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While everyone's chewing down their fingernails for the next few hours, here's something else to think about and have fun with.

Who would you cast in major roles in the movie about the story of UConn hoops?

To get it started, I'll suggest a few:

Dan Hurley: Mark Strong
Andrea: Diane Guererro
KO: Denzel
Cam: Tanner Buchanan
AD David Benedict: Dean Norris
JC: Lenny Clarke

Who are you casting for this blockbuster?
 
Immediately after WWII, J Edgar Hoover wanted to tout his FBI's success in breaking up the German espionage effort spying on our atomic bomb project. Lloyd Nolan, as well as the spies, were actors, but a large number of the cast members were the actual FBI agents that broke up the spy ring. (The House on 92nd Street)

I think our victory lap movie should also cast most of the real people, which would allow actual game and interview footage use. We do need a place for Will Farrell as a Boneyard fanboy driven to know all, and, liberal use of Bill Murray as the janitor that is Will's behind the scenes link to the team over the decades. Bill could incorporate some @Dove spy techniques over the years, (a la Get Smart), inside fake mailboxes, in the bushes, inside a team locker, etc. The whole movie should be Boneyard centric focusing on the Boneyard takes of all events through the eyes of OUR cast of characters and documented with actual posts over history. Big Red gets a role, and Joe D.

That's all I've got.
 
Ricker said:
Immediately after WWII, J Edgar Hoover wanted to tout his FBI's success in breaking up the German espionage effort spying on our atomic bomb project. Lloyd Nolan, as well as the spies, were actors, but a large number of the cast members were the actual FBI agents that broke up the spy ring. (The House on 92nd Street)

I think our victory lap movie should also cast most of the real people, which would allow actual game and interview footage use. We do need a place for Will Farrell as a Boneyard fanboy driven to know all, and, liberal use of Bill Murray as the janitor that is Will's behind the scenes link to the team over the decades. Bill could incorporate some @Dove spy techniques over the years, (a la Get Smart), inside fake mailboxes, in the bushes, inside a team locker, etc. The whole movie should be Boneyard centric focusing on the Boneyard takes of all events through the eyes of OUR cast of characters and documented with actual posts over history. Big Red gets a role, and Joe D.

That's all I've got.
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But all character roles should be the actual boneyarders screen names. .
 
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How about Gina Carano as Andrea? Andrea deserves to have a fighter play her for the Providence scenes.
 
Young Calhoun - Colin Hanks
Today Calhoun - Tom Hanks
Hurley - Matt Damon
Andrea Hurley - Marisa Tomei
Benedict - Kyle Chandler
Kimani - Cuba Gooding Jr
Luke - Corey Stoll
Pelinka - Ben Stiller
Jeannie Buss - Jane Krakowski
Bronny Jr - Kevin Hart
 
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I’d cast Rob Lowe as Pelinka and Idris Elba as Kimani.

But my best piece of casting is Mamoa as Hurley.
 
i woulda cast bruce willis in the hurley role before he got ill. now i'll go with Corey Stoll
 
Kevin Ollie: Snoop Dogg
AH: Cameron Diaz
Dan Hurley: Matt Damon or Robert Downey Jr (I'm sure there might be a better choice, but this works)
 
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Ricker said:
Immediately after WWII, J Edgar Hoover wanted to tout his FBI's success in breaking up the German espionage effort spying on our atomic bomb project. Lloyd Nolan, as well as the spies, were actors, but a large number of the cast members were the actual FBI agents that broke up the spy ring. (The House on 92nd Street)

I think our victory lap movie should also cast most of the real people, which would allow actual game and interview footage use. We do need a place for Will Farrell as a Boneyard fanboy driven to know all, and, liberal use of Bill Murray as the janitor that is Will's behind the scenes link to the team over the decades. Bill could incorporate some @Dove spy techniques over the years, (a la Get Smart), inside fake mailboxes, in the bushes, inside a team locker, etc. The whole movie should be Boneyard centric focusing on the Boneyard takes of all events through the eyes of OUR cast of characters and documented with actual posts over history. Big Red gets a role, and Joe D.

