Tropical Island Make-Your-Own-Movie Draft (Round 16)
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Alright, having given Drew a rude and crude father and a creepy uncle, next up I think she needs an idiot boyfirend, or at least suitor. Somebody who specializes in consternation and humiliation. Somebody who bleeds stupidity and invites disaster the instant he steps on screen:
Ben Stiller
Pity poor Drew.
Ben Stiller
Pity poor Drew.
As an aside, if anybody knows the particular role somebody is going to play, either by short description, or name, and is not concerned about strategic consequences from revealing it, feel free to post it here and I will replace the "actor/actress" description behind the name with the name/description of your character.
I went ahead and did it with my board as an example -- I do not fear.
I went ahead and did it with my board as an example -- I do not fear.
Here's mine. I have no fear! Most of my actors will play dual roles:
1. Christian Bale (Peter Wiggin (American)/Crazy Tom (British))
2. Elijah Wood (Andrew Wiggin (American)/Self Narration (Same))
3. Robert Zemeckis (Director)
4. Lucy Liu (Petra Arkannian (Chinese)/Major Imbu (Chinese))
5. Jennifer Connelley (Valentine Wiggin/Game 2 Voice (American)/Formic Queen (Alien))
1. Christian Bale (Peter Wiggin (American)/Crazy Tom (British))
2. Elijah Wood (Andrew Wiggin (American)/Self Narration (Same))
3. Robert Zemeckis (Director)
4. Lucy Liu (Petra Arkannian (Chinese)/Major Imbu (Chinese))
5. Jennifer Connelley (Valentine Wiggin/Game 2 Voice (American)/Formic Queen (Alien))
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For the next role in my film I select Audrey Tautou. She has the ability to play a good range of roles, from the wide-eyed Amelie to the withdrawn lead in Dirty Pretty Things. I envision her on more of the happy-go-lucky side in my film, but I want an actress that has the depth to become serious when necessary. Plus, she fulfills that one extra requirement...
So I will have an predominantly international cast, beginning with this man. Such a versatile actor, he has extreme range, is great with accents, and foreign roles. He is one of only a few actors to have won all four major acting awards, receiving a Best Actor Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award. With my 6th pick, I select:
Sir Ben Kingsley
(Colonel Hyrum Graff (Indian)/Rose de Nose (Israeli))
Filmography:
Colonel Graff - Graff has unerring faith in Ender and, although he manipulates Ender, he also loves him. Graff is the head of the Battle School until Ender leaves, at which time he accompanies him until he passes off the training of Ender to Mazer Rackham. He is one of the few characters who at various times allows Ender to act like the child he is, although Graff also demands much of Ender. He is put on trial after the war because of the deaths of Stilson and Bonzo but acquitted.
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Rose the Nose - Ender's commander in Rat Army, Rose the Nose tries to control Ender. Largely due to Dink's suggestion that he stick up for himself, Ender is able to make Rose the Nose back down and he lets Ender be.
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More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Kingsley
http://ansible.wikia.com/wiki/Hyrum_Graff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Battle_School_students#Rose_de_Nose
Sir Ben Kingsley
(Colonel Hyrum Graff (Indian)/Rose de Nose (Israeli))
Filmography:
Actor Credits
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Nizam
- Shutter Island (2009) Dr. Cawley
- Elegy (2008) David Kepesh
- Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) Fergus
- Transsiberian (2008) Grinko
- War, Inc. (2008) Walken/ The Viceroy
- The Love Guru (2008) Guru Tugginmypuddha
- The Wackness (2008) Dr. Squires
- You Kill Me (2007) Frank Falenczyk
- The Last Legion (2007) Ambrosinus/ Merlin
- The Ten Commandments (2007) Voice of Narrator
- Bloodrayne (2006) Kagan
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006) The Rabbi
- Oliver Twist (2005) Fagin
- Tales From The Future - 9 Movies 3 DVDS (2005)
- A Sound of Thunder (2005) Charles Hatton
- Parting Shots (2004)
- Suspect Zero (2004) Benjamin O Ryan
- Thunderbirds (2004) The Hood
- Unlikely Heroes (2004)
- House of Sand and Fog (2003) Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani
- Tuck Everlasting (2002) Man in the Yellow Suit
- The Triumph of Love (2002) Hermocrates--The Philosopher
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Voice of of Narrator/ Voice of of Specialist
- Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
- Sexy Beast (2001) Don Malky Logan
- Rules of Engagement (2000) Ambassador Mourain
- What Planet Are You From? (2000) Graydon
- Alice In Wonderland (1999)
- Crime and Punishment (1999)
- Parting Shots (1999) Renzo Locatelli
- A Force More Powerful (1999)
- The Confession (1999)
- Photographing Fairies (1998) Reverend Templeton
- Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
- The Assignment (1997) Amos
- Twelfth Night (1996) Feste
- Species (1995) Fitch
- Death and the Maiden (1994) Roberto Miranda
- Liberation (1994)
- Dave (1993) Vice-President Nance
- Schindler s List (1993) Itzhak Stern
- Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) Bruce Pandolfini
- Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) Voice of of Freddie the Frog
- Sneakers (1992) Cosmo
- Bugsy (1991) Meyer Lansky
- L' Amour Necessaire (1991) Ernesto
- Romeo-Juliet (1990) Voice of of Father Capulet
- Una Vita Scellerata (1990) Governor
- The Children (1990) Martin Boyle
- The Fifth Monkey (1990) Cunda
