Altered Images – Celebs In Real-Life Roles

It’s rumoured that Hollywood hottie Russell Crowe is being lined up to play media mogul Rupert Murdoch in a movie adaptation of Sunday Times editor Sir Harold Evans’ memoirs. We can’t say we see the resemblance, but it wouldn’t be the first time we’ve been baffled by the celebs chosen to portray real people. At this rate we’re DEMANDING Rachael Mc Adams and Reese Witherspoon are cast in the movie about our lives, whenever that comes about…

 

Mark Whalberg as Micky Ward - The Fighter

 

Irish-American boxer Micky Ward may not suffer from the cauliflower ears and perma-scarred features of his contemporaries, but he is not, nor ever was, a looker to rival Marky Mark.

 

Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II - The Queen

 

One suspects that, even if she didn’t like the storyline, Her Majesty cannot have helped but be pleased with this casting decision. Don’t get us wrong, ma’am is looking well for her age, but she’s no Dame Helen.

 

James Franco as Aron Ralston - 127 Hours

 

Aron Ralston’s story was one of the most inspirational we’ve ever read, but when the book made it to the big screen we did a bit of a double-take; we never pegged pretty boy James Franco as the rugged, outdoorsy type.

 

Brat Pitt as Billy Beane - Moneyball

 

If all baseball coaches looked like Brad Pitt we’d have upped sticks for the USA a long, long time ago. Pitt played former Major League player turned Oakland Athletics coach in this 2011 hit.

 

Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins - Changeling

 

Pitt’s OH also got in on the real-life action, portraying single mother Christine Collins in this true-to-life 1920’s tale. Pictures of Collins from LA library archives prove she looked nothing like Angelina, but then again, who does…