Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
This week I was totally inspired by the American Teen soundtrack and chose for this week's recast challenge the movie with a soundtrack that rocked my world as a kid: Empire Records! Though I haven't seen the movie in a few years, I remember being completely envious of Liv Tyler's hair, being in love with Ethan Embry, and vowing to work at a record store and/or own one when I grew up.
But I digress. Let's recast this movie! Who would play the employees of this independently owned record store? There's the smart and leggy Corey (Tyler), cute A.J. (Johnny Whitworth), sexy free spirit Gina (Renée Zellweger), moody Debra (Robin Tunney), cute stoner Mark (Embry) and the quirky kid that tries to save the store, Lucas (Rory Cochrane).
Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, July 22, complete with a "new" cast photo.
To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more.
Characters to recast
Corey (Liv Tyler)
A.J. (Johnny Whitworth)
Gina (Renée Zellweger)
Debra (Robin Tunney)
Mark (Ethan Embry)
Lucas (Rory Cochrane)
The BuzzSugar t-shirt
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Ahh, one of my most favorite movies ever! I'm looking forward to this one!
1This is my FAVORITE movie. I love it
Great pick for a recast.
2i LOVE this movie!!!
Corey (Liv Tyler)--- Mandy Moore
3A.J. (Johnny Whitworth)--- Penn Badgley
Gina (Renée Zellweger)--- Lindsay Lohan
Debra (Robin Tunney)--- Britney Spears, when she shaved her head of course!!!
Mark (Ethan Embry)--- Pete Wentz
Lucas (Rory Cochrane)--- Milo Ventimiglia
Corey - Rachel Bilson
4A.J. - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Gina - Kristen Bell
Debra - Rumer Willis
Mark - Seth Green
Lucas - Shia LeBeouf
i LOVE this movie!!!
Corey (Liv Tyler)--- Blake Lively
A.J. (Johnny Whitworth)--- Shia LeBeauf
Gina (Renée Zellweger)--- Amanda Seyfried
Debra (Robin Tunney)--- Megan Fox
Mark (Ethan Embry)--- Penn Badgely
5Lucas (Rory Cochrane)--- Milo Ventimiglia
Corey - Camilla Belle
6A.J. - Chris Evans
Gina - Emily Blunt
Debra - Jennifer Carpenter
Mark - Jason Dohring
Lucas - Russell Brand
corey- blake lively
7gina- sophia bush
deb- ellen paige
mark- adam brody
lucas- shia lebouf
A.j.- penn badgley
im terrible at these things but LOVE this idea for a recast---cant wait to see ur picks buzz!
8Joe = Rob Morrow
9Rex = Grant Show
AJ = Jared Padalecki
Corey = Natalie Portman
Gina = Hayden Pantierrie
Mark = Shia Lebeouf
Lucas = Jim Parsons (bigbangtheory)
Debra = Samantha Ronson
Hey look, Renee Zellweger's shoes are back in style!
10I've never done one of these before, but lets give it a whirl...
Corey - Olivia Thirlby
11A.J. - Penn Badgely
Gina - Mila Kunis
Debra - Kat Dennings
Mark - Anton Yelchin
Lucas - Ed Westwick
Warren - Shia LaBeouf
Rex - James Van Der Beek (think How I Met Your Mother)
Joe - Josh Radnor
Jane - Lake Bell
I've never seen this movie before, so I'm giving a try at this. Here are my choices for the recast-
Corey- Alexa Vega(Spy Kids)
12A.J.- Chace Crawford(Gossip Girl)
Gina- Emma Stone(Superbad)
Debra-Kat Dennings(Charlie Bartlett)
Mark- Joseph Gordon Levitt(The Lookout)
Lucas- Josh Peck(The Wackness)
Corey- Megan Fox
13Gina- Cameron Richardson
A.J.- Penn Badgley
Debra- Mena Suvari
Michael-Michael Angarano
Lucas- Joel Moore
Ok I am sorry but you are NOT going to ruin my 'Empire Records' with Blake Lively and Shia Labeouf! It's perfect as it is!!!
14Corey - Anne Hathaway
15Gina - Olivia Thirlby
AJ - Joseph Gordon-Leavitt
Lucas - David Krumholtz
Mark - Jason Segel
Deb - Amber Tamblyn
Here's my cast:
Corey (Liv Tyler):
16A.J. (Johnny Whitworth):
Gina (Renée Zellweger):
Debra (Robin Tunney):
Mark (Ethan Embry):
Lucas (Rory Cochrane):
Whoa! I didn't mean to hit enter.
here's my cast:
Corey (Liv Tyler): Mandy Moore
17A.J. (Johnny Whitworth): Josh Duhamel
Gina (Renée Zellweger): Scarlett Johanson
Debra (Robin Tunney): Catherine Heigl
Mark (Ethan Embry): Michael Cera
Lucas (Rory Cochrane): Adrian Grenier
Corey - Olivia Thirlby
A.J. - Val Emmich
Gina - Daisy Lowe
Debra - Jenna Malone
Mark - Michael Angarano
Lucas - Jay Baruchel
plus!
