Shadowknight434 on 13/11/2003 at 18:05
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Originally posted by Yandros C'mon, there are plenty of worse choices for Garrett.
Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Steven Seagal...
Only thing I don't get is, since Stephen Russell is an accomplished stage actor, why the hell don't they have him play Garrett?
Good thought, but what does he acutally look like? I've never seen a picture of him, so for all I know he is a 400 lbs. fat guy.
I think if Anthony Micheal Hall were to dye his hair and let it grow a bit, he would have an adaquit Garrett look. And he certainly has the voice nessasary.
You may remember him as the dork from the 80's that always played, um, dorks. He was the son in National Lampoon's Vacations, the blonde geek in Wierd Science, and even in Sixteen Candles and the Breakfast Club. He has also played Bill Gates in "Pirates of Silicon Vally" and is most recently playing a dark, but comedic role, as Johnny Smith in "The Dead Zone" on USA, based off the Stephan King novel of the same name.
His early work doesn't lend you to the idea of him as Garrett, granted. But if you look at him today in The Dead Zone, and see his him in dark hair and a cloak, you can see what I see. And his voice is earily simular to Mr. Russell, so it wouldn't be to jarring to the fans.
Check out the show (
http://www.usanetwork.com/series/thedeadzone/) HERE Tell me he doesn't have a voice and a brooding nature that would lend quite well to Garrett
Shadowknight434 on 13/11/2003 at 18:08
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Originally posted by Yandros Why not just reunite Toby with Kirsten Dunst? :rolleyes:
Because, man! Sara Michelle Gellar!
Sorry. She's hot.
Even still, I don't think Dunst could pull off an evil villianens plant lady. Gellar has done evil before, both in the last season of "Buffy" (playing the First) and in "Cruel Intentions." Dunst just has to much Cutsey quality about her.
Navyhacker006 on 13/11/2003 at 18:39
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Originally posted by Chimpy Chompy Isn't she naked most of the time anyway, apart from when in disguise?
I meant while in disguise, but...
Being naked with expert make-up making one look like a tree is one thing; being naked for appeal is another. Besides, she's also completely in shadow each time.
Gellar did do a good job in Cruel intentions, but shouldn't they at least look for a person who sounds like Terri Brosius? When my mind compares Gellar to Viktoria, I don't see it....
==Navyhacker006
Zaphod on 13/11/2003 at 18:49
Here's the thing: Sarah Michelle Gellar is short, blond, and pixieish, and Victoria should be tall, dark, and willowy. Someone like Famke Janssen would be perfect (even though I can't stand her). I mean, I love me some SMG, but she doesn't have nearly the emotional groundedness or range to play someone like Victoria. It would come out all snotty and prissy and teen-angst flouncy.
They chose Tobey because movie studios could honestly give a rat's ass about "staying true to the game characters." They will cast whoever they think will make the movie the most money. Right now, that's apparently Tobey. I rather liked him in Spiderman. Peter Parker is a young, nerdy, self-conscious kid, and I think he was perfectly cast in that role.
But Garrett defniately isn't a teen - if anything, he's closer to 40 than he is to 20. He's hard boiled. He's gritty. He's Scott Glenn before he's Topher Grace. And I've said it before, and I'll say it again - Hugh Jackman would the most obvious choice in the world, with the recent addition of Jason Statham as the dark horse long-shot.
It would take a pretty special movie, regardless of cast, to equal the experience I get when I actually BECOME Garrett and move around The City through his eyes. Maybe it could be done, but I think it's such a slim chance that it's tough to get worked up about casting.
paloalto on 13/11/2003 at 19:06
How about Johnny Depp as a young Garrett? I think thats how you spell his name.
liamhaynes on 13/11/2003 at 19:18
yea, i got to agree with paloalto on this, look at Jhonny Depp in Pirates of the Caribian and he seems like the vbest choice. as for that spderman bloke..............argh, what a taffer!!!!!
Liam
honeymaker on 13/11/2003 at 19:32
Though this thread is entertaining, do you taffers actually think they'll make a Thief movie just b/c some mag mentioned the possibilty? Hell, even if it did get the green light, by the time it actually started filming Tobey really WOULD be old enough to play the part. :cheeky:
Zaphod on 13/11/2003 at 19:48
Honeydew - nah, but it's a fun topic to dredge up every 6 months or so.
Silver Sorrow on 13/11/2003 at 20:13
Cripes, the mind reels...so I'll let it. I got nothing else to do today.
Instead of a traditional Garrett-as-male, let's knock conventional wisdom on its head -- i.e., throw the entire friggin' story out the window altogether -- and cast that Reese Witherspoon idiot as "Garrette"...we can call it "Illegally Blonde"!
Wait, I'm not done yet.
Two considerations for Constantine: Al Pacino in full-scream mode ("Your part is done, motherf*cker!!"), or the always-delightful (yet quickly-aging-beyond-his-usefulness) Anthony Hopkins ("Good evening Garrette...").
It gets worse. That's right...stop hiding behind the pillow, because it always gets worse! The horror never ends when Hollywood is involved...
After six months of painful negotiations, Witherspoon's people back out of the deal, the name and the plot are scrapped, and Halle Berry is coaxed into reading for the role with the promise of full-frontal nudity and a percentage of the profits. The main character's name is changed from "Garrette" to "Jinx" and the premise is reset in a nonspecific year between 2000 and 2010...or even up to 2030 if the CGI guys are any good.
The new plot: "Jinx" is a former CIA killer who wreaks her revenge on the evil man who tried to kill her (Constantine) and his equally-evil right-hand woman (Viktoria) who kicked her dog and took a dump in her mailbox. Michael Caine is briefly considered for the role of Constantine, as is Barry Bostwick (why not?)...after much deliberation, Leslie Nielsen is given the role...for a percentage of the profits and a guarantee of full-frontal nudity.
Viktoria, in the meantime, is retooled as a blatantly lesbian character, which directly translates into plenty of steamy scenes between her and Ms. Berry, for obvious box-office reasons...plus, it keeps the GLAAD people happy. We're thinking Kelly Hu...but any Asian actress will do. Get the Asian-obsessed geeks into the theaters, and all is well.
Just as long as she's pretty and the stiletto heels hold out, it doesn't matter if she can act or not, the point is this: aesthetes will cringe and psychotics will grin as Viktoria is slowly processed through a giant meat grinder -- feet first! -- in the thrilling climactic scene. Because to scriptwriters, beauty should be destroyed in the most grisly manner possible.
Anyway, the rest of the plot specifics are hush-hush, but we hear that Carrot Top will play a pivotal role...
:eww:
Constantine's Butler on 13/11/2003 at 20:19
I think Clive Owen would be my favorite for Garrett. Keanu Reeves is probably the most sensible (for a big-name actor) as a physical type.
Catherine Zeta-Jones would be Viktoria. Anthony Hopkins would play Constantine. Steve Buscemi would play the role of Karras. Davis Thewlis would play Gorman Truart. Audrey Tautou could play a masked servant. Etc.
