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Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: seely
Post Date: 5/14/2007 1:56:02 AM
Body: If they ever have the incredibly bad idea of remaking A Clockwork Orange, I hope at least they'd have the good sense to cast Cillian Murphy as little Alex... Then again, if they did remake this film, good sense would be the last thing you'd expect, so we'd probably get someone like...
]]>Mon, 14 May 2007 05:56:02 GMTA Clockwork Orange remakeThe Casting FutonIf they ever have the incredibly bad idea of remaking A Clockwork Orange, I hope at least they'd have the good sense to cast Cillian Murphy as little Alex... Then again, if they did remake this film, good sense would be the last thing you'd expect, so we'd probably get someone like...5/14/2007 1:56:02 AMIf they ever have the incredibly bad idea of remaking A Clockwork Orange, I hope at least they'd have the good sense to cast Cillian Murphy as little Alex... Then again, if they did remake this film, good sense would be the last thing you'd expect, so we'd probably get someone like... http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Dreaded_Sequels/305/9165/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Dreaded Sequels
Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: AlienLazer
Post Date: 5/22/2007 11:51:17 AM
Body: This is for all those dreaded sequels that the studios are going to unleash in order to milk to death any original idea that's made them any money. Post, and shudder, at the continuous onslaught of bastardized versions of the original.Casino Royale 2: Just kill Bond! Please! After 20+ movies of the guy, it's gotten a little out of hand.Indiana Jones 4: Just because Spielburg and Lucas are doing it doesn't make it any good. Besides, remember them riding off into the sunset together after the third one? Isn't that universal language for "It's over, go home"?Austin Powers 4, 5, and 6: Dr. Evil gets his own trilogy. The idea isn't even that funny.Shrek 4: I wonder if it's going to end up like the "Land Before Time" series.Terminator 4, 5, and 6: No news on who's the cast or what they're going to do with it. There's only one way I'd enjoy these movies, and that's if they're entirely about John Connor and how he built the resistance from the beginning, through the conflict, and then on to their victory. I think that would be far more compelling than three more search-and-destroy films.Spider-Man 4, 5, and 6: Sony's committed to them, and the box office says it all. Even though number 3 was total rubbish, they know that people will keep coming back for more because the one thing the general movie public doesn't have is discernment.And finally, what else could induce shudders, groans and moans more than more Star Wars films? George Lucas is apparantly unsatisfied with killing his original trilogy with those prequels. Bored, or just plain malicious, he has returned to desecrate the battered corpse of Star Wars with 2 more sequels, prequels, or something. For the love of all that is holy, George! Do something else for once! You're already going to ruin Indiana Jones! Why further destroy all the goodwill we still have left over? I swear, some disgruntled superfan is going to run him down in their replica speeder.
]]>Tue, 22 May 2007 15:51:17 GMTDreaded SequelsThe Casting FutonThis is for all those dreaded sequels that the studios are going to unleash in order to milk to death any original idea that's made them any money. Post, and shudder, at the continuous onslaught of bastardized versions of the original.Casino Royale 2: Just kill Bond! Please! After 20+ movies of the guy, it's gotten a little out of hand.Indiana Jones 4: Just because Spielburg and Lucas are doing it doesn't make it any good. Besides, remember them riding off into the sunset together after the third one? Isn't that universal language for "It's over, go home"?Austin Powers 4, 5, and 6: Dr. Evil gets his own trilogy. The idea isn't even that funny.Shrek 4: I wonder if it's going to end up like the "Land Before Time" series.Terminator 4, 5, and 6: No news on who's the cast or what they're going to do with it. There's only one way I'd enjoy these movies, and that's if they're entirely about John Connor and how he built the resistance from the beginning, through the conflict, and then on to their victory. I think that would be far more compelling than three more search-and-destroy films.Spider-Man 4, 5, and 6: Sony's committed to them, and the box office says it all. Even though number 3 was total rubbish, they know that people will keep coming back for more because the one thing the general movie public doesn't have is discernment.And finally, what else could induce shudders, groans and moans more than more Star Wars films? George Lucas is apparantly unsatisfied with killing his original trilogy with those prequels. Bored, or just plain malicious, he has returned to desecrate the battered corpse of Star Wars with 2 more sequels, prequels, or something. For the love of all that is holy, George! Do something else for once! You're already going to ruin Indiana Jones! Why further destroy all the goodwill we still have left over? I swear, some disgruntled superfan is going to run him down in their replica speeder. 