Category: fantasy casting

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Fantasy Casting: Decision 2016

We’re in the midst of primary season. And with Super Tuesday coming up, I thought it only appropriate to imagine this season as a movie. It’s certainly easy to do, what with the big personalities and high drama that we’ve...

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Fantasy Casting: Survivor

I’m not exactly sure how one would adapt a reality TV show into a movie, but I’d love to see it happen. Survivor has provided such interesting personalities; many of them are just waiting to be played by a skilled...

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Fantasy Casting: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Ever since the success of Moulin Rouge, people have been proclaiming right and left that the musical is back!  And while there have been a few notable musicals (Chicago, Dreamgirls, Les Miserables, etc.) in the last few years, I’d hardly...

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Fantasy Casting: Gabriel Knight

Okay.  I’ll admit, this one’s pretty much just for me.  Gabriel Knight was a computer game that was released in 1993, about a low level novelist getting involved in a series of voodoo-related murders in New Orleans.  The game was...

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Fantasy Casting- It’s a Wonderful Life

What’s today?  Why, it’s Christmas Day! And in the spirit of the season, I’ve decided to re-imagine Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life.  My version incorporates a few key differences that will highlight the societal vulnerability of the...

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Fantasy Casting- Clue

I’ve been a fan of the board game Clue since I was a kid.  I’m convinced that some of my love for film noir and murder mysteries stems from this game of high class suspects with exotic weapons holed up...

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Fantasy Casting- Star Trek: The Next Generation

With all the hullabaloo about J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek franchise reboot, I feel like it is just a matter of time before somebody decides to reboot The Next Generation.  It could be a fun prospect, incorporating the more modern sensibility...

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Fantasy Casting- Superman

Making Superman fresh and relevant has long been a challenge for modern writers, directors, and artists, but rather than emphasize his explosive, crazy-action-scene-ready powers, I say ground him. Literally. When Superman was first created, he couldn’t even fly, and while...

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