From James Fowler’s Facebook page…<\/p>\n

Who would you cast in a movie version of Gilligan’s Island?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

If it were being directed by a reuniting Merchant and Ivory<\/strong> production house:<\/h2>\n

Gilligan: Johnny Depp<\/p>\n

The Skipper: Brian Dennehy<\/p>\n

Professor: Kevin Spacey<\/p>\n

Ginger: Gweneth Paltrow<\/p>\n

Mary Ann: Cameron Diaz<\/p>\n

Mr Howel:\u00a0 Sir Anthony Hopkins<\/p>\n

Mrs Howel: Dame Judy Dench<\/p>\n

Or if it were mounted by Spielberg<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n

Gilligan: Shila LeBeouf<\/p>\n

The Skipper: John Goodman<\/p>\n

Professor: Rick Moranis<\/p>\n

Ginger: Whoopi Goldberg<\/p>\n

Mary Ann: Dakota Fanning<\/p>\n

Mr Howel:\u00a0 William Hurt<\/p>\n

Mrs Howel: Julian Moore<\/p>\n

Imagine Christopher Nolan’s<\/strong> cast:<\/h2>\n

Gilligan: Christian Bale<\/p>\n

The Skipper: Morgan Freeman<\/p>\n

Professor: David Bowie<\/p>\n

Ginger: Carrie Ann Moss<\/p>\n

Mary Ann: Katie Holmes<\/p>\n

Mr Howel:\u00a0 Michael Caine<\/p>\n

Mrs Howel: Scarlett Johansson in old makeup<\/p>\n

Tim Burton’s<\/strong> cast would be like this:<\/h2>\n

Gilligan: A bug<\/p>\n

The Skipper: An animated burlap sack<\/p>\n

Professor: Johnny Depp<\/p>\n

Ginger: Helena Bonham Carter<\/p>\n

Mary Ann: A bug that has a corset on<\/p>\n

Mr Howel:\u00a0 A British Bug with a corset on<\/p>\n

Mrs Howel: Dianne Wiest<\/p>\n

If George Lucas<\/strong> were to do it:<\/h2>\n

Gilligan: A digitized Mark Hamill<\/p>\n

The Skipper: A digitized Harrison Ford<\/p>\n

Professor: A digitized General Akabar<\/p>\n

Ginger: A digitized Natalie Portman<\/p>\n

Mary Ann: A digitized Carrie Fisher<\/p>\n

Mr Howel:\u00a0 A digitized Alec Guiness<\/p>\n

Mrs Howel: A real Shelagh Fraser<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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