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Related to a different topic here. (re: What OCC do you want in a main cast) Who would you like to see play as particular OCC's in the Rifts movie? Please note, I'm not looking for particular character/NPC references here, just a general OCC. For example, who should be the Juicer or the SAMAS pilot and so on? Any ideas?

Been a while since I thought on this, but here's a few of my ideas;

Juicer: Vin Diesel (Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick, XXX)
SAMAS Pilot: Hayden Christianson (Star Wars Ep 2 & 3, Jumper)
Cyber Knight: Can't remember the actor's name, but he played Drago in the new Clash of the Titans and Tristan in King Arthur with Clive Owen (a little help here?)
Glitterboy Pilot: Ewan MacGregor (Star Wars Ep 1-3, Moulan Rouge)
Line Walker: Liam Neeson (Star wars Ep 1, Taken)
Shifter: Jessica Alba (Sin City, Fantastic Four 1 & 2)
Dog Boy (voice only): John Malkovitch (Con-Air, Red)

That's all i can think of at the moment... maybe more later. Anyone else got any ideas?

Thank you for NOT saying Betty White as Erin Tarn!

Kovoston wrote:Thank you for NOT saying Betty White as Erin Tarn!

Actually thought of that to tell the truth! But then figured by the time the Rifts movie gets made, she may actually be dead. *shrug*

Jewel Staite as a Burster

I actually see her more of an Operator than a Burster, to be honest. But if I were to break away from casting her in a role that she's already done (aka, Serenity's Mechanic), then I would have to say that she seems more like a Mind Melter than a Burster to me. Now I could easily see Vin Diesel as a Burster.

dragonfett wrote:

Jewel Staite as a Burster

I actually see her more of an Operator than a Burster, to be honest. But if I were to break away from casting her in a role that she's already done (aka, Serenity's Mechanic), then I would have to say that she seems more like a Mind Melter than a Burster to me. Now I could easily see Vin Diesel as a Burster.

...or a Crazy... the nodes on his head would be easy

Oh man, this just popped into my head... Will Smith as a SAMAS Pilot. Give him a whole new twist from Independance Day! Cast him as the good CS officer that quietly questions his governments methods while executing his orders until one day just saying enough is enough.

Rhomphaia wrote:

JuliusCreed wrote:Oh man, this just popped into my head... Will Smith as a SAMAS Pilot. Give him a whole new twist from Independance Day! Cast him as the good CS officer that quietly questions his governments methods while executing his orders until one day just saying enough is enough.

As great as this idea is, I don't think it would work.

A black man working for a repressive, racist regime run by white people rebels and is labeled a traitor to humanity...That is gonna play well with modern audiences. Politically correct stupidity can be a ***** sometimes...

Like I said, I love the idea and think he'd be great at the role, but seriously, no movie studio is even going to risk this one.

I feel I should respectfully disagree. While, according to the general layout of the CS regime, he would be labelled a traitor to humanity, the fact of his being black or white is irrelevant as he is trying to embrace that which is actually good and tolerant about humanity rather than follow the facist regime of human supremacy the CS promotes. In this war it isn't skin color that's the issue... well ok, to a point it is considering the odd skin colors of some D-Bees, but you know what I'm driving at here... I see the overall basis behind the movie as a fight against fascism and bigotry regardless of one's own background, ethnicity, species, etc.

Rhomphaia wrote:

JuliusCreed wrote:

Rhomphaia wrote:

JuliusCreed wrote:Oh man, this just popped into my head... Will Smith as a SAMAS Pilot. Give him a whole new twist from Independance Day! Cast him as the good CS officer that quietly questions his governments methods while executing his orders until one day just saying enough is enough.

As great as this idea is, I don't think it would work.

A black man working for a repressive, racist regime run by white people rebels and is labeled a traitor to humanity...That is gonna play well with modern audiences. Politically correct stupidity can be a ***** sometimes...

Like I said, I love the idea and think he'd be great at the role, but seriously, no movie studio is even going to risk this one.

I feel I should respectfully disagree. While, according to the general layout of the CS regime, he would be labelled a traitor to humanity, the fact of his being black or white is irrelevant as he is trying to embrace that which is actually good and tolerant about humanity rather than follow the facist regime of human supremacy the CS promotes. In this war it isn't skin color that's the issue... well ok, to a point it is considering the odd skin colors of some D-Bees, but you know what I'm driving at here... I see the overall basis behind the movie as a fight against fascism and bigotry regardless of one's own background, ethnicity, species, etc.

I am not talking about in-setting. I am talking about how the studios and moviegoing audience would receive such events being depicted in-movie. Granted, the studios might embrace the publicity generated by the likes of Al Sharpton, but at the same time, that is negative press. I simply think it is a big risk.

Doesn't seem to be any bigger of a risk than Avatar was; a human turning against humans to fight at on the side of a relatively primitive (and strangely Native American styled) alien race trying to protect their homes and way of life from the greedy (and predominantly white) humans that were ravaging their planet. True enough, the total aspects of the two are different, ie the motivations of the protagonists and antagonists as well as Avatar having some pretty clearly drawn lines of who was good or evil and why. But to me, the same kind of risk is there, and Avatar ended up being quite a hit.

JuliusCreed wrote:

Rhomphaia wrote:

JuliusCreed wrote:Oh man, this just popped into my head... Will Smith as a SAMAS Pilot. Give him a whole new twist from Independance Day! Cast him as the good CS officer that quietly questions his governments methods while executing his orders until one day just saying enough is enough.

As great as this idea is, I don't think it would work.

