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Message no. 1
From: Snake Eyes snake.eyes@***.net
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:26:24 -0700
At 09:29 PM 8/15/00 +0200, Gurth wrote:

>So does this mean we get to do another version of a thread that was so
>popular on the list a few years ago, but which seems to have been
>neglected in more recent times? That is to say, "Who would you like to
>star in a Shadowrun movie, and in which role?" ;)

OK, I'll bite.

For "Into the Shadows" (the story that started it all -- for me anyway):

The dude that plays Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager
as Ghost-Who-Walks-Inside

Jeff Goldblum
as Dodger

Sharon Stone
as Sally Tsung

Joe Pesci
as Sam Verner

~ Snake Eyes
Message no. 2
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:15:37 -0700 (PDT)
> OK, I'll bite.
>
> For "Into the Shadows" (the story that started it
all -- for me anyway):
>
> The dude that plays Chakotay on Star Trek:
Voyager
> as Ghost-Who-Walks-Inside

No idea who you're talking about. I'd go for Sly
Stallone, actually, with long hair and feathers and
the face-paint, and give him a VERY limited script. He
can do a lot of glaring and shooting and
muscle-flexing, hough. :)

> Jeff Goldblum
> as Dodger

You do realise he'd have to be a dyed-blonde with
glued-on ears. Damn, an elf poser! :)

Personally, I think Val Kilmer would make a good elf.

> Sharon Stone
> as Sally Tsung

Hmmm...not a bad idea.

> Joe Pesci
> as Sam Verner
> ~ Snake Eyes

Joe...PESCI???

*Doc' dies laughing...*

Ummm...as Sam...it'd have to be some kid-type
actor...I know. Marc Blucas (Riley Finn, from Buffy
the Vampire Slayer). :)

For Hart, I'd go for Hudson Leick, the lady who played
Callisto in Xena.

And then the rest...Alec Guinness (done by computer,
of course) as the voice of Dunkelzahn, James Earl
Jones as the voice of Lofwyr, Harrison Ford as Daniel
Howling-Coyote, Ray Park as Harlequin (he just dances
around in facepaint and laughs a lot), Liam Neeson as
Ehran, Carrie Fisher as Sam's mother, Mark Hamill as
Sam's father (hey, just write 'em in, damn it!) and
Ewan McGregor gets a walk-on piece as the security
guard Sam shoots.

Cool. :)

====Doc'
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Message no. 3
From: Nimster nimster@*********.net.il
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 04:44:59 +0200
>
> And don't forget Majel Barrett as the voice of the Matrix.

Haven't read the book (yet?) But please put in Bruce Willis, he's a great
actor for those type of things. Also Sarah michelle geller. And the kid from
The Sopranos, I forgot his name. He can make a cool decker.

>
> Jon.
>
Message no. 4
From: Snake Eyes snake.eyes@***.net
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:15:15 -0700
At 06:15 PM 8/15/00 -0700, Doc' wrote:

>James Earl Jones as the voice of Lofwyr

Actually, I was kind of thinking Jack Nicholson as Lofwyr (in human
guise). I may have spoken in haste regarding the role of Sally
Tsung. While Sharon Stone would certainly still do justice to that skimpy
little "duster & booty shorts" outfit on the cover of SRI & II, let's
also
consider Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino, and Amanda Tapping (Major Samantha
Carter on Stargate SG-1) for that part.

And the entire cast of "Space Cowboys" starring as the Echo Mirage team.

~ Snake Eyes
Message no. 5
From: Keith Duthie psycho@*********.co.nz
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:39:57 +1200 (NZST)
At 09:29 PM 8/15/00 +0200, Gurth wrote:

>So does this mean we get to do another version of a thread that was so
>popular on the list a few years ago, but which seems to have been
>neglected in more recent times? That is to say, "Who would you like to
>star in a Shadowrun movie, and in which role?" ;)

Bull as an ork decker, of course ;-)

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Message no. 6
From: Deirdre M. Brooks xenya@********.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:04:02 -0700
Rand Ratinac wrote:
>
> No idea who you're talking about. I'd go for Sly
> Stallone, actually, with long hair and feathers and
> the face-paint, and give him a VERY limited script. He
> can do a lot of glaring and shooting and
> muscle-flexing, hough. :)

The other guy's choice is better. Ghost-Who-Walks (an homage to the
Phantom, I bet) would be treated poorly to be given Sylvester Stallone.

