Fantasy Casting: Jurassic Park
One of film nerds’ favorite things to do is come up with the perfect cast and crew for a non-existent film. It’s not unusual to hear people discussing whom would make the best Penguin or Riddler in what could be the next Batman film. With the recent Spider-Man reboot, people are speculating whom the next villain will be, and whom will play him.
It can also be fun to imagine a possible remake of a classic film and piece together what it could be.
Jason Eaken and I recently put together the cast, writer, and director for a never-gonna-happen remake of Steven Spielberg’s iconic film Jurassic Park. The way we worked it out, the remake would be a lot closer to the Michael Crichton novel in its story, scale, and depiction of violence. It would be much darker, scarier, and bloodier.
Here’s what we came up with:
Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: James Gunn & Billy Ray
Starring:
Grant- Mark Ruffalo
Sattler- Naomi Watts
Malcolm- Benedict Cumberbatch
Hammond- Jim Broadbent
Tim- Thomas Horn
Lex- Chloe Moretz
Muldoon- Dominic West
Nedry- Patton Oswalt
Arnold- Mos Def
Gennaro- Michael Stuhlbarg
Regis- Armie Hammer
Wu- Ken Leung
Harding- Brad Dourif
I would like you to have explained your choices a little bit, I am particularly puzzled by your choice of Frank Darabont, who to me is a very Spielberg-y director.
Overall, I like your choices a lot, but I cringed at your casting of Chloe Moretz, who quite frankly has that effect on me every time she’s cast in something, does nobody know there are other better girl actresses around??
I picked Darabont because of THE MIST and the pilot for THE WALKING DEAD. I felt that you need somebody that can handle a little bit of spectacle, but is also able to handle suspense and violence fairly well.
As for Chloe Moretz, I feel that she has a bit of an edge to her and would be able to embrace the intensity required for as dark a movie as I have in my head.
I can see the Darabont pick now. The thing is when I think of Darabont I usually think of ‘Shawshank’ and ‘Green Mile’, but now that you mention those entries in his filmography I can totally see where you’re coming from.
As for Moretz, I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree.
Oh, and like Seth H., I want more of this. I would love it if you made this a series.
Way ahead of you. Next up: THE MALTESE FALCON.
Please, more of this.
You gotta tell us why
I don’t want to over explain myself. I’d much rather you guys try to figure out what I’m trying to accomplish based simply on my choices.
Also, by the way, you are all welcome to cast it yourselves, as well.
all i want, is a velociraptor, and then muldoon picks up a bazooka and blasts it with a rocket propulsion grenade, and it ‘splodes, and the claw flicks one or twice b/c the muscles are still twitching. Now that would justify a remake
Earth2.net JUST did the same thing, remaking Jurassic Park casting choices….coincidence?
Unless you’re accusing them of taking my idea, then, yes, it is a coincidence.
I remember Hammond being more villainous in the Crichton book than the movie (probably because Attenborough is such a lovable grandpa). Has Broadbent ever played a villainous role?
How about Charles Dance, Alan Rickman, Ted Danson or Kevin Kline?
I picked Broadbent precisely because he could capture the deceitful yet charming side of Hammond. And while most people are well aware of Broadbent’s more charming roles, there are several that suggest he can play malevolence quite well. Such as:
GANGS OF NEW YORK
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
LITTLE VOICE
HOT FUZZ