If you could cast yourself in the leading role of any film, what would it be and why?

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  1. Belowski's Avatar
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    If you could cast yourself in the leading role of any film, what would it be and why?
    Just to explain the concept of this, by casting yourself in this role you would not be similar to both the character and the actor who plays him/her, but instead you would make the role your own, in your own unique and personal style.

    For me, it would have to be The Big Lebowski. I actually have a very similar personality to the character, but I'm an even bigger free loader, so for this reason I reckon I could play an even better Jeff Lebowski.

    Now your turn, who would you cast yourself as and why?

    Go!
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    "Monster's Ball" I get to have sex with Halle Berry
    Last edited by Jamiesonn; 02-05-2012 at 18:51.
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    Thor in Avengers Assemble or Yoda. ****ING BADASS
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    The expendables 2 as Barney
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    Coolest character in the history of mankind.
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    I'd be Ripley in Aliens, because she's a ****ing bad ass.
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    I'd like to be Iago from Othello, just because he is such a manipulative, obsessive ******** it would be fun to play.
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    R.P McMurphy.

    For bringing such unconformist madness to a shadowed world of clinical madness yet actually improving the lives of the subjected patients.
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    (Original post by Belowski)
    Now your turn, who would you cast yourself as and why?
    Batman......just because its Batman.
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    I'd like to cast myself as James Bond.

    As well as loving all the Bond movies that's the action movie role closest that I could see myself playing if I actually was an actor, although I wouldn't be the rugged type like Daniel Craig, I like to think I have a cool and refined sense of gentlemanly charm so I would play it more in the Roger Moore style

    I'd need a stuntman to do all the action and fighting scenes but I could deliver the one liners and the interacting with women :sexface:
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    'Rain Man' would probably be most appropriate...
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    Derek Vinyard from American History X. Not because I'm a neo nazi or anything frowned upon like that, but because he is the biggest ****in' badass in that movie.
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    Shaft :sexface:
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    Either Vincent Freeman from Gattaca.
    I love everything about that character but above all I'll get to say ''You wanna know how I did it. This is how I did it Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back.'' And then the soundtrack kicks in. YEAH!!!


    or Michael from The Godfather.
    He's so calm and cool no matter what he's doing. Making a proposal to Kay. Preventing an assassination attempt on his father at the hospital. Questioning Carlo on his involvement in Sonny's murder.
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    Patrick Bateman, because I like to dissect girls and I'm utterly insane.
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    Indiana Jones.
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    The dictator.. From the dictator...
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    jack sparrow from pirates ftw
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    I'd be Phil (Bradley Cooper) in the Hangover. 'Cause he's cool.

    Or ... Hmm... Hicks from Aliens because he's also cool.
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    The bald guy from brazzers
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