persephoneslove Wrote:I know even Jack has his goofy moments but if I see an inkling of Berg coming through it will be ruined for me. He'll have to dig deep and play it with a hard edge to keep us believing in the darkness that resides inside.
Yah, I keep thinking how terrible it would be if Jack was played like Van Wilder with a gun.
[full-body shiver]
He'd have to play the role totally straight when he's not around Gia and Vicky or I'd hate it.
persephoneslove Wrote:Also I have no idea what came over me when I said Rachel Weiz, I mean wtf was I thinking? I had completely forgotten Gia's description which proves that I did in fact need to go over it all again. I am sorry for my poor judgement. But I think an A-lister would be the wrong way to go for her.
What do you think of Mad4's suggestion: Mena Suvari. The more I think about it the more convinced I am that she would do well (married to Westphalen really young, has Vicky at about 22, Vicky's 8 in
Tomb if memory serves which would make Gia 30, which is Mena's actual age).
persephoneslove Wrote:Also Guzman is too much of a funny man to me, and I don't picture Julio with a lisp. I stick by my recommends ont hat and the same with Eddie Jones.
I agree, Guzman is NOT Julio for me. While Guzman's surprised me, in some of his roles, with how good he can be, Tony Montana is stuck in my head whenever I picture Julio.
persephoneslove Wrote:And also I confused some characters. Kassar is from a Kenyon novel, the villain in this one is Kusum.
Please excuse errors and blunders
Don't sweat the small stuff, 'Seph. Ain't none of us here perfect, regardless of how we may come across, on occasion.
Another reason I like J-Don as much as Reynolds for Jack is, to people like me who don't watch TV, he's a relative unknown. In other words, he has no baggage for me to get over when I'm watching him.
My only sticking points are his age (he could be 45 by the time they start shooting) and the fact that (to me) he looks distinctly Italian, yet Jack is not supposed to look distinct in any way...he's vanilla.
Those minor misgivings aside though, he is one of the best casting choices for Jack that has been suggested in hundreds of posts on the subject over the years...and there have been lots of names thrown out.
He's so good, in fact, maybe he should play Sal Roma (apologies to Bluesman Mike and Biggles but you're not my top two choices).
Props to you, Persephoneslove. Great thread.
-Wapitikev