A black man working for a repressive, racist regime run by white people rebels and is labeled a traitor to humanity...That is gonna play well with modern audiences. Politically correct stupidity can be a ***** sometimes...

Like I said, I love the idea and think he'd be great at the role, but seriously, no movie studio is even going to risk this one.

I feel I should respectfully disagree. While, according to the general layout of the CS regime, he would be labelled a traitor to humanity, the fact of his being black or white is irrelevant as he is trying to embrace that which is actually good and tolerant about humanity rather than follow the facist regime of human supremacy the CS promotes. In this war it isn't skin color that's the issue... well ok, to a point it is considering the odd skin colors of some D-Bees, but you know what I'm driving at here... I see the overall basis behind the movie as a fight against fascism and bigotry regardless of one's own background, ethnicity, species, etc.

i agree JuliusCreed. in fact, i believe those same PC buttheads that Romphaia is citing would adore a black hero in this manner as it parellels the trials of an escaped slave. of course, were this to be a strong theme of the movie, i would simply vomit.
but dismissing it based on PC attitudes of the modern era, tarantino is making a movie about a slave right now. sure, will smith turned the roll down, and tarantino had to go through like 5 other guys before jamie fox accepted, but the movie is being made.

Doomsmoker wrote:Have to have Depp because he draws movie goers. A crazy maybe. Brock Lesner as a juicer...

Brock Lesner or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a Juicer.

Anna Kendrick - Leyline Walker
Edward Norton - Crazy
Robert Downey Jr - Crazy
Chris Evans - Psi Stalker
Leonardo Di Caprio - Headhunter
Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Psi Operator
Nick Damici - Cyber Knight

CS
Christopher Walken as the Officer of the Special Forces Squad
Christian Bale - Coalition Juicer
Joseph Gordon Levitt - CS Commando
Sean Bean - CS Ranger
Helen Bonham Carter - CS Special Forces
Mia Wasikowska - CS Special Forces
Gemma Arterton - CS Special Forces

So this is the main cast...

I'd love to see Gilbert Godrfey as a Juicer and Andrew Dice Clay as a headhunter/

Will Smith as a Human Rogue Scientist (Scrupulous)
Jesse Eisenberg as a Elven Ley Line Walker (Unprincipled)
Carrie-Anne Moss as a Human Headhunter (Anarchist)
Laurence Fishburne as a Vanguard Brawler Cyber Knight (Principled)
Michael Eklund as a CS Military Specialist who pretends to be a sleazy City Rat (Aberrant)

Samuel L. Jackson as an insane CS General (Miscreant)

Samuel L. Jackson as General Jericho Holmes FTW!

I really don't care who, as long as they put a Glittor Boy in there for a good part of the movie.

Joronis KhTrill wrote:Myself; Im an actor in phx; and I would like to take any part in this great; hopefully an truly Epic adventure, to rival ALL THE EPICS out there, no part is too big or small; and I'll do it for FREE!!! Yeah.

Hi new guy!

LLW: Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: Alice

Juicer: Ray Park ( G.I. JOE: Snake Eyes)

Head Hunter: Andrew Lincoln ( Walking Dead: Rick Grimes)

Operator: Jason Statham ( Expendables: Lee Christmas)

Erin Tarn: Sigourney Weaver ( Aliens: Ripley)

Cyber Knight: Graham Greene ( Defiance: Rafe McCawley)

GB Pilot: Robert Downey Jr. ( Ironman: Tony Stark)


Emperor Posek: Christian Bale ( The Dark Knight: Bat Man

PSI Stalker: Gollum ( Lord of the Rings: Gollum)

Dog Boy#1 Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible: Luther Stickell)
Dog Boy#2 Tyrese Gibson ( Fast & Furious: Roman)

Sams Pilot: Matt Damon ( The Bourne Identity: Jason Bourne)

Generic Coalition Field Officer/NTSET Interrogator: Cristoph Waltz (based on his chilling performance in Inglorious Basterds)

Altara Warrior Woman: Gal Gadot (the upcoming Wonder Woman)

Shemarrian: Lucy Lawless

Female Staphra: Either Chyna or that woman from the recent Starburst commercial

Titan Juicer: Dave Bautista (Drax in the recent GotG movie) -use camera tricks and/or CGI to make him look even larger

Crazy: Vinnie Jones (based on his 'devil-may-care attitude but hidden air of sinister monster lurking just under the surface' portrayal in Snatch)

Psi-Stalker/Headhunter: Javier Bardem based on his 'Anton Chigurh' persona in No Country For Old Men

thedrunk wrote:LLW: Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: Alice

Juicer: Ray Park ( G.I. JOE: Snake Eyes)

Head Hunter: Andrew Lincoln ( Walking Dead: Rick Grimes)

Operator: Jason Statham ( Expendables: Lee Christmas)

Erin Tarn: Sigourney Weaver ( Aliens: Ripley)

Cyber Knight: Graham Greene ( Defiance: Rafe McCawley)

GB Pilot: Robert Downey Jr. ( Ironman: Tony Stark)


Emperor Posek: Christian Bale ( The Dark Knight: Bat Man

PSI Stalker: Gollum ( Lord of the Rings: Gollum)

Dog Boy#1 Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible: Luther Stickell)
Dog Boy#2 Tyrese Gibson ( Fast & Furious: Roman)

Sams Pilot: Matt Damon ( The Bourne Identity: Jason Bourne)

Huh, I never even gave Sigourney Weaver a thought as Erin Tarn.

Matt Smith as a Techno-wizard
A CGI dogboy voiced by Vin Diesel
Malcome McDowell - as Karl Prosek
Lucy Lawless - as Erin Tarn