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Message no. 7
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:59:06 -0700 (PDT)
> >James Earl Jones as the voice of Lofwyr
>
> Actually, I was kind of thinking Jack Nicholson as
Lofwyr (in human guise).

Hmmm...maybe...as a dragon his voice would be too
nasal and reedy. Dragon voices need to be deep and/or
dignified (Jimmy E. Jones and Mr. Guinness
respectively). It'd be hard to take a dragon who
sounded like Gomer Pyle, or Pee Wee Herman...or, God
forbid, Mr. Bean...seriously. :)

> I may have spoken in haste regarding the role of
Sally Tsung. While Sharon Stone would certainly still
do justice to that skimpy little "duster & booty
shorts" outfit on the cover of SRI & II, let's also
consider Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino, and Amanda Tapping
(Major Samantha Carter on Stargate SG-1) for that
part.

Nah, not Ashley. Amanda, or Mira, sure.

> And the entire cast of "Space Cowboys" starring as
the Echo Mirage team.
> ~ Snake Eyes

Uh...who?

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Message no. 8
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:01:20 -0700 (PDT)
> >And then the rest...Alec Guinness (done by
computer, of course) as the voice of Dunkelzahn, James
Earl Jones as the voice of Lofwyr, Harrison Ford as
Daniel Howling-Coyote, Ray Park as Harlequin (he just
dances around in facepaint and laughs a lot), Liam
Neeson as Ehran, Carrie Fisher as Sam's mother, Mark
Hamill as Sam's father (hey, just write 'em in, damn
it!) and Ewan McGregor gets a walk-on piece as the
security guard Sam shoots.
>
> And don't forget Majel Barrett as the voice of the
Matrix.
> Jon.

*Doc' clears his throat...

"In the immortal words of Doc', "Uh...who?"*

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Message no. 9
From: Deirdre M. Brooks xenya@********.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 01:13:39 -0700
Rand Ratinac wrote:
>
> > And don't forget Majel Barrett as the voice of the
> Matrix.
> > Jon.
>
> *Doc' clears his throat...
>
> "In the immortal words of Doc', "Uh...who?"*

Majel Barrett Roddenberry is the woman who does the computer voices for
all of the Trek series. She also does the "last week on Star Trek"
synopses in the second part of a two-parter.

She's also played several roles in Trek.

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Message no. 10
From: Sinabian@***.com Sinabian@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:28:44 EDT
In a message dated 8/15/00 8:31:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
snake.eyes@***.net writes:

<< For "Into the Shadows" (the story that started it all -- for me
anyway):

The dude that plays Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager
as Ghost-Who-Walks-Inside

Jeff Goldblum
as Dodger

Sharon Stone
as Sally Tsung

Joe Pesci
as Sam Verner
>>

I never read that story but I could see Goldblum in a SR movie...that would
actually be pretty kewl. Sharon Stone too I think. And it would be kewl to
see Pesci in it just because he hasn't done anything since the last Lethal
Weapon flick so far as I know...
Message no. 11
From: Sinabian@***.com Sinabian@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:34:16 EDT
In a message dated 8/15/00 9:12:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
docwagon101@*****.com writes:

<< And then the rest...Alec Guinness (done by computer,
of course) as the voice of Dunkelzahn, James Earl
Jones as the voice of Lofwyr, Harrison Ford as Daniel
Howling-Coyote, Ray Park as Harlequin (he just dances
around in facepaint and laughs a lot), Liam Neeson as
Ehran, Carrie Fisher as Sam's mother, Mark Hamill as
Sam's father (hey, just write 'em in, damn it!) and
Ewan McGregor gets a walk-on piece as the security
guard Sam shoots. >>


::laughs:: Ummm...why don't you just plug in the Star Wars movies and watch
them?!? Actually, if he weren't dead I think Guinness would have been the
perfect choice for the dragon. If he hadn't already done one they could
always use Sean Connery...

