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GETUPKID

Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:21 AM

Keanu Reaves as Wash and Laurence Fishburn as Book.
Yeah I said it. Bi zuie.

EBONEZER

Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:55 AM

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Originally posted by Noocyte:
My notion is that if, horror of horrors, neither of them can be in the flick, the story should just work around their temporary absence.

YES! I mean, i might have to not see the movie if Wash isn't in it (hell what am I saying? i would see it twice even if it was and hour and a half of Mal doing the dishes), but i would rather go without then to have them re-cast. If they recast it i would spend the whole time resenting it and thinking what a better job they origonal actors would be doing.

"Go back inside or i will blow another crater in this tiny moon"

EBONEZER

Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:57 AM

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Originally posted by GetUpKid:
Keanu Reaves as Wash.

Keanu Reaves can act. He isn't funny. I would be VERY angry if this happened.

"Go back inside or i will blow another crater in this tiny moon"

SHADESIREN

Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:40 AM

Okay, hubby and I read the thread, and here's our ideas..

Mostly we came up with ideas for Book:

Kris Kristofferson (Whistler from Blade)(and if you don't mind him being white)
Ice-T
Danny John-Jules (he'd need to grey his hair more, but I think he'd be wonderful)

As for Wash, we really only like two people:

Alan Tudyk
and
Sean Astin - big advantage here, 1) he directed Angel, he knows Joss and he's a great guy, plus he's not so big, and Wash needs to be shorter than Zoe (ok, not Seth Green short - no offense, love him, but he's just NOT Wash material) 2) hey - if you advertised "Sam Wise" was in the movie, all the LOTR groupies would flock, and hey, BONUS!

So, that's our 2.5 cents worth (we're worth a little extra cuz there's two of us)

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SHEPHERDSCOTT

Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:42 AM

People,

I think we are totally united in our desire to see Alan and Ron back in their respective roles. But let's be realistic: this movie is meant to reinvent the premise as a new franchise, so Joss & Co. will not write around two main characters in order to re-introduce them (rather confusingly) in a second film (that may or may not ever come). If Ron and Alan are unable to resign, the parts *will* be recast. No use moping about it.

My vote for a Book recast: David Keith (maybe he doesn't have the look, but his voice is killer...Goliath, anyone?)

My vote for a Wash recast: Corin Nemec (I'm still ticked off that SG-1 ditched Jonas Quinn)

* * *

Do the job. Get paid. Keep flying.

SHADESIREN

Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:23 AM

wow.. good choices.. Corin Nemec stole me as Parker Lewis, and tho I couldn't get into SG-1 (die hard movie fan here, while I think the show is ok, it's ok without me watching it, too - plus, I'm still mad at Sci Fi for the Farscape fiasco.) I didn't know they dumped him - yet another reason to not be happy with Sci Fi.

Wow, David Keith - very cool.

SASJA

Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:35 AM

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Originally posted by ebonezer:
Quote:
Originally posted by GetUpKid:
Keanu Reaves as Wash.

Keanu Reaves can act. He isn't funny. I would be VERY angry if this happened.

I only partly agree. Keanu Reeves can't act and isn't funny. Better keep him in movies where he only needs one or two facial expressions. I'd be furious were he cast - but he's fortunately much too expensive for Serenity.

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Originally posted by ShepherdScott:
People,

I think we are totally united in our desire to see Alan and Ron back in their respective roles. But let's be realistic: this movie is meant to reinvent the premise as a new franchise, so Joss & Co. will not write around two main characters in order to re-introduce them (rather confusingly) in a second film (that may or may not ever come). If Ron and Alan are unable to resign, the parts *will* be recast. No use moping about it.

Again, I think it extremely likely that they're both going to sign on when they can, but if they didn't, recasting is something Joss really hasn't been a big fan of. I don't think they'll need to be reintroduced in a second film, as from what I gather a reviving of Firefly the series is the most likely continuation of the film - and having a few people in the series and not on the big screen is not an impossibility imho. Rather than recasting, I think new characters would be added - but really, a series like Firefly already has too many characters compared to what you can comfortably introduce and give due credit to in a movie, so some characters will probably have more promoinent roles than others anyway, and being a few short may not be a disaster.

MELLOWFLOYD

Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:02 AM

I honestly can't imagine anyone else as Wash or Book. Well, Freeman maybe, but he lacks the funky greyish, poofy hair.

You're hilarious. Sadist.

FIREFLYWILLFLY

Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:54 AM

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Originally posted by mrgreen:
I think that Ron Livingston would pull of a Wash that would rival Alan's. He's tall to, so Gina wouldn't have to look down on him. Just might need to change his hair color, as an homage to Alan!

For Book, it's a toughy, if we count out Morgan Freeman (who would do an excellent job, I am sure). Delroy Lindo comes to mind, but not sure if he would be up to par... Maybe get Samuel L Jackson to grow some hair, and make Book even more of a bad mofo?

As just a thought, if Ron Glass was unavailable, and Morgan Freeman showed interest in the part, I am willing to bet that Universal would up the budget to get him in the movie, and also a little extra, as it would probably be a huge draw at the boc office. Adding a little star power isn't ALWAYS a bad thing... :)

Rob

If you can't run, you crawl, and if you can't crawl, well, if you can't do that, you find someone to carry you.

OH GOD NO JACKSON.....

FIREFLYWILLFLY

Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:03 AM

LOL I got one for you all. Laurence Fishborne as brook. Put a wig on him. he will look good :-P

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