what 2 actors would be good for a remake?
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pikachu_fan_number_9 — 14 years ago(March 26, 2012 08:04 PM)
Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Wahlberg are my picks.
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LC03 — 12 years ago(June 16, 2013 01:13 PM)
I would never actually recommend a remake of the movie, because I agree with the consensus in this thread that Lemmon and Matthau's performances were brilliant (and likely cannot be improved upon). However, I don't mind playing the "what if" game just to see who people come up with. Plus I liked the idea of framing this question as who would we like to see in the roles during a revival of the play instead of a remake of the movie.
My pick for Felix would be Jim Parsons. I was recently re-watching the movie for probably the first time since really becoming aware of Jim's work a couple of years ago (I was a bit slow in giving The Big Bang Theory a try, though I've now become a devoted fan), and it suddenly struck me that Jim would likely be a perfect fit for all of Felix's obsessive and outrageous quirks. Playing Sheldon has certainly given him some experience with the role of a quirky roommate, but it would be interesting to see that played against a roommate who is much more his opposite than Sheldon's current friends. Plus, Jim appears to have a lot of experience on the stage as well. I saw clips of him in Harvey and thought he did a nice job of playing another eccentric character (without making him feel like merely a carbon copy of Sheldon).
I have yet to come up with a pick for Oscar though. I'm still thinking on that one.