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Independence Day

Recasting Couch

Christopher Lloyd, Dennis Hopper or Al Pacino as the Area 51 doctor; Demi Moore or Sharon Stone for Mary McDonnell's role; Martin Lawrence for Connick

In the discussion (6)
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  • Option two: the wacky Area 51 doctor should be a real famous person, such as Christopher Lloyd as a Doc Brown wink or Dennis Hopper.
  • Pacino is suggested for two scenes at $10 million, with an impression.
  • Option one: never having been a Mary McDonnell person (after an Amy Adams comparison), Demi Moore is wanted for four scenes, and her death would be more shocking.
  • A defense: McDonnell is good in John Sails movies.
  • For a three-day role, go big; Sharon Stone is suggested and would have been an unexpected death.
  • Returning to recasting, Connick could be swapped for Martin Lawrence if the seat just needs a funny guy.