18Joe - John Cusack
Jane - Selma Blair
Warren - Dyllan Christopher
Rex Manning - Rob Lowe
Eddie - Martin Starr
Berko - Guiseppe Andrews
Corey (Liv Tyler): Anne Hathaway
19A.J. (Johnny Whitworth): Adam Brody
Gina (Renée Zellweger): Isla Fisher
Debra (Robin Tunney): Zooey Deschanel
Mark (Ethan Embry): Robert Buckley (the guy that is Kirby on Lipstick Jungle)
Lucas (Rory Cochrane): Milo Ventimiglia
While I wholeheartedly concur with penguins268, Empire Records is a piece of cinematic perfection which I proudly own on VHS and should be preserved like a fly in amber, you had me at Ethan Embry. (Isn't he credited as Ethan Randall in some movie? Not that I stalk him or anything...)
Corey (Liv Tyler) Amanda Seyfried
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20A.J. (Johnny Whitworth) Michael Rady (Sisterhood of the Pants)
Gina (Renée Zellweger) Tania Raymonde (Alex on Lost)
Debra (Robin Tunney) America Ferrara
Mark (Ethan Embry) Jonah Hill
Lucas (Rory Cochrane) Alia Shawkat (it's gender-blind casting
Thank you Citizen but I do love jasmints choices for Joe and Jane. John Cusack and Selma Blair is perfection! You know, besides the original choices for Joe and Jane...
21Corey: Miley Cyrus
22A.J.: Zac Efron
Gina: Lindsay Lohan (or possibly Mary-Kate Olsen?)
Debra: Ellen Page
Mark: Rupert Grint (I don't know, I could just really see him playing a stoner!)
Lucas: Shia LeBoeuf
Damn the Man. Save the Empire.
Corey (Liv Tyler): Emily VanCamp
23A.J. (Johnny Whitworth): Scott Michael Foster
Gina (Renée Zellweger): Majandra Delfino
Debra (Robin Tunney): Amber Tamblyn
Mark (Ethan Embry): Kyle Gallner
Lucas (Rory Cochrane): Milo Ventiglima
Corey- Anne Hathaway
24A.J.-Orlando Bloom
Gina-Mischa Barton
Debra- Blake Lively
Mark-Shia LaBeouf
Lucas- Michael Cera
Debra- Ellen Page
25Lucas - Jospeh Gordon-Levitt
A.J. - Penn Badgley
Gina - Amanda Seyfreid
Coery - Anne Hathaway
Mark - Adam Brody
I meant Michael Angarano for Mark, hee hee
My bad.
26Corey - Jennifer Garner
27A.J. - Johnny Depp
Gina - Mandy Moore
Deb - Helena Bonham Carter
Marc - Jack Black
Lucas - Josh Duhamel
Joe - Neil Patrick Harris
Jane - Rosario Dawson
Corey - Nikki Reed
28A.J. - Adam Brody
Gina - Blake Lively
Debra - Ellen Page
Lucas - Josh Gad
Mark - Andy Samberg
Corey (Liv Tyler)
29A.J. (Johnny Whitworth)
Gina (Renée Zellweger)
Debra (Robin Tunney)Kristen Stewart
Mark (Ethan Embry)
Lucas (Rory Cochrane)
Corey (Liv Tyler)
30A.J. (Johnny Whitworth)
Gina (Renée Zellweger)
Debra (Robin Tunney)Kristen Stewart
Mark (Ethan Embry)
Lucas (Rory Cochrane)
Corey (Liv Tyler) Alexis Bledel
31A.J. (Johnny Whitworth) Justin Chatwin
Gina (Renée Zellweger) Mila Kunis
Debra (Robin Tunney) Britney Spears
Mark (Ethan Embry) Michael Cera
Lucas (Rory Cochrane) Justin Long
I looove this movie! After I saw you mention Empire Records on the post about soundtracks, I was thinking that you should do a recast of this movie and here it is. I'm surprised that so many people have seen this movie, I only just watched it about nine months ago and its been out since 1995. I fell in love with AJ when I watched it, and I love Liv Tyler's character, Corey (except for the whole "speed" thing).
32Corey: Olivia Thirlby
33A.J.: Dave Annable
Gina: Mary-Kate Olsen
Debra: Evan Rachel Wood
Mark: Dan Byrd
Lucas: Aaron Yoo
Corey (Liv Tyler)- Kat Dennings
34A.J. (Johnny Whitworth)- Trent Ford
Gina (Renée Zellweger)- Sara Roemer
Debra (Robin Tunney)- Paz de La Huerta
Mark (Ethan Embry)- Drake Bell
Lucas (Rory Cochrane)- Adrian Grenier
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