Side By Side Comparisons Show Us What It Would Look Like If These Celebrities Recreated Famous Scenes From Their Blockbuster Films Today
No matter how fast time flies, some things will always awake the same feelings in us. That is the case with some movies, also.
Many of them could never become cliche to us. They are simply timeless.
Despite being filmed many years ago, we still love to watch them, and they can never bore us. As if they had bewitched us.
But actually, the producers created a great story, and the actors did their job perfectly, so that mix had made the best films of all time. Those fantastic movies follow the future and fit right in every decade like they are universal.
And for many more years to come, they will remain the best of the best ones. But, can you imagine a famous movie with different actors?
Weird right? And also impossible to do.
It would be like a betrayal of the original actors, and no one would have played a role better than them anyway. But let's try something else: Can you visualize a very famous film played with the same actors today, but of course in their current ages?
What would that movie look like? And will it still be one of your favorite famous movies, or it would change your perspective?
In order to find out your thoughts, we have made a collection of 14 famous movies that have garnered a cult following, but with more mature actors. Here's what our main stars would look like if the films were filmed today.
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1. Back to the Future: Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd
One of the most popular and successful films of the 80s. It received numerous nominations and awards.
Michael J. Fox was 24 years old while filming, and Christopher Lloyd was 47. They are still both involved in acting.
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2. Pulp Fiction: John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson
Pulp Fiction was filmed in 1994. It was directed by Quentin Tarantino. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson become even more famous due to the film.
Today, they are still acting.
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3. Forrest Gump: Tom Hanks
Forest Gump was filmed in 1994. It's a historical-cultural classic, which took the place of the second most profitable film.
Tom Hanks was 38 at that time. Today, he still acts.
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4. The Sixth Sense: Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment
Bruce Willis was 44 at the time, and Haley Joel Osment was 11. Film bought them great popularity at the time. Willis’s last film role was in Cosmic Sin, and Osment is now in post-production for Not an Artist.
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5. Titanic: Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
The famous Titanic was filmed in 1998. With Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the main roles, the film had an enormous success, and set new standards for movies.
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6. Home Alone: Macaulay Culkin
We all remember this sweet boy. He was only 10 years old when the first movie was filmed.
This role led him to be nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy.
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7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint
The first film was released in 2001. Back then, Daniel Radcliffe was 12, Emma Watson was 11, and Rupert Grint was 13 years old.
Today, Radcliffe is filming a new film Lost City of D, Watson recently acted in Little Women (2019), and Grint in the Servant (2021).
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8. Edward Scissorhands: Johnny Depp
This was an essential film for Johnny Depp's career, in 1990. He was 27 at that time. Currently, he is working on mini-series Puffins.
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9. Pretty Woman: Richard Gere and Julia Roberts
Pretty Woman was filmed in 1990. Richard Gere and Julia Roberts both benefited from it, Roberts even got her second Golden Globe at the age of 24.
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10. Jurassic Park: Sam Neill and Laura Dern
Jurassic Park was produced in 1993. The film was the highest-grossing film until 1997.
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11. Jumanji: Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst was 13 years old when she got her famous role in Jumanji. This film was the start of her great career.
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12. The Matrix: Keanu Reeves
Matrix was released in 1999. After that, several video games and comics were made based on the movie. Keanu Reeves was 35 years old while starred in the film.
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13. Top Gun: Tom Cruise
We all know what huge popularity Top Gun achieved. Tom Cruise was 34 years old back then, and after 25 years he still remains the main actor in the second part of this production called Top Gun: Maverick.
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14. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore was just a 6 years old child when played in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. The film was the highest-grossing film until Jurassic Park was released in 1993.
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If a famous film were to be recreated in the present, what would it look like? So, the same movie, with the same actors, but just a few decades older.
Would you love it equally as the previous one, or will you have some doubts? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
