Small Beginnings - Final Update 6/18/04, ITEOTWAWKI, AIFF!

[Badger]

Casting Call

Well, as the gauntlet was thrown down to see who would accept the challange, I had to give it a whirl. While I know I kept it pretty modern with the exception of using "young" Jamie Lee vice present, I will try to work on the "dream" cast going through all time. Can you say John Wayne as Theo...

Hope you all enjoy...

Badger


Ashrem - Tim Roth (Very intense actor in everything he plays. Plus we know he can do body suits, just look at Planet of the Apes)

Ander- Colin Farrell (Gritty looking guy, but carries the you want to root for him look at the same time. Perfect for a leader who doesn't want to lead.)

Theo- Ray Liotta (Narc sorta chunky Ray vice normal skinner Ray. Also, if anyone can pull off a crusty battle priest, this is the guy. Calling to Zuras with a slightly glazed look in his eyes just screams Ray.)

Pack- Verne Troyer (Who else but the amazing Mini-Me could pull off the lovable bard? Plus he is already a natural at stunts, so pulling off the Pack flee could be pretty comical and real.)

Aurora- Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween Jamie Lee, and btw John Carpenter bonus points!!!!! Plus she just rocks at anything she plays in.)

Worm- WWE "Superstar" Batista (While I know jack beans about wrestling, I know the greatest contrast between Worm and Pack are their size. At 6'5 Batista is a big boy, and if you look at his pic on the WWE Raw page, he already looks like he is part half-orc. With a little coaching, perhaps the brutish wrestler can bring the other elements Worm has as well.

Meepo- John Leguizamo (Great actor/comedian, whose voice over talents also include Sid the Sloth from Ice Age.)

 

[fett527]

Just a quick post that I have put a word about how we deal with crits and fumbles in the Rogue's Gallery. It explains what happened with Ashrem's destruction of the demon.

 

[fett527]

fett527's picks for actors

I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring for the dice competition. Of course with my valuable insight into these characters I will be ineligible to actually win, but it's only fair.

Ashrem- Brian Krause-that actor from Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers at least he’s had experience looking like a cat person.

Ander- Tony Shalhoub- Ander may not have as many quirks as Adrian Monk, but he’s got enough for this adventuring party

Aurora- Nicole Kidman- with her flaming red hair. Not blonde, no freaking Virginia Wolf make up. Nicole Kidman, nude…I mean with her red hair. (This is mainly so I can see Nicole in another movie…nude...with red hair)

Pack- The Rock- remember John-Rhys Davies plays Gimli through the wonders of technology and he’s a big man. I think The Rock would bring out the subtle agressivenes that’s in Pack. Plus who wouldn't want to hear: The Pack is in the HOUSSSSE!

Theo- SEAN CONNERY PEOPLE, COME ON!!! Theo screams venerable Scottish actor! I can hear him now…”I’d like Anal Bum Cover for $100 Alex.”

Worm- HULK, hands down. Maybe a little overkill on the strength, but we can get past that.

So as you can see you should all be glad I am ineligible to win or I know I'd have some new dice!

 

[Rel]

Alright, I've given it some thought and I'm ready to weigh in with my actor selections for Small Beginnings: The Movie.

Ashrem - I'd like to see Jet Li in this role. He's got the grace and the speed. He's a man of few words. And I just envision Ashrem's fighting style to be almost martial-arts oriented, with the claws and everything.

Ander - I'm thinking Hugh Jackman. I think he is the right age and he can play tough guy (which Ander certainly is some of the time) as well as being a good enough actor to pull off the "Uncertain Leader" role too.

Aurora - Kirsten Dunst pops to mind. She looks great as a redhead and has a magnetic presence (suitable for Aurora's high Charisma). I also think that Kirsten would be able to portray the tenderness she has shown toward Meepo.

Pack - Not to steal Badger's idea, but I'd like to see John Leguizamo in this role (sized down using "Hobbit Technology" instead of as Meepo (but I think he'd be a good choice for that role too). John is an amazingly versitile actor and Bards tend to be a versitile class. He can also sing very well and pull off the "a little annoying, but you've got to love him anyway" bit when Pack gets talking.

Theo - Sean Connery of course springs to mind, but in this case, I'm leaning more toward our good buddy, John-Rhys Davies. These days, I can't help but put Sean more and more into a sort of "Elder Statesman" sort of role and this part will require a lot of martial ability.

Worm - I'd love to see Michael Clarke Duncan in the role of Worm. He's got that whole "I don't want to hurt nobody, but if you threaten my family and friends then I'M A 40 OZ. CAN OF WHOOPASS WAITIN' TO EXPLODE!!" thing going on.

Meepo - Meepo needs to be done as a CG character (computer generated, not chaotic good). And his voice would be done by none other than Andy Serkis. Who you may ask is Andy Serkis? He does the voice of Gollum in LotR.

