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Casting Challenge

Post by Blackferne » Fri May 27, 2011 7:39 pm

Scenario: For some unexplained reason every print worldwide of Star Wars Episode IV was destroyed. The plan is to remake the original trilogy shot for shot including one that Han did before Greedo. You have been called in to do the casting. Don't worry about scripts, costumes, sets, they all have very detailed notes and that will all look the same. Your job is to get the right actors (stage and Voice). Who do you cast in the following roles:

Darth Vader: Voice
Luke Skywalker
Ben Kenobi
C3P0: voice
Princess Leia
Han Solo
Uncle Owen
Aunt Beru
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men..."
Grand Moff Tarkin
Wedge Antilles
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Raikir » Fri May 27, 2011 8:28 pm

Blackferne wrote:Scenario: For some unexplained reason every print worldwide of Star Wars Episode IV was destroyed. The plan is to remake the original trilogy shot for shot including one that Han did before Greedo. You have been called in to do the casting. Don't worry about scripts, costumes, sets, they all have very detailed notes and that will all look the same. Your job is to get the right actors (stage and Voice). Who do you cast in the following roles:

Darth Vader: Ben Stiller
Luke Skywalker-Owen Wilson
Ben Kenobi-Seth Rogan
C3P0: Colin Firth
Princess Leia: Mila Kunis
Han Solo-Luke Wilson
Uncle Owen- Robert DeNiro
Aunt Beru- Some old chic
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": "Blood Diamond" Dicaprio
Grand Moff Tarkin: Cillian Murphy
Wedge Antilles: Christian Bale
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Dashl » Fri May 27, 2011 9:17 pm

Darth Vader: Voice of Patrick Stewart
Luke Skywalker-Chris Hemsworth
Ben Kenobi-Anthony Hopkins
C3P0: Danny "Abed" Pudi
Princess Leia: Keira Knightly or Anne Hathaway
Han Solo-Josh "Sawyer" Holloway or Ryan Reynolds or Nathan Fillion or Joel McHale or Jon Hamm
Uncle Owen- William Shatner
Aunt Beru- Betty White
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Zach Galifianakis
Grand Moff Tarkin: Gary Oldman
Wedge Antilles: Bill Hader

I went for a classy/nerdgasm mix. Also, Samuel L Jackson is Lando. Don't Deny that.
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Reese » Fri May 27, 2011 10:02 pm

Darth Vader: Voice: Eddie Murphy
Luke Skywalker: Eddie Murphy
Ben Kenobi: Eddie Murphy
C3P0: voice: Eddie Murphy
Princess Leia: Eddie Murphy
Han Solo: Eddie Murphy
Uncle Owen: Eddie Murphy
Aunt Beru: Eddie Murphy
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Mel Gibson Cameo
Grand Moff Tarkin: Eddie Murphy
Wedge Antilles: Eddie Murphy
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Post by Blackferne » Fri May 27, 2011 10:09 pm

I guess I'll do the Star Wars directed by Wes Anderson vibe. (Building off Raikir and only using people who have been in Anderson movies)

Darth Vader: Voice: Danny Glover
Luke Skywalker: Jason Schwartzman
Ben Kenobi: Bill Murray
C3P0: voice: Ben Stiller
Princess Leia: Gwenneth Paltrow
Han Solo: Owen Wilson
Uncle Owen: Kumar Pallana
Aunt Beru: Angelica Houston
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Adrian Brodie
Grand Moff Tarkin: Gene Hackman
Wedge Antilles: Luke Wilson
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Reese » Fri May 27, 2011 10:17 pm

Muppets take New Hope

Darth Vader: Voice: Fozzie Bear
Luke Skywalker: Kermit
Ben Kenobi: Rowlf the Dog
C3P0: voice: Beaker
Princess Leia: Miss Piggy
Han Solo: Rizzo
Uncle Owen: Sam the Eagle
Aunt Beru: Camilla the Chicken
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Statler and Waldorf
Grand Moff Tarkin: Gonzo
Wedge Antilles: The Swedish Chef
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Blackferne » Fri May 27, 2011 10:25 pm

