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Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Wapitikev - 01-21-2010
Irishkkc 2.0 Wrote:Ok lets see so we're looking for someone that possesses all of the belowYou forgot:
1. The everyman look
2. US and Overseas Box Office appeal
3. Relatively unknown
4. Can show a wide array of emotions
How bout District 9's Sharlto Copley who will very soon appear as Howlin' Mad Murdoch. Overseas? I think he has some of that covered. One problem... he's in his late 30's...
5. is between 28 and 32 years old (so he can do 10 or so movies over the next 15 years and still pass for 38 in Nightworld).
-Wapitikev
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Wapitikev - 01-21-2010
Wapitikev Wrote:You forgot:
5. is between 28 and 32 years old (so he can do 10 or so movies over the next 15 years and still pass for 38 in Nightworld).
-Wapitikev
DominusDeus Wrote:How about Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop in Fringe)?
Irishkkc 2.0 Wrote:just mentioned on another thread but how bout Jeremy Renner? He reached acclaim with Hurt Locker but also played Jeffery Dahmer and I remember him most from Senior Trip. He's unknown and I think he could rock it. Check him out on IMDB... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719637/
sal roma Wrote:robert downey jr... that pretty much is how jack looks inside my head... mabey a little shorter and younger...
All these actors FAIL on Requirement 5.
-Wapitikev
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Alvin Fox - 01-21-2010
It's weird when you quote yourself...
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Wapitikev - 01-21-2010
AlvinFox Wrote:It's weird when you quote yourself...You get used to it.
The BELLS! the BELLS!
-Wapitikev
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Alvin Fox - 01-21-2010
AlvinFox Wrote:It's weird when you quote yourself...
Wait, what?
Dammit.
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Wapitikev - 01-21-2010
AlvinFox Wrote:Wait, what?Heh!
Dammit.
Seriously, though, I'm liking Irish's "Conditions for Jack" as long as my number 5 is tacked on...after all, Irish himself suggested it was a condition when he stated that late 30s was possibly a problem...so I guess it's mine AND Irish's 5th condition.
-Wapitikev
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - DominusDeus - 01-22-2010
Joshua Jackson is 31 and he certainly looks younger. I'm fairly certain that if he were chosen for the roll of Jack, he'd look just fine when the Nightworld move rolled around.
Also, a dab of movie makeup goes a damn long way when it comes to making someone look younger or older in movies. So I stand my my choice of Joshua Jackson.
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Irishkkc 2.0 - 01-23-2010
Wapitikev Wrote:Heh!
Seriously, though, I'm liking Irish's "Conditions for Jack" as long as my number 5 is tacked on...after all, Irish himself suggested it was a condition when he stated that late 30s was possibly a problem...so I guess it's mine AND Irish's 5th condition.
-Wapitikev
5 is added. The reason that was not on the list was because I just considered it a given. But i think there is an exception to the rule. Yeah Jeremy Renner is in his late thirties but to me the guy doesn't look it. He looks like he is in his early thirties. In '95, he was 24 and played a high school senior. Either way I do agree with you on the conditions and the addition on the 5th. I'll write up the paperwork.
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Irishkkc 2.0 - 01-23-2010
Wapitikev Wrote:You forgot:
5. is between 28 and 32 years old (so he can do 10 or so movies over the next 15 years and still pass for 38 in Nightworld).
-Wapitikev
1. The everyman look
2. US and Overseas Box Office appeal
3. Relatively unknown
4. Can show a wide array of emotions
5. is between 28 and 32 years old or looks younger then his age
Deal or no deal?
Who would we want to play Repairman Jack? - Wapitikev - 01-23-2010
DominusDeus Wrote:Joshua Jackson is 31 and he certainly looks younger. I'm fairly certain that if he were chosen for the roll of Jack, he'd look just fine when the Nightworld move rolled around.My apology, Dom. I remembered my fellow Canuck's, Joshua's, age wrong.
Also, a dab of movie makeup goes a damn long way when it comes to making someone look younger or older in movies. So I stand my my choice of Joshua Jackson.
So, given that hurdle is cleared, let's look at the rest, shall we?
1. Good...what's his build like?
2. Not so good.
3. Maybe too well known between Dawson's Creek and Fringe...undecided.
4. Haven't seen his "angry" except for Cursed (2005) but that particular performance wasn't terribly impressive.
5. Check.
Now, lets compare that to someone like Sam Worthington:
1. Check...and has the body for the part.
2. Check.
3. (Prior to Avatar) check.
4. Maaaaaybe...the jury's still out. Can do grim though.
5. A little on the old side, at 34.
Or to Ryan Reynolds:
1. Check, but a little on the pretty side...and has the body for the part.
2. Sort-of.
3. Not really.
4. Yes, although some have knocked his ability to do "angry"
5. A little on the old-side at 34.
If they film the movie this year, there are better candidates than Joshua...in 2011 the current favourites will be too old and his stock goes up.
-Wapitikev