The Results Are In: Recast Gone With the Wind

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:13:32 -0800

Wow, last week's Recast for Gone With the Wind proved both challenging and entertaining. It seems the hardest character to recast was Miss Scarlett O'Hara with her fiery and impetuous - yet needy - nature. I think perhaps the closest we might come is Reese Witherspoon, if she channeled some of her stubborn Election character and added a Southern touch.

I was smitten by UnaBellaSorpresa's picks for Ashley and Melanie: Orlando Bloom and Claire Danes, who was great as the sweet, sickly girl in Little Women. Yet I have to say that my favorite cast overall came from Intern07: Clive Owen would make an impeccable Rhett Butler, while S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law & Order") would add a modern edge to Mammy's sass. Congratulations, Intern07! To see her picks and the "new" cast photos, read more

Intern07's Cast:
Scarlett O'Hara - Reese Witherspoon
Rhett Butler - Clive Owen
Mammy - S. Epatha Merkerson
Melanie Hamilton - Michelle Williams
Ashley Wilkes - Jude Law

Recast Special Oscar Edition: Gone With the Wind

BuzzSugar — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:27:48 -0800

Well, fiddle-di-dee, it's that time again! Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. In honor of the Oscars, this week's selection is one of Hollywood's greatest productions: Gone With the Wind.

This sweeping epic swept the Academy Awards in 1940; the picture was nominated for 13 awards and won 8, including Best Picture. What's more, Hattie McDaniel became the first black actor to win an Oscar when she won Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy.

If Gone With the Wind were made today, who would you cast as spoiled Scarlett O'Hara? Who could play the dashing Rhett Butler and gentlemanly Ashley Wilkes? Or what about Mammy, the queen of sass, and sickly Melanie? Leave your entry in the comments below, and I'll feature on winner next Tuesday, Feb. 27, complete with a "new" cast photo.

Characters to recast:
Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh)
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable)
Mammy (Hattie McDaniel)
Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland)
Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard)

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