# Perfect casting that could have happened and... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890 "2017-07-10T03:12:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/61 "2017-07-21T00:23:25Z")
My biggest regret is that Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson didn’t do a movie remake of _The Avengers_ when they were a couple. Steed and Mrs. Peel done right. Emma could have written the script, too. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/62 "2017-07-21T03:05:27Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > It strikes me as one of life’s great injustices that no one made _A Confederacy of Dunces_ into a movie starring the _Seinfeld_-era [Wayne Knight](http://media.philly.com/images/seinfeld-newman-wayne-knight.jpg) as Ignatius. Great one! (No offense to Elendil’s Heir, but I think Knight would have fit this better than Philip Seymour Hoffman). ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/63 "2017-07-21T03:40:08Z")
Robin Williams [![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSRXCE8dlds/U-lp-xRTwSI/AAAAAAAAX_8/SWdDBcp8cPg/s1600/Robin+Williams+4.jpg) ](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSRXCE8dlds/U-lp-xRTwSI/AAAAAAAAX_8/SWdDBcp8cPg/s1600/Robin+Williams+4.jpg) Playing Lech Walesa [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/68/22/e2/6822e2190420323fbf2f9ef049f1857e.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/68/22/e2/6822e2190420323fbf2f9ef049f1857e.jpg) In the Solidarity motion picture. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/64 "2017-07-21T03:48:46Z")
> [@Enola\_Straight](#): > > Robin Williams > [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSRXCE8dlds/U-lp-xRTwSI/AAAAAAAAX\_8/SWdDBcp8cPg/s1600/Robin+Williams+4.jpg](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSRXCE8dlds/U-lp-xRTwSI/AAAAAAAAX_8/SWdDBcp8cPg/s1600/Robin+Williams+4.jpg) > Playing Lech Walesa > [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/68/22/e2/6822e2190420323fbf2f9ef049f1857e.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/68/22/e2/6822e2190420323fbf2f9ef049f1857e.jpg) > > In the Solidarity motion picture. Great idea! I bet he would’ve done a good job. He was excellent as Theodore Roosevelt in the _Night at the Museum_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/65 "2017-08-07T23:58:47Z")
Robin certainly had the acting chops. He’s famous for his zany comedy, but he was a great serious actor. The first dramatic role I saw of him was _[The World According to Garp](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084917/?ref_=nv_sr_1)_, and he was amazing. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/66 "2017-08-08T01:53:30Z")
There was a rumor a few years back the Timothy Olyphant was in the running to play James Bond and The Lone Ranger. [Here he is talking about it on Conan](http://teamcoco.com/video/timothy-olyphant-weed-james-bond). ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Burden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jack\_Burden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Burden)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/67 "2017-08-08T02:22:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Could be, but I always saw Philip Seymour Hoffman in the role. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/68 "2017-08-08T02:32:19Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > Edward G. Robinson as Dr. Zaius. Right around the 3 minute mark. Also, this dude gave quite a bit of thought and effort to the subject of this thread… [https://geektyrant.com/news/2010/8/21/incredibly-awesome-movie-posters-from-an-alternate-universe.html](https://geektyrant.com/news/2010/8/21/incredibly-awesome-movie-posters-from-an-alternate-universe.html) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/69 "2017-08-08T02:48:12Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > Cleavon Little did a fine job as the sheriff in **Blazing Saddles** , but I wish I could have seen Richard Pryor, who was originally cast for the role. I completely disagree. Little was an exceptional actor and made the part. Pryor was a poor actor in general and wouldn’t have been nearly as convincing. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/70 "2017-08-08T04:16:20Z")
I keep hoping Tina Fey will cast Cyndi Lauper as Lillian’s estranged sister on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/71 "2017-08-08T12:56:17Z")
Back in 1972 they released an album of **Man of la Mancha** with Jim Nabors singing the lead, opera star Marilyn Horne doing Aldonza, and Jack Gilford performing Sancho Panza. > **[Man of La Mancha by Jim Nabors Marilyn Horne 1972 Quadraphonic LP for sale |...](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Man%20of%20La%20Mancha%20by%20Jim%20Nabors%20Marilyn%20Horne%201972%20Quadraphonic%20LP)** > > Get the best deals for Man of La Mancha by Jim Nabors Marilyn Horne 1972 Quadraphonic LP at eBay.com. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! It might not have been possible for Nabors to play Miguel de Cervantes/Alonso Quijana/Don Quixote - too many people remember him and think of him as Gomer Pyle and similar characters (but he has a helluva singing voice), but Horne and Gilford are absolutely perfect for their parts, both singing and in appearance. (James Coco, who played Panza in the film, arguably sang _too_ well – you need a Gilford for that role, I think). Of knows, they’d have been better than Peter O’Toole and Sophia Loren. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890/72 "2017-08-08T13:36:14Z")
I wish someone would do a remake of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest with Jim Parsons in the lead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890.md?page=3)