Yesterday I found myself involved in a rather interesting conversation, the topic: who would play you in the film adaptation of your blog? Now, this has been on my mind (and on the minds of a few other people) for nearly 24 hours and I'm pleased to report that some fairly accurate casting decisions have been made. I now present to you a few of my choices and a few of some other people's choices for the cast of "Blogger: The Movie."
To clarify, you don't actually have to operate a blog to find yourself in the cast. You simply have to have commented on one, been mentioned in one or know someone that has one. So, essentially anyone in the world... this will be the mother of all films. If I missed your name, don't be offended. It's certainly not a slap in the face, but probably more of the "I haven't figured out who will play your part" kind of thing.
To clarify, you don't actually have to operate a blog to find yourself in the cast. You simply have to have commented on one, been mentioned in one or know someone that has one. So, essentially anyone in the world... this will be the mother of all films. If I missed your name, don't be offended. It's certainly not a slap in the face, but probably more of the "I haven't figured out who will play your part" kind of thing.
Drumroll please... here comes the cast!
Cory Graham: Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Of course I put myself first, and this may be the most accurate casting of the entire film.
Kevin Hall: Zach Braff. There were calls for Liev Schreiber, but I think that Braff is a fairly good Kevin... Schreiber was just too cool in The Sum of All Fears to play Kevin.
Vickie Charles: Amy Adams. Just imagine that voice from Junebug reading Vickie's Blog to you.
Sarah Fortney: Chloe Sevigny. There were votes for Rachel McAdams, but it just seems morally reprehensible to cast one of the stars of The Hot Chick.
Brinton Epperson: Christian Slater. Brinton demanded that he be played by Christian Slater... in hindsight I should have held out for Clive Owen or Denzel Washington.
Aaron Saylor: Chris Martin. Aaron may have gotten screwed on this one, being that we don't know whether or not Chris Martin can actually act, but it's worth a shot... heyyyy, maybe Blogger: The Movie could be a musical.
Cody Meadows: Mos Def. Just in case you think that's a stretch, get a mental picture of Cody (if you know him) and then click this.
Rachel Crowe: Sarah Silverman. It's entirely possible that Silverman may object to some of Rachel's dialogue, so we may need an understudy on this one... too bad Richard Pryor passed on.
Nathan Johnson: Chuck Norris. It's imperative that we have a big name in this film, one to draw in the crowds. Nobody packs 'em in like Walker.
Wendy... (sorry Wendy, can't remember your new last name): Kirsten Dunst. Although, with Wendy now in the running for mother of the year, perhpas I should have gone with Florence Henderson.
Miss Tayla: Jennifer Anistion. It'd be far easier to cast Miss Tayla if I actually knew her, but Aniston sells the girl next door look and could be a convincing left wing rebel in her jammies (Brinton, however, suggests Sheri Moon).
Late Entry: After some discussion Brinton sent me this picture, proving that Miss Tayla should be played by Sherri Moon. I guess there's really no denying it, so I retract my statement.
Pirate: Jack Black. The ever mysterious "Pirate" requires intensity and... uhm... black hair... and uhm... conservative viewpoints. We'll take two out of three.
Daxon Caudill: John Tuturro. In every single Cory Graham biopic Daxon has been cast as John Tuturro, no need to change things now.
Thus concludes the initial casting of Blogger: The Movie. Stay tuned next week for a new batch of actors and actresses playing the parts of you and the people that you know... kinda.
Kevin Hall: Zach Braff. There were calls for Liev Schreiber, but I think that Braff is a fairly good Kevin... Schreiber was just too cool in The Sum of All Fears to play Kevin.
Vickie Charles: Amy Adams. Just imagine that voice from Junebug reading Vickie's Blog to you.
Sarah Fortney: Chloe Sevigny. There were votes for Rachel McAdams, but it just seems morally reprehensible to cast one of the stars of The Hot Chick.
Brinton Epperson: Christian Slater. Brinton demanded that he be played by Christian Slater... in hindsight I should have held out for Clive Owen or Denzel Washington.
Aaron Saylor: Chris Martin. Aaron may have gotten screwed on this one, being that we don't know whether or not Chris Martin can actually act, but it's worth a shot... heyyyy, maybe Blogger: The Movie could be a musical.
Cody Meadows: Mos Def. Just in case you think that's a stretch, get a mental picture of Cody (if you know him) and then click this.
