Booklogged over at A Reader's Journal had a lovely discussion with a Canadian youth this past week. Apparently she was reading To Kill a Mockingbird when a teen told her Peck was wrong for the part of Atticus. I like his reasoning, but I still prefer Gregory Peck!This got me thinking, which actors might pull off a modern day version. Below are 12 cast members and the characters they portrayed in the 1962 cast. If you were ahead of production, money no object, who would you place in the roles of Atticus, Scout, and Boo? This might make a fun meme, but please, no pressure. Have fun...
Note: I thought the "Not Suitable For Children" was a nice touch on the movie poster.
Gregory Peck........................................Atticus Finch
John Megna......................Charles Baker 'Dill' Harris
Frank Overton..............................Sheriff Heck Tate
Brock Peters.......................................Tom Robinson
Estelle Evans...............................................Calpurnia
Paul Fix..................................................Judge Taylor
Collin Wilcox Paxton.................Mayella Violet Ewell
James Anderson...............Robert E. Lee 'Bob' Ewell
Robert Duvall.............................Arthur 'Boo' Radley
William Windom...................Mr. Gilmer, Prosecutor
Mary Badham....................................................Scout
Phillip Alford........................................................Jem
9 comments:
I read booklogged's post and thought it was great that she could talk lit with that kid! But I can't imagine anyone but Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. He IS Atticus Finch, to me. And I also always loved that Robert Duvall was Boo Radley. A very interesting exercise!
I was wondering if Spenser Tracy might fill in as an Atticus alternative, Gentle Reader. You are so right though, Harper Lee wrote the part for Gregory Peck! :)
I'm jumping on the bandwagon and agreeing that G. Peck was perfect for A. Finch. I can't even think of anyone today who could compare!
Meanwhile, like her or not, I have a feeling Dakota Fanning would snag the part of Scout...and what about Robin Williams as Boo Radley? He's done some off-the-wall stuff lately.
Hi Tiffany. What do you think about George Clooney as Atticus? We thought about Dakota but we also like that girl in Because of Winn Dixie. We, as in Hub and I, kinda like Jack Black as Boo. Robin's a little long in the tooth, it's like suggesting Barbara Streisand for Stephanie Plum, which one of my patrons did one day. If he could handle a serious role maybe he could play Boo's dad. :)
Like the others, I can't imagine anyone but Peck as Atticus . . . but when I did try, I too came up w/ Clooney as Finch and Fanning as Scout - of the two, I think Fanning as Scout is the least plausible . . .
What about Elle Fanning, Diane?
Loving the idea of Jack Black for Boo Radley. Not sure about Clooney, though. I'm one of the maybe five people in the world who's not a huge fan. (Sorry.) :)
This is a hard one. Gregory Peck seems so perfect for me. I am sure Dakota Fanning would be Scout. She takes all the roles that age. George Clooney would be nice as Atticus I suppose.
fun, I think Robin Williams would be a great Boo!!
I don't know about the rest, I'm always bad about at these games but it's fun to see what others suggest.
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