Fan-Cast: If a faithful David Bowie biopic was to be made

“We could be fan-cast, just for one day.”

With the news that a David Bowie biopic is in the works, you would expect fans to be joyous! However, the movie – entitled Stardust – won’t feature any of the the artist’s music, does not have the approval of Bowie’s family and has cast a musician who would be a better fit for a Rhys Ifans biopic as the iconic musician!

In light of this, we at ScreenHeads have put together a fan-cast that we think would work for a Bowie biopic that got the same treatment as the likes of last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody and this year’s Rocketman. Take a look and enjoy!

Benedict Cumberbatch as David Bowie

Charlie Heaton as Teenage/Early 20s David Bowie

Lady Gaga as Angie Bowie (First Wife)

Lili Reinhart as Teenage/Early 20s Angie Bowie

Tilda Swinton as Margaret Mary Jones (Bowie’s Mother)

Reece Shearsmith as Heywood Stenton Jones (Bowie’s Father)

Tobey Maguire as Terry Burns (Bowie’s Half Brother)

Asa Butterfield as Teenage/Early 20s Terry Burns

Stephen Graham as Ronnie Ross (Bowie’s Saxophone Tutor)

Lucas Hedges as Teenage/Early 20s George Underwood (Artist, Musician and Bowie’s Friend)

Joe Dempsey as Lindsey Kemp (Bowie’s Dance and Theatre Tutor)

Ben Hardy as Marc Bolan (Bowie’s Collaborator and Artistic Rival)

David Morrissey as Ken Pitt (Bowie’s Third Manager)

Craig Roberts as Tony Visconti (Bowie’s Bassist in ‘Hype’)

Bill Milner as John Cambridge (Bowie’s Drummer in ‘Hype’)

Matthew Beard as Mick Ronson (Bowie’s Electric Guitarist in ‘Hype’)

Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury (Bowie’s Collaborator on the song ‘Under Pressure’)

Michael Sheen as Jim Henson (Bowie’s Director on ‘Labyrinth’)

Alicia Keys as Man (Bowie’s Second Wife)