Remaking Without Recasting

[domino harvey]

Also in July:
A Man Named Rocca (1961) 2021 4K Restoration by StudioCanal
La Scoumoune (1972)

Was surprised to see that La Scoumoune is actually a remake of Becker’s Rocca directed by the source novel’s author Jose Giovanni, and with Belmondo playing the same role in both, about ten years apart… what other movies have been remade but retained the actor(s)?

[swo17]

Not counting things like Bottle Rocket?

[domino harvey]

Nah, I think shorts that get expanded / remade into features are their own thing

[swo17]

Scum
Death at a Funeral (Peter Dinklage)
Abre los ojos/Vanilla Sky (Penelope Cruz)

[beamish14]

Death at a Funeral (Peter Dinklage)

Both versions have him! I assume this is the Frank Oz original and not Neil LaBute’s

[dwk]

A small part as Lector's guard, but Frankie Faison played the same role in Manhunter and Red Dragon.

Gerard Depardieu in both the French and US remake of 'My Father the Hero'

Jean Reno and Christian Clavier in Les Visiteurs and Just Visiting (haven't seen either of these, so I don't know if they play the same characters with different names or different characters)

[swo17]

Death at a Funeral (Peter Dinklage)

Both versions have him! I assume this is the Frank Oz original and not Neil LaBute’s

Dinklage plays the same character (though with different names) in both the Oz original and the LaBute remake.

...or wait, did you think my post was a list of upcoming Kino announcements? I was just responding to domino's question

[beamish14]

Death at a Funeral (Peter Dinklage)

Both versions have him! I assume this is the Frank Oz original and not Neil LaBute’s

Dinklage plays the same character (though with different names) in both the Oz original and the LaBute remake.

...or wait, did you think my post was a list of upcoming Kino announcements? I was just responding to domino's question

Correct, I thought these were new announcements!

[mfunk9786]

LaBute's Death at a Funeral was a lot of fun, if I recall correctly. Would love to see that and/or Lakeview Terrace announced when Kino runs out of other bullshit to put out.

[Beloved Aunt]

"other bullshit" does that mean you think Death at a Funeral is also bullshit?...some strange sort of superior...bullshit?

[mfunk9786]

[Feego]

what other movies have been remade but retained the actor(s)?

The King of Burlesque / Hello, Frisco, Hello - Alice Faye
Holiday (1930)/(1938) - Edward Everett Horton
Red Dust / Mogambo - Clark Gable
Thunderball / Never Say Never Again - Sean Connery

[beamish14]

Also in July:
A Man Named Rocca (1961) 2021 4K Restoration by StudioCanal
La Scoumoune (1972)

Was surprised to see that La Scoumoune is actually a remake of Becker’s Rocca directed by the source novel’s author Jose Giovanni, and with Belmondo playing the same role in both, about ten years apart… what other movies have been remade but retained the actor(s)?

Michael Caine isn’t the same character in both, but he notably appears in both versions of Sleuth and Get Carter

[Adam X]

Takako Fuiji (Kayako) & Yuya Ozeki (Toshio) in both Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) & it’s 2004 US remake.

Jean Reno & Christian Clavier, The Visitors & Just Visiting. Different names but…

[The Fanciful Norwegian]

Alan Hale Sr. played Little John in both the Fairbanks and Flynn Robin Hoods (and once more in the "unofficial" sequel Rogues of Sherwood Forest). Lon Chaney and Harry Earles reprised their roles in the talkie remake of The Unholy Three, as did George and Florence Arliss in the 1929 Disraeli.

[Feego]

The Golem (1915)/(1920) - Paul Wegener
The Lodger (1927)/(1932) - Ivor Novello
The Lion King (1994)/(2019) - James Earl Jones

Not the same role, but Patty Duke of course played Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and later played Anne Sullivan in a TV remake.