Different actors, same character - Sequel related
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Different actors, same character - Sequel related
I was watching Back to the Future tonight and remembered that the girl that played Marty's gf in the original was not the same as in the sequels. Same for the father. How many times has this happened in movies and does it bother you?
I can think of another instance being in Star Trek with Lt. Saavik.
I can think of another instance being in Star Trek with Lt. Saavik.
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This bugs me SO much. I know it shouldn't, but I can't help it. Switching actors is right up there with "555" numbers as far as ripping me back to reality and declaring "hey audience, you're watching a movie!"
The worst case, I feel, is the recasting of Clarice in Hannibal. As much as I like Juilianne Moore, she's just not the same character that Jodie Foster played.
The worst case, I feel, is the recasting of Clarice in Hannibal. As much as I like Juilianne Moore, she's just not the same character that Jodie Foster played.
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No, the worst case is replacing Paul Newman and Robert Redford from The Sting with Jackie Gleason and Mac Davis (!!!!!) in The Sting II. Top that. Anybody.
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In Resident Evil 2, the guy under the Nemesis suit is NOT Eric Mabius, who played "Matt" in part !!! The injustice!!
Yeah, just kidding, that's not a big deal.
It is always a bit distracting in other movies when it happens though...
Oh, Tommy Jarvis in Friday the 13th part 4, 5, and 6 is played by a different actor each time.
Yeah, just kidding, that's not a big deal.
It is always a bit distracting in other movies when it happens though...
Oh, Tommy Jarvis in Friday the 13th part 4, 5, and 6 is played by a different actor each time.
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it does get annoying if it's one of the more main characters.
edit: i was watching E! this morning with their true hollywood story about sandra bullock and she mentioned that she thought speed 2 flopped mainly because keanu reeves wasn't in it.
edit: i was watching E! this morning with their true hollywood story about sandra bullock and she mentioned that she thought speed 2 flopped mainly because keanu reeves wasn't in it.
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Jack Crawford - Dennis Farina (Manhunter) - Scott Glenn (TSOTL) - Harvey Keitel (Red Dragon)
And of course the most famous one :
Vito Corleone - Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro
And of course the most famous one :
Vito Corleone - Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro
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Originally Posted by inri222
And of course the most famous one :
Vito Corleone - Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro
Vito Corleone - Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro
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Batman
Michael Keaton -> Val Klimer -> George Clooney = Batman
[Christian Bale is isn't included because Batman Begins is not a sequel to any of the other films]
Superman
Christopher Reeve -> Brandon Routh = Superman
[Superman Returns is a sequel to Superman II and acts like III & IV never happened]
The Prince & Me and Save The Last Dance
Julia Stiles -> Izabella Miko = Sara Johnson
Julia Stiles ->Kam Heskin = Paige Morgan
[Stiles must have known these direct to vid sequels weren't going to be so hot.]
Pocahontas (Walt Disney)
Mel Gibson -> Donal Gibson = John Smith
[Disney got smart and casted Mel's bro to replace him in the sequel so the voice is somewhat similar.]
Aladdin (Walt Disney)
Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta -> Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta = Genie
[Disney made Willaims mad before the second sequel so he refused to participate. After a long making up session, Willaims returns for the third film. For the TV show sequel, Disney went back to Castellaneta.]
Michael Keaton -> Val Klimer -> George Clooney = Batman
[Christian Bale is isn't included because Batman Begins is not a sequel to any of the other films]
Superman
Christopher Reeve -> Brandon Routh = Superman
[Superman Returns is a sequel to Superman II and acts like III & IV never happened]
The Prince & Me and Save The Last Dance
Julia Stiles -> Izabella Miko = Sara Johnson
Julia Stiles ->Kam Heskin = Paige Morgan
[Stiles must have known these direct to vid sequels weren't going to be so hot.]
Pocahontas (Walt Disney)
Mel Gibson -> Donal Gibson = John Smith
[Disney got smart and casted Mel's bro to replace him in the sequel so the voice is somewhat similar.]