Ooh...::grinz:: I'mma get killed for this... What about let Kevin Smith in on
this and have Jay and Silent Bob be the runners?!? ::ducks and hides behind a
counter or overturned table::
Message no. 12
From: Sinabian@***.com Sinabian@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:35:51 EDT
In a message dated 8/15/00 9:21:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
naughty@********.com.au writes:

<< And don't forget Majel Barrett as the voice of the Matrix. >>

Good idea but wrong series...; )~ How about the chick who played Mon Mothma
though? She's still alive (or was a year or so ago when the Star Wars Insider
interviewed her...)
Message no. 13
From: Sinabian@***.com Sinabian@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:37:43 EDT
In a message dated 8/15/00 9:44:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
nimster@*********.net.il writes:

<< Bruce Willis, he's a great
actor for those type of things. >>


Hell of an idea and yes he would be. Would he fit the budget though being the
only problem?
Message no. 14
From: Sinabian@***.com Sinabian@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:50:21 EDT
In a message dated 8/16/00 2:58:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
docwagon101@*****.com writes:

<< > And the entire cast of "Space Cowboys" starring as
the Echo Mirage team.
> ~ Snake Eyes

Uh...who? >>


Haven't seen it yet, but Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, and I can't
remember who the third big name was...
Message no. 15
From: Sinabian@***.com Sinabian@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:52:38 EDT
In a message dated 8/16/00 3:00:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
docwagon101@*****.com writes:

<< > >And then the rest...Alec Guinness (done by
computer, of course) as the voice of Dunkelzahn, James
Earl Jones as the voice of Lofwyr, Harrison Ford as
Daniel Howling-Coyote, Ray Park as Harlequin (he just
dances around in facepaint and laughs a lot), Liam
Neeson as Ehran, Carrie Fisher as Sam's mother, Mark
Hamill as Sam's father (hey, just write 'em in, damn
it!) and Ewan McGregor gets a walk-on piece as the
security guard Sam shoots.
>
> And don't forget Majel Barrett as the voice of the
Matrix.
> Jon.

*Doc' clears his throat...

"In the immortal words of Doc', "Uh...who?"* >>


The top paragraph were all Star Wars actors/actresses. Majel Barret played a
few different roles in the Star Trek series...most notably as the ship's
computer.
Message no. 16
From: DemonPenta@***.com DemonPenta@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:33:21 EDT
In a message dated 8/16/00 8:35:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Sinabian@***.com
writes:

> Ooh...::grinz:: I'mma get killed for this... What about let Kevin Smith in
on
>
> this and have Jay and Silent Bob be the runners?!? ::ducks and hides
behind
> a
> counter or overturned table::

Hey...do like they did in Clerks and film it near me, we might see RNer's as
extras! Maybe make an appearance at ShoreCon?:-)

John
Message no. 17
From: Andrew Murdoch toreador@***.bc.ca
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 07:16:30 -0700 (PDT)
- Sinabian@***.com <08:50/16-Aug-2000>
> << > And the entire cast of "Space Cowboys" starring as
> the Echo Mirage team.
> > ~ Snake Eyes
>
> Uh...who? >>
>
>
> Haven't seen it yet, but Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, and I can't
> remember who the third big name was...

Either James Garner or Donald Sutherland, take your pick. (Both pretty
good actors, methinks.)

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Message no. 18
From: Snake Eyes snake.eyes@***.net
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 07:52:07 -0700
At 08:50 AM 8/16/00 -0400, sinabian@***.com wrote:

>docwagon101@*****.com writes:
>
><< > And the entire cast of "Space Cowboys" starring as
> the Echo Mirage team.
> > ~ Snake Eyes
>
> Uh...who? >>
>
>
>Haven't seen it yet, but Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, and I can't
>remember who the third big name was...

