Dream Casting: Viola Davis & Angela Bassett in Baby Jane

[syrus80 Joined: Nov 11th, 2010 Topics: 49 Posts: 706 View Predictions]

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I’d love to see a modern day version of What Ever Happened To Baby Jane with Viola as Jane and Angela as Blanche.

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 74 Posts: 4585 View Predictions]

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I also would have liked to have seen real life sisters Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen play these roles.

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[RobertPius Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 262 Posts: 1834 View Predictions]

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There is a TV movie with the Redgrave sisters (Lynn and Vanessa) playing the roles. Anyone ever see it?

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 61 Posts: 6681 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

There is a TV movie with the Redgrave sisters (Lynn and Vanessa) playing the roles. Anyone ever see it?

Yeah, I remember it because Mr Clamp (John Glover) was in it. He booked a lot of work after Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 74 Posts: 4585 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

There is a TV movie with the Redgrave sisters (Lynn and Vanessa) playing the roles. Anyone ever see it?

How was it?

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3811 View Predictions]

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I love viola but I’d rather see Lynn Whitfield and Angela

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 74 Posts: 4585 View Predictions]

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I would like to see Jenifer Lewis in the mix

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 74 Posts: 4585 View Predictions]

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Or Jenifer Lewis and Khandi Alexander

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[syrus80 Joined: Nov 11th, 2010 Topics: 49 Posts: 706 View Predictions]

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Khandi Alexander would be great too. She was so damn good in Scandal.

Did y’all know she started out as a backup dancer for Whitney?

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[Eduardo Grinovero Joined: Nov 5th, 2010 Topics: 0 Posts: 1 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

There is a TV movie with the Redgrave sisters (Lynn and Vanessa) playing the roles. Anyone ever see it?

I did. Far away from Bette & Joan

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 61 Posts: 6681 View Predictions]

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Emmyfan wrote:

How was it?

Not good and overtly darker than the original.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16485 View Predictions]

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More like the other way around honey. Viola Davis only plays vulnerable characters, I doubt she does good with Baby Jane, Blanche suits her better. Angela Bassett was fully compelling as Marie Laveau, she’d be phenomenal as Jane.

I wouldn’t call Annalise Keating or Veronica Rawlings vulnerable…

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4068 View Predictions]

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I would literally die. I need an acting face-off between these two legends

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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[BigJay2012 Joined: Nov 30th, 2011 Topics: 5 Posts: 611 View Predictions]

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I’d rather see a completely different story for Viola/Angela. There are SO many great stories that are waiting to be greenlit.

I’m tired of black actors stepping to roles originally played by white actors. (unless its Shakespeare…im way more open to it). There are so many black creatives, producers, directors, and writers that are creating FRESH stories to be told.

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