You can learn a lot about a person by how they would cast a movie.
Jon replied:
So what do you deduce about the director of Riddick based on his choices? :)
Hmm... probably Vin Diesel had as much to say about casting, being a producer on this project from what I understand. And really, I was talking about what you can learn about a person by seeing how they reacted differently to a book that you both read.
But since you asked... :-)
Alexa Davalos was IMHO the weakest part of Angel this past season (she played Gwen Raiden) and may have been cast in this movie more as a pretty face than for her rather meager (imo) acting skills. From what I understand, she doesn't have a lot of acting experience, but she is a former model. Thandie Newton is another very pretty actress, and from what I remember of _Mission Impossible II_, she is OK as an actress, nothing to write home about. Dame Judi Dench can act for sure, in fact she can probably act circles around everyone else on the cast. Colm Feore is... I don't know, I've always found his acting as a bad guy to be a little two-dimensional. Some actors breath life into a character; so far, I haven't seen this from Feore as a bad guy. Karl Urban was Caeser in several episodes of Xena, and Eomer in LOTR:TTT, and didn't really stand out much in either role. I don't know anything about Linus Roache.
I'd say other than Dame Judi, most of the cast look like they were cast based on looks more than on talent. I expect the movie to be visually stunning, much like _Pitch Black_, but otherwise I'm not particularly looking forward to it. On the other hand, _Pitch Black_ wasn't exactly loaded with people previously known for their great acting skills, and it turned out pretty well.
And what you've learned about me from reading this is that I followed both Angel and Xena closely enough to know the names of actors who played roles that didn't get them into the opening credits...
:-)
Reggie Bautista
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