If you could recast anyone in a film...

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Who would it be? I always thought Belle from Beauty and the Beast would have been hands down Anne Hathaway although I realise she was probably out of the age range

Currently thinking of others because it's Saturday afternoon and I'm bored

Not sure if someone has already said this - but Kate Winslet would have made the most amazing Bridget Jones.

Olivia Coleman as the queen in the Crown. Actually the whole cast of the Crown post Matt Smith and Claire Foy

Armie Hammer in Call me by your name. He is too old for the part - in the book he’s only a few years older. Also his questionable reputation since makes me sad there will probably now not be a sequel

Currently rereading and rewatching Lord of the Rings and am perplexed by the choice of Sean Astin as Sam. His accent makes me cringe- what is it supposed to be? West Country by way of the East End?

Also Emma Watson in literally anything. Little Women was whiplash inducing going from cracking performances from Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Meryl Streep and then poor old Emma not even being able to maintain the same accent for one scene.

I was just coming on to say the same!

She was terrible. So wooden.
Plus Elizabeth Debecki as Diana. Awful.

That made me laugh, but it's so true!.

Kate Winslett would have made the most amazing Bridget Jones - absolutely @BeachedOff

I couldn't understand why they chose Renee.
There are so many fantastic British actresses.
Mind you I could never understand why Helen Fielding chose the name Bridget for her heroine. It's a quintessential Irish name and had more or less fallen out of favour in Ireland. We now have a bank holiday in early February honouring St. Bridget and a pagan forebear with the name Bridget - pagan and religious are catered for with the Bank holiday.

Everyone is so up Claire Foy's arse on here I wonder if most people actually watched it. Claire Foy this. Claire Foy that.

Olivia Colman was fucking amazing.

As for Elizabeth Debicky. She was practically Diana's ghost she was that similar.

Shoot me!

Opinions are subjective! She was too thin and had strange mannerisms. Diana was a healthy shape at the end. I think it just irritated me!

Nah mate. Fuck the shape. Diana had this thing, a certain way she took an insharp of breath whenever she was about to make a point. Elizabeth Debicky clearly studied this, she studied it well. She was spooky

Girl on the Train Emily Blunt.

Another vote for Emma Watson and the amazing twitching eyebrows. She really is terrible.

I'm afraid Richard Harris as Dumbledore gets a thumbs down from me. Instead of 'esteemed, wise wizard' I got 'confused man escapes from the old people's home' vibes.

Oh yes totally agree. Actually I don't really like her in anything she's been in.

Gosh but how right was Alan Rickman in that film. I'm coming over all giddy just thinking about him.

Alan Carr as James Bond.

Another vote for Russell Crowe in Les Miserables. So many amazing actors out there who could have sung/acted it better.

Old school, but another musical - Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady. Cast someone who actually sings rather than just speaking over the music.

Jonny Depp in Chocolat. I pictured his character in the book as an older man so he completely ruined it for me.

Nah mate. She just didn't look or sound the part to me.
I would think playing Diana or the late Queen would be a virtually impossible task.
Like I say, it's all subjective.

They actually asked tons of actresses before her but they all said no because of the rubbish wage £ offered

She only said yes after asking for a % of the royalties which as it turned out was good choice

But yes Andie McDowell was awful in 4 weddings

Julie Andrews being officially passed for Doolittle meant she was able to accept Mary Poppins, so that’s a win!

Yes also came on here to say Emma Watson as Belle and Kevin Costner as Robin Hood. (i’m from Nottingham and simply can’t abide the american accent!)

Alan Rickman is god and I don’t care how old he is for anything! Amazing as Snape and everything.

Also I don’t give a shit about Dick Van Dyke’s cockney accent. First watching Mary Poppins as a kid is amazing and I certainly didn’t care about his accent then. Step in time is awesome.

He's the perfect amount of cheese in Con Air Such an unintentionally hilarious movie

I can't imagine anyone else than dick van dyke, he managed to give a cartoonish role weight and depth.