Matt Damon as Ashley Wilkes in GWTW? What do you think?

[raccoon]

If Matt Damon had been born about 2 generations earlier than he was, and was an actor at the time, what do you think of him in the role of Ashley Wilkes?

IMO Leslie Howard was too old and didn't even put on a Southern accent.

[regnaD kciN]

1. Frankly, my dear...

...I don't give a damn. :P

[raccoon]

2. Well, that's appropriate...:-) nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Ugh.

:(

[supernova]

4. Matt has the look, but he'd have to

let go of the Bahston Bastid accent. Not sure he's quite up to the task.

We are more genteel of speech, even if we are SOBs. :evilgrin:

[DS1]

5. on a side note

the wiki site for Leslie Howard has some very interesting things about his death

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Howard_%28actor%29

Still, GWTW was crap

[crim son]

8. Read it. Who knew?

That's a bad way to die.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

6. I'd probably cast Jude Law if I were doing a contemporary remake n/t

[fudge stripe cookays]

9. Yep, I think Jude would be a much better bet.

And he did a southern accent in Cold Mountain. Matt couldn't lose the Boston enough.

[Katina]

7. I think he's too short

and doesn't have that "genteel" look to him.

[LaraMN]

10. Matt Damon looks like Mr. Potatohead.

So that would be a "no" from me.

:P

[skygazer]

11. He's not built right

I see Ashley as a tall, elegant, languid sort of guy. Leslie Howard was dreadful but I'm not much of a fan of GWTW anyway.

[NMDemDist2]

13. exactly!

Wilkes was not a 'manly man' he was a Renaissance Man/Gentleman Farmer. I don't know who in the current crop could pull it off :shrug:

[XemaSab]

12. Leonardo di Caprio

:P

[LynneSin]

14. I couldn't stand the first version of the movie so Damon could only be a step up

and that's saying alot!

[maxsolomon]

15. he looks like a kid

try heath ledger

but DON'T REMAKE GWTW. it can only suck.

unless you convince David Lynch to do it.