While largely unseen on its original release, "The Shawshank Redemption," a Depression-era prison drama based on a story by Stephen King, has turned into a bona fide classic–beautifully shot, thrilling, and profoundly moving. It certainly helps that two of the best actors around, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, anchored the movie with a pair of perfect performances. So for the reboot, you’ll have to have actresses just as good. We vote for Angela Bassett in the Freeman role, since she is shockingly underutilized (thanks Ryan Murphy) and equal parts tender and tough. And for the Robbins role, we’ll throw in for Sandra Bullock. Her dramatic work is usually her best, especially if you’re factoring in the recent triumphs of "Gravity" and "The Blind Side," so we think she’d really shine.
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