5/22/2007 11:51:17 AMThis is for all those dreaded sequels that the studios are going to unleash in order to milk to death any original idea that's made them any money. Post, and shudder, at the continuous onslaught of bastardized versions of the original.Casino Royale 2: Just kill Bond! Please! After 20+ movies of the guy, it's gotten a little out of hand.Indiana Jones 4: Just because Spielburg and Lucas are doing it doesn't make it any good. Besides, remember them riding off into the sunset together after the third one? Isn't that universal language for "It's over, go home"?Austin Powers 4, 5, and 6: Dr. Evil gets his own trilogy. The idea isn't even that funny.Shrek 4: I wonder if it's going to end up like the "Land Before Time" series.Terminator 4, 5, and 6: No news on who's the cast or what they're going to do with it. There's only one way I'd enjoy these movies, and that's if they're entirely about John Connor and how he built the resistance from the beginning, through the conflict, and then on to their victory. I think that would be far more compelling than three more search-and-destroy films.Spider-Man 4, 5, and 6: Sony's committed to them, and the box office says it all. Even though number 3 was total rubbish, they know that people will keep coming back for more because the one thing the general movie public doesn't have is discernment.And finally, what else could induce shudders, groans and moans more than more Star Wars films? George Lucas is apparantly unsatisfied with killing his original trilogy with those prequels. Bored, or just plain malicious, he has returned to desecrate the battered corpse of Star Wars with 2 more sequels, prequels, or something. For the love of all that is holy, George! Do something else for once! You're already going to ruin Indiana Jones! Why further destroy all the goodwill we still have left over? I swear, some disgruntled superfan is going to run him down in their replica speeder. http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/World_War_Z/305/10238/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: World War Z
Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: josephkuzma
Post Date: 6/6/2007 7:01:45 AM
Body: Has anyone read this? Excellent book, an even better audiobook. Instead of just having some yutz read the book, the author and his publishers cast the various characters and so we end up with a book narratoed by Mark Hamill, Henry Rollins, Jurgen Prochnow and others. Personally I think they should stick with their audio cast for the film (which has been optioned, by the way). Any thoughts?
]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:01:45 GMTWorld War ZThe Casting FutonHas anyone read this? Excellent book, an even better audiobook. Instead of just having some yutz read the book, the author and his publishers cast the various characters and so we end up with a book narratoed by Mark Hamill, Henry Rollins, Jurgen Prochnow and others. Personally I think they should stick with their audio cast for the film (which has been optioned, by the way). Any thoughts?6/6/2007 7:01:45 AMHas anyone read this? Excellent book, an even better audiobook. Instead of just having some yutz read the book, the author and his publishers cast the various characters and so we end up with a book narratoed by Mark Hamill, Henry Rollins, Jurgen Prochnow and others. Personally I think they should stick with their audio cast for the film (which has been optioned, by the way). Any thoughts? http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Good_Omens/305/10239/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Good Omens
Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: josephkuzma
Post Date: 6/6/2007 7:09:43 AM
Body: This book has been optioned forever and at this point almost seems unlikely to ever happen. At one point the leads (the angel Aziraphale & the demon Crowley) were supposedly going to be Joseph Fiennes and Christopher Lambert (in which order, I'm not sure)... then it was Robin Williams and Johnny Depp (again, don't know who would've been who)... now it seems like it's no one in particular. So I guess it's up to us, right? By the way, if you haven't read this book you really should. Think Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy + The Omen.
]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:09:43 GMTGood OmensThe Casting FutonThis book has been optioned forever and at this point almost seems unlikely to ever happen. At one point the leads (the angel Aziraphale & the demon Crowley) were supposedly going to be Joseph Fiennes and Christopher Lambert (in which order, I'm not sure)... then it was Robin Williams and Johnny Depp (again, don't know who would've been who)... now it seems like it's no one in particular. So I guess it's up to us, right? By the way, if you haven't read this book you really should. Think Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy + The Omen. 6/6/2007 7:09:43 AMThis book has been optioned forever and at this point almost seems unlikely to ever happen. At one point the leads (the angel Aziraphale & the demon Crowley) were supposedly going to be Joseph Fiennes and Christopher Lambert (in which order, I'm not sure)... then it was Robin Williams and Johnny Depp (again, don't know who would've been who)... now it seems like it's no one in particular. So I guess it's up to us, right? By the way, if you haven't read this book you really should. Think Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy + The Omen. http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Remake_Star_Warses/305/9372/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Remake Star Warses
Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: josephkuzma
Post Date: 5/25/2007 9:13:49 PM
Body: GradysGhost gave me an idea. What if George Lucas had one too many ding dongs one night and greenlit a remake of the original trilogy? Who, oh who, would they use?