- Murderers Among Us - The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
- Slipstream (1989) Avatar
- Pascali s Island (1988) Basil Pascali
- Testimony (1988) Dimitri Shostakovich
- Without A Clue (1988) Dr John Watson
- Maurice (1987) Lasker-Jones
- Turtle Diary (1986) William Snow
- Harem (1985) Selim
- Sleeps Six (1984) Geoff Craven
- Betrayal (1983) Robert
- Gandhi (1982) Mahatma Gandhi
- Fear Is the Key (1973) Royale
- Hard Labour (1973)
- Heaven Above Us
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He is a manipulative Colonel who is in charge of the Battle School. Graff embarks on a carefully formulated plan to make Ender the commander of the human forces for the Third Formic War. This plan includes carefully isolating Ender from both his peers and his superiors. Graff believes this isolation is necessary so that Ender will never be deluded into thinking that anyone will bail him out in his battles with the buggers. Even when this policy results in a potentially deadly confrontation between Ender and Bonzo Madrid, Graff does not permit anyone to interfere. Colonel Graff also turns to Valentine for help on two separate occasions in order to restore Ender's morale and convince him to complete his rigorous training program.
While Graff is often portrayed as rather cold-hearted in Ender's Game, readers are occasionally granted insights into Graff's struggle with personal moral dilemmas in his quest to shape Ender into an effective commander. Moreover, in Ender's Shadow, we are shown even more of Graff's internally conflicted and compromised morality and emotional turmoil. He stays with Ender throughout his entire training program, bearing up under considerable bureaucratic pressure from both his superiors and his subordinates, and joining Ender for a brief leave of absence on Earth before traveling with him to Eros. He also demonstrates compassion and kindness for Bean, supporting and encouraging him to the end even though Bean's regular discovery of closely guarded secrets causes Graff immense difficulty with both his superiors and his subordinates.
While Graff is often portrayed as rather cold-hearted in Ender's Game, readers are occasionally granted insights into Graff's struggle with personal moral dilemmas in his quest to shape Ender into an effective commander. Moreover, in Ender's Shadow, we are shown even more of Graff's internally conflicted and compromised morality and emotional turmoil. He stays with Ender throughout his entire training program, bearing up under considerable bureaucratic pressure from both his superiors and his subordinates, and joining Ender for a brief leave of absence on Earth before traveling with him to Eros. He also demonstrates compassion and kindness for Bean, supporting and encouraging him to the end even though Bean's regular discovery of closely guarded secrets causes Graff immense difficulty with both his superiors and his subordinates.
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Rose de Nose, although his first name is Rosen, is the commander of Rat Army when Ender is transferred there. Rose de Nose is also the only Jewish commander at the time in Battle School, which he uses as a crutch of sorts, as military legend has it that Jewish commanders never lose. Rose de Nose treats Ender with considerably more decency than does Bonzo Madrid, the commander of Ender's first army, Salamander Army.
http://ansible.wikia.com/wiki/Hyrum_Graff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Battle_School_students#Rose_de_Nose
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What a day: NBA Draft, skipping on Rubio for Evans, two major pop culture icons pass away, a friend's birthday, interview with another ambulance company. I'd almost forgotten all about this movie draft thingy ... almost
OK, I pretty much abandoned the authenticity route when I pegged an Australian and an Irish/Englishman to play a pair of Spaniards. So, what's one more appeal to my audieance's ability to stretch their imagination in the ethnicity department? At least my next pick has experience playing royalty for exotic cultures along the equator.
Yul Brynner
Of course his court and subjects will be filled with actors and extras directly descended from the culture his character reigned over, but I needed a regal and commanding presence for this role who could maintain the audience's attention and not be overshadowed by the action intense elements juxtaposed to his scenes.
Brynner is also an epic veteran having played the King of Siam and Rameses II with the same reflective intensity I'm hoping for in this role. So I trust you'll all be able to forgive the Oscar and Tony winner for being Russian.
OK, I pretty much abandoned the authenticity route when I pegged an Australian and an Irish/Englishman to play a pair of Spaniards. So, what's one more appeal to my audieance's ability to stretch their imagination in the ethnicity department? At least my next pick has experience playing royalty for exotic cultures along the equator.
Yul Brynner
Of course his court and subjects will be filled with actors and extras directly descended from the culture his character reigned over, but I needed a regal and commanding presence for this role who could maintain the audience's attention and not be overshadowed by the action intense elements juxtaposed to his scenes.
Brynner is also an epic veteran having played the King of Siam and Rameses II with the same reflective intensity I'm hoping for in this role. So I trust you'll all be able to forgive the Oscar and Tony winner for being Russian.
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