I was just wondering. I know OSC was kind of pulling for her (I'm referring to a review of War of the Worlds.)
Posted by Tara (Member # 10030) on :
The problem is that if Dakota Fanning is in a movie, she has to be the lead child actor in it. It would be weird to have a bunch of unknowns playing the lead roles, and then to stick her in a semi-important role.
But she's certainly not too old, considering they were going to make Ender a little bit older than in the book, and Petra was older than Ender, and Dakota Fanning can look so young. I mean how old was Fern supposed to be? Nine?
Posted by Steve_G (Member # 10101) on :
Whoah, that totally destroys my imagined version of Petra. I imagined a dark haired, olive complexion for Petra. She's Armenian isn't she? Dakota Fanning is not my first choice, although she is a great child actor.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Considering that by the time an Enders Game movie is made, she might not even be a teenager anymore, I'll say that she's way too old.
Posted by Hookt_Un_Fonix (Member # 10094) on :
I agree that she will be to old. The issue is here, how do you find talented children without exploiting them. Perhaps CGI or even altering the story a bit to use children that are a bit older. I personally feel she would have been great for the part, but by the time it hits the can she will be well beyond the window.
I think this issue is what would make it a difficult movie to put on the screen. The age of the soldiers has a large impact on the story. The age of the children make it very difficult to cast. I will wait with baited breath.
Posted by Chronus (Member # 9207) on :
I just hope they don't go the cg rout. It might work depending upon how they do it, but it usually doesn’t work.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
A CGI/Anime production for Ender's Game has generally been dismissed for the reason that it would seem more like a children's movie, and it isn't.
Posted by I Am The War Chief (Member # 9266) on :
STOP TALKING ABOUT WHO WILL BE CAST IN THE ENDERS GAME MOVIE THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN BEATEN TO DEATH!!! BESIDES GRAFF WHO IS OLD ANYWAYS ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ARE USELESS!!! GRRR sorry needed to vent that, these forums go round and round the cgi topic the generals having a gender switch Rosie O donnal as someone blah just cut it out
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Stop reading threads about who will be cast in the Ender's Game movie. Posted by Steve_G (Member # 10101) on :
well perhaps the reason it gets beaten to death is its a fun excercise. Some of us are new to the forum and haven't yet had the chance to get it out of our systems.
On that note, I really hope they don't make it too americentric and keep plenty of charachters of different ethnicity.
Posted by Hookt_Un_Fonix (Member # 10094) on :
Maybe they can do an animation rendition like A Scanner Darkly? Then they could cast kids and do voice overs, and it would be easier to do battle room scenes?
War Chief you don't have to read the thread.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
Just like you newbs don't have to make use of the 'search' button.
Ain't free will great?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Be nice, JT.
War Chief, if those of us who have been here far longer than you (and have seen a great many "casting EG" threads -- even participated in a few) can tolerate 'em, you have no excuse.
Anyway, not reading threads that don't interest you is excellent advice.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Actually, I kinda liked JT's response. Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
I say just use the whole cast of Smallville in it. Tom Welling as Ender, Kristin Kreuk as Petra, John Glover as Graff, and so forth.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
As long as they cast Dwayne Johnson as Bean, I don't care who else they cast.
Posted by Hookt_Un_Fonix (Member # 10094) on :
I was hoping for Carmen Electra as Ender.... if you get to pick the rock, why not?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Now you're just being silly. Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
For the last time, the ONLY viable cast list for EG:
Ender: Paul Newman Peter: Ben Affleck Valentine: Mandy Moore Graff: Nathan Lane J.P. Wiggin: John Cusack T.H. Wiggin: Joan Cusack Anderson: John Travolta Bean: Actually, Dwayne Johnson is a great idea. Petra: Haley Joel Osmond Mazer Rackham: John C. McGinley Alai: Denzel Washington Shen: Daniel Dae Kim Bonzo: Luis Guzman Han Tzu: Chow Yun Fat Crazy Tom: Adam Brody Dink: Benjamin McKenzie Fly Molo: Dante Basco Bugger Queen: Bea Arthur
There is no room for argument
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac: For the last time, the ONLY viable cast list for EG:
Ender: Paul Newman Peter: Ben Affleck Valentine: Mandy Moore Graff: Nathan Lane J.P. Wiggin: John Cusack T.H. Wiggin: Joan Cusack Anderson: John Travolta Bean: Actually, Dwayne Johnson is a great idea. Petra: Haley Joel Osmond Mazer Rackham: John C. McGinley Alai: Denzel Washington Shen: Daniel Dae Kim Bonzo: Luis Guzman Han Tzu: Chow Yun Fat Crazy Tom: Adam Brody Dink: Benjamin McKenzie Fly Molo: Dante Basco Bugger Queen: Bea Arthur
There is no room for argument
Sorry, but Peter has to be Zach Braff.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
I can see it now.
I was beginning to get irritated that my parents only ever noticed Ender. But I'm going to be the better person, and not take it out on him.
"I could kill you right now, and no one would know! BWAHAHAHAHA!"
...damn.
<stock sad music>
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:The problem is that if Dakota Fanning is in a movie, she has to be the lead child actor in it. It would be weird to have a bunch of unknowns playing the lead roles, and then to stick her in a semi-important role.
I thought it was hilarious that Lindsay Lohan got top billing in A Prairie Home Companion, when she was not the lead, although she had a "semi-important role", and she was acting with the likes of Lily Tomlin and MERYL STREEP. Yeah.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
I actually think Fly Molo should be played by Meatwad, in a special animated appearance.
Otherwise, that cast looks good to me.
Posted by BandoCommando (Member # 7746) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac: I can see it now.
I was beginning to get irritated that my parents only ever noticed Ender. But I'm going to be the better person, and not take it out on him.
