Chiefs - Remake
If they did a remake, who would you like to see as the charcters?
shareAn interesting question. Well, let's begin with my favorite character in the mini-series, Will Henry Lee. Obviously, Wayne Rogers is too old to play the character again if they ever did decide to do a remake, so it would have to be someone in his late thirties/early forties, preferably Southern (though any talented actor could put on a Southern accent). I think that perhaps Matthew McConaughey would be suited for the role. Maybe Nicolas Cage too, considering his usual sqeeky-clean All-American persona. Or maybe even Val Kilmer. Harry Connick Jr. Also comes to mind.
The next character I'll address is Hugh Holmes. He's got to be a man who would look convincing at 40ish (1924 segment) 60ish (1945 segment) and 80ish (1962 segment). Tom Hanks maybe? Or perhaps Gary Sinise?
Tyler Watts: Billy Dee Williams was phenomenal in the role (and much younger in real-life than his character was). So I think perhaps Don Cheadle or better still, Danzel Washinton.
Billy Lee: It has to be a man who can appear 30ish in the 1945 segment, then 50ish in the 1962 segment. Perhaps Ben Affleck?
Sonny Butts: Perhaps William Lee scott. He was real convincing as a mean and nasty violence-loving psycho in "Butterfly Effect."
Marshal Peters: I was going to suggest Will Smith, but now that I think it through, he's way too cool to play a simple, Southern mechanic/family man like Marshal. I'll have to come back to that one.
Tyler's wife: Halle Berry
Foxy Thunderburke: As with hugh Holmes, we need to see this character age from his mid 20s to his mid 60s. Hmmmm......I need to think about this.....
Foxy Thunderburke: Gary Oldman.
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