A few more of the less central characters would be:

Lizon - Sela Ward. Mmmm, Sela Ward. I frequently find myself just saying the name Sela Ward because, well, she's a goddess and I'd gladly drink her bathwater. But in this case I'm saying Sela Ward because I think she would be great for this role. Beautiful, eyes full of kindness (mixed with sadness) and just a hint that she used to kick some butt. Mmmm, Sela Ward.

And of course...

Onkus the Cooper - I've just got this gut feeling that I'd like to see Pete Postlethwaite in this role. Pete is probably best known by many as Mr. Kobayashi from The Usual Suspects but you also might know him as the hunter, "Roland Tembo" from The Lost World: Jurasic Park. Casting Mr. Postlewaithe in this role would be perfect because it captures the character (as I see him) perfectly: A minor part, but FULL of depth.


So, there you have my picks. If you don't like them, just say out loud, "Sela Ward, Sela Ward, Sela Ward." You'll feel better after that.

 

[Badger]

A sized down John...

To see a picture of John's size as casted by Rel, watch Mulon Rouge (sp?), and you will see him there as a pint sized thespian bar none...

Badger

"Remember, the hand that you shake today, will stick the dagger in your back tomorrow."

 

[Bubbalicious]

Movie Cast

You guys are missing the boat here!!!
Although there are four non-John Carpenter actors, I have secondary J.C. connected actors as backups.

Ander - Kurt Russell (Need I say more?!?!), if he's unavailable, then James Woods.

Ashrem - (1st non-J.C.) John Partridge (who played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway) with J.C. backups Peter Fonda and Mark Hamill.

Theo - Jurgen Prochnow, if he's too drunk, Roddy Piper!!!

Aurora - (2nd non-J.C.) Alicia Witt (only the most amazingly hot redhead in hollywood- played Cybil Sheperd's daughter on "Cybil", starred in Urban Legend, and for other bonus points, was Paul Atreides little sister Alia in Dune) her J.C. backup is Natasha Henstridge (have to dye her hair red, but she always gets nekkid!!!)

Pack - (3rd non-J.C.) D.J. Styles (the really scrawny kid from Road Trip) you have to remember that Pack is very scrawny and weak (6 STR), J.C. backups are Steve Buscemi and Ed Begley Jr.

Worm - Pam Grier (because nobody kicks butt like Pam Grier!!) If you can't get over the fact that she's a woman, then Isaac Hayes.

Meepo - (4th and final non-J.C. entrant) voice for CGI character by Kevin McDonald (Kids In The Hall, he now plays Pastor Dave on That 70's Show) he did a great squeaky-geeky alien voice in Lilo and Stitch, his J.C. backup would be Robert Carradine of Revenge of The Nerds fame.

Lizon - Jamie Lee Curtis (or Kelly Preston if we can get her Nekkid!)

Onkus - Ernest Borgnine or Tom Arnold

Durnan - Harry Dean Stanton or Tom Arnold

Chris, the town Reeve - Christopher Reeve (or David Naughton if you need him to stand) or Tom Arnold

Yusdrayl - Kirstie Alley or Tom Arnold (hey!! he needs some work!!)

The Rat Queen - Adrienne Barbeau

There you have it! An entire cast can certainly be made from actors directed by John Carpenter! Plus, on an inside tip...there are some upcoming characters that I will give very vague descriptions of: 1st- a guy we will shortly run into for the first of many times will be played either by Michael Pare or Stacey Keach, and the woman in Tor that Pack falls in love with will be played by Valeria Golino. More J.C. bonus points for me!!! (too bad I'm not eligible 'cause I'd have just stomped all your keisters!!)

 

[LiVeWiRe]

Hello all you SB SH folks!

Man, do I have ALOT of reading to do! And, I also have to figure out who to cast as the characters!

I apologize for my absence over the past couple of months...got a 'promotion' at work and didn't realize that there would be SO MUCH travel, additional work, more work, etc. etc. involved with it.

But, I think I'm finally 'settling in' and am ready to start posting again!

I know that HULK won't be happy...the 'thorn in his side' has returned!

Guaranteed more to come once I get updated...

It's good to be back--I missed being around here!

 

[LiVeWiRe]

Thanks!

Hey everyone! Enk, dshai527, Aurora, Bubbalicious and I had a great time at the Ohio Game Day this past Saturday. Both Enk and dshai ran games and the rest of us played all day.

By the way, LiVeWiRe, are you still out there? We had hoped to meet you at the game day.

Hey fett!

Thanks for asking about me! (See my previous post for reasons for my absence)

I ABSOLUTELY HATE that I missed out on the Ohio GameDay! I checked out the pics, Crothian's Story Hour, and read the comments from the various attenders...sounds like you guys had a BLAST!

Despite my absence, I'm STILL Ashrem's #1 fan!

*Now, who would play Ash in a movie....????*

 

[fett527]

Welcome back LiVeWiRe!

Congratulations on your promotion!

 

[Dawn]

Yes! I come back and there are two updates!

Great posting guys. Question, how did Ashrem come to have those arrows in his possession? Were they a choice during the equipping phase of the character creation? Handy no matter.