Blithe Spirit : Remake?

Remake?

who do you think should play the leads?





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emma thompson for arcati! after all, she pulled off a good trelawney.

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Another choice for Elvira would be Gwynneth Paltrow.
It's funny you should mention Gwynneth for the role of Elvira. Her mother, Blythe Danner, played Elvira in a Broadway revivial of "Blithe Spirit" in the 80s.





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Usually I HATE remakes from classics. And usually they all sucks (With a very few exceptions). But in this case I wouldn't mind a remake since the movie, let's be honest, haven't aged that well. In addition not many people have heard about "Blithe Spirit".

The biggest concern for whoever wants to re-make this movie is to get an actress who could be at least half as good as Margaret Rutherford. My only choices right now are Emma Thompson or Miranda Richardson.


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Madame Arcati - Miranda Richardson
Charles Condomine - Ioan Gruffudd
Ruth Condomine - Anne Hathaway
Elvira Condomine - Cate Blanchett
Dr. Bradman - Alex Jennings
Mrs. Bradman - Emily Blunt
Edith - Jayne Wisener



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When I was watching this, I was thinking what a great Bertie Wooster Rex Harrison would have made. The actor that was the perfect Bertie Wooster, Hugh Laurie, would I think make an excellent Charles Condomine.

The toughest part to cast would be the Margarat Rutherford role.

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How about Kathy Bates as Madame Arcati?

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Kathy Bates would be an excellent choice.

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I fully agree, DarthBengal, on Hugh Laurie as Chatles Condomine. The dry and sarcastic humour he displays in "House" would be great for the character. Also I saw Stephanie Cole play Madame Arcati in a production of Blithe Spirit at The Savoy Theatre a few years back and she was excellent in the role and very Margaret Rutherford-like.

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Was this remade with Sally field, jeff bridges and James caan called " kiss me goodbye"??

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Was this remade with Sally field, jeff bridges and James caan called " kiss me goodbye"??


Actually Kiss Me Goodbye was an American remake of the Brazilian picture Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands. It has little in common with Blithe Spirit other than the premise of being haunted by the ghost of one's dead former spouse.


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