chipperA 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!
June 26 2012, 15:59:20 UTC 5 years ago
Shaun - Ian Somerhalder: This was very tough. I wanted someone for Shaun who was conventionally attractive - the kind of generic white male lead look - who was still a good actor. I'm not 100% satisfied with this pick, but he is capable of excellent emotional performances.
Mr Mason - Harrison Ford: You have to trust that face! He is an actor who has played a) a lot of heartthrobs and b) a lot of nice guys, so he looks like the kind of man you trust and find endearing. How he looks would be in direct conflict with the personality of Mr Mason.
Mrs Mason - Jessica Lange: I was watching Titus last week and loved her performance as a tricky woman doing her best to manipulate everyone around her. She has what I feel is the right look for the character and is capable of being both icy and charismatic.
Buffy - Ksenia Solo: I loved her in Lost Girl! She is very pretty - almost doll-like - and would be able to play Buffy as both comic and serious.
Senator Ryman - Idris Elba: I watched Luther because it had him in it. He's an excellent actor and alhtough he seems to have been playing villains of late he would work perfectly as modern politician with a grown daughter, and a loving husband.
Emily Ryman - Lisa Ray: She has been great in The World Unseen and Water. I'm working from TWU for this one, in which she plays a mother devoted to her children who is much more complex than she outwardly appears. She's very warm and elegant.
Becks - Emma Stone: As a confident Irwin Emma could absolutely command the camera, and would probably get a lot of the best lines! I really enjoy her as a comic actress, but I also think that she could carry the unrequited love for Shaun very well.
Maggie - Dichen Lachman: When Dichen finally got her own episode in Dollhouse I was overjoyed. As Maggie isn't field-trained I thought Dichen's performance as Priya - determined but domestic, and definitely a woman who must force herself to fight - and I can certainly see her as a very intelligent heiress who would rather stay out of the action.
Kelly Connolly - Sheetal Sheth: Kelly has a lot of innocence about her, or rather she doesn't immediately leap to question the motives of those around her. Sheetal has enormous eyes and a very open and expressive face, and I think she could portray Kelly's slow journey to awareness and determination very well.
Dr Abbey - Alex Kingston: Oh Alex, leading lady of my heart. She was fabulous in Upstairs Downstairs this year as a conflicted, driven, middle-aged archaeologist, and I'm certain she would be able to act the hell out of this part - along with Dr Abbey's near unbreakable calm and elusiveness.
Dr Shaw - Charlize Theron : She's so fabulous! That, and sci-fi goddess of my heart. She is very commanding and severe. I would possibly also accept Uma Thurman.
Dr Wynne - Harry Lennix: I'm not actually reccing him because of Dollhouse. I'm reccing him because his role as Aaron in Titus convinced me that he can play the villain very, very well.
June 26 2012, 17:31:55 UTC 5 years ago