For a fun side thread how about we try to recast Paul Thomas Anderson movies. The main course here is that we can make our alternative casting calls through any age. You can make an alternative Hard Eight based off the time of release or a version that came out in say 1982.
For The Master in 1954 if I were calling the shots I would pick Marlon Brando for Freddie Quall and Orson Welles for Lancaster Dodd. Not confident about the rest of the cast but I'll try working on it when I ponder more on this reshoot.
I love the idea of Brando and Welles in The Master.
I'll go for Punch-Drunk Love, 1950, James Stewart and Celia Johnson.
Quote from: Alma on August 13, 2020, 12:14:48 PM
I'll go for Punch-Drunk Love, 1950, James Stewart and Celia Johnson.
I was going to say Jimmy Stewart for PDL. With Alec Guinness as Mattress Man.
Brando is a great choice, but I'd have loved to see Montgomery Cliff as Freddie with Orson as Dodd.
If Inherent Vice was made in the 1970s:
Elliot Gould as Doc.
Robert Duvall as Bigfoot
Jane Fonda as Shasta
Barbra Streisand as Sortilege
A couple of random recasts I thought of:
James Mason as Reynolds Woodcock.
Jack Nicholson as TJ Mackey(like 1970s peak Jack)
Jack Lemon as Jim Kurring
Edward G. Robinson as Sydney
I agree with Monty Clift as Freddie but Jane Fonda and Barbra Streisand as Shasta and Sortilege? I can't see that at all. Tuesday Weld as Shasta if IV is made in 1970.
Mid-60s version of Inherent Vice with Peter Sellers as Doc, Bigfoot, Wolfmann, and Blatnoyd. Ann-Margaret as Shasta.
oh wow i've never heard boogie nights imagined as a bad idea before
Remake of Sydney in which...
Samuel L. Jackson is now perfect for the role of Sydney.
John Boyega as John
Awkwafina as Clementine
Mahershala Ali as Jimmy
In cameos, Josh Brolin takes the Robert Ridgely role, Jesse Plemons takes the Philip Seymour Hoffman role, and Philip Baker Hall plays the "Sydney Cinematic Universe" version of Jimmy Gator.
Late 60s version of Punch-Drunk Love starring Jerry Lewis as Barry, Anne Wiazemsky as Lena, Dennis Hopper as Dean the Mattress Man, Sal Mineo as Lance, Elaine May as Elizabeth, Timothy Carey as Walter the Dentist.
Quote from: eward on August 15, 2020, 01:54:38 PMDennis Hopper as Dean the Mattress Man
I love this!
The Phantom Thread (2015)
Ralph Fiennes as Woodcock
Lea Seydoux as Alma
Tilda Swinton as Cyril
Jason Schwartzman as the boy doctor
Bob Balaban as Reynolds' agent
Bill Murray as Baron Von Hopschmidt, Reynolds' archnemesis
Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola
Produced by Scott Rudin
95min, color & b&w
Worldwide box office total: $192 million
Some recasting decisions from the fine people over on AwardsWatch forums. Posting all the PTA related castings so we can get a stab at the scenarios we have in front of our eyes.
Boogie Nights:
User 1(2013):
Shia LaBoeuf as Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler
Seth Rogen as Reed Rothchild
George Clooney as Jack Horner
Judy Greer as Amber Waves
Amanda Seyfried as Roller Girl
Mos Def as Buck Swope
James Franco as Todd Parker
Steve Buscemi as Little Bill Thompson
Jesse Plemons as Scotty J
Giovanni Ribisi as Rahad Jackson
User 2 (Alternate 1997):
Dirk Diggler - Joaquin Phoenix
Jack Horner - Dennis Hopper
Amber Waves - Daryl Hannah
Rollergirl - Vinessa Shaw
Reed Rothchild - Mark Ruffalo
Buck Swope - Jamie Foxx
Becky Barnett - Lisa Bonet
"Little" Bill Thompson - Dylan Baker
Todd Parker - Walton Goggins
Scotty J. - Sam Rockwell
Jessie St. Vincent - Deborah Kara Unger
User 3 (2013):
Dirk Diggler - Miles Teller (almost: Emile Hirsch)
Jack Horner - Kurt Russell
Amber Waves - Keri Russell (almost: Piper Pirabo, Mireille Enos, Emily Deschanel or Liv Tyler)
Reed Rothchild - Chris Pratt
Rollergirl - Margot Robbie (almost: Lyndsey Fonseca, Zoe Kravitz or Riley Keough)
Scottie J - Tim Heidecker
"Little Bill Thompson" - Jackie Earle Haley
Buck Swope - Anthony Mackie
Becky Barnett - Megalyn Echikunwoke
Todd Parker - Michael Pitt
Jesse St. Vincent - Tara Reid
Rahad Jackson - Sam Rockwell (almost: Jon Bernthal)
User 4 (1990's alternative):
Leonardo Dicaprio-Dirk Diggler
Gene Hackman- Jack Horner
Diane Lane- Maggie
Gwyneth Paltrow - Roller Girl
Matt Damon- Reed Rothchild
Samuel L. Jackson- Buck Swope
Bill Murray- "Little" Bill Thompson
Christian Bale- Todd Parker
Jack Black- Scotty J
Don Rickles- Colonel James
Michael Caine- Floyd Gondolli
Robert Deniro- Rahad Jackson
Cheech Marin- Maurice Rodriguez
John Candy- Kurt Longjohn
Punch Drunk Love (1973):
Dustin Hoffman as Barry Egan (Adam Sandler)
Lynn Redgrave as Lena Leonard ( Emily Watson)
Gene Wilder as Dean Trumbell (Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
Magnolia(1975):
Ryan O'Neal as Frank T.J. Mackey
Donald Sutherland as Phil Parma
Gig Young as Jimmy Gator
Diane Ladd as Claudia Wilson Gator
Roy Scheider as Officer Jim Kurring
John Cazale as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
Melvyn Douglas as Earl Partridge
Dyan Cannon as Linda Partridge
Jimmy Osmond as Stanley Spector
Jason Robards as Burt Ramsey
There Will Be Blood (1985):
Robert Duvall as Daniel Plainview
Matthew Broderick as Eli/Paul Sunday
The Master (1982):
Nick Nolte as Freddie Quell
Gene Hackman as Lancaster Dodd
Glenn Close as Peggy Dodd
John Malkovich as Val Dodd
Mariel Hemingway as Elizabeth Dodd
John Turturro as Clark
Lily Tomlin as Helen Sullivan
The Master (1990):
Bill Murray- Dodd/Master
Daniel Day Lewis-Freddie
Julianne Moore- Peggy
The Master (1951) dir Nick Ray:
Freddie Quell-Marlon Brando
Lancaster Dodd-Orson Welles
Peggy Dodd-Mercedes McCambridge
Elizabeth Dodd-Elizabeth Taylor
Val Dodd-Harry Carey Jr.
