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Old 11-05-09, 10:05 PM
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Ryan Gosling and James Garner in The Notebook
Rachel McAdams and Gena Rowlands in The Notebook
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Listing them all would be spoilers, but Fallen qualifies -- and how!
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Sebastian Shaw and hayden Christiansen both playing Anakin Skywalker in the latest edition of ROTJ
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Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in Iris - both received Oscar nominations, the only time this has happened if I'm not mistaken.
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Zachary Quinto (up n coming actor)
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I'm actually shocked nobody thought of this until just now. We suck.
How is it that nobody thought of that one until now? That one is huge!!
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Ellie Fanning (she will be famous just like her sister) and Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney - Big Fish

Keanu Reeves and Robert Ulrich - Young Again (Ulrich used to be a household name..hehe)

Zac Effron and Matthew Perry - 17 Again

Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis - Little Women

All the actresses more or less from Now and Then

Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness - Star Wars movies
Old 11-06-09, 02:52 PM
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Ellie Fanning (she will be famous just like her sister) and Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Well, when she's famous, then this'll be a valid example. Otherwise people'd be spouting off a host of unfamous doubles that could potentially become famous.

Keanu Reeves and Robert Ulrich - Young Again
Do TV movies count?

Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness - Star Wars movies
They don't play the same character in the same movie though.

However, due to Lucas SE-ing the films, in Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader is played by Sebastian Shaw, James Earl Jones, and Hayden Christensen (also David Prowse, but he's not famous).

Oh, and in the same vein, Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones in Revenge of the Sith.

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They don't play the same character in the same movie though.
Don't worry - I'm sure Lucas will release another re-tampered version with both actors in the same Star Wars flick...
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A silly one, but Tom Cruise and Mike Meyers playing Austin Powers in part 3.
Robert Wagner and Rob Lowe playing Number Two in The Spy Who Shagged Me.
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Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in Iris - both received Oscar nominations, the only time this has happened if I'm not mistaken.
Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart both received Oscar noms for playing the same character in Titanic
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Plan 9 From Outer Space

Bela Lugosi and Tom Mason (the chiropractor of Ed Wood's wife) both play the same role.

(OK, the 2nd one is not such a famous actor)
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