Star Wars: a new Hope directed by Quentin Tarintino

Darth Vader: Voice: Samuel L Jackson
Luke Skywalker: Tim Roth
Ben Kenobi: Christopher Walken
C3P0: voice: Steve Buscemi
Princess Leia: Maria de Medeiros
Han Solo: Bruce Willis
Uncle Owen: David Caradine
Aunt Beru: Uma Thurman
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Quentin Tarantino
Grand Moff Tarkin: Harvey Keitel
Wedge Antilles: Ricardo Monteblan
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Reese » Fri May 27, 2011 10:36 pm

For no reason other than it can be done: Jackass the New Hope

Darth Vader: Voice: Wee Man
Luke Skywalker: Bam Margera
Ben Kenobi: Ryan Dunn
C3P0: voice: Chris Pontius
Princess Leia: Steve-O
Han Solo: Johnny Knoxville
Uncle Owen: Phil Margera
Aunt Beru: April Margera
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men..." Ehren McGeheny
Grand Moff Tarkin: Dave England
Wedge Antilles: Preston Lacy
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Dashl » Fri May 27, 2011 11:31 pm

Reese wrote:Darth Vader: Voice: Eddie Murphy
Luke Skywalker: Eddie Murphy
Ben Kenobi: Eddie Murphy
C3P0: voice: Eddie Murphy
Princess Leia: Eddie Murphy
Han Solo: Eddie Murphy
Uncle Owen: Eddie Murphy
Aunt Beru: Eddie Murphy
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Mel Gibson Cameo
Grand Moff Tarkin: Eddie Murphy
Wedge Antilles: Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy from the 80's, or the Eddie Murphy now? One is full of win, the other is not.
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Veela » Fri May 27, 2011 11:33 pm

Darth Vader: Morgan Freeman
Luke Skywalker: Liam Hemsworth
Ben Kenobi: Sean Connery (old), Chris Hemsworth (young)
C3P0: Seth MacFarlane (voice), Andy Serkis (body)
Princess Leia: Jennifer Lawrence / Mila Kunis (toss up)
Han Solo: Nathan Fillion
Uncle Owen: Will Ferrell
Aunt Beru: Tina Fey
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men..." : Andy Serkis
Grand Moff Tarkin: Clint Eastwood
Wedge Antilles: Jonah Hill

Additional Casting

R2D2: Peter Dinklage (in this version, R2D2 talks and is a bad ass)
Lando: Sam Jackson
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Blackferne » Sat May 28, 2011 2:39 am

Veela wrote:Luke Skywalker: Liam Hemsworth

Uncle Owen: Will Ferrell
Aunt Beru: Tina Fey

The I need you for one more harvest seem would be hilarious. Will Ferrell doing the over emotion with Tina Fey rolling her eyes and doing wisecracks.

"YOU LIVE UNDER MY ROOF! YOU DRINK MT BLUE MILK! AND YOU WANT TO LEAVE?!? WHERE THE HELL DO YOU GET OFF? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE BLUE MILK COMES FROM! I IMAGINE IT IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE!"

"Actually I get it at Beedo's in Anchorhead. I would not ask where he gets it because he is one shady guy." pause "Oh Luke are you gonna finish that?" (starts eating off Luke's plate)
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Cuspar » Sat May 28, 2011 3:09 am

Darth Vader: Voice - James Earl Jones
Luke Skywalker - Aaron Johnson
Ben Kenobi - Gary Oldman
C3P0: voice - Russell Brand
Princess Leia - Olivia Wilde
Han Solo - James Franco
Uncle Owen - Sean Bean
Aunt Beru - Diane Keaton
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men..." - Danny Trejo
Grand Moff Tarkin - Jeremy Irons
Wedge Antilles - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jan Dodonna - Russell Crowe

