Casting Call

[kafka47]

The purpose of this thread is to take an actual adventure and find the actors & sets for a Traveller scenario (assuming that budgets were unlimited).

For example, take the Travellers from The Travellers' Digest

Akidda Laagir - a youngish Patrick Troughton
Dur Telemon - Kevin Bacon
Dr. Theodore Krenstein - Loren Greene
Abyee Wan Owen - Hayden Christensen

Traveller Adventure

Aramis: Tunsia

 

[plop101]

Some folks played with this notion over on the TML one time. I picked it up and latter used it as a template for NPC's for my campaign. Anywho, here's what I came up with, a grand epic movie casting call.

Casting for my Traveller universe:

Emperor Strephon: Dustin Hoffman, Michael O'Hare

Empress Iolanthe: Jessica Lange, Fay Dunaway

Grand Princess Iphigenia: Jessica Simpson, Dominique Swain

Grand Prince Lucan: Alan Rickman or Jason Isaacs

Ministry of Justice Agent: Alan Rickman or Jason Isaacs

Grand Prince Varian: Bruce Boxleitner

Archduke Dulinor: Pierce Brosnan

Archduches Isis: Avril Lavigne

Duchess Margaret: Cate Blanchett, Saffron Burrows, Alex Kingston

Duke Norris: Tim Curry, Burt Reynolds, John Cleese

Branj Dilgaadin: Moby, Roberto Benigni

Admiral Lord Santanocheev: James Gandolfini, Sean Connery

Zhodani Provincial Governor: Tony Shalhoub

Zhodani Admiral: Christopher Walken

Zhodani Advisor to Ine Givar: Kevin Spacey or Antonio Banderas

Zhodani Ambasador: Antonio Banderas or Kevin Spacey

Zhodani Captain: David Suchet

Zhodani Spy: Walter Koenig

Sword Worlds Admiral: Jurgen Prochnow

Sword Worlds Ground Commander: Arnold Schwarzneger

Commander, 4518th Regiment: Tcheky Karyo

Commander, PSG Division: Kurt Russell "Call me Snake"

Commander, Imperial Army Forces, Efate: Keneth Branagh

INI officer who realizes that the Zhodani are going to invade imminently,
but none of his superiors wants him to report it: Keanou Reeves

Crew of the Detached Duty Scout _Wayward Dream_:
Ving Rhames, Harry Dean Stanton, Flea, Henry Rollins,
and the principle cast from the TV show "The Young Ones"

Marc Hault-Oberlindes: Christian Slater

Marc's girlfriend, Zilla: Mira Sorvino

Ine Givar leader on Efate: Kevin Costner

Vargr, any vargr: Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Nathan Lane

Aslan, any aslan: Michael Dorn, Christopher Lambert

Solsec agents: Sean Bean, Eminem, Tara Reid

Solsec fireteam: the band members of No Doubt

Trouble Shooters: Jennifer Garner, Robert De Niro, Ice-T, Russell Crowe

Belters: Clint Eastwood, the Rock, Vin Diesel, Bruce Willis

Bartenders: Cheech Marin, Steven Segal, Billy Crystal

IN Captains: Ken Colley[Captain/Admiral Piett], Patrick Stewart, David Warner,

Imperial Military types wearing Red Shirts:
Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Billy Zane, Leonardo Dicaprio

 

[plop101]

Ps its been a while since I messed with this topic; I think IIRC that Marc Oberlindes Girl Friends name is wrong. IIRC, I think it should have been Zinnovia.

 

[Ellros]

Hmm... I think Connery would make a good Archduke Norris.

 

[plop101]

Yeah I knew I got this wrong. It should have been Sergei Hault Oberlindes and his Girl Friend Zinnovia, not Marc Hault Oberlindes and his Girl Friend Zilla, although I suppose daddy Marc COULD have a girl friend named Zilla

Oh well, whatever.

 

[trader jim]

seeing that there is NO ONE good enough to play or be cast as TRADER JIM, TRADER JIM will play TRADER JIM!!!!

when do we start filming????...wheres the damn script???? who the HELL is playing the leading LADY???

 

[lesbates]

Originally posted by kafka47:
The purpose of this thread is to take an actual adventure and find the actors & sets for a Traveller scenario (assuming that budgets were unlimited).

And you had access to a time machine.

Not everyone has a copy of the Traveller's Digest material. (Not to mention the current copyright problem.)

