Miscast and botch a play or movie

[Swatopluk]

You want to stage an existing play or direct a remake of an existing movie and have a vision. Unfortunately it is the worst possible.

Now this game is about miscasting and botching a production.
This should consist of "well-reasoned" casting proposals and "improvements" to the plot.

So, do not propose Woody Allen as the next Conan, if you can't provide a "sound" reason for it. Same with the Saxophone-playing Neanderthals.

I'll start with a yet uncomplete idea for "King Lear - The Musical" and will finish it later.

Cast
Lear: Ah-nold (read the play and you will find that Lear is not a weak senile)
Cordelia: Paris Hilton
Goneril: Britney Spears
Regan: Madonna
(wait for the sister trio to sing!)
Of course those names have to be changed. Regan sounds too much like Reagan and that could be controversial, and Goneril could make people think about venereal diseases.

to be continued...

[beagle]

That storm scene is a bit of a downer in Lear.
Do you think we could work "Singing in the rain" into it?


Meanwhile for the Scottish play I venture to propose:

Duncan - Idi Amin
Drunken Porter - The bishop of Southwark
Macbeth - Leslie Nielsen
Lady Macbeth - Hilary Clinton
MacDuff - Gordon Brown
Lady Macduff - Barbara Cartland
MacDuff's son - Macaulay Culkin
Three witches - The Spice Girls
Murderers - O.J.Simpson, Dr. Crippen
Banquo - Mrs Thatcher
Banquo's ghost - Tony Blair
Lennox - Annie Lennox (no one will notice)
Siward - Ellen Macarthur
Malcolm - Julian Clary

Musical credits:
   Creedence Clearwater Revival - I put a spell on you
   Bob Marley - No woman no cry
   Pink Floyd - Careful with that axe Eugene
   Little Richard - Keep on Knocking
   The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
   Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
   The Clash - Should I stay or should I go?
   Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale
   Jimi Hendrix - All along the watch tower
   Rollling Stones - Parachute Woman (or should we save for Tosca?)
   The Animals - We've got to get out of this place
   Velvet Underground - I'm waiting for the man
   Bee Gees - Staying Alive
   Pixies - Monkey gone to Heaven
   Free - Alright Now