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gibby08

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Apr 11, 2010 5:54 PM
No offical release date....but it's rumored to come out late 2012

Rumored Cast:

Michael Cera as Gilligan
Jim Carrey or John Goodman as the Skipper
Hugh Laurie as The Professor
Hayden Panettiere as Mary-Ann
Michelle Phiefer or Beyonce as Ginger
Helen Mirren as Mrs.Howell
Richard Jenkins as Mr Howell
Apr 11, 2010 5:54pm
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bigdaddy2003

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Apr 11, 2010 6:25 PM
Hm Jim Carrey or John Goodman as Skipper? Michelle Pheifer or Beyonce as Ginger? Wow.
Apr 11, 2010 6:25pm
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gut

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Apr 11, 2010 6:59 PM
Carrey would make a MUCH better Gilligan than Skipper. Terrible choice for Skipper. Richard Gere or George Clooney could pull-off a good Mr. Howell, Elliot Gould would be even better.
Apr 11, 2010 6:59pm
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gibby08

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Apr 11, 2010 8:34 PM
Bigdaddy...the creator of the show said he would cast Beyonce as Ginger

There is also talk that Clooney might play Skipper

I really like Michael cera for Gilligan
Apr 11, 2010 8:34pm
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gut

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Apr 11, 2010 8:36 PM
Beyonce would be a good Ginger, and Hugh Laurie as the Professor is spot on
Apr 11, 2010 8:36pm
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Little Danny

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Apr 11, 2010 8:55 PM
Can't wait to see Hayden in the Daisy Dukes....

Cera is Bob Denver reincarnated. I agree Jim C. as Skipper is a fail. If you go on a physical appearance an actor like Philip Seymour Hoffman would make sense. Of course, PSH would never do a flick like this. Goodman makes a lot of sense as well-- and he has already done works like this.
Apr 11, 2010 8:55pm
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Apr 11, 2010 9:50 PM
gut wrote: Beyonce would be a good Ginger, and Hugh Laurie as the Professor is spot on
Except that she's not a Ginger! Are they really going to dye her hair red!? That would look unbelievably stupid. John Goodman would be a much better skipper than Jim Carrey would.

I'll be glad to see Michael Cera in a slightly different role. I can only see him try and lose his virginity so many times.

Do you have a link to any of this info, btw?
Apr 11, 2010 9:50pm
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Apr 11, 2010 9:52 PM
krambman wrote:
gut wrote: Beyonce would be a good Ginger, and Hugh Laurie as the Professor is spot on
Except that she's not a Ginger! Are they really going to dye her hair red!? That would look unbelievably stupid. John Goodman would be a much better skipper than Jim Carrey would.

I'll be glad to see Michael Cera in a slightly different role. I can only see him try and lose his virginity so many times.

Do you have a link to any of this info, btw?

Gilligan was what I would call asexual. I remember quite a few episodes where Ginger or Mary Ann would try and seduce him, only for Gilligan to faint or something stupid like that. Of course, this does not mean that is what they would do in the movie. For instance, in the Dukes of Hazzard movie they had Uncle Jesse as a foul-mouthed pot smoker.
Apr 11, 2010 9:52pm
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Apr 11, 2010 10:18 PM
gut wrote: Beyonce would be a good Ginger, and Hugh Laurie as the Professor is spot on
Except that Ginger was white...
Apr 11, 2010 10:18pm
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Apr 11, 2010 10:27 PM
iclfan2 wrote:
gut wrote: Beyonce would be a good Ginger, and Hugh Laurie as the Professor is spot on
Except that Ginger was white...
Yeah that is exactly what I was thinking earlier but I figured someone would label me a racist so I didn't post it.
Apr 11, 2010 10:27pm
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gut

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Apr 12, 2010 4:25 AM
bigdaddy2003 wrote:
iclfan2 wrote: Except that Ginger was white...
Yeah that is exactly what I was thinking earlier but I figured someone would label me a racist so I didn't post it.
But I don't think Ginger being white was critical to the character. Ginger was a voluptuous sexpot tease and B-actress...I think Beyonce can pull it off well.
Apr 12, 2010 4:25am
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newarkcatholicfan

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Apr 15, 2010 11:06 AM
Cast seems weak to me especially the Ginger choices.
Apr 15, 2010 11:06am
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Swamp Fox

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Apr 15, 2010 11:19 AM
Sometimes it's just not possible to recreate a TV show of yesteryear. The original show was so special that we should just let it be. I'm not opposed to doing it in some cases but Bob Denver will always be Gilligan and the rest of the cast was perfect as well. The remakes of movies generally don't do as well as the first edition and I'm afraid that this would definitely happen in the case of Gilligan's Island.
Apr 15, 2010 11:19am
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Apr 15, 2010 11:43 AM
I second the comment about Hayden in the daisy dukes.....lol

That being said, this move is sure to be a flop.....even with the current stars as the characters it doesn't make up for the fact that most people under 30 (which is the target audience for movies these days) have never seen Gilligans Island....at least not more than a couple times.
Apr 15, 2010 11:43am
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Little Danny

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Apr 15, 2010 11:57 AM
Swamp Fox wrote: Sometimes it's just not possible to recreate a TV show of yesteryear. The original show was so special that we should just let it be. I'm not opposed to doing it in some cases but Bob Denver will always be Gilligan and the rest of the cast was perfect as well. The remakes of movies generally don't do as well as the first edition and I'm afraid that this would definitely happen in the case of Gilligan's Island.
One thing this movie is destined to do is to ruin a quality of the show that make it likable. Namely, they will make characters we all loved and make them not likable in some way. For instance, a quality of Gilligan was his innocence and his naivity. I am only going to guess the remake will have Gilligan either geting laid or peeping on Ginger/Mary Ann taking a shower. The Skipper was a big teddy bear type persona. I am guessing they are going to make him an a-hole. The Howell's, while wealthy and at times shallow, were still funny and likable. My guess is they will be portrayed as rich a-holes who came across their money by some shady means.

The movie people did this with the remake of the Dukes of Hazzard a few years ago. I don't want to watch them do it to another show I loved as a kid.
Apr 15, 2010 11:57am
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Swamp Fox

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Apr 15, 2010 2:44 PM
Little Danny is spot on about this! +1,000,000,000,000
Apr 15, 2010 2:44pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Apr 15, 2010 3:18 PM
"One thing this movie is destined to do is to ruin a quality of the show that make it likable."

Well, in my gambling opinion (which is hit and miss), we won't have to worry about it, I see this going the way of the "Dallas" movie 'with John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez' as in there won't be a shootable script. But I suppose we'll see.
Apr 15, 2010 3:18pm