Scott Hajek Wrote:Has Michael Vartan from ALIAS been considered?
He's a decent choice, I've always thought. Though I'm not sure how he'd look with dark hair. Can't remember if he had dark hair in Mists of Avalon, but somehow I doubt it.
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Personally, I'd like to see someone like Tom Welling from Smallville play Jack. He's very plain, kind of slim, but muscular. He's a pretty good actor, in addition. A little young, maybe, but then, they'll obviously want to skew younger, especially if they want to franchise the character. There's a lot of others fit for the role, but he's my latest choice.
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Plain? TW? Be still my heart! That boy couldn't be plain if his life depended on it. I'd tune in to watch him as Jack if the project were to go the route of an ongoing HBO series al la Six Feet Under. But as for being an average looking, mid-height, blending-in kind of guy, TW wouldn't work. Bummer, though - he's yummy.
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Personally, I'd like to see someone like Tom Welling from Smallville play Jack. He's very plain, kind of slim, but muscular. He's a pretty good actor, in addition. A little young, maybe, but then, they'll obviously want to skew younger, especially if they want to franchise the character. There's a lot of others fit for the role, but he's my latest choice.
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Plain? TW? Be still my heart! That boy couldn't be plain if his life depended on it. I'd tune in to watch him as Jack if the project were to go the route of an ongoing HBO series al la Six Feet Under. But as for being an average looking, mid-height, blending-in kind of guy, TW wouldn't work. Bummer, though - he's yummy.
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Just got though reading Haunted Air last night and as I'm prone to do I put an actors voice to the main character, for Jack it was Hugh Jackmans.
When this whole movie topic got started way back when, Hugh Jackman was one of the first names mentioned. At the time he had conflicts that precluded him from being a candidate. However, much time has now passed and I wonder if he would again be considered or his "price-tag" would be too high.
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
I happen to think that Thomas Jane would be an excellent Jack. In both "Thursday" and "The Punisher," Jane's character exhibited several traits similar to Jack's. Also, Jane fits the physical side of Jack well, being about 35 years old, of average height and description, but with a camoflauged killer body. He is not well known as an actor either, which is a bonus, because then the viewer can see him as "Jack," as opposed to "Hey, that's Aragon, or Wolverine, or Smoochy," which is a problem with casting a well established actor. Thoughts?
Noelie Wrote:Ah, yes. Thomas Jane was a name that came up when I was talking about this with my brother. He has a large range of what he's capable of, and he's right physically.
Having followed Thomas Janes career, he'd be a perfect Jack (he was so cool as The Punisher but was equally as good in 61, Under Suspicion and Thin Red Line among others. He is generally second, third or fourth billed billed depending on the film)
My choices for Jack would be as follows:
Johnny Messner - Upcoming in Anacondas (Has Jack's look and characteristics. I've seen him in Anacondas)
Thomas Jane
and Christian Bale (I'd like anyone to tell me what he looked like in American Psycho. He was so very good as the antagonist. And no one who saw this film could adequately described what he looked like.)
Annice Burdeos Wrote:Having followed Thomas Janes career, he'd be a perfect Jack (he was so cool as The Punisher but was equally as good in 61, Under Suspicion and Thin Red Line among others. He is generally second, third or fourth billed billed depending on the film)I can actually picture exactly what he looked like in American Psycho, and I only saw the movie once. Three piece suit, slicked back hair, superior look on his face. Though I couldn't tell you what he looked like in Reign of Fire, and I've seen that movie numerous times.
My choices for Jack would be as follows:
Johnny Messner - Upcoming in Anacondas (Has Jack's look and characteristics. I've seen him in Anacondas)
Thomas Jane
and Christian Bale (I'd like anyone to tell me what he looked like in American Psycho. He was so very good as the antagonist. And no one who saw this film could adequately described what he looked like.)
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
jimbow8 Wrote:I can actually picture exactly what he looked like in American Psycho, and I only saw the movie once. Three piece suit, slicked back hair, superior look on his face. Though I couldn't tell you what he looked like in Reign of Fire, and I've seen that movie numerous times.
Bale wouldn't be a good Jack, since he'll be Bruce Wayne before that. And a much better one than Clooney or Kilmer.
Scott Hajek
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