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Okay, I had to laugh when watching this video, because my fondness for El Cid, Horror Express, and The Texican told me exactly where this was going the moment Jill Bearup said “Spanish film company”. But I enjoyed the Just Stab Me videos when they came out, bought the ebook when that came out and the print book as a Christmas present for someone, so congratulations Jill!
In terms of fancasting, the only actresses I can think of who fit my idea of Rosamund are Morfydd Clark (slightly young at 37), Rosamund Pike (on the high end of the age range at 47), and Emily Blunt (right age at 43, but very aggressively botoxed when I last saw her in Fall Guy). My mental image of Captain Collins somewhat resembles Clive Owen or Lloyd Owen, both Welsh men in their sixties. Luke Evans is 47, and also maybe a good fit for Collins. He showed a certain dry humor as Aramis in Three Musketeers that would work for the more absurd situations Collins finds himself on. Rosamund’s childhood friend struck me as kind of a Tom Hiddleston/JJ Feild type, for what that’s worth.
I don’t have strong visual feeling about the mundane characters, but have the impression they were in their thirties or late twenties, so I don’t know how convincing any role doubling would be.
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Well. This should be interesting. We bought Just Stab Me Now and enjoyed it.
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I listed my dream cast for fantasy characters, but honestly, any reasonably competent, photogenic British Isles TV actors in the right demographics would probably be okay to pretty good in the lead roles, even if they did Wizard of Oz style role doubling. My main concern as a fan is whether they can find a director who will play straight with dry/absurd humor, and not sleaze it up, whether they can find an editor who can intercut the mundane and fantasy plots effectively.
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WOOOOOOT!
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Is the correct answer! 😉
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Yes, the director, the cast, the screenwriter, the editor, the musical director … the list of people who can destroy a property is endless. We’ve sure seen enough examples in the Agatha Project!
Add extra sex? Why not! Rewrite the story to make it unrecognizable? The fans will love it! Turn a quick-paced story into a slog? What a terrific idea.
Yep. Seen it all.
Truthfully, since movies are art made by committee, it’s kind of a surprise when everything works well. We see all the great films of the past but we DON’T see the tens of thousands of mediocre or awful films. Those films disappear.
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