Movie Obstacle?

POSTED BY: JRC
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 00:06
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JRC

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 2:51 PM

Here's one link about Nathan:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=3645

and here's another:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=televisionNews&storyID=4
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Hope there is no conflict with Nathan after all.

SAFFY

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:11 PM

Usually filming a pilot is less of a commitment, because they can redo it if the show gets picked up. (Remember that the original Buffy pilot had a different Willow.)

Fillion has said he'd skip dialysis to make this movie, and I believe him. Who would pass up a possible TV deal for a once-in-a-lifetime movie deal?

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:15 PM

Thanks for the links. Just hope Fox doesn't put the whammy on Nathan.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

JASONZZZ

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:43 PM

LOL, (Introductions onboard the Serenity 2) "This is my brother Mal, This is my other brother Mal"...

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Originally posted by Steve580:
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Originally posted by firelily:
I'd rather wait longer for a movie than have anyone (especially Mal) recast. I wouldn't go as far as to say it would suck, but it definitely wouldn't be the same.

Agreed. There's some cast members who could be replaced, and it...well, it'd suck less. Like Zoe, or Wash...maybe even Jayne. Well, probably not Jayne.
But Mal? I don't know...if there's one charactor who's the same, I vote Nathon.

Don't get me wrong; if none of the original cast members are in this movie, and Serenity doesn't look the same - hell, if the movie is about a differant ship and crew all together, I'll still be excited to see this film. I just...I just love the Firefly universe.
-Steve

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MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by Mal'sGal:
I was wondering that as well, but I don't know if it will be a problem at this point. Nathan is filming a pilot, which will take a week or two at most. They won't film anything more unless the show is picked up (which, given the premise, is doubtful, IMHO). I am sure they could film the movie around his schedule at this point.

Not to throw a spanner in the works, but dare I mention Tom Selleck and Indiana Jones, and Brosnan and Bond - both (I may have mis-remembered with Selleck) lost out on their parts because of TV roles, in the case of Brosnan because he was contracted following a pilot and the late pick-up caused problems.

That said, I think its a given that any movie will be an all or nothing (the old rumours about a B5 movie with a new cast spring to mind). There isn't really a benefit to rushing it out - the fans (who are a tiny minority of the required audience to make a movie a bona fide hit) will stick around, and its not like Firefly had a chance to create a huge footprint upon the world -in a Buffy/X-Files style.

"I threw up on your bed"

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by Steve580:
There's some cast members who could be replaced, and it...well, it'd suck less. Like Zoe, or Wash...maybe even Jayne. Well, probably not Jayne.

Replace Wash? Blasphemy I tells ya - Alan Tudyk nailed that part. As did all the cast - Gina Torres was making the rather blank canvas of Zoe (I have no doubt we would have found more about her as the show went on) interesting.

I'd have thought that Adam Baldwin was easiest to replace, but every time I watch an episode I see the subtle things that he was doing with Jayne, that you don;t notice, but make the character work when it shouldn't. My bad. They can re-cast Vera if they like.

"I threw up on your bed"

INDIANABANZAI

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by JRC:
and here's another:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=televisionNews&storyID=4
258013

Scary that the article has the term "Fox's short-lived drama" twice.

STEVE580

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 12:06 AM

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Originally posted by Misguided By Voices:

Replace Wash? Blasphemy I tells ya - Alan Tudyk nailed that part. As did all the cast - Gina Torres was making the rather blank canvas of Zoe (I have no doubt we would have found more about her as the show went on) interesting.

I'd have thought that Adam Baldwin was easiest to replace, but every time I watch an episode I see the subtle things that he was doing with Jayne, that you don;t notice, but make the character work when it shouldn't. My bad. They can re-cast Vera if they like.

I know, every actor was absolutely perfect for their role. I gues it's just that Wash and Zoe got so little screen time, that replacing them wouldn't matter as much as replacing the others. As for Jayne, he didn't really have any important relationships with others. Like, replacing Simon would be wierd, during the scenes where he was alone with Kaylee or River. I guess the same could be said of Book...but he was so damned cool!
-Steve

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