"I could kill you right now, and no one would know! BWAHAHAHAHA!"
...damn.
<stock sad music>
dada da da di da da daaaaah, dada da da di da da daaaaah.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac: I can see it now.
I was beginning to get irritated that my parents only ever noticed Ender. But I'm going to be the better person, and not take it out on him.
"I could kill you right now, and no one would know! BWAHAHAHAHA!"
...damn.
<stock sad music>
That was beautiful.
"I can't win this war on my own No I know -- I'm no superman"
[ January 25, 2007, 05:57 PM: Message edited by: Lisa ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac: For the last time, the ONLY viable cast list for EG:
Ender: Paul Newman Peter: Ben Affleck Valentine: Mandy Moore Graff: Nathan Lane J.P. Wiggin: John Cusack T.H. Wiggin: Joan Cusack Anderson: John Travolta Bean: Actually, Dwayne Johnson is a great idea. Petra: Haley Joel Osmond Mazer Rackham: John C. McGinley Alai: Denzel Washington Shen: Daniel Dae Kim Bonzo: Luis Guzman Han Tzu: Chow Yun Fat Crazy Tom: Adam Brody Dink: Benjamin McKenzie Fly Molo: Dante Basco Bugger Queen: Bea Arthur
There is no room for argument
I still say a Robin Williams one-man show is the way to go.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
You can never go wrong with a Robin Williams one-man show.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
If by 'never' you mean 'always'.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Yeah. I get those mixed up.
Posted by TrapperKeeper (Member # 7680) on :
The bugger queen should be played by rosie odonnel.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by El JT de Spang: If by 'never' you mean 'always'.
And if by "you" you mean "him."
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: Yeah. I always get those mixed up.
Fixed that for him.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Posted by Nathan2006 (Member # 9387) on :
You mean, There's a search button? Or is that like the mysterious Staples 'Easy' button?
PS: I actually like the idea of Joan Cusack as Ender's mom... I *loved* her work in 'Loony Toons: Back in Action. Not, but seriously, She's awesome!!! I did a search for her on netflix and got all her movies (Right after Barbra Streisand). Who's John Cusack? Husband, brother, uncle, what?
PPS: The reason I included a 'PS' was because I found the content in the beginning of my post especially clever, and almost posted it by itself.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
quote:Who's John Cusack? Husband, brother, uncle, what?
Fie! Fie on you! John Cusack was brilliant in Better Off Dead ("I want my two dollars! I want my two dollars!" "Oh man, you know the street value of this stuff?"), Serendipity, High Fidelity, Being John Malkovich, Grosse Pointe Blank (seriously hilarious movie), Identity, and so so so so many more.
I'm secretly in love with him. *shh!* Please don't tell my husband!
And yeah, Joan Cusack is his sister, and she's pretty funny in her own right. I loved her as his secretary in Grosse Pointe Blank. Oh man, I wanna see that movie again!
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
Say Anything!
(After Better Off Dead, most classic John Cusack movie. And Joan's in it too, in a small role as his...sister.)
I, too, harbor feelings for him. Perhaps my longest-running celebrity crush, since I think Rob Lowe has been kind of icky for a while now.
Is there really not a role for Lindsay Lohan in this movie????
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I need to see Better Off Dead again. It was so hilarious. Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
John Cusack's best movie is High Fidelity.
But he's good in everything.
Posted by Steve_G (Member # 10101) on :
Back to the topic that started the thread. I think Dakotah Fanning would be great as Valentine. Valentine is older than ender, so an older Dakotah wouldn't matter. Plus Dakotah is absolutley believable as a compassionate person. Just imagine the scene of Valentine/Dakotah coming across Peter's eviscerated squirrel in the woods.
Of course for all I know Peter and Val were cut completely out of the script.
Posted by Omega M. (Member # 7924) on :
Dakota Fanning seems too cute and girly for Petra. Valentine, maybe.
Incidentally, has anyone else always pictured Petra with a shaved (or nearly shaved) head?
Posted by Uindy (Member # 9743) on :
Why would Petra need a shaved head?
Posted by -Xan- (Member # 10091) on :
I picture Petra with short hair but not shaved, or nearly shaved. Actually I always pictured the Graff to have shaved head while everyone else have medium or long hair, with Petra with the shortest. I don't know why though, seemed to fit well.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
I've always pictured Petra with hair resembling Hermione's. It makes no sense--the book specifically mentions she's indistinguishable from a boy, except she's missing some equipment, and hair that long is a nuisance in a combat setting (esp. in zero-G!)--but there you go.
quote:John Cusack's best movie is High Fidelity.
But he's good in everything.
Amen. Hornby's best book, Cusack's best movie.
Posted by Nathan2006 (Member # 9387) on :
Yeah, she would be a better Valentine, in my opinion... I'll have to check out this mysterious 'John Cusack' guy. Hmmmm.
I always thought of petra as having close-cropped hair. Remember, Ender thought she was a boy at first, or so I think. I don't want to be accused of heresey if I'm wrong.
I always thought of Valentine as having (Don't laugh) Red hair, though. But I guess Dekota could dye it.
And of course, this is all speculation that is really pointless, but I'm enjoying it.
Posted by happysmiley (Member # 9703) on :
ummm... isn't petra armanian? Or would they die her hair? I can't exactly picture her as a genius in this movie(not that she's stupid or anything. Valentine is too wise, mature, and protective. Dakota Fanning needs to stick with the Charlotte's Web kind of movies.I don't think she could be anyone in this movie. She's too cute and playful just from looking at her. Don't get me wrong though, she's a good actress and did a killer job in War of the Worlds but this movie isn't for her.
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Oh man, I wanna see that movie again!