That's all I've got.
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You will have to get Joe D out of hiding in the witness protection program ….
 
For Danny, I would go with Corey Stoll as well, but CGI mapped face on a body builder like Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy.

Just to be accurate.

Ryan-Reynolds-Jacked-Promoting-Free-Guy-vertical.jpg
 
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Jim Calhoun: Clint Eastwood
Kevin Ollie: Mahershala Ali
Dan Hurley: Tim Muma
Kimani Young: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Luke Murray: Jon Cryer
Bill Murray: Bill Murray
 
Young Calhoun……….Fred MacMurray
Old Calhoun ………….Fred MacMurray
Hurley………………….Michael Keaton
Andrea Hurley…………Debra Winger
Benedict……………….William Shatner
Kimani………………….Will Smith
Luke…………………….Billy Zane
Pelinka………………….James Doohan
Jeannie Buss…………..Phyllis Diller
Bronny Jr……………….Stephan James
 
Calhoun - The Rock
Hurley - Vin Diesel
Donovan Clingan - Andre the Giant
Luke Murray - Steven Hawkins
Kamini Young - Michael Duncan
Kevin Ollie - Kevin Hart
Radeka Maric - Lady Gaga
Andrea Hurley -Lindsay Lohan
Andrew Hurley - himself
 
Jim Calhoun - Stellan Skaarsgard
Dan Hurley - Mark Wahlberg
Andrea Hurley - Jamie Lynn Sigler
Luke Murray - Jason Sudakis
Kimani Young - Idris Elba
Tom Moore - John Hamm

Kevin Ollie - Jamie Foxx
AD David Benedict - Patrick Stewart
 
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The Yakk said:
We need to cast the antagonists, too.

Zach Edey...Fred Gwynne

Fathers Day Eye Roll GIF


Ed Cooley...Redd Foxx

Classic Tv Yes GIF by Sony Pictures Television
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Good sidetrack! Lots of cameo opportunities

BE coaches:
Pitino: Pacino
Wright: Clooney
Dixon: Stephen or Daniel Baldwin
Thompson: Forest Whitaker
Cooley: Wendell Pierce
Smart: Taye Diggs
McDermott: David Barbour


NC/FF opponents:
Few: Kevin Bacon
Izzo: Michael McKean
Painter: Shane Gillis
K: Steve Carrell
Stephens: Nathan Fielder (assuming Pete Buttigieg isn't available to act)
Hewitt: Danny Glover
Dutcher: Eric Dane

And a special appearance by Philip Baker Hall as Bill Raftery
 
storrsroars said:
Good sidetrack! Lots of cameo opportunities

BE coaches:
Pitino: Pacino
Wright: Clooney
Dixon: Stephen or Daniel Baldwin
Thompson: Forest Whitaker
Cooley: Wendell Pierce
Smart: Taye Diggs
McDermott: David Barbour


NC/FF opponents:
Few: Kevin Bacon
Izzo: Michael McKean
Painter: Shane Gillis
K: Steve Carrell
Stephens: Nathan Fielder (assuming Pete Buttigieg isn't available to act)
Hewitt: Danny Glover
Dutcher: Eric Dane

And a special appearance by Philip Baker Hall as Bill Raftery
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Lol great choices.

I just realized all the actors I cast are dead, except for the fruitbat.

How about Isaiah Whitlock Jr. as Charles Barkley in the studio in 2014, picking UConn to lose every game?

Edit: You forgot Calipari. Michael Rispoli?
 
This is a funny thread. As an old guy, I could almost guess posters' ages by the names they choose as actors. Many posts are full of names I totally don't recognize, obviously done by younger posters. The ones full of names I recognize are most likely geezers like me. I can just hear younger posters asking "who the heck is Fred McMurray?"
 
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