Empire (notable humans)
Lando - Don Cheadle
Lobot - Michael Chiklis
Fett - Temeura Morrison, I suppose
Yoda (voice) - whoever does Grover

Jedi
Palpatine - Willem Defoe
Bib Fortuna - Marilyn Manson
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Gandolfini » Sat May 28, 2011 3:30 pm

Darth Vader: (voice) Gilbert Gottfried
Luke Skywalker: Jon Heder
Ben Kenobi: Jon Cryer
C3P0: (voice) Christopher Walken
Princess Leia: Betty White
Han Solo: Johnny Depp
Uncle Owen: Brad Pitt
Aunt Beru: Selma Hyack
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted (wo)men...": Emma Stone
Grand Moff Tarkin: Ian McShane
Wedge Antilles: Adam Sandler
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Bulwark » Sat May 28, 2011 5:58 pm

Dashl wrote:
Reese wrote:Darth Vader: Voice: Eddie Murphy
Luke Skywalker: Eddie Murphy
Ben Kenobi: Eddie Murphy
C3P0: voice: Eddie Murphy
Princess Leia: Eddie Murphy
Han Solo: Eddie Murphy
Uncle Owen: Eddie Murphy
Aunt Beru: Eddie Murphy
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Mel Gibson Cameo
Grand Moff Tarkin: Eddie Murphy
Wedge Antilles: Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy from the 80's, or the Eddie Murphy now? One is full of win, the other is not.
I assume he is doing it 'Coming to America' style, so it would have to be 80's Murphy.

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Post by Reese » Sat May 28, 2011 6:21 pm

Bulwark wrote:
Dashl wrote:
Reese wrote:Darth Vader: Voice: Eddie Murphy
Luke Skywalker: Eddie Murphy
Ben Kenobi: Eddie Murphy
C3P0: voice: Eddie Murphy
Princess Leia: Eddie Murphy
Han Solo: Eddie Murphy
Uncle Owen: Eddie Murphy
Aunt Beru: Eddie Murphy
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men...": Mel Gibson Cameo
Grand Moff Tarkin: Eddie Murphy
Wedge Antilles: Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy from the 80's, or the Eddie Murphy now? One is full of win, the other is not.
I assume he is doing it 'Coming to America' style, so it would have to be 80's Murphy.
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Vespasian » Tue May 31, 2011 6:29 pm

Blackferne wrote:Scenario: For some unexplained reason every print worldwide of Star Wars Episode IV was destroyed. The plan is to remake the original trilogy shot for shot including one that Han did before Greedo. You have been called in to do the casting. Don't worry about scripts, costumes, sets, they all have very detailed notes and that will all look the same. Your job is to get the right actors (stage and Voice). Who do you cast in the following roles:

Darth Vader: Voice: Hugh Laurie
Luke Skywalker: Johnny Galecki
Ben Kenobi: Tim Olyphant
C3P0: voice: Jim Parsons
Princess Leia: Anne Hathaway
Han Solo: Nathan Fillion
Uncle Owen: Russel Brandt
Aunt Beru: Maylim Bailik
The guy in the cantina who says "We're wanted men..." OJ Simpson
Grand Moff Tarkin: Jason Segel
Wedge Antilles: Alexander Skarsgard
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Dood » Tue May 31, 2011 9:46 pm

As I recently discussed with Grand Pork Chop, any casting list that replaces James Earl Jones with anyone or Harrison Ford with anyone not named Nathan Fillion fails miserably.

Also Ian McKellan should be Obi Wan.
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Re: Casting Challenge

Post by Gandolfini » Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:20 am

Dood wrote:As I recently discussed with Grand Pork Chop, any casting list that replaces James Earl Jones with anyone or Harrison Ford with anyone not named Nathan Fillion fails miserably.

Also Ian McKellan should be Obi Wan.
What? Gilbert Gottfied would be a great voice for Vader. He did so well as the AFLAC duck.
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