23 – Hunchback Dream Cast

Critiquing Disney’s 1996 Victor Hugo adaptation

Tom, David, and Zack discuss the architecture in Disney’s animated 1996 adaptation of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

SEE: Disney’s Notre-Dame vs Real Notre-Dame

SEE: Up-wrong bell (clapper strikes counter to bell’s motion) 

SEE: Up-right bell (clapper strikes in-sync with bell’s motion)

SEE: Hunchback Intro up-wrong bell (behind title, 9 seconds)

SEE: Palais de la Cité, a.k.a.: Palais de Justice, Paris

Tom, David, and Zack share their proposed casting lists for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney’s Hunchback of Notre-Dame. In order of discussion:

QUASIMODO: Original 1996 Casting—Tom Hulce

Jesús Castro—cast by Zack

Rami Malek—cast by David

Peter Dinklage—cast by Tom

ESMERALDA: Original 1996 Casting—Demi Moore & Heidi Mollenhauer

Alina Serban—cast by Zack

Renée Elise Goldsberry—cast by David

Zoe Saldaña—cast by Tom

PHOEBUS: Original 1996 Casting—Kevin Kline

Gaspard Ulliel (deceased)—in memoriam, Zack

Stephen Manas—cast by Zack

Chris Pine—cast by Tom

The Hollywood Chrises—go-to list for David

FROLLO: Original 1996 Casting—Tony Jay

Vincent Cassel—cast by Zack

Charles Dance—cast by Tom

Mark Strong—cast by David, choice 1

Billy Crudup—cast by David choice 2

CLOPIN: Original 1996 Casting—Paul Kandel

Óscar Jaenada—cast by Zack

Tom Hiddleston—cast by David, choice 1

Robert Carlyle—cast by David, choice 2

Maisie Williams—cast by David, choice 3

ARCHDEACON: Original 1996 Casting—David Ogden Stiers

Gérard Depardieu—hard rejection by Zack

Daniel Auteuil—cast by Zack

Brian Cox—cast by David

Donald Sumpter—cast by Tom

VICTOR: Original 1996 Casting—Charles Kimbrough

Stephen Merchant—cast by Zack

Jim Carter—cast by Tom

HUGO: Original 1996 Casting—Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander (why not?)—recast by Zack

Trevor Noah—cast by Zack

Jerome Flynn—cast by Tom

LAVERNE: Original 1996 Casting—Mary Wickes

Tony Shalhoub—cast by Tom

Aisha Tyler—cast by Zack