Content is hard. Let's have CASTING!: seanan

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!

spitphyre

June 25 2012, 19:39:41 UTC 5 years ago

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I don't know if she'd be too old but I'd like to see Jamie Chung playing George. Or Kristen Keurk? Though I don't know, when she smiles it might be too much?

Other people? I like the suggestion of Jesse Williams playing Shawn which would work well with Jamie's age. Or Jensen Ackles since he does a good job doing storming around angry at the world. He's probably too old by now though?

I want to cast Maggie but I don't know any young women I like who look like she is in my head. Everyone is too thin and I always pictured her less so but still gorgeous. It's probably not a surprise I can't think of anyone with the body type I would look for :/

I have pictured an actor/director friend of mine as Mahir this whole time but I know it would be wrong since my friend is Iranian and Mahir is Indian but I just cannot shake the image of Kevin Hamadini playing him.

The suggestion as Hayden Panettier for Buffy is a good one. The only other suggestions I have are too old for the role now :P

I don't have more time right now but I will think about some more characters...