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Cary Elwes OnThe Princess Bride
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Elwes masterfullyshaded filmmakerswho are rumored to be pursuing a remake of the beloved 1987 comedy.
The actor’s character in the film, Westley, famously said a similar line to Buttercup (Robin Wright) as she was on the verge of plunging a dagger into her chest. “There’s a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours,” he said, stopping the suicide attempt and revealing that he was not, in fact, dead.
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Gene Wilder OnCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
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03of 09Kim Cattrall On a ThirdSex and the CityMovieEverett CollectionIn August 2019, Cattrallclaimed that she was “bullied"because she declined to reprise her role for a third installation of the HBO show-turned-film franchise.“I went past the finish line playing Samantha Jones because I lovedSex and the City,” she toldThe Guardian. “It was a blessing in so many ways but after the second movie I’d had enough.““I couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t just replace me with another actress instead of wasting time bullying,” she added. “No means no.”
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Kim Cattrall On a ThirdSex and the CityMovie
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In August 2019, Cattrallclaimed that she was “bullied"because she declined to reprise her role for a third installation of the HBO show-turned-film franchise.
“I went past the finish line playing Samantha Jones because I lovedSex and the City,” she toldThe Guardian. “It was a blessing in so many ways but after the second movie I’d had enough.”
“I couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t just replace me with another actress instead of wasting time bullying,” she added. “No means no.”
04of 09Holly Marie Combs OnCharmedEverettCombs was not pleased when news broke that The CW was producing a “fierce, funny, feminist” remake of the magical show.“Guess we forgot to do that the first go around. Hmph,“Combs tweetedin January 2018. “Here’s the thing. Until you ask us to rewrite it like [showrunner] Brad Kern did weekly don’t even think of capitalizing on our hard work.“The actress tweeted about the new series again in May 2018,sharing a screenshotof a private conversation she had about the issue. “I will never understand what is fierce, funny, or feminist in creating a show that basically says the original actresses are too old to do a job they did 12 years ago,” she wrote. “I hope the new show is far better than the marketing so the true legacy does remain. Reboots fair better when they honor the original as opposed to taking shots at the original.”
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Holly Marie Combs OnCharmed
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Combs was not pleased when news broke that The CW was producing a “fierce, funny, feminist” remake of the magical show.
“Guess we forgot to do that the first go around. Hmph,“Combs tweetedin January 2018. “Here’s the thing. Until you ask us to rewrite it like [showrunner] Brad Kern did weekly don’t even think of capitalizing on our hard work.”
The actress tweeted about the new series again in May 2018,sharing a screenshotof a private conversation she had about the issue. “I will never understand what is fierce, funny, or feminist in creating a show that basically says the original actresses are too old to do a job they did 12 years ago,” she wrote. “I hope the new show is far better than the marketing so the true legacy does remain. Reboots fair better when they honor the original as opposed to taking shots at the original.”
05of 09Michael Caine OnAlfieParamount/Kobal/ShutterstockAlthough he’s friends with Jude Law, the actor who took over the playboy title role in 2004 following the 1966 original, Caine thinks he was “absolutely miscast.““At the end of the movie, Alfie says, ‘What’s it all about?' But the minute Jude walks on, you see a young man who knows exactly what everything is all about,“Caine said in 2009, according to theIndependent. “Alfie was a sort of innocent blunder, shagging birds here and there for a nice apple crumble. At the end he’s puzzled why everyone’s pissed off at him.“He continued, “Jude, being so knowing looking, looked like it was deliberate and it became sinister instead of funny. It just became some guy who doesn’t care about women, he just screws them and leaves them — a male chauvinist pig, but with knowledge. I played an innocent male chauvinist pig.”
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Michael Caine OnAlfie
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Although he’s friends with Jude Law, the actor who took over the playboy title role in 2004 following the 1966 original, Caine thinks he was “absolutely miscast.”
“At the end of the movie, Alfie says, ‘What’s it all about?' But the minute Jude walks on, you see a young man who knows exactly what everything is all about,“Caine said in 2009, according to theIndependent. “Alfie was a sort of innocent blunder, shagging birds here and there for a nice apple crumble. At the end he’s puzzled why everyone’s pissed off at him.”
He continued, “Jude, being so knowing looking, looked like it was deliberate and it became sinister instead of funny. It just became some guy who doesn’t care about women, he just screws them and leaves them — a male chauvinist pig, but with knowledge. I played an innocent male chauvinist pig.”
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Dunst played Mary Jane in threeSpider-Manfilms from 2002-2007. Spidey has since hit the screen again in movies starring Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland, but the actress doesn’t think anything can stack up against the original. “We made the best ones, so who cares? I’m like, ‘You make it all you want.’ They’re just milking that cow for money. It’s so obvious. You know what I mean?'“she toldMarie Clairein 2017.
07of 09Adam Brody OnThe O.C.EverettAlthough Brody isn’t opposed to the general idea of the teen drama being rebooted, he has no interest in bringing back his own character, Seth Cohen, for a new iteration.“As for me, no [I wouldn’t be involved], I’m in another stage in my life,“he toldGQin August 2019. “And I feel silly saying no because they’re not doing it and I haven’t been asked, so who am I to turn down non-existent work? But the truth is, it’s not that I mind talking about it, and I haven’t fought hard to not to talk about it, I don’t care, I’m talking freely about it now, and I enjoy it to a certain degree. But as someone who would also like to be known for my other work, I can’t imagine dipping back into that pool to have another decade of conversation.”
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Adam Brody OnThe O.C.
Although Brody isn’t opposed to the general idea of the teen drama being rebooted, he has no interest in bringing back his own character, Seth Cohen, for a new iteration.
“As for me, no [I wouldn’t be involved], I’m in another stage in my life,“he toldGQin August 2019. “And I feel silly saying no because they’re not doing it and I haven’t been asked, so who am I to turn down non-existent work? But the truth is, it’s not that I mind talking about it, and I haven’t fought hard to not to talk about it, I don’t care, I’m talking freely about it now, and I enjoy it to a certain degree. But as someone who would also like to be known for my other work, I can’t imagine dipping back into that pool to have another decade of conversation.”
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Angela Lansbury OnBeauty and the Beast
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Lansbury, who voiced Mrs. Potts in the 1991 animated feature, just didn’t get why a live-action remake was necessary. “I was a bit taken aback, naturally. I thought, ‘Why? Why are we doing this over again?'” she toldEntertainment Weeklyabout her initial reaction to news of the 2017 reboot.
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Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily & Cathy Cavadini OnThe Powerpuff Girls
After voicing the super trio from 1998 to 2005, the actors were heartbroken that Cartoon Network didn’t reach out to involve them in the 2016 reboot.
“I don’t remember ordering a stab in the heart today,“Strong tweetedabout the announcement. “I have NO ILL FEELINGS 4 the actresses in the new #ppg, we were just beyond hurt we were NEVER asked … every role I breathe life into I love … this one hit me hard.”
Cavadini added, “Wow! This does hurt my heart,” while Daily wrote, “[Right] in the kisser! Hurts.”
source: people.com
