Jonathan Rhys-Myers should play Clegg for the remake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXz46Fnk8A&NR=1
What an uncanny resemblance to the young Terrence Stamp.
What do you think?
I don't really want a remake, but if some talented director and screenwriter(s) could pull this off, that would make my day (if). If I were to pick an actor for the role, I would choose Cillian Murphy, but that video convinced me that JRM is great for the role too...Cillian/Jonathan's looks/appearance is what I have in mind for the role.
shareI can definitly see Cillian Murphy in the role. I think Emma Watson would be a good choice for Miranda.
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It seems that the main criteria the OP has for this film's remake is that the Freddie character have blue eyes like Terence Stamp. Kinda short-sighted, don't you think? I'll agree that the expression in Stamp's eyes is part of what's chilling in this film but the acting has to be there. I don't have any objection to the names suggested but do you think the remake could still work if the Freddie character had brown eyes?
I would choose an actor that has expressive eyes, doesn't look immediately freaky or evil on the surface, capable of being strong (to manhandle/kidnap the victim) but gentle enough to be soft-spoken and polite, must not look/act in a way that draws attention to himself (i.e. must not be super sexy like how most Hollywood "heros" or leading men would appear). The Freddie character is a lowly person that most people wouldn't take note of and that is part of what fuels his obsession--to become more than what he is and to have power over someone. The actor needs to look meek but show an active mind that's dangerous.