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So there's this news - Alfred Hitchcock's Best Picture winner (his only one) Rebecca is getting remade. The Danish director of A Royal Affair (haven't seen it, although I want to) is doing it, which lends an immediate air of prestige to an otherwise Hollywood-doldrums idea. I'm gonna ignore the moaning and bitching this inspires since in this case it's just so obvious, what tomfoolery it is, I don't even want to waste the effort. Instead I'm going to give in, give up, and play cast the thing! Whee, they've broken me down! Here's who I would cast in a remake of Rebecca:
Mia Wasikowska as Mrs. DeWinter (Joan Fontaine's role)
Daniel Day-Lewis as Maxim DeWinter (Laurence Olivier's role)
Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson's role)
Michael Fassbender as Jack Favell (George Sanders' role)
Now you try!
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That is perfect casting! They'll probably do rachel mcAdams but whatever...
Oh Jason... I'm proud of you, a remarkable casting idea. I would hire yo ass to be a casting director.
How appropriate to have Fassy play George Sands' role, since he mimic Sands in Inglorious Basterds. Brilliant.
Rebecca is one of my all time favorites, but some reason I got excited when I read this news. Kristin Scott Thomas...yeeeessssss...pllleeeaaaasseee. My mind is racing as to how badly they can cock up the casting for Mrs. Danvers. Trying to emotionally prepare myself in the event that they are going to mess it up.
Cate Blanchett as Mrs. Danvers?
Wow, I thought of Saoirse Ronan and James McAvoy and THEN I realized their already existing connection.
Which of course makes my thought even more brilliant :p
Huppert as Mrs. Danvers.
Robert Downey Jr as Jack Favell.
You're welcome!
Andrew Garfield as Joan Fontaine
Juliette Binoche as Laurence Olivier
Matthias Schoenaerts as Mr. Danvers (oh hell yes)
Jessica Chastain as George Sanders
Because if we're going to be remaking Rebecca, we might as well do something wacky.
Never one of my favorite films but still a fool's folly to remake it, however if it must happen this is whom I see in the various parts. Probably far too English for a Hollywood production set in England but here goes anyway.
Romola Garai or Sophie McShera as "I"
Love the DDL idea but I think of Richard Armitage as Maxim.
I thought of Matthias Schoenaerts but he would be a better Edward Rochester than de Winter.
Damian Lewis as Jack Favell
Harriet Walter as Mrs. Danvers
Holland Taylor as Mrs. Von Hopper-the woman "I" worked for as a companion.
Horrible idea, please let this go into development Hades where it belongs. Just stupid. "Psycho" remake anyone?
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