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#21 Post by Seaver41 »

Seaver41 wrote:as posted in another thread........Gerard Butler.......plenty macho as King Leonidas in '300' and has a softer/comedic side.........as in P.S., I love you (chickflick). He can do an American accent.
hate to quote myself, but I offer another piece of propaganda to support the idea of Gerard Butler as Magnum in the movie.......

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... amer_.html

Since his breakthrough role as the hulking King Leonidas in "300," Butler has been sprinting down a bizarre career path — one where he is equally comfortable portraying a lover or a fighter. He says he needs to recharge his batteries, physically and emotionally, after doing an action movie with a romantic comedy or a drama.

"There's been a lot of door-to-door 16-hour days," said Butler, "but just by the nature of what we do, you laugh a lot. ... It's breezier. And I'm not spending all this extra time doing gun training. But by the same token, you miss the testosterone."

It isn't even out of his range to muscle his way into a musical, as he did for 2004's "The Phantom of the Opera."

"It all starts with the fact that Gerard Butler is a hell of a good actor and has a wonderful sense of humor," said Richard Donner, Butler's director on the 2003 action movie "Timeline," via e-mail.

"He's ‘a man's man', the kind of a person you want to go have a couple of beers with."


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... z0PgQeAdM2



I'm pretty sure you can't get a much better qualification for Magnum than that.......

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#22 Post by Henry Lewis »

Well, every few years you need to recast this fantasy film of ours as the proposed actors get long in the tooth. George Clooney is near 50 and I think we can write him off. My choice right now is Aaron Eckhart. Very outdoorsy guy with western sensibilities (from Bozeman, Montana). He attended the Oahu campus of BYU and says he surfed everyday. Heck, he even resembles Selleck. Check it out...

http://outside.away.com/outside/culture ... khart.html
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#23 Post by Styles Bitchley »

Henry Lewis wrote:Well, every few years you need to recast this fantasy film of ours as the proposed actors get long in the tooth. George Clooney is near 50 and I think we can write him off. My choice right now is Aaron Eckhart. Very outdoorsy guy with western sensibilities (from Bozeman, Montana). He attended the Oahu campus of BYU and says he surfed everyday. Heck, he even resembles Selleck. Check it out...

http://outside.away.com/outside/culture ... khart.html
Kind of reminds me of Daniel Craig as James Bond. Could work, but you'd have to see it on the screen before judging. By then it might be too late!
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#24 Post by Tom_Magnum »

Apparently, they have all the actors according a report to this article on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_PI

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I rarely trust Wikipedia

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Wikipedia currently claims John Hillerman won an Oscar in 1980... :roll:
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#27 Post by IKnowWhatYoureThinking »

IMBD is a better source. Unless you subscribe to their premium access you can't get any info about the movie. I'll just wait to see what happens, and then explain to people that know I like Magnum why I have no interest in seeing the movie.

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#28 Post by Italian Ice »

I think a good TM would be the guy from My Name is Earl. He's an obvious fan and when he wore the costume, he looked a lot like him. I know that show is a comedy, but if you're looking for a resemblance, he'd fit the bill pretty good.
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#29 Post by Magnum T. »

Ok, first thing first, it would be obviously preferrable to have the original cast back.
That said, I will give my choices for a "new" cast:

Magnum: at the moment George Clooney seems the best option to me.
Higgins: Philip Seymour Hoffman
T.C.: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Rick: at the moment Ben Stiller seems the best option to me.
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#30 Post by only looking »

I still say original cast or bust..but if they actually did a revamp and didn't disrepect the franchise and make it a really good film I say the following:


Magnum- Clive Owen
T.C. - LL Cool Jay
Rick- Steve Zahn
Higgins - ? maybe Anthony Hopkins
Michelle (If they include her?) Tia Carrere
Maggie Poole -Isla Fisher
Buck Greene -Stephen Lang
Mack - Kevin Dunn
Robin Masters- voice only/James Earl Jones
Vietnam flashbacks/seal members
Sam worthington
Jason Statham (be nice, but doubtful)
Terence Howard
Zack Ward
It made me do it Higgins!!!

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#31 Post by Magnum T. »

Wow, you did the whole cast!
I got to think about that.
I am with you for James Earl Jones as Robin Master (voice).
And for Higgins I want to add to my previous choice Paul Giamatti, as somebody else has already suggested.
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#32 Post by only looking »

Paul for Higgins...agreed. Can play anything and Clive and Paul worked together in SHOOT EM' UP, and they had great chemistry. Also loved him in Howard Stern's private parts and the man in the moon, great actor and great choice.
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#33 Post by HiHo »

My pics...

Magnum: Aaron Eckhart
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Rick: Mark Wahlberg
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T.C.: LL Cool J
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I’m just not sure about Higgins….
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#34 Post by ConchRepublican »

HiHo wrote:My pics...

Magnum: Aaron Eckhart
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Rick: Mark Wahlberg
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T.C.: LL Cool J
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I’m just not sure about Higgins….
Ummm . . . . well . . . . I guess Marky Mark isn't a bad idea . . .
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#35 Post by MACattack »

I vote Ben Stiller as Magnum.
I just don't give a damn!

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