James Garner, Donald Sutherland, and William Devane round out the old guy
cast. They all play 1950-60's era US test pilots (pre-Mercury program) who
are called back into service by NASA to fix an ailing Soviet satellite
threatening to re-enter Earth's atmosphere carrying a nuclear
payload. It's probably not showing in Australia yet, so I won't ruin the
plot for you beyond what I've already revealed. I haven't seen it yet
myself either, but my Dad liked it a lot.

I just figure you'd need to have a few grizzled 60-70 year old actors to
play the "Grumpy Old Men" as veterans of Echo Mirage.

~ Snake Eyes.
Message no. 19
From: Paul Collins paulcollins@*******.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:57:29 +1000
> > > And don't forget Majel Barrett as the voice of the
> > Matrix.
> > > Jon.
> >
> > *Doc' clears his throat...
> >
> > "In the immortal words of Doc', "Uh...who?"*
>
> Majel Barrett Roddenberry is the woman who does the computer voices for
> all of the Trek series. She also does the "last week on Star Trek"
> synopses in the second part of a two-parter.
>
> She's also played several roles in Trek.

Lets see what my memory is like:

Number one in the pilot episode;
Nurse Chapel in the original Star Trek, (and the first movie?)
Lwaxana Troi (Mother of Diana) in Next Gen, and DS 9,
and of course the computer and occasional narrator thingy in all the others.
(Not sure if she did the animated series though.

Annachie
Message no. 20
From: SyphonAC@***.com SyphonAC@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:59:51 EDT
In a message dated 8/16/00 8:35:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Sinabian@***.com
writes:

> laughs:: Ummm...why don't you just plug in the Star Wars movies and watch
> them?!? Actually, if he weren't dead I think Guinness would have been the
> perfect choice for the dragon. If he hadn't already done one they could
> always use Sean Connery...
>

Nooo...it's Dragon Heart all over again.....please god no

Syphon
Message no. 21
From: SyphonAC@***.com SyphonAC@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:11:54 EDT
In a message dated 8/16/00 8:50:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Sinabian@***.com
writes:

> Haven't seen it yet, but Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, and I can't
> remember who the third big name was...
>

Donald Sutherland, and James Gardner.....both good actors...

Syphon
Message no. 22
From: Aristotle antithesis@**********.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:13:30 -0400
>>>nimster wrote:
"Bruce Willis, he's a great actor for those type of things."

>>>Sinabian@***.com replied:
Hell of an idea and yes he would be. Would he fit the budget though being
the only problem?

.:Reply:.
Allot of the actors were talking about are probably way outside the
budget, but it is fun to think about who you would put in what movie (I've
cast X-men and Dragonlance about a million times each).

Although I haven't read the book everyone is casting I would like to play
too *pout*.

young blonde guy?
How about the guy who played the main character in "Hackers". He was also
in "Plunket & McClain", and "Trainspotting".

Native American
If he is supposed to be young I would suggest the guy who played
"Wind-in-his-hair" from "Dances With Wolves". If your looking for
someone
a bit older I would have to go with "Billy" from "Predator".

Lastly if your looking for any sort of street sam/mercenary I would have
to go with the guy from "Boiler Room" and "Pitch Black"(?) (I'm not
even
sure of his characters' names). He has that kick ass voice, a tough look
(he used to be a bouncer), and although I doubt his price has gone up that
much with his limited body of work he may even do it for a little less...
in an interview he said that when he would get done working at the bar he
would go to a friend's house and role play into the morning. He apparently
loves to game.


*shrug*
-- Travis Heldibridle
Message no. 23
From: S O'Neill callahan421@*******.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:08:55 EDT
Of course, this thread is hard to resist and has doubtless been done to
death previously on the list, but I .... just .... gotta ... have my say.
Obviously none of these folks will be chosen due to the low budget of the
potential film.


