Fancast: Star Wars: The Original Trilogy

Fancast: Star Wars: The Original Trilogy

This is my fancast for the original "Star Wars" trilogy if they were to make it today.

By MrBlueSky - May 29, 2011 10:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic



First off, this cast is for fun. If you are here to moan and whine that Star Wars can never be remade, then do me a favor and:



Anyway, on with the cast!:

Heroes:

Jamie Bell as Luke Skywalker: A young farmer on the desert planet of Tatooine who discovers that his father was a member of the ancient Order of the Jedi Knights. He trains to become a Jedi Knight and joins the Rebel Alliance in their fight against the evil Empire.



Reason for Casting: Bell is an extraordinary actor. What led me to cast him was his performance as Jimmy in "King Kong".

Keira Knightley as Leia Organa: A member of the Alderaan Royal household and a member of the Imperial Senate. She is secretly a collaborator in the Rebel Alliance.



Reason for Casting: Keira has played strong woman in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy and in "Domino". I also loved her performance in "Atonement".

Thomas Jane as Han Solo: A smart-mouthed Corellian smuggler with a quick draw. He is the owner and pilot of the "Millennium Falcon", the fastest ship in the galaxy.



Reason for Casting: I needed someone who is badass for Han, so I decided on Jane (who was badass in "The Punisher"). Plus, he has a resemblance of sorts to Jane.

Sylvester McCoy as Obi Wan Kenobi: An old hermit who was once a General in the Clone Wars. He is one of the few surviving Jedi, going into hiding after the renegade Jedi Darth Vader killed his fellow Jedi. He trained Luke's father, and then begins to train Luke after he decides to become a Jedi.



Reason for Casting: I had difficulty in casting Obi Wan since Alec Guinness was so brilliant in that role. I eventually decided on Sylvester McCoy after watching him in old episodes of "Doctor Who".

David Tennant as C-3PO: A stuffy protocol droid who is fluent in a variety of languages.



Reason for Casting: He was the first guy I thought of when casting C-3PO.

Brian Steele as Chewbacca: Han Solo's Wookie co-pilot and friend.



Reason for Casting: The guy is a frakkin' giant and has played otherworldly creatures before.

Frank Oz as Yoda: A 900 year old Jedi knight who trains Luke after Obi Wan's death.


Reason for Casting: It's impossible to replace Frank Oz as Yoda.

Jeffrey Wright as Lando Calirissian: A former smuggling friend of solo's, now the administrator of Cloud City on the planet Bespin.



Reason for Casting: I immediately thought of him in "Casino Royale" when casting Lando.

Villains:

Ralph Fiennes as Darth Vader: The evil Sith Lord who murdered most of the Jedi and continues to hunt down survivors. He is hellbent on destroying the Rebel Alliance.



Reason for Casting: The guy is an expert in playing evil. He has played a Nazi, a serial killer, and the most evil wizard in the world. He would totally own this role.

Christoph Waltz as Grand Moff Tarkin: The commander of the Death Star, a space station with enough firepower to destroy an entire planet.



Reason for Casting: The man is a brilliant actor. He was great in "Inglorious Basterds".

Terrence Stamp as Emperor Palpatine: The evil Sith Lord and the ruthless ruler of the galaxy.



Reason for Casting: I've seen alot of people casting Malcom McDowell and Brad Dourif in this role, but I decided to do something different and I went with Terrence (he was brilliant as General Zod).

Keith David (voice) as Jabba the Hutt: A nototrious Tatooine gangster who has placed a bounty on Han Solo's head.



Reason for Casting: The guy is a brilliant voice actor.

Ray Stevenson as Boba Fett: A jetpack equipped bounty hunter who is after the price on Han Solo's head.



Reason for Casting: The guy was awesome as Gary Oldman's henchman in "The Book of Eli".

Sharlto Copley as Greedo: A Rodian bounty hunter who attempts to kill Han Solo and collect the bounty, something that he has been waiting to do for a long time. However, Han shoots him first.



Reason for Casting: He's the only guy I want Greedo for.

Please leave your thoughts and comments below!! And remember, this is just for fun. I would rather sit through a Justin Bieber concert than see the original trilogy be remade.
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MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 5/30/2011, 4:58 AM
@Froggy

Dude, this is just for:



That's why I had to delete a majority of the comments (especially that Graf douche bag. I think he is just Grif under a different account name).
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 5/30/2011, 5:07 AM
@Froggy

Don't worry, man. I'll be recasting the prequels as well (even Jar-Jar Binks).
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 5/30/2011, 6:40 AM
This is great stuff, dude.
yankeemanf
yankeemanf - 5/30/2011, 7:02 AM
this is epic tho i always thought alex pettyfer could be a great luke and obiwan i think would be great if ian mckellan played him
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 5/30/2011, 7:35 AM
@yankeemanf

I'm saving Alex Pettyfer for Anakin Skywalker in my Star Wars fancast prequel.
Shadow11
Shadow11 - 5/30/2011, 7:50 AM
@ Mr Bluesky

If you are going to do the fancast for the prequels for Episode 1, Episode 2, and Episode 3, are you going to cast Obi-Wan? Are you going to cast Qui-Gon Jinn?

