Alternative casting?

POSTED BY: GweiLo
UPDATED: Monday, February 9, 2004 05:24
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SAFFY

Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:38 PM

I love Uma Thurman in every role. :)

GWEILO

Sunday, February 8, 2004 10:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ruxton:

(I used to hate Denisof, but have come to like him best of Angel's crew. Whedon declared Denisof to be one of his finest actors in an interview some time ago. I concur.)

I agree! I didn´t like him either when he was on Buffy. Now he´s my favorite.

Remember that episode in season two of Angel where Wes had to pretend to be Angel?
A big bully is holding Cordy at gunpoint, looking for Angel.
Wes puts Angel´s long black coat on and storms into the room.
-I´m Angel! [trips on the coat] You looking for me?
(Love that entire episode.

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LINDEN

Sunday, February 8, 2004 10:54 PM

This whole alternative casting is kind of fun to contemplate. I´ll play. (Not that I would ever, ever want to replace the current actors.)

Mal. To me, Nathan Fillion just captures this character so incredibly well, it´s practically impossible to imagine someone else in the part. If I had to chose though, I would go with Brendan Fraser. He´s great at comedy but from what I´ve seen he can do drama really well, too.

Zoe. Another tough one. I honestly couldn´t think of anyone to replace Gina at first, she´s just so perfect for Zoe. But then I thought about Khandi Alexander who plays the coroner in CSI Miami. She has a cool and calm about her that I feel echoes Gina in many ways. I can see her as a "kick-ass warrior woman". I think.

Wash. I´ve been trying to imagine Owen Wilson as Wash, and while I can see him doing the comedy parts, I can´t really see him in the more dramatic scenes. For instance, in "Out of Gas" when Mal tells Wash to get to the bridge and Wash refuses, that whole scene I can´t really picture Wilson in. Perhaps John Cusack or Jay Mohr, but I don´t feel like even they can match Alan Tudyk.

Jayne. For some reason I ´ve been thinking about Vince Vaughn in this part. I´ve seen some of the movies he´s been in and I think he´s a pretty good actor, someone who can balance between the "muscle" that is Jayne but also a lot of the stuff that Adam Baldwin keeps under the surface.
He manages to make Jayne likeable despite the fact, that on paper, the character is kind of the opposite.

Simon. I just don´t know. I like Sean Maher so much! Maybe Joaquin Phoenix. Maybe.

River. I managed to watch the episode "Damage" (Angel) recently which featured Navi Rawat as the psycho slayer Dana and got a distinct "River vibe" off her. (It could just be the crazy talk.) I thought she was really, really good at displaying both the "crazy" part of the character but even the vulnerability. Before seeing this episode I couldn´t think of anyone else as River except maybe Alison Lohman.

Kaylee. Anyone playing the part of Kaylee has to have the same natural sweetness as Jewel Staite has. You just can´t act all of that. I was thinking maybe Scarlett Johansson (Lost in translation).

Book. Like Browncoat1 said, I think Morgan Freeman would be excellent in this part. He certainly has the range for it.

Inara. Morena Baccarin doesn´t engage me as much as the rest of the cast do, unfortunately. I don´t feel like she inhabits her part as well as the others do. At least not yet. Although, I thought she was pretty funny in "Our Mrs Reynolds" and I felt for her in "Heart of Gold" when she cried over Mal. I also like how sweet she is towards Kaylee and River. She´s like a big sister to both of them. So, who to choose? Krista Allen is a possibility.

This(b)was(/b)fun!

LINDEN

Sunday, February 8, 2004 11:06 PM

Argh! I suck at this whole trying to underline or write in bold letters. Why do I even try?

GWEILO

Sunday, February 8, 2004 11:55 PM

Oh man, John Cusack as Wash! Why didn´t I think of that? ~slaps forhead~ That should have been mine.

RUXTON

Monday, February 9, 2004 5:24 AM

Gweilo, Wes got me when he upped with the two 1911s (big 45 autos), emptied them, dropped them and went to work with the shotgun. Just amazin' good stuff, a huge surprise to me, and well performed as well. His Don-Johnsonesque unshaven look also helped set the mood.
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Zoe: Vicky Pratt (Mutant X) would be near-perfect in that role.

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