Dodger - Kevin Bacon (he's skinny, he has the face to go elf, and I think
it'd be a neat twist to have his gravelly voice delivering lines in faux
forsoothly style rather than some fop doing it in a British-y alto)

Hart - Famke Jannsen (picture her with blonde hair...)

Ghost-who-walks-Inside - Danny Trejo (he's got the 'tough' act down real
well)

Sally Tsung - I kinda think Sharon Stone's getting a little old for this
role. What about Natasha Henstridge? She's got the ability to play 'tough'
as well as 'hot'. :) previously-mentioned Angelina Jolie would be a not-bad
choice as well, especially after she finishes buffing up to play Lara Croft.

Sam Verner - to me, this has gotta be a youngish 'everyman' kinda guy, more
charismatic than pretty. I'm tempted to suggest Ron Livingston solely on the
humour implicit in the Office Space connection (corporate wageslave...) but
Ethan Hawke is probably closer to what I'm thinking.

The Johnson - Kurtwood Smith (character actor, probably best currently known
as the irritable 'Red' on That 70s show). POssibly in a tag-team Johnson duo
with Pete Postlethwaite (Kobayashi from the Usual Suspects. I really liked
that flick).

Cog The Fixer - Someone smooth, powerful, a little seedy. Gabriel Byrne.


Director: Gotta be Bryan Singer; not only was The Usual Suspects a
Shadowrunish movie, but he's already demonstrated the ability to deliver a
cult movie to a mass market (X-men)

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Message no. 24
From: Aristotle antithesis@**********.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:44:10 -0400
>>>The Question:
"Who would you like to star in a Shadowrun movie, and in which role?"

>>>The Answer:
How about a 3 hour epic from Mel Gibson on Daniel Howling-Coyote and his
plight to lead the native american nations to freedom..


Think about it chummer,
--Travis "Aristotle" Heldibridle
Message no. 25
From: Phil pames@*****.net
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:42:45 -0500
At 08:37 AM 8/16/2000 EDT, Sinabian wrote:
>In a message dated 8/15/00 9:44:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>nimster@*********.net.il writes:
>
><< Bruce Willis, he's a great
> actor for those type of things. >>
>
>
>Hell of an idea and yes he would be. Would he fit the budget though being
the
>only problem?


How about Bruce Campbell? The man's shilled for games before. Look at the
introduction to Deadlands Revised.

Phil
Message no. 26
From: Jean-François Major maje123@*******.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:56:23 EDT
And the Mr. Johnson: Agent Smith from the Matrix: I can't think of a better
one. ;-)

For Dodger, I'm undecided between Jeff Goldblum and the blond, skinny
british guy from The Replacements.

For Peter Clarris (from Changeling), I'd cast Leonard Di Caprio. Not that
he's a got actor, but jsut that I'd like to see that moron get turned in a
grey fleshy horror. ;-)

For Kham, I'd go for the guy that plays the "freak monk" from In The Name of
the Rose (same actor who played one of the cavemen in that silent movie
about the war for fire).

For Neko Noguchi, I'd go for Jet Li, but just because he's got the looks:
he'd need some serious working on "being a believable character".

Harrisson Ford as Ryan Mercury.

Anybody has any idea on a role they could give Jean Reno? I just love that
actor! He's got the coolest way of "being there, doin' nothing".

Jean-F. Major
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Message no. 27
From: Patrick Goodman pgoodman13@************.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:49:32 -0500
From: Paul Collins
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 9:57 AM

> Lets see what my memory is like:
>
> Number one in the pilot episode;
> Nurse Chapel in the original Star Trek, (and the first movie?)
> Lwaxana Troi (Mother of Diana) in Next Gen, and DS 9,
> and of course the computer and occasional narrator thingy in all the
others.
> (Not sure if she did the animated series though.

Majel was, indeed, part of the cast of ST:TAS, playing (at the very least)
Lr. M'Ress, the Caitian communications officer.

