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Post by TylerDeneuve on Jul 18, 2024 21:57:25 GMT
Since reading it for the first time, I can't seem to shake James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room - recounting a tormented love affair in 1950s Paris between the American narrator, David, and Giovanni, an Italian émigré. If France proffered him love, it also bathed him in a peculiar shade of loneliness...I'm having a really hard time finalizing my choice for David... He's described in the novel as being in his late 20s, blonde, handsome, stoic, tortured by his internalized homophobia... I guess Austin Butler or Drew Starkey seem like the most obvious choices, but I don't feel quite satisfied with either... I think there needs to be a very masculine, dangerous edge to this character (think Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain) - I'm not quite sold on either Butler or Starkey being able to deliver that... For the beautiful Giovanni, though, I feel so confident in my choice of Italian actor Lorenzo Zurzolo. (You may remember him as the young priest in Jerzy Skolimowski's Eo.) ![](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9a/14/68/9a1468c9242e08fdac83781c0159ab57.jpg)
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Jul 19, 2024 17:04:20 GMT
I'm having a really hard time finalizing my choice for David... He's described in the novel as being in his late 20s, blonde, handsome, stoic, tortured by his internalized homophobia... I guess Austin Butler or Drew Starkey seem like the most obvious choices, but I don't feel quite satisfied with either... I think there needs to be a very masculine, dangerous edge to this character (think Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain) - I'm not quite sold on either Butler or Starkey being able to deliver that... I'm wondering if it wouldn't take another Australian import to create this same energy - Jacob Elordi. There's always Paul Mescal (Irish), too... Maybe Callum Turner (British)? Casting a non-American in an American role is something I wouldn't have thought twice about before pacinoyes .
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Post by stephen on Jul 19, 2024 17:53:10 GMT
Ever since The Rider, Chloe Zhao has been the ideal person to adapt Cormac McCarthy's Cities of the Plain. My ideal casting would be for her to reteam with the excellent Brady Jandreau as John Grady Cole, the romantic cowboy hero from All the Pretty Horses, and Blaze's Ben Dickey as his older, more cynical best friend Billy Parham from The Crossing.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jul 19, 2024 18:41:25 GMT
So my favorite novel is C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces, but it would require casting two fairly young actresses (and one older woman) for the lead roles and I just don't have enough experience with young actors to know. Perhaps someone could offer choices based on my descriptions? Our main roles would be:
Orual - A very ugly - probably deformed - young woman. You will likely need a young actress who is willing and able to act through heavy makeup. Psyche - Her beautiful, pure sister. Redival - The other, crude sister that is often mocked by Orual for being a fool. Orual (older) - She wears a veil for most of her life, hiding her face. This actress would probably be first billed and would be the easiest to cast as a "star." Preferably, the actress would also be very attractive, as one of the greatest moments in the book is a "reveal" of her true face that would work best with a MILF. Rachel Weisz would be my go-to choice for this role. The Fox - An older, Greek man who teaches the girls in the ways of philosophy. He's meant to be a stand-in for logic and reason over blind faith. The King of Glome - The father of the three girls, generally portrayed as crude, selfish, and very fearful of the gods.
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Jul 20, 2024 22:49:22 GMT
I'm having a really hard time finalizing my choice for David... He's described in the novel as being in his late 20s, blonde, handsome, stoic, tortured by his internalized homophobia... I guess Austin Butler or Drew Starkey seem like the most obvious choices, but I don't feel quite satisfied with either... I think there needs to be a very masculine, dangerous edge to this character (think Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain) - I'm not quite sold on either Butler or Starkey being able to deliver that... After some more thinking (and seeing him Lady in the Lake)... I'll go with David Corenswet. ![](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/david-corenswet-shot-01-0246final-1588365826.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.716xh;0,0&resize=1200:*)
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