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Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher?
Most Ridiculous Bit of Casting Ever
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Most Ridiculous Bit of Casting Ever
by Bouncy Castle » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:05 pm
Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
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by Sjoerd3000 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:14 pm
Tom is a dwarf! He can't play Reacher! 
A poster outside one shop urged people to Dig For Victory, as if it were some kind of turnip.
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by Bouncy Castle » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:20 pm
I know. Might as well cast Peter Dinklage!
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by deldaisy » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:40 pm
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Tom Cruise.
Not that I am preduc... prejudg.... against people with a lower height variant than the norm... (some of my best friends are midgets).... but at least THEY have a personality.... I mean a personality that doesn't creep me out.
Not that I am preduc... prejudg.... against people with a lower height variant than the norm... (some of my best friends are midgets).... but at least THEY have a personality.... I mean a personality that doesn't creep me out.
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by LilMaibe » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:51 pm
Seems like a casting purely out to earn money with a (semi/formerly) big name 
Hate those castings most of the time.
It's a bit like viewing online threads etc with -who would you cast as- and then see all those big Hollywood names. Often makes me want to hit my head against the wall.
Hate those castings most of the time.
It's a bit like viewing online threads etc with -who would you cast as- and then see all those big Hollywood names. Often makes me want to hit my head against the wall.
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by raisindot » Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:03 pm
Sjoerd3000 wrote:Tom is a dwarf! He can't play Reacher!
I didn't read this thread closely enough at first. I thought people were referring to Reacher Gilt. He actually might not be too bad in that role, since he's got the pompous con-man act down perfect.
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by deldaisy » Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:05 pm
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by LilMaibe » Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:37 pm
raisindot wrote:Sjoerd3000 wrote:Tom is a dwarf! He can't play Reacher!
I didn't read this thread closely enough at first. I thought people were referring to Reacher Gilt. He actually might not be too bad in that role, since he's got the pompous con-man act down perfect.
I read it like that at first too and wondered: Wait, they already made GP into a movie...
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by high eight » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:35 am
The worst casting ever was Nicholas Cage as Police Sergeant Howie in the (godawful) remake of The Wicker Man.
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by Bouncy Castle » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:48 pm
mspanners wrote:No the stupidest casting was David Jason as Rincewind....... so there!
Ahhh yes. That was pretty bad.
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by CJDobs » Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:25 pm
I remember a similar outcry when Mr Cruise was cast as Lestat in 'Interview with a vampire'. Even the author went public and criticised how wrong he was for the part.
Then after release, she printed a full page notice in the NY Times apologising as she thought he was marvelous in it...and so did I.
Tom's personal oddness aside, the man is a good actor...The Bon Jovi of movies he maybe, but likeable, entertaining and convincing nonetheless.
edit: Now, if you want to talk about bad casting . . how about Highlander?
A French man playing a Scot (with a slightly french accent) supported by the most Scottish of blokes (Mishter Connery) who played a Spaniard/Egyptian. 'my name is Ramiresh....etc etc"
Mind you, Sean Connery always has the same accent whatever part he plays...I did enjoy his Scotto-Russian in Hunt for Red October
Then after release, she printed a full page notice in the NY Times apologising as she thought he was marvelous in it...and so did I.
Tom's personal oddness aside, the man is a good actor...The Bon Jovi of movies he maybe, but likeable, entertaining and convincing nonetheless.
edit: Now, if you want to talk about bad casting . . how about Highlander?
A French man playing a Scot (with a slightly french accent) supported by the most Scottish of blokes (Mishter Connery) who played a Spaniard/Egyptian. 'my name is Ramiresh....etc etc"
Mind you, Sean Connery always has the same accent whatever part he plays...I did enjoy his Scotto-Russian in Hunt for Red October
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by Sjoerd3000 » Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:42 pm
But Jack Reacher is 6' 5" tall, Tom is just too small 
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by Who's Wee Dug » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:47 pm
Yes he should have stopped as albert.Bouncy Castle wrote:mspanners wrote:No the stupidest casting was David Jason as Rincewind....... so there!
Ahhh yes. That was pretty bad.
He willnae tak' a drink! I think he's deid! , on the other hand though A Midgie in yir hand is worth twa up yir kilt.
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