It's good to read this sort of book more than once, there's so much to it, and over the years I now have more/different experience by which to understand the book.
I noticed Judy's post on the possibility of an Atlas Shrugged movie being produced staring Angelina Jolie as Dagny Taggart. I've heard this rumor for years -- but I bothered to do some research, and was able to confirm it (also here). I looks like Brad Pitt is actually being considered for the role of John Galt. Like Judy, I've also had fun giving consideration to who I think would do well in the movie.
Over the past few years, I've been casting the movie as I read the book. Here's what I've come up with (this is subject to change as I give it some more consideration):
- Dagny Taggart -- Jennifer Connelly (younger) or Catherin Zeta-Jones (older).
- John Galt -- Orlando Bloom (younger)
- Hank Rearden -- Clive Owen (drop the accent)
- Fransisco D'Anconia -- Lou Diamond Phillips (they'd have to make him look South American)
- James Taggart -- James Woods
- Lillian Rearden -- Sigourney Weaver
- Eddie Willers -- Ewan McGreggor or John Cusak
- Ragnar Daneshold -- Heath Ledger
- Bertram Scudder --
- Orin Boyle -- Allan Rickman
- Wesley Mouch -- Geoffrey Rush
- Paul Larkin --
- Dr. Floyd Ferris -- Matthew Broderick
- Robert Stadler -- Kevin Spacey
- Hugh Axton --
- Wyatt Ellis -- Matthew McConnaghey
- Midas Mulligan -- Nicholas Cage
- Quentin Daniels -- Christian Bale
- (able train worker guy) -- Josh Duhamel
2 comments:
You have to much time on your hands
I am impressed! I never got further than Dagny, Hank, John and Francisco. I think I'd rather see the Hispanic actor from CSI:Miami as Francisco. In the olden days, I thought Jimmy Smits would have been good in that role.
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