[ Note: since this article was posted I have occasionally updated it, or made minor corrections to obvious mistakes. --Leo ] From alt.fan.pratchett Wed Apr 13 19:16:20 1994 Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett Path: tudelft.nl!draconis.cp.tn.tudelft.nl!leo From: leo@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart) Subject: Casting Movies -- The Final Word Message-ID: Lines: 108 Sender: news@news.tudelft.nl (UseNet News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: cygnus.cp.tn.tudelft.nl Reply-To: leo@cp.tn.tudelft.nl Organization: Delft University of Technology Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 16:44:11 GMT I have this horrible feeling that this group is on the brink of exploring the dreaded casting thread again -- and I just can't take it anymore. So I went through my 13 Mb of a.f.p. logfiles, extracted 450 Kb of "Let's cast a Discworld movie" articles, and put together a complete list of all the suggestions ever made, leaving out the less serious possibilities ("Twoflower just calls out to be played by Rebecca de Mornay"), but otherwise including everything I could find. The list will be made available on the archives, and if people ever mention the subject of Casting Discworld Movies again on this newsgroup without consulting this list first to check if their brilliant casting suggestion has perhaps been made before, I sincerely hope their keyboards will electrocute them. Please help stamp out the casting thread on a.f.p! -- Leo Breebaart (leo@cp.tn.tudelft.nl) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** DISCWORLD MOVIE CASTING SUGGESTIONS BY A.F.P. READERS *** Director: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton Production Company: Handmade films Rincewind: Tony Robinson, David Yip, Rowan Atkinson, Geoffrey Balydon (Catweazle), Robin Williams, Hugh Laurie, Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), John Cleese, Billy Connoly, Chris Barrie, Nigel Planer Twoflower: Griff Rhys-Jones, Dan Ackroyd, Rick Moranis, Ade Edmondson Voice of Death: James Earl Jones, Valentine Dyall (Deep Thought in the Hitch Hiker's Guide), Richard Burton (War of the Worlds), Zen (Blakes 7) Richard O'Brien (Rocky Horror Show) in Crystal Maze mode Vincent Price (voice-over at the end of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller') Nanny Ogg: Pam Ayres, Dorian (Birds of a Feather), Rosanne Barr, Dawn Frech, Patsy Byrne (QE1's nanny in Blackadder), The Spitting Image puppet of the Queen Mother, Carol Lee Scott, Hattie Jaques, Angela Lansbury,Whoopie Goldberg,Mollie Sugden Bravd and the Weasel: Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie Magrat: Lysette Anthony, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Suzanne Charlton (BBC weather girl), Josie Lawrence, Demi Moore, Amanda Plummer (See _Needful Things_ and _Fisher King_), Carol Kane, Corinne Bohrer Granny Weatherwax: Stephanie Cole, Sian Phillips (Livia from I CLAVDIVS, rev Mother Gius Helen from Dune), Penelope Keith, Linda Hunt, Angelica Houston, Katharine Hepburn, Maggie Smith (see _Hook_, _Sister Act_), Rosie O' Donell Captain Vimes: Bob Hoskins, Jack Dee, Windsor Davies, Clint Eastwood, Ben Kingsley, Danny Glover, Alan Rickman CMOT Dibbler: Bob Hoskins, David Jason, Mel Smith, Jack Dee, Arthur Daly, Joe Pesci The Bursar: Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Jasper Carot, Herbert Lom (Pink Panther (Cluseau's boss)), Peter Davidson, Malcom Gets, French Stewart, David Hyde Pierce Colon: Billy Connoly, Windsor Davis, John Hurt, Ian McShane (Lovejoy), the bigger of the Two Ronnies, Rene Aubergenois (Deep Space 9's Odo) Nobby: Billy Connoly, David Jason, Tony Robinson, Eric Idle, Harry Enfield, Adrian Edmondson Colon & Nobby: Norm & Compo (Last of the Summer Wine) The Patrician: Stephen Fry, Ian Richardson (To Play the King, Brazil) in Francis Urquhart mode, Rik Mayall (Young Ones) in Alan B'stard mode, Alan Rickman, Tommy Lee Jones, Jeremy Brett, Jeffrey Jones (the father in Beetlejuice), Peter Cushing, Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Stephen Briggs, David Bowie, Jeremy Irons, Alec Guiness, Marc Alaimo, Ben Kingsley, Tim Curry The Bursar and Ridcully: Reeves and Mortimer, Chris Barrie and Billy Connoly The Dean: Robbie Coltrane, John Goodman Ridcully: Robert Hardy, John Cleese, Willie Rushden, Brian Blessed, Mike McShane, Stephen Fry Cohen the Barbarian: Spike Milligan, George Burns, Kirk Douglas, Basil (Waiting for God), Jack Lalane Carrot: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, the hero from "Due South", Paul Gross Greebo (in human form): Michael T. Wwiss, Kevin Smith Death: Ivor Cutler (50's stand-up comedian), Richard Wilson, Jack Skellington, stop-action animation as used in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Industrial Light & Magic The Luggage: Industrial Light & Magic Mrs. Gogol: Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg Mort: Macaulay Culkin Coin: Macaulay Culkin Pteppic: Macaulay Culkin Windle Poons: Richard Vernon Lady Ramkin: Patricia Routledge (Keeping Up Appearances), Penelope Keith, Barbera Woodhousethe (TV dog training lady), Geraldine James Hrun the Barbarian: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger The Librarian: Clyde (Every Which Way), Oliver Reed, King Louie (Jungle Book), FX by Industrial Light & Magic Detritus: Richard Kiel (Jaws in James Bond), Gerard Depardieu Cuddy: Mike Edmonds (Little Ron from Maid Marian) Angua: Rene Russo, Linda Hamilton, Lucy Lawless Esk: Danielle McCormack Albert: Bob Hoskins --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Leo Breebaart (leo@cp.tn.tudelft.nl)