Iconic character - actor combinations

[Mr. Scot]

Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption.

Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump

James Earl Jones voice as Darth Vader.

And Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker?

[SmokinwithWilly]

And Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker?

There are no words for the role he played. I have tried to wipe the prequel trilogy from my mind. I thought they were that bad.

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Arnold as the Terminator

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Bill Murray as Phil Conners

[Mol3m4n]

And Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker?

There's no other for me.

I generally love the prequels. (Except Phantom Menace)

[Mr. Scot]

There's no other for me.

I generally love the prequels. (Except Phantom Menace)

Something tells me you're not gonna get a lot of agreement on that one.

[Mol3m4n]

Something tells me you're not gonna get a lot of agreement on that one.

 

I've dealt with it my entire life.

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Gandalf obviously.

And Gollum for that matter.

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Additionally, the main 3 in Harry Potter would be nearly impossible to recast seeing as how iconic that trio has become.

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Also, Chrisoph Waltz in his Tarantino films. Could anyone else have turned fantastically unique and awesome characters into two very well deserved Oscar wins?

[WilmyWood]

So the idea is being tossed around of rebooting the Indiana Jones movies.

(probably has a lot to do with the colossal Mongolian cluster %#$& that 'Crystal Skull' was)

Unfortunately, series star Harrison Ford is a little too old to kep doing this part, so the powers that be have suggested casting a new young actor to take over the role of the heroic archaeologist.

Namely, Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt.

I like Chris Pratt. I think he's great.

I hate the idea of him playing Indiana Jones with the fire of a thousand sons.

There are some characters that are just so completely, irrevocably tied to certain actors that recasting them is just a travesty. In my opinion, Indiana Jones - Harrison Ford is one of those connections.

Who else would you suggest so defined a certain role that no one else should try and play it?

 

 

You're forgetting Ford's other iconic character:

 

[Mr. Scot]

You're forgetting Ford's other iconic character:

 

 

Haven't forgotten him.  But that role isn't being recast, is it?

 

(admittedly I don't keep up on Star Wars news)

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i know it was a remake of sorts itself (Scarface) but Pacino is Tony Montana, and im sure that movie will get a remake at some point

i never saw the remake but Robert Englund will always be Freddy Kruger...

[Mr. Scot]

i know it was a remake of sorts itself (Scarface) but Pacino is Tony Montana, and im sure that movie will get a remake at some point

i never saw the remake but Robert Englund will always be Freddy Kruger...

 

Michael Bay has been trying to remake every horror/sci-fi movie of the last few decades, and the results haven't been good.