Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Content is hard. Let's have CASTING!

It's been a while since we've had a good fantasy casting thread, and this promises to be a crazy week at work, so I figure it's time to have a pretty party. This week, we're casting Feed. Feel free to cast other works in the Newsflesh universe as well (so if you want a high-profile actress for Becks, when it's essentially a cameo in the first book, explain how you'll use her in the second). Pictures are a plus!

A few things to keep in mind:

There is absolutely no reason, by the text, that the actors cast for Georgia and Shaun need to be white. George is described as "pale" after she's been inside for a long period of time, but that's it. The only characters that really need to be cast Caucasian are Buffy and the older Masons (Stacy and Michael). Buffy because she's blonde, the Masons because they're a very specific sort of suburban archetype gone horribly wrong.

Your Shaun and Georgia should be similar in age, because they're going to be playing off each other a lot.

Explaining your casting/supplying pictures is a big, big plus.

At the end of the week—well, Thursday; I'm on a plane all day Friday—I'll pick the dream cast I like best and send them a signed copy of Blackout. Because I hate the post office but hate thinking about addresses more, this is open to everyone.

Have fun!
Tags: feed, giving stuff away, mira grant, party games, silliness
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booniverse

June 25 2012, 17:31:27 UTC 5 years ago

Awww...this is about 10 to 15 years too late to have Ben Browder (Farscape, SG:1) play Shaun because he'd nail that part hook line and sinker. I suppose Jeremy Renner (Avengers) is also a little too long in the tooth but I picture Shaun with that sort of body type and both actors do sarcastic well. Maybe Brian J. Smith (from Stargate Universe)?

Again if it were 15ish years ago, I'd cast Salma Hayek (Desperado) as Georgia because Selma plays headstrong women and I generally like Salma Hayek. Maybe Jessica Alba (fantastic Four)? I like the idea of underscoring that Georgia and Shaun aren't genetically related and I can't think of a non-white actor with the Shaun body type off the top of my head. I also think Alba could indeed play a smart and cool character well.

Speaking of Avengers, Scarlett Johansson for Buffy?

The Masons: Timothy Hutton and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Hutton's got the acting chops to play Awesome on the outside, kinda slimy on the inside. Sarah Michelle Gellar would just be kinda funny to cast as Mrs. Mason because everyone knows SMG from the do right Buffy and this role would play to and pervert that.

spectralbovine

June 25 2012, 17:57:13 UTC 5 years ago

Ooh, I like that Masons casting, although SMG is a bit young for Mrs. Mason. Let's age her up just for the movie.

booniverse

June 25 2012, 18:08:57 UTC 5 years ago

I thought of that but when I looked at Hutton pics from Leverage he's not so old looking and in pics with the wedding dress of SMG from iMDB she's looking a little gray around the edges. Hutton younged and SMG oldered would probably work well.