Hamilton Movie Cast Brainstorming

[Steven9]

okay, so I am sure that we have all given thought to who should be cast in the Hamilton Film Adaptation. I have put together a list of names, some of them I am sure of their singing capabilities, some of them not sure. I casted mostly on who I thought in Hollywood could act and embody the roles the best. Please add suggestions for other characters that I did not list as well as give suggestions that you think may fit better? Everything is so subjective, so it should be interesting.

 

Alexander Hamilton-Javier Bardem

Aaron Burr-Jaime Foxx

Thomas Jefferson-Chadwick Boseman

George Washington-Chiwetel Ejiofer

Angelica-Naya Rivera

Eliza-Vanessa Hudgens

Peggy-Anna Kendrick

Philip Hamilton/John Laurens-Jacob Artist

King George III-Jonathan Groff

[BroadwayConcierge]

Omg please no. Not now. I can already see where this thread will devolve to...

[LizzieCurry]

Isn't this kind of thread Aida Man's job?

[neonlightsxo]

Kristin and Idina should do it.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Just...wow. The movie is YEARS off. My guess is 10 years. That would make your dream Burr and Hamilton both pushing 60 (they're both 47 or 48 now, I think), Eliza close to 40, and Peggy over 40.

i know the show spans several decades, but I just can't imagine a 50 or 60 year Hamilton. 

And if the show comes to stunt casting, it has to be Common as Washington. 

[gypsy101]

i'd guess longer than 10 years.

Common unfortunately can't act his way out of a paper bag.

[Steven9]

More so basing my choices on if it were to come out now. I just made this for fun, there will be plenty of new actors that will rise up in the next ten years that would be better/more age appropriate 

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Common's acting is wooden. I agree to that. Miranda has mentioned many times that when he was writing for Washington, he envisioned someone like Conmon playing him. I'm just curious how he'd portray him.

[TheEngineer892]

Maybe Michael B. Jordan as Burr and keep Lin Manuel Miranda as Hamilton? If you are talking about now.

[madbrian]

The Schuyler sisters should be played by Barbra Streisand, Harvey Fierstein, and Lea Michele.

[Call_me_jorge]

This thread will be on page 200,000 by the time the movie comes out.

[Huss417]

Almost a day went by without a new Hamilton thread.

[gypsy101]

it was 20 hours or so, i think.

[TotallyEffed]

Ariana Grande as Maria Reynolds.

[Telegram Spam]

By the time they're ready to do a film-version of "Hamilton," the youngest members of the Broadwayworld community will be able to watch their great, great, great, great grandchildren audition for it.

[gypsy101]

they aren't gonna wait 200 years to make a movie.

[Tango_Maureen2]

i want Audra McDonald's unborn child to play Angelica. 

[gypsy101]

Tango_Maureen2 said: "i want Audra McDonald's unborn child to play Angelica. "

PERFECT CASTING.

[hork]

Eddie Murphy should play every role.

[MrSweetNAwful]

I wish we still lived in the days when the movie came not too long after the Broadway debut, but the current financial climate makes this impossible. Shows and tours need to run longer nowadays to recoup and today's society would rather stay inside and watch the DVD if the option is available. However, this just increases the odds of the movie coming off as stale and dated once it finally arrives. By the time Hair hit theaters it was a living time capsule, same goes for Rent. How awkward to watch the aged OBC attempting to relive the glory days before we all realized how crappy Larson's book was. Believe it or not there is a very possible future awaiting us where Hamilton will be seen as embarrassingly old-hat. If the creative team want to get the most out of a potential film then they better get it in the can before the zeitgeist dies out.

I have no idea who has the box office draw AND talent to play Hamilton (maybe if LMM's star keeps rising...), but for the rest here is the list I've been keeping:

 

Burr Leslie Odom Jr., Bruno Mars, Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover, Chadwick Boseman, Elijah Kelley, Utkarsh Ambudkar

Washington Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Idris Elba, Common, John Legend

Eliza Vanessa Hudgens, Keke Palmer, Janelle Monáe, Phillipa Soo, Christina Milian, Selena Gomez

Angelica Janelle Monáe, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Tracie Thoms, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Anika Noni Rose, Uzo Aduba, Naya Rivera, Santigold

Jefferson André “3000” Benjamin, Eddie Murphy, Daveed Diggs, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taye Diggs, Pharrell Williams, Terrence Howard, Saul Williams

Lafayette Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover, Danny Brown, Daveed Diggs

John Laurens Bruno Mars, Himanshu “Heems” Suri, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Drake, Robin de Jesus, Jaden Smith

Hercules Mulligan Kendrick Lamar, Tyler The Creator

King George III Neil Patrick “The Notorious NPH” Harris, Justin Timberlake, Jake Gyllenhaal, Stephen Colbert, Chris Pine, Michael Cera, Aaron Tveit, Eminem

James Madison Tituss Burgess, Yasiin Bey, Saul Williams, Eddie Murphy, John Leguizamo, Busta Rhymes, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Reggie Watts, Coolio, Will Smith, Taye Diggs, David Banner, Hinton Battle, Common, B.D. Wong, Chadwick Boseman

Peggy Ariana Grande, Alessia Cara, Willow Smith, Taylor Parks

Maria Reynolds Rihanna, Danielle Brooks, Amber Riley, Lena Hall

James Reynolds Kanye West, Drake

Samuel Seabury Fonzworth Bentley

Winters Ball Band The Roots

Directed by Craig Brewer, Baz Lurhman

[aaaaaa15]

If it was made now I'd want Donald Glover as Hamilton and Oscar Isaac as Burr. But yes, they'll be too old by the time it actually gets made.

[LMcC95]

Beyonce as Angelica Schuyler. ( I would not be surprised if she is on that Hamilton Mixtape that is coming out later this year)

[Dave19]

I don't think this will work on film. It is way too musical parody-ish.

 

Great singing can be sensational on screen but rapping into the camera is a bit lame. Also, the show is based on posturing and posing which can be funny in theatre but not on film.

 

[gypsy101]

in what way is it parodying musicals

[aaaaaa15]

Dave19 said: "I don't think this will work on film. It is way too musical parody-ish.

 

 

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Well there's a surprise.

[Dave19]

gypsy101 said: "in what way is it parodying musicals

 

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Repeating the name of the leading character 40 times in the opening song. Topped off with an affected look into the audience by saying the name one last time, before the mandatory headflip on the final chord.

All the lame acapella chorus parts in for example "what'd I miss" (very musical parody-ish) and many other fill up material that does not make sense musically.

A leading character strutting around the stage, shouting "just you wait, just you wait" all the time.

Self important lyrics, like, "the word got around, this kid is insane man".

The constant recurring row of people facing the aucience with affected faces, preferably turning on a chord.

The forced placement of "now we need a self important song" combined with "now we need a jolly song".

I could go on but I have work to do now.