Stories by @rwhite18

The Haunting of Hill House (2008)

This modern reimagining of the Shirley Jackson novel follows siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country.. Now adults, they are forced back together in the face of tragedy and must finally confront the ghosts of their past. Some of those ghosts still lurk in their minds, while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House.

Marlon Brando Recast

Marlon Brando Jr., an American actor with a career spanning over 50 years, is considered one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. He's known for his roles as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and Vito Corleone in The Godfather, both of which earned him Academy Awards. He also won an Academy Award for his performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront. Brando is credited with introducing the Stanislavski system of acting to mainstream audiences

Paul Newman Recast

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, director, producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and racing car driver. His career spanned over 50 years across film, television, and stage. Known for his blue eyes and offbeat characters, Newman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for The Color of Money and was nominated nine other times. He also won two Golden Globes and received two Honorary Oscars.

Steve McQueen Recast

His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of 1960s counterculture, made him a top box office draw for his films of the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias "Harvey Mushman" when participating in motor races.

Harris Dickinson Recast

Harris Dickinson is a British actor, writer, and director. He first gained recognition for his leading role in the 2017 coming-of-age drama Beach Rats, earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a London Film Critics Circle Award. He's also known for his roles as Prince Philip in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), David Von Erich in The Iron Claw, and John Paul Getty III in the FX series Trust.

Daisy Edgar-Jones Recast

Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones is an English actress known for her diverse filmography and “soft focus tonal beauty” aesthetic. Her career began with roles in Cold Feet and War of the Worlds, but she gained recognition for her starring role in the drama Normal People, which earned her Golden Globe and British Academy Television Award nominations. She has also appeared in the Hulu thriller Buckle in and the independent drama Pond Life.

The Substance (1964)

Fading actress Elisabeth Sparkle becomes distressed when her chauvinistic boss fires her from her aerobics show. She soon injects herself with a mysterious serum that promises a younger, better version of herself, but things go horribly wrong.

Gone Girl (Korean Cast)

In Carthage, Mo., former New York-based writer Nick Dunne and his glamorous wife Amy present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public; when Amy goes missing on the couple's fifth wedding anniversary, Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance; the resulting police pressure and media frenzy cause the Dunnes' image of a happy union to crumble, leading to tantalizing questions about who Nick and Amy truly are.

Florence Pugh Recast

Florence Pugh is an English actress who has appeared in period dramas, horror movies, and Marvel films. Her roles include Midsommar, Black Widow, and the miniseries The Little Drummer Girl. She has received an Academy Award nomination and two BAFTA nominations. Pugh first appeared in the drama The Falling and received praise for her roles in the independent drama Lady Macbeth and the miniseries The Little Drummer Girl

A Quiet Place: Day One (2012)

When New York City comes under attack from an alien invasion, a woman and other survivors try to find a way to safety. They soon learn that they must remain absolutely silent as the mysterious creatures are drawn to the slightest sound.

Mickey 17 (2005)

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

Saoirse Ronan Recast

American-born Irish actress Saoirse Ronan began her career as a child with the Irish medical drama series The Clinic in 2003

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (2009)

Set one year after the events of The New Blood, the film follows Jason as he stalks a group of teenagers on a boat to New York City

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (2008)

Jason Voorhees is accidentally freed from his watery prison by a telekinetic teenager. Now, only she can stop him.

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (2006)

Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn’t really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.

Barry Keoghan Recast

Barry Keoghan is an Irish actor and BAFTA Award winner who has been nominated for two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Killing of a Sacred Deer and was nominated for a BAFTA for his supporting role in Calm with Horses. Keoghan also played the “heartless cat killer” Wayne in the RTÉ drama Love/Hate from 2010–2014.

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (2005)

Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

Michael Fassbender Recast

Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who has been nominated for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and four BAFTAs. He first appeared on screen in the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers as Burton Christenson. Fassbender has also appeared in several X-Men movies, playing a younger version of Ian McKellen's character in the earlier trilogy and reprising his role as Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

Daniel Craig Recast

Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor who gained international fame for his portrayal of James Bond in five films: Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die. He once told a US cinemagoer who asked if he looked like Daniel Craig that he didn't. Craig's next project is Queer, a romantic period drama by Luca Guadagnino about an American expat in Mexico City.

Harry Dean Stanton Recast

Harry Dean Stanton was an American actor with a career spanning over six decades. He appeared in more than 100 films and 50 television shows, including Zane Grey Theater, Gunsmoke, Cool Hand Luke, and Kelly's Heroes. Known for his laid-back acting style, Stanton played supporting roles and memorable characters like Bud, a philosophical repo man in Repo Man (1984), and Jack Walsh, a single father in Pretty in Pink (1986).