Patrick
Message no. 28
From: Patrick Goodman pgoodman13@************.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:50:10 -0500
From: <SyphonAC@***.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 1:59 PM
> > laughs:: Ummm...why don't you just plug in the Star Wars movies and
watch
> > them?!? Actually, if he weren't dead I think Guinness would have been
the
> > perfect choice for the dragon. If he hadn't already done one they could
> > always use Sean Connery...
>
> Nooo...it's Dragon Heart all over again.....please god no

You're saying that like it's a bad thing.

Patrick
Message no. 29
From: Patrick Goodman pgoodman13@************.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:51:59 -0500
From: Aristotle
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 2:13 PM

> Lastly if your looking for any sort of street sam/mercenary I would have
> to go with the guy from "Boiler Room" and "Pitch Black"(?) (I'm
not even
> sure of his characters' names). He has that kick ass voice, a tough look
> (he used to be a bouncer)....

The actor's name you're looking for is Vin Diesel. He kicked much ass is
PITCH BLACK.

Patrick
Message no. 30
From: SyphonAC@***.com SyphonAC@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:04:57 EDT
In a message dated 8/16/00 4:46:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pames@*****.net
writes:

> How about Bruce Campbell? The man's shilled for games before. Look at the
> introduction to Deadlands Revised.
>
> Phil

lol....and what an intro it was....but yeah, he'd be great in some kind of
comic relief role....look at Army of Darkness

Syphon
Message no. 31
From: Iridios iridios@********.net
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:03:50 -0400
Snake Eyes wrote:

> ><< > And the entire cast of "Space Cowboys" starring as
> > the Echo Mirage team.
> > > ~ Snake Eyes
> >
> > Uh...who? >>
> >
> >
> >Haven't seen it yet, but Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, and I can't
> >remember who the third big name was...
>
> James Garner, Donald Sutherland, and William Devane round out the old guy
> cast.

I think Donald Sutherland would make a great Corporate Executive bad
guy. And for a little irony, include his son Kiefer playing one of
the runners. :)

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From: Iridios iridios@********.net
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:06:03 -0400
SyphonAC@***.com wrote:

> Nooo...it's Dragon Heart all over again.....please god no

Don't blame Connery for that, blame the script writers... Although I
would go so far as to call it a bad movie, just not a great movie.

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Message no. 33
From: Simon and Fiona sfuller@******.com.au
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 12:59:44 +1000
-----Original Message-----
From: S O'Neill <callahan421@*******.com>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2000 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)


>Of course, this thread is hard to resist and has doubtless been done to
>death previously on the list, but I .... just .... gotta ... have my say.
>Obviously none of these folks will be chosen due to the low budget of the
>potential film.
>
>
>Dodger - Kevin Bacon (he's skinny, he has the face to go elf, and I think
>it'd be a neat twist to have his gravelly voice delivering lines in faux
>forsoothly style rather than some fop doing it in a British-y alto)
>
Isn't he the one that did the excellent movie 'Much ado about nothing" and a
few other Shakesphere ones? I'm not really boned up on these actors, but I
think it was him.
Message no. 34
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:26:33 -0700 (PDT)
> > No idea who you're talking about. I'd go for Sly
Stallone, actually, with long hair and feathers and
the face-paint, and give him a VERY limited script. He
can do a lot of glaring and shooting and
muscle-flexing, hough. :)
>
> The other guy's choice is better. Ghost-Who-Walks
(an homage to the Phantom, I bet) would be treated
poorly to be given Sylvester Stallone.
> Deird'Re M. Brooks | xenya@********.com |

I'll have to take your word for it. I do NOT watch
Star Trek (except in flicking through channels). :)

Hmmm...if Ghost is a Phantom homage, what about Billy
Zane? ;)

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Message no. 35
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:30:11 -0700 (PDT)
> > > And don't forget Majel Barrett as the voice of
the Matrix.
> > > Jon.
> >
> > *Doc' clears his throat...
> >
> > "In the immortal words of Doc', "Uh...who?"*
>
> Majel Barrett Roddenberry is the woman who does the
computer voices for all of the Trek series. She also
does the "last week on Star Trek" synopses in the
second part of a two-parter.
>
> She's also played several roles in Trek.
> Deird'Re M. Brooks | xenya@********.com |

Oh...right...