How about the other characters like Padme Amidala? Darth Maul? Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious? Count Dooku? Shmi Skywalker Anakin's mother? C-3P0?



@ Mr Bluesky,

Another thought, when you are doing the fan-cast for the prequels, for Episode 1, you are going to have to cast a child actor to play Anakin as a little kid, going to have to cast a 10-11 year old Anakin on Tattoine especially for the Pod Races

I am really looking forward to the fan-cast for the prequels

Really great fan cast, THUMBS UP IN MY BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!
yankeemanf
yankeemanf - 5/30/2011, 7:53 AM
@mrbluesky ooooo that could work lol
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 5/30/2011, 8:01 AM
@Shadow11

All in good time, my friend, all in good time. I'll post it as soon as possible.
ager
ager - 5/30/2011, 10:03 AM
I love the cast ur 3 heroes really are dead on.
JeffBridges
JeffBridges - 5/30/2011, 10:11 AM
Fun fact - Keira Knightley was in The Phantom Menace.
Lewis25
Lewis25 - 5/30/2011, 10:25 AM
I love Jamie Bell as Luke and Jane as Han Solo. the only one I would change is Obi Wan, I would cast Gary Oldman.
SoItGoes
SoItGoes - 5/30/2011, 11:15 AM
Except for Jamie Bell as Luke, this is spot on and perfect.
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 5/30/2011, 12:41 PM
@Comedian03

The guy has played the Seventh Doctor on Doctor Who. And I think I'll change my Anakin Skywalker choice.
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 5/30/2011, 3:26 PM
Can some of you guys please thumbs up this article? You guys keep saying that this is a good cast, I just want thumbs up to prove it.
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 5/30/2011, 4:51 PM
I know this is a fan cast but the idea of someone rebooting Star Wars makes me want to throw up. This is a decent cast tho but Fiennes as Vader is really not very good there are better choices. rest of the cast is good.
Tankpjh
Tankpjh - 5/31/2011, 6:48 AM
I love Tom Jane as Han Solo. It would be badass to see a true Han Solo-Boba Fett show down. Well down
cosmicstranger
cosmicstranger - 5/31/2011, 9:24 AM
Luke Skywalker would STILL be a Grade A, first rate whiny wuss.
AC1
AC1 - 5/31/2011, 9:39 AM
@MrBluesky nah I'm sure Grif and Graf aren't the same. Grif is actually intelligent enough to read most of the article (including warnings about whining) before making a negative comment or posting a video to express his feelings, and he wouldn't bitch about something when you explicitly warned him not to. Graf is one of those tools who think they're cool by piss-poorly 'copying' Grif but generally just looking like idiots.
And don't worry about the thumbs feature, no one uses it on this site as far as I know, they just comment on what they like or dislike instead of committing by pressing a button.

Choices arent bad mind, although you cant beat the originals (not me whining, but it's a fact). Keira Knightly is so fraggin hot though..............................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................sorry held down the button while I imagined her in the gold bikini... yowza... I mean seriously, in that pic she's bangtidy...

anyhoo, only pick I properly dislike is Sylvester McCoy as Obi Wan, he doesn't look the part at all, and doesnt have the presence that Alec Guinness had. I agree with yankeemanf, Ian McKellen has an amazing gravitas to him, he'd be perfect if it were filmed nowadays.

Also it's interesting that you cast Keira as Leia when she played a decoy/doppelgänger of Leia's mother Padme in Phantom Menace.
Keira... ahhhhh....
If God had sex with the hottest woman in the world, their daughter still wouldn't look as good as Keira...
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 5/31/2011, 10:21 AM
@cosmicstranger

You're thinking of Anakin Skywalker.

@ACira

I was not aware that Keira Knightley was in "The Phantom Menace". And I wanted to try somebody different than Ian McKellan (although he is a superb actor).
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 6/1/2011, 7:35 AM
I love the casting but Luke shouldn't look ugly as frick.

I love the hotty for Leia though.

The rest are awesome. Jane would be great but Josh Brolin is perfect IMO.
CoolioVids
CoolioVids - 6/1/2011, 9:13 AM
Its always so weird to think about "what if they redid star wars" its hard for me to think of star wars without Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, and Peter Mayhew
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/1/2011, 12:26 PM
Nice one man, I know you don't wanna remake STAR WARS... just for fun, luv it! ; )

Sorry 4 the late comment must have missed this one dude, thumbs up!
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 6/1/2011, 1:01 PM
@NightAvenger

At least his face is bearable to look at (unlike Justin Bieber).

@LEEE777

Thanks man!! I'll post my prequels fancast as soon as possible.
PJ
PJ - 5/31/2012, 8:17 PM
Tarren stamp was in SW: EP 1 so it would be hard to cast him
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