Aladdin (Walt Disney)
Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta -> Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta = Genie
[Disney made Willaims mad before the second sequel so he refused to participate. After a long making up session, Willaims returns for the third film. For the TV show sequel, Disney went back to Castellaneta.]
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I remember as a kid being really peeved that the actors in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation were not the same from the original film. The sequel took place seconds after the first film ended, and they even used flashbacks with the original actors! Argh!
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Originally Posted by dpz301
it does get annoying if it's one of the more main characters.
edit: i was watching E! this morning with their true hollywood story about sandra bullock and she mentioned that she thought speed 2 flopped mainly because keanu reeves wasn't in it.
edit: i was watching E! this morning with their true hollywood story about sandra bullock and she mentioned that she thought speed 2 flopped mainly because keanu reeves wasn't in it.
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Just about everybody but Schwarzenegger (both in front of and behind the camera) in TERMINATOR 3, one of the reasons why I never intend to watch it (the other being that this series was Cameron's baby and he tied it all up quite nicely at the end of T2; Part 3 exists solely to milk the audience and I ain't squirtin').
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Originally Posted by emachine12
Batman
Michael Keaton -> Val Klimer -> George Clooney = Batman
[Christian Bale is isn't included because Batman Begins is not a sequel to any of the other films]
Superman
Christopher Reeve -> Brandon Routh = Superman
[Superman Returns is a sequel to Superman II and acts like III & IV never happened]
The Prince & Me and Save The Last Dance
Julia Stiles -> Izabella Miko = Sara Johnson
Julia Stiles ->Kam Heskin = Paige Morgan
[Stiles must have known these direct to vid sequels weren't going to be so hot.]
Pocahontas (Walt Disney)
Mel Gibson -> Donal Gibson = John Smith
[Disney got smart and casted Mel's bro to replace him in the sequel so the voice is somewhat similar.]
Aladdin (Walt Disney)
Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta -> Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta = Genie
[Disney made Willaims mad before the second sequel so he refused to participate. After a long making up session, Willaims returns for the third film. For the TV show sequel, Disney went back to Castellaneta.]
Michael Keaton -> Val Klimer -> George Clooney = Batman
[Christian Bale is isn't included because Batman Begins is not a sequel to any of the other films]
Superman
Christopher Reeve -> Brandon Routh = Superman
[Superman Returns is a sequel to Superman II and acts like III & IV never happened]
The Prince & Me and Save The Last Dance
Julia Stiles -> Izabella Miko = Sara Johnson
Julia Stiles ->Kam Heskin = Paige Morgan
[Stiles must have known these direct to vid sequels weren't going to be so hot.]
Pocahontas (Walt Disney)
Mel Gibson -> Donal Gibson = John Smith
[Disney got smart and casted Mel's bro to replace him in the sequel so the voice is somewhat similar.]
Aladdin (Walt Disney)
Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta -> Robin Williams -> Dan Castellaneta = Genie
[Disney made Willaims mad before the second sequel so he refused to participate. After a long making up session, Willaims returns for the third film. For the TV show sequel, Disney went back to Castellaneta.]
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Bond, James Bond.
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Originally Posted by dpz301
edit: i was watching E! this morning with their true hollywood story about sandra bullock and she mentioned that she thought speed 2 flopped mainly because keanu reeves wasn't in it.
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Originally Posted by tommyp007
Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Blofeld
But Charles Gray looked nothing like Pleasance or Savalas(he had hair for chrissakes!), he had an effete English accent, and the actor had already played Bond's ally in a previous film.
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Hannibal Lector - Brian Cox and Anthony Hopkins
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When Blofeld went underground, he went deep underground. He got plastic surgery and taught himself to act differently. Why do you think no one could figure out where he'd gone to, until Bond stumbled upon another of his operations?
But the Bond movies are a series. If you want to call them sequels, then the Sherlock Holmes and Tarzan movies count too.
But the Bond movies are a series. If you want to call them sequels, then the Sherlock Holmes and Tarzan movies count too.