From James Fowler’s Facebook page…

Who would you cast in a movie version of Gilligan’s Island?

If it were being directed by a reuniting Merchant and Ivory production house:

Gilligan: Johnny Depp

The Skipper: Brian Dennehy

Professor: Kevin Spacey

Ginger: Gweneth Paltrow

Mary Ann: Cameron Diaz

Mr Howel:  Sir Anthony Hopkins

Mrs Howel: Dame Judy Dench

Or if it were mounted by Spielberg:

Gilligan: Shila LeBeouf

The Skipper: John Goodman

Professor: Rick Moranis

Ginger: Whoopi Goldberg

Mary Ann: Dakota Fanning

Mr Howel:  William Hurt

Mrs Howel: Julian Moore

Imagine Christopher Nolan’s cast:

Gilligan: Christian Bale

The Skipper: Morgan Freeman

Professor: David Bowie

Ginger: Carrie Ann Moss

Mary Ann: Katie Holmes

Mr Howel:  Michael Caine

Mrs Howel: Scarlett Johansson in old makeup

Tim Burton’s cast would be like this:

Gilligan: A bug

The Skipper: An animated burlap sack

Professor: Johnny Depp

Ginger: Helena Bonham Carter

Mary Ann: A bug that has a corset on

Mr Howel:  A British Bug with a corset on

Mrs Howel: Dianne Wiest

If George Lucas were to do it:

Gilligan: A digitized Mark Hamill

The Skipper: A digitized Harrison Ford

Professor: A digitized General Akabar

Ginger: A digitized Natalie Portman

Mary Ann: A digitized Carrie Fisher

Mr Howel:  A digitized Alec Guiness

Mrs Howel: A real Shelagh Fraser