The announcement thatClint EastwoodmovieA Fistful of Dollarsis being remade has met with the usual wall of incredulity and scorn from social media, but in amongst the outrage, some fans have already moved on to petition for one particular person to be cast in the role of The Man With No Name. While the new iteration of the Spaghetti Western that spawned the genre is still in early development, and no casting decisions are on the horizon, the name that has started appearing in several online discussions is a familiar one – Eastwood.Scott Eastwood.
A Fistful of Dollars was released in 1964,directed by Sergio Leoneand starring Clint Eastwood as the enigmatic lead in what would become his greatest critical hit. The actor would reprise the role in two further films,For a Few Dollars More, andThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and the trilogy became a staple of a genre that continues to fascinate fans decades after its peak.
A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars is a spaghetti Western film from director Sergio Leone starring Clint Eastwood. A Fistful of Dollars is notable for being Clint Eastwood’s big break in Hollywood and also for being the beginning of the “Dollars Trilogy.” The film was followed by For a Few Dollars More in 1965 and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly in 1966.
The idea of remakingA Fistful of Dollarsstirred up the usual bemoaning of Hollywood’s inability to go more than a few months without resorting to rehashing older movies. If it has to happen though, some fans believe there is only one person capable of filling some Eastwood-sized boots, and that would be his son, Scott Eastwood.
Hollywood is often called out as a nepotistic daydream, where one generation of actors follows another into the world of movies, but there are many times when those family connections can work against the discourse and actually bring about success for projects that could otherwise be buried. The potentialcasting of Scott Eastwoodin his father’s role seems like the one thing that could quell the cries of outrage and get people behind the movie before it has even made it into production.
Who is Scott Eastwood?
Scott Eastwood received his first movie role, starring as Lundford in the war movieFlags of Our Fathers, which was directed by his father, Clint. However, for that role, and several that followed, he avoided using the name that would instantly have people crying “nepotism,” instead using the name Scott Reeves.
However, after starring in several movies under the pseudonym, Reeves became Eastwood, and has remained so ever since. He has made over 35 appearances on screen in the last two decades, with roles in 2014’sTexas Chainsaw, 2016’sSuicide Squad, and played Little Nobody inThe Fate of the FuriousandFast X. His upcoming roles include a team-up with Sylvester Stallone inAlarum,the Jamie Foxx movieTin Soldier, and starring alongside Kate Beckinsale in the dramaStolen Girl.
Scott Eastwood and Other Children of Famous Actors Who Became Great Actors Themselves
Being the child of prominent Hollywood figures can be daunting all on its own, but following in their famous footsteps can be downright intimidating.
With plenty of experience to draw on, as well as the Eastwood lineage, it is not hard to see why many fans believe that ifA Fistful of Dollars is going to be remade, then there is only one man who can walk those dusty trails. We can expect a long wait to discover who will be cast in the role made famous by Clint Eastwood, but in the meantime,theDollarstrilogy can be found streaming on Prime Video and Max.
