recast

verb

re·cast (ˌ)rē-ˈkast

recast; recasting

Synonyms of recast next

transitive verb

: to cast again

recast a gun

recast a play

also : remodel, refashion

recasts his political image to fit the times

recast

ˈrē-ˌkast

(ˌ)rē-ˈkast

noun

Examples of recast in a Sentence

The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns. When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role. The director recast some of the actors in the play. You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer. He recast his political image to fit the times.

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This game recasts lethal dungeon crawls as a reality TV death sport that’s a little WWE and a little Smash TV. —

Rob Wieland, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The late Andre Braugher was supposed to star as White House chief usher A.B. Wynter; Giancarlo Esposito was recast in the role following Braugher’s death. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 As The Matrix 5 served as a soft reboot and a sequel, the film found Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving recast with their characters, Morpheus and Agent Smith, played by Jonathan Groff and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, respectively. —

Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins. —

George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recast