Casting Call

[Diyos ng Kamatayan]

Think fast! Name a comic, novel, cartoon, etc. which you'd like to see turned into a feature-length film. Then give your cast of characters and the actors/actresses you want to protray those characters.

Ex: Batman The Dark Knight Returns

Batman- Cliont Eastwood
Robin- Natalie Portman
Ellen Yindel-
Joker- Jack Nicholson
Superman- Dean Cain (Christopher Reeves sana)
Jim Gordon-
Mutant Boss- CGI

Make your own, or replace mine. I just wanna see your opinions.

[Jacob]

Wacky Races:

Car No. 1 (The Bouldermobile) The Slag Bros - Stephen Baldwin and Ron Perlman
Car No. 2 (The Creepy Coupe) The Gruesome Twosome - Gheorghe Muresan and Tim Curry
Car No. 3 (The Convert-A-Car)Prof. Pat Pending - a no brainer, Christopher Lloyd
Car No. 4 (Crimson Haybailer) Red Max - Eric Idle
Car No. 5 (Compact Pussycat)Penelope Pitstop - Mira Sorvino or Alicia Silverstone
Car No. 6 (Army Surplus Special) Sarge & Pvt. Pinkley - Dan Ackroyd & Seth Green (Dr. Evil's son)
Car No. 7 (Bulletproof Bomb) The Ant Hill Mob - Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pesci, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo, Rick Moranis
Car No. 8 (Arkansas Chug-A-Bug) Luke - Harry Dean Stanton
Car No. 9 (Turbo Terrific) Peter Perfect - Matthew McConaughey or Brendan Fraser
Car No. 10 (Buzzwagon) Rudy Roughcut - John Goodman
Car No. 00 (The Mean Machine) **** Dastardly - Quentin Tarantino

[Jacob]

Who will play Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider movie? I would love to see Liz Hurley in short shorts and hiking boots!

Nice topic diyos! Shades of Wizard ;)

[This message has been edited by Jacob (edited 08-12-1999).]

[Diyos ng Kamatayan]

Death of Superman/Reign of the Supermen

Superman: Dean Cain (NEVER NICK CAGE)
Lois Lane: Sandra Bullock
Jimmy Olsen: Jay from Kevin Smith's filcks
(BUT NO SNOTCHIE BOOTCHIES)
Perry White: They guy from the TV show
Lex Luthor: Gene Hackman or Patrick Stewart
(Stewart has the bald look)
Doomsday: CGI
Cyborg: Dean Cain
Eradicator: Tough choice...
Superboy: Whoever'd make a good punk kid
Steal: Shaq O'Neal or even better, Ving Rhames

Then there are all the extras during the funeral.... and the JLA. But I'd never cast those guys in that HBO movie.

[Jacob]

Diyos: Mukhang tayo lang ang pumupuno nito a... pero here goes...

NINJA SCROLL:
Jubei - Mark Dacascos
Kagero - China Chow or Akira Fubuki!!!!
that old guy - Pat Morita

DEADPOOL
Wade Wilson - Bruce Campbell
T-Ray - Stone Cold Austin
Montgomery - Rob Schneider
Zoe McCulloden - Carrie Ann Moss




[This message has been edited by Jacob (edited 08-17-1999).]

[Aragorn]

Hey Diyos and Jacob! I've got an idea of my own...

The Sandman (purely hypothetical, of course!)

Wynona Ryder: Death
David Bowie: Morpheus (remember "Labyrinth"?)
Glenn Close (just dye her hair): Desire
Despair: CGI
Destruction: anybody big, with a beard

This would be an interesting movie, considering that David Bowie's English aloofness and haughtiness would go well with Ryder's childish banter. And Glenn Close would make a very good antagonist...just as she was in "The Paper". Personally, I'd like to see Minnie Driver as one of the human characters...she's got this Gaiman-esque quality to her.

[nix]

Yes, Minnie Driver does have that quality, but I can't stand her. Did you see her performance in Tarzan?! Yetch!!!

[Diyos ng Kamatayan]

I have a certin bias with anime. I never cast an anime movie, because I love the art. and samurai movies should stay Japanese.

[Aragorn]

I know they've got a movie in the works, but here's my casting for The Lord of the Rings:

The Hobbits: Frodo & Co.--I'm sure the Muppeteers and ILM can cook something interesting.

Aragorn: Alec Baldwin
Grima Wormtongue: the bad guy in Fargo---the one with the crooked teeth.
Faramir: Sam Neill
Boromir: any action actor
Legolas: Maybe the guy who played the human "Casper" in the most recent production. Or maybe even James Van Der Beek
Galadriel: Robin Wright/Michelle Pfeiffer
I don't have any idea whom to cast as Elrond, though.

[batang uliran]

I deliberated about where to put this and decided to place it here instead of starting a new topic.

