Playing The Remake Game

[Bioroid]

They definitely look the part. A younger Isabelle Fuhrman could've also been interesting.

Y'know, I really thought about adding her to my list, but I decided against it for two reasons
1. IMO, she's not "pretty" enough, whereas Eli's suppose to be a "beautiful" child.
2. I'd really, really like to see the part played by a boy. DSK has already pulled off an androgynous part before, when he played a kid with genetic mosaicism on House

[rgh]

I completely agree about Anna Paquin. Except if she had larger eyes, then she would be able to look sadder.

Some tastefully done cgi can take care of that (worked in LTROI)

[DavidZahir]

There's also this cinematic trick called a "close-up."

Mind you, methinks a little too much credit goes to the actresses playing Eli and Abby. Or--putting it a different way--not quite enough credit goes to the rest of the cast. One thing that really impressed me about the process of making LMI was that Owen was cast first, then they went in search of an Abby. Without genuinely excellent actors as Eli/Abby, Oscar/Owen and Hakkan/Thomas, the story just won't work. Fortunately, both films had splendid casts.

[Aurora]

I'm a bit late on this one and I must say that it's interesting to see the choices that have been made so far

For Abby I would've liked to cast a young Kristen Stewart



or perhaps a young Jodie Foster



I also liked Ariel Winter out of the ones the were auditoned, but I think she's a bit too girly for Abby.

[lombano]

They definitely look the part. A younger Isabelle Fuhrman could've also been interesting.

Y'know, I really thought about adding her to my list, but I decided against it for two reasons
1. IMO, she's not "pretty" enough, whereas Eli's suppose to be a "beautiful" child.

She's not as pretty as Lina, true...

2. I'd really, really like to see the part played by a boy. DSK has already pulled off an androgynous part before, when he played a kid with genetic mosaicism on House

In all honesty, I'd first thought he was a girl.

For Abby I would've liked to cast a young Kristen Stewart

She looks androgynous in those pics, but I'd raise the same objection Bioroid raised to Fuhrman.

or perhaps a young Jodie Foster

Yes, that would've been interesting.

I also liked Ariel Winter out of the ones the were auditoned, but I think she's a bit too girly for Abby.

Not necessarily a problem, she's no girlier than Lina, after all. I thought she overacted a little, but if toned down I think she could've been pretty good.

[the_value_of_x]

Saoirse Ronan when she was younger would make a good Eli/Abby:

or a younger Isabelle Fuhrman:


or a younger Ivana Baquero:


Maybe Jeremy Irons or Daniel Day-Lewis for Hakan, but I think they're a little too good-looking to play a zombie pedophile.

[DavidZahir]

An alternate Owen would be Lukas Haas.

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[CyberGhostface]

Loved Ivana in Pan but I don't know if I could see her as Eli. Fuhrman (even though I have't seen Orphan), I could see as her, though.

[lombano]

Saoirse Ronan when she was younger would make a good Eli/Abby:

She looks too weird in that pic. More like Elias from HTU.

or a younger Ivana Baquero:

Not so sure, I'd have to see her playing a much darker character than Ofelia to judge. And unless it was a Spanish remake or she's exceptionally good at hiding her accent, you'd probably have to dub her.

[rgh]

or a younger Ivana Baquero:

Not so sure, I'd have to see her playing a much darker character than Ofelia to judge. And unless it was a Spanish remake or she's exceptionally good at hiding her accent, you'd probably have to dub her.

In "The New Daughter" (2009) she plays a darker role and speaks English. I don't think accent would be a problem.

Also interesting that she is continuing the mud theme.