The Rockford Files (2013)

[MontyServo]

http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/universal-develops-the-rockford-files-for-vince-vaughn-to-play-james-garner-role/#more-257453

Universal Pictures has set David Levien and Brian Koppelman to write The Rockford Files, a feature adaptation of the memorable series that ran on NBC from 1974-80 and featured James Garner as the down and out private eye. The studio will develop the film as a star vehicle for Vince Vaughn to play Rockford, and Vaughn and Victoria Vaughn will produce through their U-based Wild West Picture Show Productions banner.

In the original series created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell, Rockford was a private eye who'd spent a few years in San Quentin before being pardoned. He worked and lived out of a mobile home near the beach in Malibu, and unlike most of his TV detective peers, he dressed disheveled, and mostly used his charm and guile to talk his way out of trouble, instead of shooting. Vaughn certainly has that verbal dexterity. Universal's sister network NBC has been trying to relaunch The Rockford Files as a TV series, but put the brakes on it last year.

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no !!!!!!111!!!!!    

I would normally be interested in a reboot of Rockford which is one of the best TV shows ever, but Vince Vaughn is a horrible choice in my opinion to fill James Garner's shoes.  I can't stand him and generally avoid anything he does.

A much better choice for the role of Jim Rockford would be... well I don't know.  I would prefer a serious actor that can do the light comedy needed for the role than the other way around.  Has Clive Owen ever shown any touches of humor in any of his roles?  Someone like him would be good in the role if so.  George Clooney, of course, would be perfect - he is practically the modern equivalent to James Garner.

Any ideas of who would be better than Vince Vaughn?  Not that it matters, he is producing the film as a starring vehicle for himself.  And I will see it since I love the Jim Rockford character so much.  But I will not be happy about it.

[Tripe]

Yeah Clive Owen could probably pull it off.

[mrbasehart]

Vince Vaughn? They must out of their goddamn minds. 

There's one actor who'd be easy to cast as Jim Rockford: