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Recasting Famous Film Roles Including Anakin Skywalker, Spider-Man, and Batman

April 20, 2021 Live Breathe Film Episode 39
Live Breathe Film
Recasting Famous Film Roles Including Anakin Skywalker, Spider-Man, and Batman
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We’re not professional casting directors, but sometimes it's clear that the performers chosen to play a particular role were just not the right picks. We’re here to discuss a bunch of those roles and who we’d have swapped in to elevate the character and the film. 

Other topics this week include a big budget Gundam adaptation for Netflix, more delays to major Tom Cruise vehicles, and the insanity of the Fast and Furious franchise as we inch closer to F9.

Coming Attractions: Before we get to our Feature Presentation, where we recast famous film roles to improve the performance and the film overall, we’re going to go in-depth on a famous case of recasting that sparked this idea: Michael J. Fox stepping in as Marty McFly. (00:00)

Opening Credits: This week on Live Breathe Film with Corey, Doug, JP, and Murph… (07:09)

News: Topics include Paramount's latest release date shuffle, some exciting announcements for Indiana Jones 5, and the latest trailers for Army of the Dead and F9. (07:55)

What We Watched: Highlights from the past week include Sons of Anarchy (Series), Solar Opposites (Seasons 1-2), The Do-Over, New Girl (Season 1), Unhinged, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider (Episode 4). (48:05)

Feature Presentation: We’re the Casting Director Now - Performances that we’re recasting include Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Harley Quinn, Peter Parker in Sami Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy, Hal Jordan in Green Lantern, Bruce Wayne in the Burton/Schumacher Batman films, and Jack Traven in Speed. (01:29:27)

End Credits: Please make sure to Like, Follow, and/or Subscribe to Live Breathe Film! (01:59:56)

Coming Attractions
Opening Credits
News
What We Watched
Feature Presentation: We're The Casting Director Now
End Credits