseau role. (No other big actors that I could see.)

https://www.slashfilm.com/1222176/bob-odenkirk-is-playing-tommy-wiseaus-role-in-a-greenscreen-remake-of-the-room-for-charity/

Of course, we haven't heard anything more about this in 2 years.

EDIT: did some more research and found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/1l4e9xc/unreleased_media_the_room_remake_starring_bob/

[Trevor]

By the way, there was/is a planned ROOM remake with Bob Odenkirk in the Tommy Wiseau role. (No other big actors that I could see.)

https://www.slashfilm.com/1222176/bob-odenkirk-is-playing-tommy-wiseaus-role-in-a-greenscreen-remake-of-the-room-for-charity/

Of course, we haven't heard anything more about this in 2 years.

EDIT: did some more research and found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/1l4e9xc/unreleased_media_the_room_remake_starring_bob/

😳😀😃😄

[Trevor]

GYMKATA

Pedro Pascal as Jonathan Cabot
Anne Hathaway as Princess Ruballie
Chuck Norris as Zamir
Trevor as the Two Faced Guy
Ricardo Montalban as The Khaaan 😉

[claws]

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Father Philip Lamont (original: Richard Burton) - Cillian Murphy
Regan MacNeil (original: Linda Blair) - Florence Pugh
Dr. Gene Tuskin (original: Louise Fletcher) - Tilda Swinton
Father Merrin (original: Max von Sydow, in flashbacks) - Liam Neeson
Director: Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar)

[claws]

Showgirls

Nomi Malone (original: Elizabeth Berkley) - Sydney Sweeney
Cristal Connors (original: Gina Gershon) - Megan Fox
Zack Carey (original: Kyle MacLachlan) - Alexander Skarsgård
Molly Abrams (original: Gina Ravera) - Zendaya
Director: Paul Verhoeven himself

[Trevor]

SPACE MUTINY

The Rock as Blast Hardfart

[zombie no.one]

POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL

Clint Eastwood (Mahoney)
Morgan Freeman (Hightower)
Samuel L Jackson (Jones)
Jack Nicholson (Tackleberry)
Frances McDormand (Callahan)
Rosario Dawson (Hooks)
Jack Black (Zed)
Ricky Gervais (Captain Harris)
Steve Buscemi (Proctor)

apparently I do not know any actors under 40, those are all still alive though

[claws]

apparently I do not know any actors under 40, those are all still alive though

Jack Nicholson retired from acting some years ago though.

[zombie no.one]

Ricardo Montalban retired from living some years ago!

I was assuming an alternate movie-verse there, where each actor is in their prime 

[Trevor]

MANOS THE HANDS OF FATE

Nicolas Cage as The Master and Torgo.

[chainsaw midget]

Plan 9 from Outer Space... the Triple A Budget Blockbuster!


Starring ... 

Jeff Trent (the pilot, heroic lead) – Chris Evans

Paula Trent (his wife) – Margot Robbie

Inspector Clay (Tor Johnson's role) – Dave Bautista

Eros (male alien invader) – Tom Hiddleston

Tanna (female alien invader) Anya Taylor-Joy

The Ruler (alien leader) – Jeff Goldblum

The Ghoul Woman (Vampira's role) – Cate Blanchett

The Ghoul Man (Bela Lugosi's role) – Nicolas Cage

General Roberts (skeptical military figure) – Liam Nieson

Colonel Edwards (investigator of UFOs) Henry Cavill

Criswell (the psychic/narrator who opens Plan 9 with that "Future events such as these will affect you in the future..." monologue.)  - Neil Patrick Harris

[Rev. Powell]

Plan 9 from Outer Space... the Triple A Budget Blockbuster!


The Ghoul Man (Bela Lugosi's role) – Nicolas Cage

Bold casting against type, picking a living actor to play Bela's role. I'd cast Sid Haig (in archival home footage) and Sid Haig's chiropractor as stand in. Move Cage to the role of Eros.