Right. So about a week ago I found the book The Stars My Destination, written by Alfred Bester. I finally started reading it thursday afternoon, and finished it friday evening. It is by far one of the most interesting stories that I have read in quite some time. It really is almost nothing like what I have limited myself to reading.
Well-developed characters abound in that novel, to the point where I was able to recall a character that had been briefly explored about a hundred pages prior. It's not often that I read a story and imagine how awesome it would be to see it turned into a movie, but this one just begs to be placed on the big screen. In fact, as I was reading I could not help but start casting it in my mind.
For instance, Presteign of Presteign could only be played by Roger Allam. I honestly can no longer read about a ruthless man who would sell out everything he knows and loves without hearing the voice of Lewis Prothero. Except I see him playing Presteign more as he played E.P Arnold Royalton, which makes sense since he would be playing the Head of an economic powerhouse.
I want to cast Brad Pitt as something, because I want to cast him in absolutely everything. So, I'm thinking maybe as Dagenham. Not sure though, because again, I want to cast him in absolutely everything. Maybe as a Mr. Presto? That would be interesting, but there's not enough appearances of a Mr. Presto to justify hiring him. In an ideal world where he works free, maybe.
I really am stumped as to who should play Gully Foyle, though. He would have to be capable of playing a brute, a buffoon, a socialite, and above all someone who is absolutely driven by revenge. I may have had an idea last night, but now it has gone flittering away. Johnny Knoxville, maybe. Actually now that I think about it, he would be perfect. Of course, I tend to cast him when I can't cast Brad Pitt, so that might just be why I think he would be perfect.
Anyway, that's about it for tonight. Goodnight everybody, and stay safe out there.
Well-developed characters abound in that novel, to the point where I was able to recall a character that had been briefly explored about a hundred pages prior. It's not often that I read a story and imagine how awesome it would be to see it turned into a movie, but this one just begs to be placed on the big screen. In fact, as I was reading I could not help but start casting it in my mind.
For instance, Presteign of Presteign could only be played by Roger Allam. I honestly can no longer read about a ruthless man who would sell out everything he knows and loves without hearing the voice of Lewis Prothero. Except I see him playing Presteign more as he played E.P Arnold Royalton, which makes sense since he would be playing the Head of an economic powerhouse.
I want to cast Brad Pitt as something, because I want to cast him in absolutely everything. So, I'm thinking maybe as Dagenham. Not sure though, because again, I want to cast him in absolutely everything. Maybe as a Mr. Presto? That would be interesting, but there's not enough appearances of a Mr. Presto to justify hiring him. In an ideal world where he works free, maybe.
I really am stumped as to who should play Gully Foyle, though. He would have to be capable of playing a brute, a buffoon, a socialite, and above all someone who is absolutely driven by revenge. I may have had an idea last night, but now it has gone flittering away. Johnny Knoxville, maybe. Actually now that I think about it, he would be perfect. Of course, I tend to cast him when I can't cast Brad Pitt, so that might just be why I think he would be perfect.
Anyway, that's about it for tonight. Goodnight everybody, and stay safe out there.
Also, Captain Y'ang-Yeovil needs to be played by Paul Guilfoyle, and Robin Wednesbury should be played by Halle Berry.
Guilfoyle might be good for Yang-Yeovil, but I submit that Cheech Marin would be even better - if you couldn't get Chow Yun-Fat.
Edited at 2008-12-21 04:30 pm (UTC)
Also, inexplicably omitted from previous comment was the suggestion of getting Beyonce or Jennifer Wilson for Robin Wednesbury. Halle Berry is a fine actress, but a little old for the part, methinks.
I am trying to figure out how one would go about filming the escape from the Geoffre Martel, considering as how it is absolutely lightless except for when Dagenham visits or when Foyle gets the IR goggles. Even then, he destroys the IR lightsources partway through, plunging them into darkness again.
I think the escape from the Geoffre Martel would require some damn good scripting. Paging William Goldman...
Of course, this is just a thought experiment, because no studio would film a book that has a rape scene which is fairly crucial to character development.