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Otto
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 6:46 PMAlmost ALWAYS, with a big movie like this, I'm left---yes, even before the release---wondering, "Couldn't they have done BETTER?" with the casting.
Not so this time. Not at all. Some of the "lesser" (I don't like that term, but you get my meaning) roles I had to look up and check out, because there are some UK actors that are not as well known here in the USA, BUT, on second glance they were found to be MORE than capable.
I don't see a weak link, in other words. None. From directing, to scripting, to art, to concepting, to photography, to CGI, to building/construction, to acting---there is just NOTHING to get in the way of this GREAT movie.
And I do believe it will be regarded as GREAT from the time it hits the screen. Heck, even the media cannot wait for it. That's so rare for a SciFi flick. BUT, this movie cannot be ignored, PURELY based on the starpower of its cast and director.
Once again, has a greater ensemble cast ever been assembled for a Sci Fi?
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Otto
MemberOvomorphMay-01-2012 7:13 AM@craig: Theron has too much of a "southern drawl" to play a realistic android for me...if that's in fact what she is ;)
MarcoBot1234
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 6:51 PMRS has an exceptional abiltity for casting I see this trend with every one of his films. He just has a great foresight and has an exceptional ability to produce great work from his actors.
I also don't like the term "lesser" actors but even those who aren't main roles in the film I'm sure will do an outstanding job to provide Ridley Scott realism to his world.
Synthrimonger94
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 6:54 PMNo I don't think any so called famous actors/actreses could have pulled it off! I mean homestly could you see Natalie Portman as Shaw? NO WAY MAN!!
Otto
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 6:56 PMWell, Synth, I dare say Noomi and Fassbender are far more "on the upward curve" than Portman (whose acting style I never cared for, if I'm being honest). So obviously, I feel the answer to your question is a BIG NO, lol.
Lord Ennio
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 7:01 PMEveryone was well cast in this movie. That said, Cate Blanchett could have played Vickers also. Lord knows, that woman is a bad-ass when it comes to acting. I like Charlize Theron, but she can't play everything. Kelly Hu could have played Vickers. For those who saw X2, she knows she played that cold, hardcore-type quite well as Stryker's assistant. But, in all fairness, this cast seems to mesh well.
Lord Ennio
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 7:08 PM@ Synth: I agree wholeheartedly. Portman comes across as artificial and boring. In nearly every movie I've seen her in, she always seems to be sad. I don't know what on the Academy Awards board was smoking, but Portman did not deserve the Best Actress award for Black Swan. Speaking of which, I didn't get what all the hoopla was about regarding that movie! Just another piece of Hollywood-made junk...
Synthrimonger94
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 7:17 PM@Lord Ennio
I agree I mean she's just tooooooo much of a little girl and YES the acadamy dissapionted me very much that year! Noomi on the other hand is excellent and her performances are always unique and interesting!
BigDave
MemberDeaconApr-30-2012 7:24 PMI dont know Portman could have pulled it off.
But i think Ridley wanted something fresh, some fresh faces and pretty much simular as to the actors that JJ Abrams used in Cloverfield where their actors was not so well known, but i think that movie did ok.
This actors are better than those used in Cloverfield as far as credibility and experience goes, Pierce, Theron and Fassbender are pretty much quite known actors etc.
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Cypher
Co-AdminMemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 8:53 PMWish Ridley had directed and casted the 3 Star Wars prequels in that case. Hayden Christensen is a whiny little bitch in all the movies he does
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craigamore
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 9:00 PMHonestly...I would say the casting, so far, looks just about right.....although, and I'm not saying it's bad, there does seem to be something funny about the way Theron plays Vickers....can't put my finger on it yet....
Cypher
Co-AdminMemberOvomorphMay-01-2012 7:58 AMYeah I thought that myself Otto, it doesn't sound right coming from her.....
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MemberOvomorphMay-01-2012 8:26 AMRiley has made one casting mistake, and that was in Kingdom of Heaven. While I have already seen Noomi in a couple of roles before she did English language films, this will most likely launch her in the US. Natalie portman was a great child actress, problem is that she never got better. I hated the black swan as well, thought it was pure dreck. I can see a few of the cast could be interchanged with other actors/actresses, but the ones selected are not bad casting choices.
As for Vickers, I say she the natural born daughter of Mr. W, and is cold and synth like as she figures what dear old dad wants.
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