What’s a perfect casting choice that never happened?

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For example
Daniel radcliffe as James bond

Annette Badland as Dolores Umbridge
Tilda Swinton as Elizabeth I

I think Tilda Swinton would make a great Dr Who. Or failing that, The Master.

Aidan Turner as Rochester 😀

Don't know that I see him as Rochester but I can imagine him as Heathcliff. Or Mr Wickham. He would play saucy and irresponsible very effectively.

On casting period literature, I notice that Jack Lowden's going to be playing Mr Darcy in a rewrite of P&P by Phoebe Waller Bridge? Is that right? I really see him more as a Mr Bingley. Didn't like Colin Firth as Mr Darcy at all, but enjoyed Matthew Macfadyen's version. Trying to think who else could do a good job...

Rupert Penry-Jones as Rupert Campbell-Black in the Jilly Cooper books

Agree re Dick van Dyke. I always thought Bruce Forsyth would've been great as Bert!

Oh! I know who I'd pick for Rochester: Rufus Sewell.

I think he once said something about it being fine for kids but the thought of being in it made him feel sick!

Oh and Theo James for Bond

Agree re Dick van Dyke. I always thought Bruce Forsyth would've been great as Bert!

What about Len Goodman? Don't know about his acting skills, but he could dance and do the accent!

Christopher Lee as Merriman Lyon in that (dreadful) film of the Dark is Rising.

Adam Driver as Snape in that TV version, obviously.
Ditto Henry Cavill as Bond.

Hugh Laurie as Doctor Who. Or Richard Ayoade. Or Robert Carlyle. Or Judi Dench.

Because realistically he’d be pulled over by the police after 10 minutes for being black driving an Aston Martin.

Really? Oh well, he probably realised his mistake eventually!

Did you see him in Mc Mafia ?
He’s well capable of playing suave.

Jamie Demetriou as Mr Bean's son

Wasn't there talk of Mark Ruffalo playing Columbo a while back? That would be ideal casting imho.

This 💯
Why did they employ a Texan when there are so many brilliant British actresses ?

This is brilliant!! 100% agreed

I think someone like Kevin Costner would have been better than Tom Hanks in Bonfire of the Vanities.
I admire Tom Hanks as an actor but think he was miscast as Sherman Mc Coy

I'm waiting for Imelda Staunton as Marple

I wanted a film adaptation of Oryx and Crake with Jake Gyllenhall and Heath Ledger in the lead parts.
Sadly, obviously not going to happen ..