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No remake, but what if? :)


Hopefully it won't happen as it's hard to top the original, but if it happened, who should direct and who should play the leads? I actually think Hugh Jackman would work as Cady, as he can be both imposing but also very calm and restrained. Or Christian Bale?
Anyways, opinions boys and gurls?

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Martin Scorsese already remade it in 1991.

And it's a better film than this one IMO.

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Robert DeNiro would make a great Cady

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Let's have Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Martin Balsam in cameo roles

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What if it more faithful to the original book, with the Bowden two more children (meaning the two young sons)

Max Cady: Robert Downey Jr. or Gary Oldman
Sam Bowden: Liam Neeson or Kevin Spacey
Peggy Bowden: Diane Lane
Nancy Bowden: Ashley Benson, or three leads in Pretty Little Liars
Det. Claude Sievers: Tim Robbins

I orignally wanted Mickey Rourke as Max Cady and AnnaSophia Robb as Nancy

other choices for Peggy, Nancy, and etc.

Peggy: Jodie Foster
Nancy: Saoirse Ronan or Haiell Steinfled
Det. Claude Sievers: Andre Braugher, Woody Harrelson, or Tom Sizemore
Lt. Elgart: Ed Harris

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