If I may toot my own horn for a moment, the entire existent text of my ongoing project, Friends In High Places, is archived at:

http://www.uncia.com/lesbates/friends_open.html

Take a shot at casting the following characters:

Ditzie
Lt. Commander Dennis Sterling, Baron Windhaven, INI, Retired.
Lt. Commander Daevagh, INI
Dana Wolfsburg
Don the Khan
Lt. Colonel Lisa Holland, IM, (attached to INI Department Six)
Norris
Seldrian
Commander Eneri Achter-Altermann
Lieutenant Joni Stratton, INI Department Six.

...and so on.


Les

 

[kafka47]

Ditzie : has to be Demi Moore, afterall, she was GI Jane, amongst things

Now on to the series...casting the Traveller Adventure.

Gvoudzon : Hunter

Marc hault Oberlindes : Marc W. Miller

Aran Ashkashkur : Jon Voight

Roald Bulolo : Matt Damon

Leonard Bolden : Kenneth McMillan or Swordy

Arrianroughl : James Woods

Gustav Fireau : Ian McKellen

Lisa Fireau : Liv Tyler

Gharukh : Lisa Kudrow

Places of interest

Aramis : Tusinia

Patinir Belt : Bangkok

Pysadi : Austria

Aramanx : Bosina

Zila : Australian Gold Coast

Jesedipere : South Pacific, near active volcanoes

Lewis : Sudan

Paya : Arizona

Junidy : Keyna

 

[Jame]

Maybe the adventure could be the Fifth Frontier War, with both its causes and effects?

 

[GBoyett]

You got a good list here. I do have some questions and some thoughts of my own.

Originally posted by plop101:
Emperor Strephon: Dustin Hoffman, Michael O'Hare

I go with Michael O'Hare

Originally posted by plop101:
Grand Princess Iphigenia: Jessica Simpson, Dominique Swain

I know the names, but I can't place faces with the names to decide.

Originally posted by plop101:
Grand Prince Lucan: Alan Rickman or Jason Isaacs

Grand Prince Varian: Bruce Boxleitner

My understanding was Lucan and Varian were twins and in thier 20s in 1116. So I figure someone younger would play the parts. I thinking Leonardo.

Originally posted by plop101:
Archduke Dulinor: Pierce Brosnan

When I first saw pics of Dulinor I thought William Katt, star of House, Greatest American Hero, and several Perry Mason made for TV movies.

Originally posted by plop101:
Duchess Margaret: Cate Blanchett

My pick!

Originally posted by plop101:
Duke Norris: Tim Curry, Burt Reynolds, John Cleese

I would have cast a younger Leo Mckern. He's a british actor that was in "Man for all Seasons"(1966), "Rumple of the Bailey"(BBC series on PBS Mystery, and "Lady Hawk"(The drunken banished priest)

Originally posted by plop101:
Admiral Lord Santanocheev: James Gandolfini, Sean Connery

I go with Gandolfini, Alan Rickman, or David Suchet.

Originally posted by plop101:
Zhodani Provincial Governor: Tony Shalhoub

Zhodani Admiral: Christopher Walken

Zhodani Advisor to Ine Givar: Kevin Spacey or Antonio Banderas

Zhodani Ambasador: Antonio Banderas or Kevin Spacey

Zhodani Captain: David Suchet

Zhodani Spy: Walter Koenig

Interesting list of names. I like all of them. The only issue for doing Zhodani is they either have to do some camera work or cgi to simulate thier height.

I always figure someone tall and lanky, basketball player or Howard Stern build, would work.

Of the best to play a Zhodani is Osama Bin Laden. He has the complexion, build, and height. Of course we all know his current situation makes him completely unavailable.

 

[Vargas]

I'd go with Sean Connery for Norris and Patrick Stewart for Marc hault-Oberlindes (for you old timers out there, think of the picture in the Traveller Adventure).

John Cleese would make a great starport warden

 

[kafka47]

Remember guys any time you need a photo to a face, try the Google Image searcher: Google image search interface

Roll call for Megatraveller the missing characters

Archduke Norris : Stan Lee

Duchess Margaret : Jessica Lange

Solomani Gen. Sec. : John Malkovich

Duke Craig : Bob Hoskins

Aslan Leader : Sean Connery, don't you know Aslan also purr their "R"s