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Message no. 36
From: Andrew Murdoch toreador@***.bc.ca
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 05:06:14 -0700 (PDT)
- Patrick Goodman <19:49/16-Aug-2000>

> Majel was, indeed, part of the cast of ST:TAS, playing (at the very least)
> Lr. M'Ress, the Caitian communications officer.

At the risk of proving myself a total dweeb: Majel Barret Roddenberry did
the computer's voice and reprised her role as Nurse Chapel for the
animated series. However, Nichelle Nichols (a.k.a. Lt. Uhura) was the
voice (and purr) of M'Ress.

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Message no. 37
From: Andrew Murdoch toreador@***.bc.ca
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 05:09:32 -0700 (PDT)
- Simon and Fiona <12:59/17-Aug-2000>

> >Dodger - Kevin Bacon (he's skinny, he has the face to go elf, and I think
> >it'd be a neat twist to have his gravelly voice delivering lines in faux
> >forsoothly style rather than some fop doing it in a British-y alto)
> >
> Isn't he the one that did the excellent movie 'Much ado about nothing" and a
> few other Shakesphere ones? I'm not really boned up on these actors, but I
> think it was him.

Right initials, wrong actor. The Shakespearean actor you're thinking of is
Kenneth Brannaugh.

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Message no. 38
From: Patrick Goodman pgoodman13@************.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 07:22:40 -0500
From: Andrew Murdoch
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:06 AM

> > Majel was, indeed, part of the cast of ST:TAS, playing (at the very
> > least) Lr. M'Ress, the Caitian communications officer.
>
> At the risk of proving myself a total dweeb: Majel Barret Roddenberry did
> the computer's voice and reprised her role as Nurse Chapel for the
> animated series. However, Nichelle Nichols (a.k.a. Lt. Uhura) was the
> voice (and purr) of M'Ress.

Not according to their respective filmographies.

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Nichols,+Nichelle

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Barrett,+Majel

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0069637

They're not infallible, but they're right a helluva lot more than they're
wrong, and those credits jive with my own geek-like memory.

Patrick
Message no. 39
From: Sinabian@***.com Sinabian@***.com
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:50:23 EDT
In a message dated 8/16/00 4:46:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pames@*****.net
writes:

<< How about Bruce Campbell? >>


Actually if anything, he'd be perfect for a Duke Nuk'em movie. Let's face it,
especially in the latter games Duke was based off of Ash. They even used most
of his key lines. "Hail to the King baby!"
Message no. 40
From: Rat winterhawk@*********.net
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:25:06 -0700
Doc' writes:

>
> Hmmm...if Ghost is a Phantom homage, what about Billy
> Zane? ;)
>

The Tree Who Acts? *Please*, no! :P

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Message no. 41
From: Simon and Fiona sfuller@******.com.au
Subject: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:20:35 +1000
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Murdoch <toreador@***.bc.ca>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: Casting Call? (was Re: It's Coming)


>- Simon and Fiona <12:59/17-Aug-2000>
>
>> >Dodger - Kevin Bacon (he's skinny, he has the face to go elf, and I
think
>> >it'd be a neat twist to have his gravelly voice delivering lines in faux
>> >forsoothly style rather than some fop doing it in a British-y alto)
>> >
>> Isn't he the one that did the excellent movie 'Much ado about nothing"
and a
>> few other Shakesphere ones? I'm not really boned up on these actors, but
I
>> think it was him.
>
>Right initials, wrong actor. The Shakespearean actor you're thinking of is
>Kenneth Brannaugh.
>
>--
Ah, that's him. Damn good movie, by the way. All set in the proper time
frame, sticks largely to the script, and even though the speech is Olde
English, it is still mostly understandable. A quantum leap ahead of
Romeo+Juliet.

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