Here is the cast of the upcoming X-Men movie - not my choices mind you but the actual choices by the film's director and producer:

Director: Bryan Singer (Usual Suspects)
Professor X: Patrick Stewart
Storm: Halle Berry
Magneto: Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters)
Mystique: Rebecca Romjin-Stamos (SI swimsuit model and top supermodel)
Jean Grey: Famke Janssen (Goldeneye)
Rogue: Anna Paquin (The Piano)
Wolverine: Dougray Scott (Ever After)
Toad: Ray Park (Darth Maul in Episode 1)

The role of Cyclops has yet to be cast. Shooting is starting next month and the movie will hit theaters next year.

[Aragorn]

Batang Uliran: cool! that's another movie to look forward to...I just hope they don't mangle the entire thing. Patrick Stewart as Prof X, huh? It figures.

[Diyos ng Kamatayan]

I was hoping they'd put Robert DeNiro for Wolvie. He's old, and he act a tough guy. Problem is... Wolvie's a runt, i.e. short.

Anyway.....

Battle Chasers The Movie

Garrison: Tom Cruise
Gully: Child Search
Knolan: some old guy
Calibretto: CGI
King Vaneer: James Woods (SLEEEEEZY)
Clavius: James Vander Beek
Red Monika: Cindy Crawford or Angelica Bridges (NAME ME MORE REDHEADS!)
Brass Demur: AH-nold Schwartzeneger
August: Clint Eastwood
Maestro: Shang Tsung from Mk (either TV or film)
Aramus: some big red-head gu with a beard. batsa BRAWN, with some skill.

Proiblem is, I do not know any other critical characters. Like Ep 1, this will be mostly CGI, since this is of the techno-fantasy genre of the Final Fantasy Series. Muy only problem is Madureira's art, which define 99% of Battle Chasers. My primary choice would be to animate it using his art style but above is my cast for a live-action version.

And I thought they got Sarah Michelle Gehllar for Rogue? Anna Paquin is too young and DOES NOT have the Rogue's southern accent
Why not:
Rogue: Courtney Cox
Magneto: Christopher Lambert

[batang uliran]

I think Anna Paquin would do fine. Saw her pretty much grown up in this teen comedy She's All that. Regarding the accent, don't think that would be much of a problem as many of these actors and actresses are able to do good accents just fine.

Ian Mckellan would probably be ok as well and though Lambert would have been a fine though younger Magneto.

De Niro I think would be too old to play Wolverine.

[Diyos ng Kamatayan]

The entire point of putting De Niro as Logan is really Wolvie's age. He has had memories dating back to World War 2. His age is also another reason why he can't stand being under one-eyed boy scouts.

[batang uliran]

I agree that he's had a wealth of experience - he and Maverick and Sabretooth go back to that elite unit they were all a part of - but my guess is that his healing factor prevents all those years from showing! He definitely doesn't look that old in the comic books.

[Diyos ng Kamatayan]

Bingo, BU! but can he pull of the tough guy routine? Ray Park is short enough to play Wolvie, just dubb his voice with the voice-actor from the X-Men cartoon of Fox.

Now for my Natalie Portman, Rachel Leigh Cook dream project:

Gen 13 the movie (Live action)

Fairchild: Natalie Portman (just dye her hair; she'd look good as a red-head)
Freefall: Rachel Leigh Cook (purple contacts and purple dye)
Grunge: Jason Scott Lee
Burnout: Some chick attracting, blond w/ short hair
Rainmaker: Tia Carrere or
Lynch: Clint Eastwood
Threshold:So hard to think..... (maybe some chick-attracting blonde w/ long hair)
Bliss: Carmen Electra or Cindy Crawford
Ivana: Carrie Ann Moss Famke Jansen or Angelica Huston

All that's left is to keep the story as close to the comic book mini-series as possible. Also remove the shots w/ the women's half-ripped clothes.
Problem: J. Scott Campbell's & jim Lee's art won't be in it.

[batang uliran]

Hey DNK, you're forgetting that Caitlin is well over 6 feet and full figured so Natalie Portman is a no go! That part calls for more like a Letitia Casta or Rebecca Romjin-Stamos.

[Diyos ng Kamatayan]

DAMN! There goes the dream..... Thanks a lot, BU.... I keep forgeting Campbell sticks a lot of T&A shots in his works. Time to revise the character sketches a bit to fit her in.....

[CaRaMBa]

Still cooking up mine. In the meantime, any other takers?

[mparaz]

Have you read Arnold Arre's MYTHOLOGY CLASS under Alamat Comics? The UP'ers can really relate to that. I think that would make a neat mini-series.

For something foreign, I always have thought Sierra On-Line's Leisure Suit Larry would be neat... or maybe King's Quest.