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!

brownkitty

June 26 2012, 04:19:49 UTC 5 years ago

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Chris Pine as Shaun. For some reason, to me this picture says, "I'm going to go find something dead and poke it with a stick." http://www.imdb.com/media/rm243971584/nm1517976

Kevin Kline as Michael Mason. Specifically how he appeared in this pic. Looks like a harmless math professor, doesn't he? http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1791395328/nm0000177

Joan Allen as Stacy Mason. Calm, beautiful, and utterly ruthless. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm700821504/nm0000260

If I change things slightly, and cast Thandie Newton as Stacey Mason, then Zoe Saldana as George works. Otherwise, George is refusing to comply with any of the actors I suggest.

Agreed with whoever said Nathan Fillion for Peter Ryman. I think he'd do a wonderful job at "just folks," which seemed to be how Ryman was running his campaign.

Carrie-Anne Moss as Emily Ryman. This pic looks like someone who'd do quite well in a formal setting, but doesn't stay inside all day every day. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2423429888/nm0005251

Dileep Rao as Mahir. I don't know why, but my mental picture of Mahir includes a physical perception of softness. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm93961216/nm2438307

Ali Larter as Becks, but DEFINITELY NOT as a blonde. Becks is not blonde, despite the bleach. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3818356992/tt1220634

Morena Baccarin as Magdelene. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm801151232/nm1072555

I am REALLY tempted to say Anthony Hopkins as Tate, but Tate wasn't quite that classy with his evil. Hmmm...Martin Sheen, perhaps? This picture has him looking just a tad off, which might fit well. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3848254208/nm0000640 Or maybe John Lithgow http://www.imdb.com/media/rm219647488/nm0001475

LeeLee Sobieski as Buffy, only she needs more curl to her hair. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm532387584/nm0005447

Dammit, who's the security guy who helped Shaun escape after George was killed? Because this is him. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm822189312/tt0460780

idancewithlife

June 26 2012, 04:57:24 UTC 5 years ago

Oh great choices!! I didn't have pictures of most of them in my head, but when I looked at your choices, there was an instant-ding!-that's them. I'm in lust with your choice for Mahir.
And it would be great for Sheen to get to play a evil politician.
Steve was the helpful Secret Service guy.

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