This week the girls take aim at Recasting this Movie...
The movie we chose to recast is Independence Day.
But first, what were we drinking?
Sarah was drinking Brown Brothers Moscato & sav
Available from Dan Murphys
Amy was drinking Jen Peifer merlot
Bianca was drinking R Paulazzo
Available from Naked wines
Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein, and Harry Connick. The film focuses on disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert in the aftermath of a worldwide attack by an extraterrestrial race. With the other people of the world, they launch a counterattack on July 4—Independence Day in the United States.
This movie is considered a significant turning point in the history of the Hollywood blockbuster, Independence Day was at the forefront of the large-scale disaster film and sci-fi resurgence of the mid-late 1990s. It was released worldwide on July 3, 1996, but began showing on July 2 (the same day the film's story begins) in the original release as a result of a high level of anticipation among moviegoers. The film received mixed to positive reviews, with criticism for its characters but praise for the performances and visuals. It grossed over $817.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1996, surpassing Twister and Mission: Impossible. It also became the second-highest-grossing film ever at the time, behind Jurassic Park (1993). The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.
The tag line reads:
"The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive."
Bianca went a different route with this one for a bit of fun… she turned this movie into a Disney all-stars… so Bianca went to a random Disney character generator and hit generate. This is who is now playing who...
Will Smith… Capt. Steven Hiller
replaced with: Mr smee
Vivica A. Fox… Jasmine Dubrow
replaced with: Merryweather
Bill Pullman… President Thomas J. Whitmore
replaced with: Flynn Rider
Mary McDonnell… Marilyn Whitmore
replaced with: Cruella De Vil
Jeff Goldblum… David Levinson
replaced with: Kronk
Margaret Colin… Constance Spano
replaced with: Yzma
Randy Quaid… Russell Casse
replaced with: Scuttle
Amy thought she would change things up and do the casting with the gender roles reversed because she can’t see why any of the male characters had to be men or why any of the female characters had to be women.
Will Smith… Capt. Steven Hiller
replaced with: Tiffany Haddish
Vivica A. Fox… Jasmine Dubrow
replaced with: Henry Cavil
Bill Pullman… President Thomas J. Whitmore
replaced with: Wanda Sykes.
Mary McDonnell… Marilyn Whitmore
replaced with: Rob Lowe or Laverne Cox
Jeff Goldblum… David Levinson
replaced with: Sandra Oh.
Margaret Colin… Constance Spano
replaced with: Bobby Cannavale
Randy Quaid… Russell Casse
replaced with: Patricia Arquette or Helena Bonham Carter.
Sarah did not read the brief... but, we all expect nothing less. Here is her recasting.
Will Smith - Micheal B Jordan or Chadwick Boseman
Bill Pullman - Kurt Russell or Obama
Jeff Goldblum - you can not replace this man
Judd Hirsch - Danny Da Vito
Randy Quaid - Woody Harrelson
Margaret Colin - Jennifer Lawrence
Mary McDonnell - Halle Berry
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