Rachel Crowe: Sarah Silverman. It's entirely possible that Silverman may object to some of Rachel's dialogue, so we may need an understudy on this one... too bad Richard Pryor passed on.
Nathan Johnson: Chuck Norris. It's imperative that we have a big name in this film, one to draw in the crowds. Nobody packs 'em in like Walker.
Wendy... (sorry Wendy, can't remember your new last name): Kirsten Dunst. Although, with Wendy now in the running for mother of the year, perhpas I should have gone with Florence Henderson.
Miss Tayla: Jennifer Anistion. It'd be far easier to cast Miss Tayla if I actually knew her, but Aniston sells the girl next door look and could be a convincing left wing rebel in her jammies (Brinton, however, suggests Sheri Moon).
Late Entry: After some discussion Brinton sent me this picture, proving that Miss Tayla should be played by Sherri Moon. I guess there's really no denying it, so I retract my statement.
Pirate: Jack Black. The ever mysterious "Pirate" requires intensity and... uhm... black hair... and uhm... conservative viewpoints. We'll take two out of three.
Daxon Caudill: John Tuturro. In every single Cory Graham biopic Daxon has been cast as John Tuturro, no need to change things now.
Thus concludes the initial casting of Blogger: The Movie. Stay tuned next week for a new batch of actors and actresses playing the parts of you and the people that you know... kinda.
15 Comments:
Hey, I'm cool. My mom says so.
And Jeff will be played by Anonymous...
Sheri Moon is a good choice for miss Tayla, but she is also a dead ringer for a young Faith Hill.
Pre-haircut Jeff should definitely be played by Jim Caviezel as he was in the Passion of the Christ.
I think Jeff is Jason Lee
Just leaving a comment so I'll be in round two. You better pick a damn good pick for me, or i'll hate you forever. You think this is a joke, but it's not.
Based on both sentences in Miss Tayla's last comment, I think Cory (and the rest of us) just died.
Other possible actresses for her part include Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman or Jessica Alba.
I mean, hell, if she's moving to Kentucky, I'm going to get my kiss-ass points in now...
Why the hell did it post me as anonymous? For the record, I wrote the last post about Tayla, et al.
Don't forget our girl, Tina. I think she should be played by Neve Campbell.
Or our homie, Kenny. This is spot on: http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/3089/Events/3089/JoePantoli_Count_5083136_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Pantoliano,%20Joe
I like Kirsten Dunst! Ummm...I would rather her than the Brady Bunch mom. In my dreams I'd be played by Fergie from Black Eyed Peas, I'm so in love with her! Grrrr
Wendy, do you piss your pants often like Fergie?
I have been totally ripped off on this Chris Martin thing. hristain Slater as Brinton? What is the criteria here? If the door is thatwide open, I want to be played by Dennis Hopper.
Clearly there is only one choice for the man known as Pirate... and that man's last name is Loaf.
Chuck Norris is definitely Nathan. That might be because Chuck Norris is definitely Nathan.
I'm most curious to see who will play Miss Tayla when the truth is finally revealed... Jonathan Winters? Mr. T? Mimi from Drew Carey?
Something of the such.
Aaron, believe me when I say we're all puzzled about the Christian Slater thing, although I believe Brinton just wants to give the guy some work. It's not like he's acting in anything else.
Miss Tayla, I would say most of us poor saps in Kentucky don't actually believe that's your real photo. We hope to be proven wrong, but we're very cynical.
For everyone else, I nominate Cilian Murphy as David Rogers.
I hate to be the fifteenth person to comment, but I'd like to point out that while we are casting this flick wer are talking about Blog: The Movie. The blogger we know as Miss Tayla, by the only evidence in bloggery, is obviously very hot. If that isn't the case in the real world outside bloggery, it really doesn't matter, because we aren;t casting for Bunch of Bloggers in the Real World: The Movie. As for Aaron, I second Dennis Hopper, if he's willing to cut off most of his hair. I think Christian Slater is a fine choice for me, just based on his ability to bring off my attitude toward things. Think True Romance, and Heathers, and Mobsters. He IS busy though, busy making B movies, as have always been his forte. He's the male Stockard Channing but no one knows because he got lucky a few times with Hollywood gold.
Hey now, you leave Stockard Channing out of this! She's the freakin' first lady for cryin' out loud!
I think Cory could be played by Jack Black.
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