]]>Sat, 26 May 2007 01:13:49 GMTRemake Star WarsesThe Casting FutonGradysGhost gave me an idea. What if George Lucas had one too many ding dongs one night and greenlit a remake of the original trilogy? Who, oh who, would they use?5/25/2007 9:13:49 PMGradysGhost gave me an idea. What if George Lucas had one too many ding dongs one night and greenlit a remake of the original trilogy? Who, oh who, would they use? http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Fixing_Mistakes_Hulk_amp_Spider_Man_3/305/8882/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Fixing Mistakes: Hulk & Spider-Man 3
Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: josephkuzma
Post Date: 5/16/2007 1:46:40 AM
Body: So The Hulk sucked. Everyone knows it (aside from my douchebag brother apparently). Even the studio knows it - they're now making The Incredible Hulk, pretending The Hulk never happened. Beautiful. Replace Eric Bana with Edward Norton - that'll help. Liv Tyler as Betty - good. Tim Roth as The Abomination? Brilliant!!So let's all pretend that after the travesty of Spider-Man 3 they decide to start over.Maybe they introduce the Ben Reilly story (it turns out Parker is a clone of Reilly - or possibly vice versa, it's never properly revealed). Reilly becomes the Scarlet Spider for a time and eventually takes over as Spider-Man when Parker walks away from it all with Mary Jane on his arm (thus eliminating both MacGuire and Dunst in one fell swoop). That would introduce Miles Warren/The Jackal (the one who cloned Pete).Now we cast The Scarlet SpiderBen Reilly / The Scarlet Spider: Jake Gyllenhaal Prof. Miles Warren / The Jackal: Donald SutherlandGwen Stacy: Elizabeth BanksThere would have to be another villain to go along with The Jackal so I'd say The Lizard since he's already sort of appeared in the last two films.Dr. Connors / The Lizard: I am tempted to go with Sam Raimi's original choice of Bruce Campbell but I'll go ahead and stick with Dylan Baker because he did a fine job and he'd lend a bit of continuity to the whole thing since I've recast Gwen Stacy.I also think that following Venom's "death" other symbiotes could pop up, pissed off and thus we could get to the Maximum Carnage storyline. That would net us not only Carnge but Scream, Agony, Lasher, Riot & Phage or possibly Toxin and/or Hybrid as the anti-hero/allies of Spider-Man. But I think I'm giving us too much here...
]]>Wed, 16 May 2007 05:46:40 GMTFixing Mistakes: Hulk & Spider-Man 3The Casting FutonSo The Hulk sucked. Everyone knows it (aside from my douchebag brother apparently). Even the studio knows it - they're now making The Incredible Hulk, pretending The Hulk never happened. Beautiful. Replace Eric Bana with Edward Norton - that'll help. Liv Tyler as Betty - good. Tim Roth as The Abomination? Brilliant!!So let's all pretend that after the travesty of Spider-Man 3 they decide to start over.Maybe they introduce the Ben Reilly story (it turns out Parker is a clone of Reilly - or possibly vice versa, it's never properly revealed). Reilly becomes the Scarlet Spider for a time and eventually takes over as Spider-Man when Parker walks away from it all with Mary Jane on his arm (thus eliminating both MacGuire and Dunst in one fell swoop). That would introduce Miles Warren/The Jackal (the one who cloned Pete).Now we cast The Scarlet SpiderBen Reilly / The Scarlet Spider: Jake Gyllenhaal Prof. Miles Warren / The Jackal: Donald SutherlandGwen Stacy: Elizabeth BanksThere would have to be another villain to go along with The Jackal so I'd say The Lizard since he's already sort of appeared in the last two films.Dr. Connors / The Lizard: I am tempted to go with Sam Raimi's original choice of Bruce Campbell but I'll go ahead and stick with Dylan Baker because he did a fine job and he'd lend a bit of continuity to the whole thing since I've recast Gwen Stacy.I also think that following Venom's "death" other symbiotes could pop up, pissed off and thus we could get to the Maximum Carnage storyline. That would net us not only Carnge but Scream, Agony, Lasher, Riot & Phage or possibly Toxin and/or Hybrid as the anti-hero/allies of Spider-Man. But I think I'm giving us too much here...5/16/2007 1:46:40 AMSo The Hulk sucked. Everyone knows it (aside from my douchebag brother apparently). Even the studio knows it - they're now making The Incredible Hulk, pretending The Hulk never happened. Beautiful. Replace Eric Bana with Edward Norton - that'll help. Liv Tyler as Betty - good. Tim Roth as The Abomination? Brilliant!!So let's all pretend that after the travesty of Spider-Man 3 they decide to start over.Maybe they introduce the Ben Reilly story (it turns out Parker is a clone of Reilly - or possibly vice versa, it's never properly revealed). Reilly