Fan CastingBasic Instinct (2002)

by Paul Verhoeven / Joe Eszterhas

Story added by nitrogencake on May 28, 2024

The mysterious Catherine Tramell, a beautiful crime novelist, becomes a suspect when she is linked to the brutal death of a rock star. Investigated by homicide detective Nick Curran, Catherine seduces him into an intense relationship. Meanwhile, the murder case becomes increasingly complicated when more seemingly connected deaths occur and Nick's psychologist and lover, Beth Garner, appears to ...

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Fan CastingKiss Kiss Bang Bang

by Shane Black / Brett Halliday

Story added by nitrogencake on May 20, 2024

Two-bit crook Harry Lockhart stumbles into an audition for a mystery film while on the run from the cops. Winning the part, he lands in Hollywood, where he's flung into a tangled, murderous conspiracy with his childhood sweetheart, Harmony Lane, and hard-boiled private eye Perry van Shrike.

#whatif #neonoir #comedy #crime #blackcomedy

Fan CastingThe Penguin (2004)

by Matt Reeves and Lauren LeFranc

Story added by nitrogencake on May 3, 2024

Following the events of "The Batman," Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham

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Fan CastingScarface

The Original.

by Howard Hawks / Armitage Trail

Story added by nitrogencake on April 21, 2024

Key lieutenant of South Side Chicago crime boss Johnny Lovo, Tony Camonte is an ambitious and reckless gangster who ignores warnings not to mess with Irish gangs on the North Side. When the North Side retaliates, Tony essentially massacres them, leaving him on top of the world. Worried about Tony's overconfidence, however, Johnny orders him killed, but this also backfires, and Tony finds himsel...

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Fan CastingAlmost Cast: The Shawshank Redemption

by Frank Darabont

Story added by nitrogencake on April 15, 2024

Put the bunny back in the box.

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Fan CastingMystery Men (2009)

by Bob Burden / Kinka Usher

Story added by nitrogencake on April 12, 2024

Champion City already has a superhero, the appropriately named Captain Amazing, but that doesn't deter the city's seven quirky amateur crime-fighters, who use the Captain's capture at the hands of villain Casanova Frankenstein as motivation to prove themselves. The only problem is that their strange powers -- silverware hurling, bowling, shovel skills, incompetent invisibility and deadly flatul...

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Fan CastingThe Graduate

by Mike Nichols / Charles Webb

Story added by nitrogencake on April 10, 2024

Benjamin Braddock has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson, a bored housewife and friend of his parents. But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs. Robinson dema...

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Fan CastingDeath to Smoochy

Welcome to Fatty Arbuckle Land

by Adam Resnick / Danny DeVito

Story added by nitrogencake on April 7, 2024

Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status a...

#whatif #comedy #darkcomedy

Fan CastingMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2021)

Story added by nitrogencake on April 5, 2024

Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" -- left without resources or backup -- Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group ...