Dream Cast Thursday! Bringing Up Baby

This week's Dream Cast Thursday is Bringing Up Baby. The original film came out in 1938 and was written by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde and directed by Howard Hawks.

The film focuses on a serious paleontologist named Dr. David Huxley and an eccentric heiress named Susan Vance. They were originally played by Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. For my adaptation, I cast Matthew Bomer and Thandie Newton.

So what do you all think? Have you seen the original? Who would be in your remake?

Dream Cast Thursday! Charade

For this week's Dream Cast Thursday, I will be recasting Charade. The original film came out in 1963. In 2002, a remake called the Truth About Charlie came out.

The original film was written by Peter Stone and directed by Stanley Donen. The two main characters are Peter Joshua and Regina Lampert. They were played by Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

The 2002 remake was written and directed by Jonathan Demme. Regina Lambert was played by Thandie Newton, and Joshua Peters was played by Mark Wahlberg.

For my remake, Regina Lampert would be played by Emily Blunt, and Peter Joshua would be played by Eric Bana.

So what do you all think? Have you all seen Charade and the Truth About Charlie? Who would be in your remake? Leave your casts in the comments.

Dream Cast Thursday! An Affair to Remember

This week's dream cast Thursday is An Affair to Remember. When I started looking up information about it, I was really surprised to find out the it was actually a remake. The films that I looked at were Love Affair (1939), An Affair to Remember (1957), and Love Affair (1994).

The first character that I recast was Terry Mckay. She has been played by Irene Dunne, Deborah Kerr, and Annette Bening. For my remake, I chose Cate Blanchett.

The second character that I recast was Nickie Ferrante/Mike Gambril. He has been played by Charles Boyer, Cary Grant, and Warren Beatty. For my remake, I cast George Clooney.

So what do you all think? Which adaptations have you seen? Who would you cast in your remake?

Dream Cast Thursday! Hitchcock Edition

This week's Dream Cast Thursday is coming a day early. Some of you may know that it was recently announced that a remake of the Birds is being made starring George Clooney and Naomi Watts. I was so excited to hear this, that I thought that I would do a special Alfred Hitchcock edition this week. Rebecca has already been remade many times. Dial M for Murder (A Perfect Murder) and Rear Window (Disturbia) have all already been remade, so I thought that I would focus on three other films.


North by Northwest came out in 1959. It stars Cary Grant as Roger O. Thornhill, Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall, and James Mason as Philip Vandamm. I would recast Patrick Wilson (Thornhill), Emily Blunt (Kendall), and Jason Isaacs (Vandamm).


Vertigo came out in 1958. It stars James Stewart at John "Scottie" Ferguson, Kim Novak as Judy Barton and Madeleine Elster, Tom Helmore as Gavin Elster, and Barbara Bel Geddes as Midge Wood. I would recast Liev Schrieber (Ferguson), Peta Wilson (Barton/Elster), Vincent Perez (Elster), and Selma Blair (Wood).


To Catch a Thief came out in 1955. It stars Cary Grant as John Robie and Grace Kelly as Frances Stevens. I would recast Clive Owen (Robie) and Kate Winslet (Stevens).

So what do you all think? Who would you recast in these films? Are there any other Hitchcock films that youall would like to recast? What do you think about the Birds remake?