For the second edition of "Dream Cast Thursday," I will be casting a remake of
All About Eve. The film came out in 1950. It stars from left to right,
Gary Merill (as Bill Simpson),
Bette Davis (as Margo),
George Sanders (as Addison DeWitt),
Anne Baxter (as Eve),
Hugh Marlowe (as Lloyd Richards), and
Celeste Holm (as Karen).
It was really hard to recast this film, because it was cast so wonderfully to begin with. I had to not only find people that were perfect for the characters, but also people that were perfect together and were in the proper age ranges.
I chose
Michelle Pfeiffer as Eve and
Clive Owen as Bill. The original actors were 42 and 35 respectively at the time of filming. Pfeiffer and Owen are now 51 and 47 respectively.
I chose
Rachel McAdams as Eve. The original actress was 27. Adams is now 31.
I chose
Diane Lane to play Karen and
Liev Schreiber to play Lloyd. The original actors were 33 and 39 respectively. Lane and Schreiber are now 44 and 42 respectively.
I made all of the actors that I recast slightly older. I felt that younger actors would not really fit in with the original story. Some of the other casting ideas that I considered before making my final decision included George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. So what do you all think of my casting? How would you all cast it? Put your ideas in the comments.
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