So the buzz going around the internet is that Gerard Butler, of such movies as 300 and White House Down, is going to be starring as legendary Bodie (Bodhi on wikipedia, but grow up) in the upcoming remake of the cult classic Point Break. This role was made famous by the late and great Patrick Schwayze, who was the blonde haired leader of a band of surfers/extreme athletes who doubled as the dead presidents and robbed banks for the adrenaline rush. Point Break is a classic with a young Keaanu Reeves playing former football star turned FBI agent, Johnny Utah, and had Gary Busey as his experienced and crazy partner. This movie is incredible and if you haven't seen it, but make fun of it, get your shit together. It was directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who would later get an Oscar for the Hurt Locker, and her work showed in the great scene where they go skydiving. But all this buzz is about how Gerard Butler should not play Bodie, he can't measure up with Schwayze, but realistically can anyone? The answer is no, but i'll give you my casting list.
Taylor Kitsch aka Tim Riggins will be my first choice to play Bodie. Kitsch was supposed to be a big start after Friday Night Lights, but he was in two of the biggest bombs ever, John Carter and Battleship. Being in Point Break is the jump start he needs to achieve everything Tim Riggins dreamed of. Runner up for the role: Chris Hemsworth, Garrett Hedlund, and Chris Pratt
And for Johnny Utah, we get Channing Tatum. You can't abandon what worked in the original Point Break. A guy who repeatedly had a dumb look on his face. Look at Channing Tatum, he looks like in that photo and routinely plays someone who is dumb, reminds me a little of Keanu Reeves. Runner up- JGL, the guy who played Jason Street
Yep pretty dumb
Does it get any better than Schwayze in Red Dawn? RIP
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