Clark-Farley Granger
Helen Sullivan-Agnes Moorhead
John More-Joseph Cotten
Doris-Natalie Wood
The Master (alternate 2012):
Freddie Quell - Casey Affleck
Lancaster Dodd - Robert Downey Jr
Peggy Dodd - Heather Graham
Elizabeth Dodd - Joanna Vanderham
Val Dodd - Evan Peters
Clark - Stark Sands
John More - Zeljko Ivanek
Helen Sullivan - Jennifer Jason Leigh
Doris Solstad - Mia Rose Frampton
So many things here that I hate so much, but this is pretty good:
Quote from: Freddie Dodd on September 07, 2020, 12:56:39 AM
Punch Drunk Love (1973):
Dustin Hoffman as Barry Egan (Adam Sandler)
Lynn Redgrave as Lena Leonard ( Emily Watson)
Gene Wilder as Dean Trumbell (Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
(Should be Sissy Spacek as Lena, though)
Wouldn't Wilder as Barry and Hoffman as Dean Trumbull be even cooler?
Quote from: Find Your Magali on September 07, 2020, 09:49:11 AM
Wouldn't Wilder as Barry and Hoffman as Dean Trumbull be even cooler?
Arguments could definitely be made for either side! (I think Wilder would be better at playing the comedically sinister Trumbull than Dustin Hoffman would, personally.)
John Candy wasn't alive in 97 but let's say he was - if he were to be in the PTAverse, here's where I'd put him:
Sydney (1980): Young Man At Craps Table
Boogie Nights (2008): The Colonel
Magnolia (1989): Jim Kurring
Punch-Drunk Love (1984): Lance
There Will Be Blood (1992): Henry
The Master (2012): John Moore
Inherent Vice (1999): Smilax
Phantom Thread (2005): (scenes deleted)
In an interview once, Paul mentioned that he would have loved to work with Chris Farley. I'm convinced that had he survived, he would have been at least nominated for an Oscar by now, either in one of PTA's movies or something else. Here are my Farley swaps:
Sydney (1993): John
Boogie Nights (2001): Rahad Jackson
Magnolia (1999): Jim Kurring
Punch Drunk Love (2002): Barry Egan
There Will Be Blood (1991): Paul F Tompkins
The Master (2006): Freddie
Inherent Vice (2008): Bigfoot
Phantom Thread (n/a - scenes deleted)
oh? hm. it is your imagination after all
Quote from: polkablues on September 07, 2020, 03:47:18 AM
So many things here that I hate so much, but this is pretty good:
Quote from: Freddie Dodd on September 07, 2020, 12:56:39 AM
Punch Drunk Love (1973):
Dustin Hoffman as Barry Egan (Adam Sandler)
Lynn Redgrave as Lena Leonard ( Emily Watson)
Gene Wilder as Dean Trumbell (Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
(Should be Sissy Spacek as Lena, though)
Care to share the miscasting choices here? Just remember that the casting choices aren't handpick by me but by the forum members on Awardsworthy. Given my fascination with alternative history I tend to be interested in the what-if of historical artifacts, which applies to entertainment and specifically the movie industry
Also would agree with Spacek being a good choice, and I think Hal Ashby or Robert Altman would make a good fit for the material, even if I think Mike Nichols would be the alt director in this scenario. It might just be the Hoffman casting that is making me lean towards that direction.
Recasting Boogie Nights If It Was Made Today (https://screenrant.com/recasting-boogie-nights/)
Some interesting choices...
Quote from: wilberfan on December 18, 2020, 09:32:35 PM
Recasting Boogie Nights If It Was Made Today (https://screenrant.com/recasting-boogie-nights/)
Some interesting choices...
I thought they were all good apart from the Dirk and Reed recastings.
These got progressively weirder as they went down. DDL as Jack Horner? Amazing. The Nicole Kidman suggestion is a bit strange as well as she's a similar age to Moore.
The first few choices are actually pretty darn good, but Holland as Dirk is terrible. DDL as Jack is weird, but I'm sure DDL could do it. Nicole Kidman is like 15 years older than Julianne Moore was when she was in Boogie Nights, but Amber Waves being in her early 50s instead of late 30s could probably work since she's the motherly figure.
I note a cruel lack of Haim.
Alana as Rollergirl, Danielle as Jessie St Vincent, Este as Dirk's mom.
*Alana as Cheryl Lynne