universal studios & compromise of show
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UPDATED: Saturday, December 20, 2003 02:57
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Sean Bean as a Alliance commander
Lance Henriksen as a senior blue hand guy
Terry O'Quinn for any role
Not really big name, but still a reconizable one
...I don't know any of these people...
Sean Bean from Lord of the Rings ( Boromir ) Sharpe ( as Sharpe ) Ronin, Goldeneye ( the Bond Film ) ... http://www.compleatseanbean.com/
Lance Henriksen from Aliens( Bishop ), Millennium, Terminator ... http://www.web-magic.demon.co.uk/index.htm
Terry O'Quinn from Harsh Realm, Alias, Xfiles, etc ... http://entertainment.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?mp=f&c=228506
Not big names or big paychecks... but if you have seen something they were in, you remember their faces
" Thats not fair !!!!
I didn't even have a soul when I did that!"
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you all could very well be correct about no replacements to original cast. i notice various cast members such as torres and glau getting their feet wet in current movie projects (minor roles, granted). my only concern was that some members of the cast didn't have a whole lot of movie experience. if peripheral characters (played by name actors) are added they would have to be fairly low-key, recognizable, actors. but not so big that they would "steal" the show. i like what sean bean did in lord of the rings (boromir). i thought he really nailed the character per the book. i'd like to see jean reno (the professional) and tcheky karyo(kiss of the dragon) used in some capacity. i think joss could probably get great actors overseas (french,italian,german,english). he would get good, somewhat recognizable stars, that would compliment cast but not overshadow them. on an aside, i recently read universal studios is being sold, and this could present a problem with movie being made. anyone heard any scuttlebutt about this?
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Oh, okay. Sean Bean was great in the first two LOTR movies; one of the only good things about the crappy "Two Towers." The other guys I'm still don't recognize.
btw, what's Summer Glau up to now?
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my latest info on summer glau is that she is currently filming "sleepover" she plays the character of shelley (2003). also, she is curently involved in the production of the firefly movie (2004). this info is from a reliable source. she has also made appearances on angel and cold case.
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Lance Henrikson was the lead on Millennium, Chris Carter's second series, launched (I think) when The X-Files reached season four. It was another victim of Fox scheduling lasting three seasons before they killed it.
Terry O'Quinn was on Alias throughout the second season (and on the clip show episode from season one). He played Agent Kendall, an FBI director placed in charge of the new CIA operations centre for some unknown reason (unknown because why would they put an FBI guy in charge. By season three he had left and Dixon was in charge.
Anyway, I don't believe there will be any "big" names in the film. I believe that after the problems he had with Fox Joss would walk away rather than have his intentions become compamised.
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my sticking point on the absence of name actors in the firefly movie is based on my disbelief of universal studios shelling out say, 30-50 million to "make" the movie. the studio would want some sort of hedge on the success of the project. since making movies is at times formulaic, i see universal leaning on joss to: up the violence, more special effects, stars with proven box office draw, more sexual-oriented content, etc. these and other factors in movies are proven to make even crappy movies look good to the masses as well as to some "critics". i'm a loyal browncoat no matter what happens, but if joss does cave to studio pressures, will you all still be fans as well?
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Stargate SG-1 was made by an entirely different set of people than Stargate the movie (they sold the rights) hence the cast change. I know Joss wouldn't let any of them go. He spends so much time finding them other jobs.
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Originally posted by GinoBiffaroni:
Sean Bean from Lord of the Rings (Boromir) Sharpe (as Sharpe) Ronin, Goldeneye (the Bond Film)
I met him as psychopath Sean Miller in "Patriot Games" Had a hard time trusting him as Boromir at first, but I got over it.
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Lance Henriksen from Aliens (Bishop), Millennium, Terminator
He was also Snow in Season 3 of the nearly forgotten CBS series "Beauty and the Beast" (Zippo *on*), and the sheriff in the movie "Powder". One thing that strikes me with Lance Henriksen aside from his voice is the transforming power of the man's smile. Completely changes who he is.
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Terry O'Quinn from Harsh Realm, Alias, Xfiles, etc ...
The CAG from "JAG", Howard Hughes in "The Rocketeer" and the infamous Riley in "Earth 2". He seems to like sneering.
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Not big names or big paychecks... but if you have seen something they were in, you remember their faces
But often spend a lot of time going, "Wait, I know that guy!" Frankly, of the three here, I could see Lance Henrickson or Terry O'Quinn in Firefly. If Sean was in it, probably as some high-falutin' blue-hand baddie. He just does baddies so well!
HOWEVER, I was under the impression that Joss Whedon's deal with Universal was thus: Without the original cast - ALL the original cast - there is no deal. As it has been said here, Universal isn't the only game in town.
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If Sean was in it, probably as some high-falutin' blue-hand baddie. He just does baddies so well!
I had him pictured for a part in a piece of fanfic I was playing with,
As a renegade Alliance officer, who happens to be the older brother of Lawrence Dobson. As we known Mal killed Lawrence during the pilot and Sean will go to any length to have his revenge. This involves playing and double dealing the bluehands, as well as having some interesting conversations with Badger, Niska, Patience, etc sometimes beating info out of them.
In my story he actually thinks the blue hands are the greater evil, and allows Serenity to escape to prevent them from capturing River, because his revenge is for Mal alone.
I should work on that again sometime...
" Thats not fair !!!!
I didn't even have a soul when I did that!"
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I had him pictured for a part in a piece of fanfic I was playing with...This involves playing and double dealing the bluehands, as well as having some interesting conversations with Badger, Niska, Patience, etc sometimes beating info out of them.
In my story he actually thinks the blue hands are the greater evil, and allows Serenity to escape to prevent them from capturing River, because his revenge is for Mal alone.
I should work on that again sometime...
So, if you ever need a beta reader for that one, look me up. Why? Because beta readers get to read it before anyone else
(that's my subtle way of saying "Get writing! come on--chop chop! :wink)
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