If they remade, who would you cast as Ben?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Running Man
dpeters6 — 17 years ago(March 09, 2009 11:09 PM)
If they remade this movie and decided to make it as close to the book as possible, who would you cast as Ben? Arnold was totally wrong for the role as Ben in my opinion. It should be someone who isn't Hollywood handsome or extremely buff, but someone who is just normal. I can't think of anyone.
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Rsnyd978 — 17 years ago(March 12, 2009 11:27 PM)
When thinking Damon i was thinking someone who could be fit enough to be a "running man" but not be overboard in size like Arnie was. Thats really the only reason I would chose Damon. He is a talented actor as well.
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mylo_dude — 17 years ago(March 22, 2009 10:57 PM)
I would actually bring Arnie back. Lol jk
I honestly think an overpowering kind of guy is needed for this movie(if you're going to make it similar to this one). If you're going for some kind of karate guy then that's one thing but if you want brute strength, you can't use a guy like Damon. -
tiger01 — 17 years ago(March 28, 2009 10:31 AM)
If they were going to make a movie based on the actual Bachman (King) book (I think "reboot" fits better than "remake"), then I guess I would agree with casting an unknown. If not, Cillian Murphy would do an excellent job as he comes across as very sharp and has the same scrawny physique as Richards from the book.
For the charismatic Killian (who if I remember the novel right was a black man), I would probably go with Isaiah Washington or Dennis Haysbert. Just as an aside.