SMAC Movie - who would play who?

[EternalSpark]

(I'm editing as I go along, I gotta check if I'm putting the images in right as I go along...)

I've been thinking about this a little bit... I don't have everyone lined up right, but a few I do.

I have prolly spelled the names wrong... sorry. I'm kinda tired.

1) Lady Deirdre Skye - Courtney Cox


2) Colonel Corazon Santiago - Jenette Goldstein



You prolly don't know her name and I can't find a better picture of her, but she was Vaquez in Aliens.

3) Chairman Sheng-Yi Yang - Pat Morita.



(The one on the right)

Well, I ain't ever seen the film and turns out I was incorrect about who was who...I dunno, it ain't perfect, but he's the first person I could think of.

4) CEO Morgan of the Morganites - Samuel Jackson



He's even wearing the morgan stuff in this picture, save for the glasses and his hair is a little bushy. OTher than that, he's a damn fine morgan, if I do say so myself.

5) Academician Prokor Vakarov - Patrick Stewart



Ok, he's not bald, but give him a wig or something, and make him talk russian-like, and he would be pretty good.

6) Brother Lal - NO CLUE. Can't think of anyone for him, frankly...

7) Sister Mirriam - Julianne Moore



Again, not perfect, but we're not going to find anyone better, I don't think.

So, what do you think of my choices? I ain't getting into smax cuz... well I don't want to.
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[waynehead]

I like your picks! But I have a hard time imagining Ralph Macchio as Chairman Yang! He's too serene and passive.

Howzabout Roseanne for one of the alien roles? She, more than anyone, resembles an 800 pound gorrilla

[EternalSpark]

quote: But I have a hard time imagining Ralph Macchio as Chairman Yang! He's too serene and passive.

Well, I doubt we'll ever find someone who looks like the picture of Yang, ya know? Ain't gonna happen.

I didn't do smax cuz 1) I don't have it and 2) I don't have the time.

In my picks, I looked for a few things - notably star names, and sex appeal. Mirriam in SMAC ain't pretty, but if Moorse was...

[Paul]

It seems that you are mistaken about the identity of Ralph Macchio. In your picture he is the younger guy on the left. The older man at the right is Pat Morita.

[EternalSpark]

quote: Originally posted by Paul on 03-15-2000 06:17 PM It seems that you are mistaken about the identity of Ralph Macchio. In your picture he is the younger guy on the left. The older man at the right is Pat Morita.

Ooopise. Drat. I screwed up. Gotta edit it...

[The_Progenitors]

In similar past threads on this topic, by general consensus Ben Kingsley (Ghandi) would be Lal

[swisscheese4]

There is only one preson whop can play lal and that is

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon !!!

[Helium Pond]

Hmm.

Cool job posting those images. Samuel Jackson's a good pick, and so is the chick from Aliens.

But... Courtney Cox? Pat Morita? Patrick Stewart? Julianne Moore? I think better can be done.

Courtney's pretty, but Deirdre has a mature, motherly quality that Courtney ain't got. Deirdre needs to be somebody like Andie MacDowell, more a woman than a girl.

I've always thought of Yang as George Takei. Funny that neither of us chose a Chinese actor.

Although Kingsley would be an OK Lal, I also think Cliff Curtis would do an excellent job. Though not a household name, most of you probably remember him as the leader of the Iraqi resistance in "Three Kings." His nobility and dignity in that movie are exactly the qualities Lal posesses--or at least, pretends to posess!

Rade Serbedzija is also not a household name, but he'd be a good choice for Provost Zakharov. He has had many great roles in foreign films, and, as you could guess, some really crummy roles in American films. In Before the Rain he was the main character, a photographer who gets caught up in a war; that's a foreign film. In Mighty Joe Young, he was the main bad-guy, a poacher. You wouldn't think much of him from that movie. In Eyes Wide Shut, he was the lecherous costume store owner, also not a great role for him. But he has the accent, and the arrogance, and a certain loose-cannon quality that I think would suit Zak fine.

For Miriam, I can think of many prospects. Sigourney Weaver has the severity, if not the hair color. Glenn Close is a phenomenal actress, but maybe is a bit too sexy. Come to think of it, Glenn could also play Deirdre, which is a testament to her range. And Linda Hunt, too, would be good as Miriam.

I have photos of all these folks--how does one put them up?

[EternalSpark]

You use the [img] and [/img] tag, and stick the URL in.

[gnome]

Completely ignoring the need to look like the picture (why be limited, really) how about Gary Oldman or Julian Sands for Zakharov? Patrick Stewart looks just so... ethical. These guys will be able to put that evil edge into it.

"That is, by the way, my /medical/ opinion"
--Dr. Smith (as played by Oldman)

[duMa]

Frightening as it may be, I think Christopher Lambert would play a perfect Zakharov. I'm surprised it hadn't been mentioned before, but listen to his voice. The guy's dialect (which I might note, he had trained exclusively for the Highlander film) is perfect. These days, his appearance is pretty appropriate as well, no?

[Mr. President]

Courteney Cox?! Let's find someone uglier, shall we!

But then pretty much all actresses are ugly these days, so I shouldn't be too hard on you.

[Alynzia]

I am refusing to post in the ethos of this thread because it has simply not been thought out enough.

I just want to counter Mr. President's comment. What the hell do the girls where you live look like? Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Terry Farrel, Melina Kankadres, Jessica Alba, Clare Forlani and Charisma Carpenter. Stunning, the lot of them.

Alynzia.

[Jac de Molay]

Hmmmm...lets see

Morgan Freeman for CEO Morgan
Star Trek's Marina Sirtis (troi) for Deirdre
Glenn Close for Sister Miriam
Linda Hamilton for Santiago ( this one's the toughest)
Ben Kingsley, from above, for Lal
Cant think of any actors for Yang
Klaus Kinski for Zakharov with full makeup

[Mavfin]

Zakharov

Does anyone remember Brent Spiner as the scientist who gets killed in Independence Day? I think he'd make a good Zakharov...

Deirdre needs that motherly quality, yes...I'll have to think about it.