Angel Ace: The Movie Casting Call!
Nope, no movie company or anime production house has offered to make a theatrical release of my comic. Anyone who does comics will inevitably be asked the question, 'Who'd you want to play as your characters?'
I've thought about it, and through the years of doing the comic and watching films as I have, I've had various images and live models for the Angel Ace crew. In particular, Angel herself has been pretty hard to cast, partly because there is often that conflict to use either a local talent or an international star. Anyway, I found the recent casting thing pretty fun to do, and I wanted to just share them with you all. Note; I will try to rationalize my choices, but I do realize some of them may cause some to go, 'WHAT?! Are you SERIOUS?' Heh...
Mondebaine Gallowglass: Leonardo Di Caprio
Angel Ace's main, ultimate villain is a handsome young genius, monarch and a destined god-made-man and definitely a figure of formidable personal power. Leonardo certainly has the boyish good looks, the blonde locks and the experience in playing a snotty, arrogant villain (as per his outing in the Three Musketeers flick, Man in the Iron Mask. Don't worry guys... Angel gets to kick his arse eventually. Heh...
Ripley Scott: Seth Green
SCOTT EVIL?!! This was a no-brainer. Rip isn't a pretty boy; he's more about character than looks, and Seth is all that. Plus he can be goofy and intense when he needs to be (he also plays the torn werewolf Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). And I think he looks right well at home wearing the Ripper's trademark leather jacket, corn-yellow locks and goofy grin.
Gregor: Arnold Schwarzenegger
WHHAAAATTT???!!! Okay, okay, this was a bit of a stretch. Originally, this role should have gone to B-Movie king Rutger Hauer, but he's really getting on in years and is a bit on the flabby side (if he was in his prime, he'd be perfect). Arnold may have been one of the reasons Batman and Robin sucked eggs but what can you do? Anyway, Gregor is supposed to be a character who radiates an air of invincibility and unrelenting strength; a Rock of Gibraltar to someone as powerful and formidable as Angel herself. Who else can shed menace as well as cheers as Ah-nuld?
Got to apologize that I really can't find any pics or models for lead guy Mike Rodriguez. I don't feel like looking through local teenstar fansites for a pic of the latest hunk of the month. I've been told that local actor Marvin Agustin is pretty good, so there. Anyway, Mike has to be a pretty boy, and can pull of smart and intense as well as being very boyish, friendly and naive.
Kai Mishima: Zhang Ziyi
Okay, another no-brainer. If anyone can point another incredibly cute, pouty, martial arts-high kicking oriental babe who can act and fight and fill a spandex battle costume like Miss Zhang, please tell me. Yes, I've thought about the So Close girls, but ZZ still has the look down pat. KIIII-YAAA!!!
And finally...
Angela Windsor Gale AKA Angel Ace: Sarah Meier
To tell you the truth, I've been perpetually at a loss at what Angel would look like in real life, till I flipped though an old copy of People magazine a few days ago. I saw a page of pics of model Sarah Meier and I decided there are then, 'It's Angel!' Best of all, she didn't have to have the goggles, scarf, red costume or anything other than her natural good looks and charm to capture the spirit of my main heroine. Of course, who knows if she can act or do wirework martial arts stuff... But gosh darn, isn't she gorgeous? Heh...
Well, that's that! There are lots more Angel Ace characters of course, but these are the mains and the best ones to cast for now. Yep, I was throwing around some voice-casting ideas for The Sorcerer and thinking about casting Rebecca Romjin-Stamos as the SIVA ninja commander, but that's for another day. Wasn't that was fun? Heh-heh...
Nope, no movie company or anime production house has offered to make a theatrical release of my comic. Anyone who does comics will inevitably be asked the question, 'Who'd you want to play as your characters?'
I've thought about it, and through the years of doing the comic and watching films as I have, I've had various images and live models for the Angel Ace crew. In particular, Angel herself has been pretty hard to cast, partly because there is often that conflict to use either a local talent or an international star. Anyway, I found the recent casting thing pretty fun to do, and I wanted to just share them with you all. Note; I will try to rationalize my choices, but I do realize some of them may cause some to go, 'WHAT?! Are you SERIOUS?' Heh...
Mondebaine Gallowglass: Leonardo Di Caprio
Angel Ace's main, ultimate villain is a handsome young genius, monarch and a destined god-made-man and definitely a figure of formidable personal power. Leonardo certainly has the boyish good looks, the blonde locks and the experience in playing a snotty, arrogant villain (as per his outing in the Three Musketeers flick, Man in the Iron Mask. Don't worry guys... Angel gets to kick his arse eventually. Heh...
Ripley Scott: Seth Green
SCOTT EVIL?!! This was a no-brainer. Rip isn't a pretty boy; he's more about character than looks, and Seth is all that. Plus he can be goofy and intense when he needs to be (he also plays the torn werewolf Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). And I think he looks right well at home wearing the Ripper's trademark leather jacket, corn-yellow locks and goofy grin.
Gregor: Arnold Schwarzenegger
WHHAAAATTT???!!! Okay, okay, this was a bit of a stretch. Originally, this role should have gone to B-Movie king Rutger Hauer, but he's really getting on in years and is a bit on the flabby side (if he was in his prime, he'd be perfect). Arnold may have been one of the reasons Batman and Robin sucked eggs but what can you do? Anyway, Gregor is supposed to be a character who radiates an air of invincibility and unrelenting strength; a Rock of Gibraltar to someone as powerful and formidable as Angel herself. Who else can shed menace as well as cheers as Ah-nuld?
Got to apologize that I really can't find any pics or models for lead guy Mike Rodriguez. I don't feel like looking through local teenstar fansites for a pic of the latest hunk of the month. I've been told that local actor Marvin Agustin is pretty good, so there. Anyway, Mike has to be a pretty boy, and can pull of smart and intense as well as being very boyish, friendly and naive.
Kai Mishima: Zhang Ziyi
Okay, another no-brainer. If anyone can point another incredibly cute, pouty, martial arts-high kicking oriental babe who can act and fight and fill a spandex battle costume like Miss Zhang, please tell me. Yes, I've thought about the So Close girls, but ZZ still has the look down pat. KIIII-YAAA!!!
And finally...
Angela Windsor Gale AKA Angel Ace: Sarah Meier
To tell you the truth, I've been perpetually at a loss at what Angel would look like in real life, till I flipped though an old copy of People magazine a few days ago. I saw a page of pics of model Sarah Meier and I decided there are then, 'It's Angel!' Best of all, she didn't have to have the goggles, scarf, red costume or anything other than her natural good looks and charm to capture the spirit of my main heroine. Of course, who knows if she can act or do wirework martial arts stuff... But gosh darn, isn't she gorgeous? Heh...
Well, that's that! There are lots more Angel Ace characters of course, but these are the mains and the best ones to cast for now. Yep, I was throwing around some voice-casting ideas for The Sorcerer and thinking about casting Rebecca Romjin-Stamos as the SIVA ninja commander, but that's for another day. Wasn't that was fun? Heh-heh...
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