links of the day and imaginary film casting

[anotheranon]

Fencing comes out of the dark: Chess with Knives interviews my coach (Ray Finkleman) and other local fencers/coaches. Nice to see the sport get some coverage. (Yeah, yeah, it's from the Times - there's supposed to be something in the Post as well but I can't find it).

From Slashdot - Hitchhiker's Guide movie starts filming in April. My own personal pick would have been Jack Davenport as Arthur Dent (Steve from Coupling, the British sea captian from POTC), but as I've never heard of any of the actors listed, I'll withold judgment (Interestingly, Zaphod Beeblebrox isn't cast yet, and /. isn't the only place I've seen mention Eddie Izzard for the role).

More movie geekiness attn. semmie17 and hadesgirl: Johnny Depp won't be playing Crowley in "Good Omens", which is a real pity, IMHO - I think he would have been really good as a demon racing around London in a Bentley, but who should have been Aziraphale? And I did always see Christina Ricci as Anathema Device...

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Re: Not exactly a "No"

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

All I know is what is in Neil Gaiman's LJ feed. When Terry Gilliam was set to do the movie, he was going to cast Johnny Depp. Now Gilliam has given up or can't get funding, or otherwise isn't directing "Good Omens", so the script is available to go to another director who may choose to recast it.

Re: Not exactly a "No"

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

And with Johnny's Oscar nomination, they'd be nuts to choose anyone else to play Crowley, In My Ever So Humble Opinion. Heck, even in the book, Crowley's description matches Johnny's face. "Crowley had dark hair, and good cheekbones...and he could do really weird things with his tongue."

Re: Not exactly a "No"

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I'm sure his Oscar nomination would weigh heavily in his favor! And I agree with you - it's difficult for me to envision anyone else in the role, especially after reading your writing with Nicky - the two characters seem similar to me :)