Here's a few of mine, just to get the ball rolling:
Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books:
I think the casting for 'One for the Money' was pure crap, to be honest. Katherine Heigl just wasn't in-your-face enough for Stephanie, and neither Morelli nor Ranger felt right to me.
- Joe Morelli: Joe Manganiello. He's not just hot, he can also do funny like nobody's business.
- Grandma: Betty White. See above about 'funny.' You could even get William Shatner to play one of her many geriatric beaux and there's a laugh riot waiting to happen right there.
- Stephanie's Mom: Lorraine Bracco.
Jonathan Kellerman:
- Alex Delaware: Noah Wyle. Definitely.
- Robin: Bryce Dallas Howard. That 'delicate redhead with a backbone' look is perfect.
Lawrence Block's Hit Man novels:
- Keller: Michael C. Hall. Yeah, it's typecasting, but he does the 'man at sea, without a tether' sort of thing in a way that's very fitting for Keller.
So, folks, who would you cast, and in what role?
I have yet to make a longform review of "WE", but one thing I plan to say is if they ever do get around to making a movie out of it, Christian Bale would be an excellent D-503. (Maybe that's just me having "Equilibrium" on the brain, though.)
ReplyDeleteMy dream casting for a movie version of "More Than Human" had Viggo Mortensen as Lone.
If they ever do make the "Foundation" trilogy into a series, as they've been mulling over for some time now, we should see Dakota Fanning as Arkady Darell (assuming she hasn't outgrown the role by then).
Much talk has circulated between friends about a live-action "Black Jack" adaptation. Byung-hun Lee, maybe?
... Also, who plays Burke from the Vachss novels?
You know, I have yet to make up my mind about Burke. Maybe a very grunged-up Daniel Craig?
DeleteWorkable! Go see "Layer Cake", his pre-Bond Britcrime film where he definitely shows off his grimier sides, and see what you think.
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