becomes the Scarlet Spider for a time and eventually takes over as Spider-Man when Parker walks away from it all with Mary Jane on his arm (thus eliminating both MacGuire and Dunst in one fell swoop). That would introduce Miles Warren/The Jackal (the one who cloned Pete).Now we cast The Scarlet SpiderBen Reilly / The Scarlet Spider: Jake Gyllenhaal Prof. Miles Warren / The Jackal: Donald SutherlandGwen Stacy: Elizabeth BanksThere would have to be another villain to go along with The Jackal so I'd say The Lizard since he's already sort of appeared in the last two films.Dr. Connors / The Lizard: I am tempted to go with Sam Raimi's original choice of Bruce Campbell but I'll go ahead and stick with Dylan Baker because he did a fine job and he'd lend a bit of continuity to the whole thing since I've recast Gwen Stacy.I also think that following Venom's "death" other symbiotes could pop up, pissed off and thus we could get to the Maximum Carnage storyline. That would net us not only Carnge but Scream, Agony, Lasher, Riot & Phage or possibly Toxin and/or Hybrid as the anti-hero/allies of Spider-Man. But I think I'm giving us too much here... http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Seven_Samurai_remake/305/8880/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Seven Samurai remake
Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 5/16/2007 12:37:33 AM
Body: Speaking of raping Brilliance... Help us all, the Weinsteins are remaking Seven Samurai.This already makes me wanna hurt someone but on top of that they've apparently cast George Clooney somewhere in it. That's right:"Hey, remember that Seven Samurai movie? Yeah, the greatest movie ever made. Let's remake that.""Oooh, and we can get that f**king wanna-be Danny Ocean to star in it.""Brilliant!!"They've also cast Donnie Yen as Kikuchiyo.That one is a little more respectable but I'm still not sure. I'd have gone with Ken Watanbe. Watch The Last Samurai and tell me he's not channeling Toshirô Mifune.
]]>Wed, 16 May 2007 04:37:33 GMTSeven Samurai remakeThe Casting FutonSpeaking of raping Brilliance... Help us all, the Weinsteins are remaking Seven Samurai.This already makes me wanna hurt someone but on top of that they've apparently cast George Clooney somewhere in it. That's right:"Hey, remember that Seven Samurai movie? Yeah, the greatest movie ever made. Let's remake that.""Oooh, and we can get that f**king wanna-be Danny Ocean to star in it.""Brilliant!!"They've also cast Donnie Yen as Kikuchiyo.That one is a little more respectable but I'm still not sure. I'd have gone with Ken Watanbe. Watch The Last Samurai and tell me he's not channeling Toshirô Mifune.5/16/2007 12:37:33 AMSpeaking of raping Brilliance... Help us all, the Weinsteins are remaking Seven Samurai.This already makes me wanna hurt someone but on top of that they've apparently cast George Clooney somewhere in it. That's right:"Hey, remember that Seven Samurai movie? Yeah, the greatest movie ever made. Let's remake that.""Oooh, and we can get that f**king wanna-be Danny Ocean to star in it.""Brilliant!!"They've also cast Donnie Yen as Kikuchiyo.That one is a little more respectable but I'm still not sure. I'd have gone with Ken Watanbe. Watch The Last Samurai and tell me he's not channeling Toshirô Mifune. http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Cast_away/305/8546/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Cast away
Group Name: The Casting Futon
Last Post By: IronAbacus
Post Date: 5/11/2007 4:19:00 AM
Body: I got the idea from my post about Cat's Cradle.There are hundreds of books, comics, etc. that have been optioned and sit in limbo waiting for something to make some say "You know waht we should finally make?"So I say we dream cast these things. We start a discussion for each and cast them... because we're all movie nerds and that's the sort of thing we do.So who's going to start us off?
]]>Fri, 11 May 2007 08:19:00 GMTCast awayThe Casting FutonI got the idea from my post about Cat's Cradle.There are hundreds of books, comics, etc. that have been optioned and sit in limbo waiting for something to make some say "You know waht we should finally make?"So I say we dream cast these things. We start a discussion for each and cast them... because we're all movie nerds and that's the sort of thing we do.So who's going to start us off?5/11/2007 4:19:00 AMI got the idea from my post about Cat's Cradle.There are hundreds of books, comics, etc. that have been optioned and sit in limbo waiting for something to make some say "You know waht we should finally make?"So I say we dream cast these things. We start a discussion for each and cast them... because we're all movie nerds and that's the sort of thing we do.So who's going to start us off?