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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2009 14:10:44 GMT
Have been ruminating about this since the mention of Robert Redford's role in "Out of Africa" cast as the character of Denis Finch-Hatten. I agree with Bixa that I too, cringed at this, and believe Redford to have been miscast to play this role. As to whom I think may have been a better choice,I'm still out on this . However, am thinking maybe my choice would have been Sam Shepard. Other miscastings,I have a slew in my mind. Let's shred our favorites here,the more mercilessly the better I say!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2009 14:36:48 GMT
Wouldn't a British actor have been more appropriate? You ladies always seem to go for those Clive Owen types.
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Post by tillystar on Sept 19, 2009 15:47:09 GMT
Funnily enough I think Clive Owen is often miscast. He is just such a drip, how can people take him seriously in roles like King Arthur? Awful.
The greatest miscasting of all time for me was Colin Farrell as Alexander, which was just compounded by casting Angelina Jolie as his mother. PAINFUL. A good film wrecked and turned into a big joke. I hope the casting director was shot at dawn for that one. It still surprises me to this day that anyone would ever want to go and see a film with him in after that. I can't, I am still too wounded.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 19, 2009 16:36:15 GMT
For Denys Finch-Hatton, it would have to be someone who was the right age when Out of Africa was filmed. (1985)
What about Hugh Laurie? He would have been in his mid-twenties then, but that could have worked.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2009 18:26:42 GMT
Perhaps Jeremy Irons. The chemistry with Streep in French Lieutenant's Woman worked.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 19, 2009 18:43:21 GMT
Too brooding. D F-H was more of a golden boy type.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2009 19:10:58 GMT
Probably the most memorable 'famously public' miscasting debacle was Tom Cruise as Lestat in Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire.
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