As The World Turns Discussion Group

Topic: Thanks for filling in the blanks in my topic above. Here is another ‘fun’ topic

If Hollywood were producing a movie version of As the World Turns and the actors who play the roles on the TV version could not be in the movie version who would you cast in each of these roles?  (Thanks for the idea “Mellow Music”!)

Lisa

Lucinda

Carly

Barbara

Kim

Emma

Margo

Tom

Bob

Craig

Jack

Dusty

Holden

Henry

Lucinda SHIRLEY MacLAINE

Carly CHRISTINA HENDRICKS

Barbara SIGNURNEY WEAVER

Kim HELEN MIRREN

Emma TYNE DALY

Margo SANDRA BULLOCK

Tom GEORGE CLOONEY

Bob MARTIN SHEEN

John Dixon (not on the list, and no longer on the show, but i still included him) JACK NICHOLSON

Craig ROBERT DOWNEY JR

Jack NICHOLAS CAGE

Dusty BEN AFFLEC

Holden KEVIN COSTNER

Henry RYAN REYNOLDS

Another fun topic -- thanks for sharing with us!

My choices for the list you provided:

Lisa.....................................................Barbara Eden

Lucinda...............................................Shirley MacLaine

Carly....................................................Cameron Diaz

Barbara...............................................Sela Ward

Kim......................................................Shirley Jones

Emma.................................................Gena Rowlands

Margo..................................................Lorraine Bracco

Tom......................................................Tim Robbins

Bob.......................................................Alan Alda

Craig.....................................................Alec Baldwin

Jack......................................................Ben Affleck

Dusty.....................................................Eric Dane

Holden..................................................Jon Hamm

Henry....................................................Nathan Fillion

My Cast - Only one is deceased, but that actress would be perfect

Nancy - Betty White

Lisa - Gena Rowlands

Lucinda - Kathleen Turner

Carly - Angelina Jolie (those lips!)

Barbara - Natalie Wood ( amazing resemblance)

Kim - Helen Mirren

Emma - Kathy Bates

Margo - Meryl Streep

Tom - Michael Douglas

Bob - Michael Caine

Lily - Sandra Bullock

Craig - Pierce Brosnan

Jack - Brad Pitt

Dusty - George Clooney

Holden -????????

Henry - Jack Black

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CZP and Natalie Wood -- a very strong resemblance, isn't it amazing ! ICAM. (Lila)

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Posted by: cycworker
Date posted: Tue Mar 9 18:06:32 2010
Message:

I am going to have to think about this for a while... it is tough, because I want to get the ages right, as well as the 'look' - i.e. I don't want Carly to suddenly not be a blond.

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Posted by: SANDY B
Date posted: Tue Mar 9 16:30:04 2010
Message:

Lisa   Joan Rivers

 

Lucinda Nicole Kidman

 

Lily....She was forgotten  LOL   Catherine Zeta Jones

 

Carly     Cameron Diaz

 

Barbara    Cher

 

Kim   Meryl Streep

 

Emma  Bette Midler

 

Margo   Susan Sarandon

 

Tom   Pierce Brosnan

 

Bob   Michael Douglas

 

Craig   Corbin Bernsen

 

Jack   Charlie Sheen

 

Dusty   Sean Penn

 

Holden   Robert Downey Jr.

 

Henry   Ben Stiller

 

Nancy   forgotten too   Betty White

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You have me cracking up here, SandyB, I can't stop giggling!!!! Bette Midler as Emma, LOL too funny. Fiery pepper-hot Bette Midler as Emma would throw everyone out of the house, not to mention throwing a frying pan at Janet when she re-arranged her kitchen (loved that it was mentioned today in dialog.) Joan Rivers as Lisa is a good match, for they have the age and stuttering in common. But Ben Stiller as Henry has me cracking up -- because just for a moment there, I mistook Ben Stiller the son, for Jerry Stiller, the father, and thought you were talking about Jerry Stiller --- and couldn't get the picture out of my head of Jerry Stiller playing Henry. (a still laughing Lila)

I went with Bette Midler because of her role in Stepford Wives. When I saw her in that, she reminded me of Emma, and the plus is. she would throw Janet out of the kitchen lol.

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Posted by: maggimae
Date posted: Tue Mar 9 15:44:31 2010
Message:

I like a couple of Lila's suggestions: Demi Moore for Barbara and Cathy Bates for Emma. Would love to see her time Damien to a bed and take a mallet to him.

The only suggestion I have is Henry could be played by Cary Grant. I think Trent has a lot of Grant's qualities like the physical humor and the urbane man of the world air. Now could we fit Johnny Depp in there somewhere? Maybe he could be Dusty. The one that I just can't find anyone for is Kim. If we can go way back, I'd say Myrna Loy. I know I'm dating myself. LOL.

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Posted by: katiesbeach
Date posted: Tue Mar 9 15:03:40 2010
Message:

Lisa -  Joan Rivers

 

Lucinda - Susan Sarandon

 

Carly  - Angelina Jolie

 

Barbara   - Jane Fonda

 

Kim  -  June Lockart

 

Emma  -

 

Margo - Leah Thompson

 

Tom - Tom Selleck

 

Bob -

 

Craig  - James Franco

 

Jack - Ben Affleck

 

Dusty  - Jude Law

 

Holden  - Luke Wilson

 

Henry  - Owen Wilson

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Posted by: Lila
Date posted: Tue Mar 9 14:07:31 2010
Message:
What a fun idea:

Lisa - Meryl Streep

Lucinda - Judi Dench

Carly - Julia Stiles

Barbara - Demi Moore

Kim - Valerie Perrine, with short hair

Emma - Kathy Bates

Margo - Julianne Moore

Tom - Dustin Hoffman

Bob - Michael Douglas

Craig - Sean Connery

Jack - Christian Slatter

Dusty - Leonardo DiCaprio

Holden - Tom Hanks

Henry - Sean Penn

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