Never mind Brad Pitt - we've got the whole perfect cast for a Red Dead Redemption movie

Assemble this lot and it would be a guaranteed blockbuster

Words: on August 27, 2010

So, Brad Pitt - famous brother of Sarlacc and one half of celebrity couple Brangelina - is supposedly in the frame to play stubble-faced cowboy John Marston in a rumoured Red Dead Redemption movie. It's a story that's based entirely on quotes from an anonymous source, so it's probably best not to get too carried away. I did get in touch with Rockstar to see if I could find out anything and was dutifully delivered the "we don't comment on rumour" line. So that's that.

General consensus in the GamesRadar office is that if a Red Dead movie were to be made, Brad Pitt would be a good choice to play main man Marston. But what about the rest of the cast? We combined our collective think power and assembled what we reckon would be a pretty shit-hot line up.

Take a look and tell us what you think. Oh, I guess if you haven't finished the game yet, I should mention that your eyes might spot some SPOILERS!!!


Abigail Marston - Juliette Lewis


Abraham Reyes - Freddy Rodriguez


Bill Williamson - Joaquin Phoenix


Bonnie Macfarlane - Jessica Biel


Dutch van der Linde - Daniel Day Lewis


Edgar Ross - John Malkovich


Irish - Mel Gibson


Jack Marston - Aaron Johnston


Landon Ricketts - Sam Elliot


Nigel West Dickens - Gene Hackman


Seth Briars - Steve Buscemi

And to really make it a perfect movie tie-in, we'd obviously need seasoned professional Uwe Boll on board to handle director duties...

August 27, 2010

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  • Finnnn968

    Finnnn968  - 11 months ago  - Report

    Oh and

    Lou Diamond Phillips - Nastas
    Colonel Allende - Marco Banderas
  • Finnnn968

    Finnnn968  - 11 months, 1 week ago  - Report

    Actually it is a good cast but in my opinion i think it should be

    Cameron Bright - Jack Marston (young)
    Bill Murray - Nigel West Dickens
    Javier Bardem - Captain De Santa
    Michelle Rodriguiez - Luisa Fortuna
    Naomi Watts - Bonnie Mcfarlane
    Clint Eastwood - Drew Mcfarlane
    Jeff Bridges - Marshall Leigh Johnson
    David Tennant - Professor McDougal
    Kate Beckinsale - Abigail Marston
  • Finnnn968

    Finnnn968  - 1 year, 1 month ago  - Report

    Perfect cast. But who will play Javier Escuella and Marshall Leigh Johnson?
  • PhantomOfKrankor

    PhantomOfKrankor  - 1 year, 4 months ago  - Report

    F@#$ Brad Pitt. HUGH JACKMAN FOR JOHN MARSTON!!!
  • BonafideMyth

    BonafideMyth  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    DDL should be the Strange Man.
  • talbot49090

    talbot49090  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Am i the only one who thinks Josh Brolin should
    play John Marston
  • soccerclownking

    soccerclownking  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Bring this to Hollywood. Demand it be produced.
  • foamguy

    foamguy  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Amazing cast but i think you may need to think about Aaron playing Jack Marston
  • philipshaw

    philipshaw  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    I think you got most of them picks spot on. Don't know what I would think if a RDR movie does happen
  • UndyingReaver

    UndyingReaver  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    ha! i can picture Tom Selleck as landon rickets for some reason, excellent choices my friend.
  • AuthorityFigure

    AuthorityFigure  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    I think there's more to casting films than matching up portrait shots. Actually, modern Hollywood casting is just that...
  • Genericpenisjoketista

    Genericpenisjoketista  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Brad Pitt? NOOOOOO!
    Nothing against him personally, he's just no John Marston. The movie had better develop the plot better than the game, though. The game's plot was such a dead-end slog towards an ungrateful family of people who I cared nothing about.
  • Spybreak8

    Spybreak8  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Sam Elliot is the perfect choice. Gene Hackman for Dickens I don't think so. He might be able to pull it off though.
  • ThatGuyFromTV

    ThatGuyFromTV  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Brad Pitt would be alright for the part, he can sure as hell act... but I think they can do better. Brad just doesn't have the voice of John Marston, and the voice is pretty key, if you ask me. All the other recommendations look good though.
  • SuperBrettroid

    SuperBrettroid  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    If this happens, it better be fucking amazing!!! This game deserves an extraordinary film adaption.
  • EroticInvisibleMan

    EroticInvisibleMan  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Brad Pitt? Really? Why not someone like Guy Pearce? And why does everyone still senselessly bash Boll? His last few movies have been on the up-and-up. Ah f*ck it, why bother trying to talk sense. Everyone will just keep hopping on that bandwagon not matter how good his movies become.
  • JakeyBaby

    JakeyBaby  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Landon must have been based on Sam Eliot in the first place, there is no doubting their resemblance, both in look and character. Wicked choices... But you definately should have gone with Zac Efron for Jack ;)
  • Neorith

    Neorith  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    When I played the game, I always thought Karl Urban would be the perfect John Marston
  • CoktorBloktopus

    CoktorBloktopus  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    l like it once again you guys do not disappoint
  • JADENkOTOR

    JADENkOTOR  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Pretty good Dream Team... Daniel Day wouldn't go for this as he doesn't go around taking little 2 bit roles, but damn would he be good.

    Brad Pitt is definitely old enough to play Marston and I personally think he would kill it.

    Don't like the Jessica Biel pick and would opt for Kate Winslet instead, but that would be wishful thinking. I would also put in Sandra Bullock in for Juliet Lewis, especially after her delightful southern performance in The Blindside.

    Everything else is pretty solid with exception to Joaquin Phoenix but Im not sure who to put in his place.
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