Cast the Characters of Trek Literature - Page 154

Sho · July 4 2012, 12:35 AM

Hmm - I know we're used to seeing him as Monk, but I think Shalhoub can be gritty and disheveled enough to pull off Cervantes Quinn if he had to.

Stoek · July 4 2012, 01:26 AM

Sho wrote:

We should reverse things for a change. Who should Carla Gugino play?

Anyone she wants.

But seriously and no insult intended to Nicole Deboer but if one were going to recast Ezri Carla Gugino would not be a bad choice.

Paper Moon wrote:

^^^ In this vein, I was actually thinking just this morning, "Who in TrekLit could I cast Tony Shalhoub as?"

Sho wrote:

Hmm - I know we're used to seeing him as Monk, but I think Shalhoub can be gritty and disheveled enough to pull off Cervantes Quinn if he had to.

Yeah I could see it. Look at how scummy he looks as Jack Jeeves in Men In Black.

WarsTrek1993 · July 4 2012, 03:45 AM

I'll do some reversing myself:

Woody Harrleston as Quinn; or John C. Reilly.

Fred Dalton Thompson as Akaar.

Jeremy Renner as Lee Kelso?

Any roles for Willem Dafoe in Trek lit?

Mr. Laser Beam · July 4 2012, 03:51 AM

WarsTrek1993 wrote:

Any roles for Willem Dafoe in Trek lit?

AFAIK, Admiral Batiste from the VOY relaunch was written with him in mind.

As for Lee Kelso: Connor Trinneer.

WarsTrek1993 · July 4 2012, 03:55 AM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

WarsTrek1993 wrote:

Any roles for Willem Dafoe in Trek lit?

AFAIK, Admiral Batiste from the VOY relaunch was written with him in mind.

As for Lee Kelso: Connor Trinneer.

Heh, I could see him playing that snake Batiste.
I like Connor Trinneer as Kelso. It could very well fit! Interesting that he might be a relative/descendant of Tucker.

Paper Moon · July 4 2012, 04:51 AM

WarsTrek1993 wrote:

Fred Dalton Thompson as Akaar.

Ha, I could see Fred Thompson as Akaar. I've also pictured Jonathan Hyde as Akaar, primarily from his work as Ilya Gavrik on Spooks/MI-5 (that voice!). As such, I end up giving Akaar a Russian accent, which can be cool, make things more interesting.

Speaking of accents, I know I'm probably in the minority on this, but I give First Minister Asarem a reasonably strong Nigerian accent. I tend to imagine the voice of a particular Nigerian female friend I have when reading her lines. I don't know any Nigerian actresses, but since Asarem is described as having pretty dark skin, I figured she could be plausibly played by a Nigerian woman, who might therefore have an accent.

Again, make things interesting.

Was just reading the MB page on John Candlewood, and saw this:

He had an aquiline nose and dark brown hair kept in tight ringlets about his head.

And for some reason, the first thing that popped into my head was Mark Zuckerberg with slightly altered features.

captcalhoun · July 4 2012, 07:16 AM

i thought Batiste was a black guy?

WarsTrek1993 · July 4 2012, 07:54 PM

^Samuel L. Jackson.

"I have had it with these mother-f**king Borg in this mother-f**king Quadrant!!"

No, seriously, I would say Dennis Haysbert as the character, then. He could pull of an enemy role.

Cap'n Crunch · July 4 2012, 08:04 PM

Stoek wrote:

Sho wrote:

We should reverse things for a change. Who should Carla Gugino play?

Anyone she wants.

But seriously and no insult intended to Nicole Deboer but if one were going to recast Ezri Carla Gugino would not be a bad choice.

If I were to recast Ezri, I would use Ginnifer Goodwin. She and Nicole de Boer look like they could be sisters. In fact, when I first saw her on Once Upon a Time I thought for second that she was Nicole de Boer.

Mr. Laser Beam · July 4 2012, 08:46 PM

Ezri: Gabrielle Miller.

(she played Lacey on Corner Gas, and was in at least one SG-1 episode)

JD · July 5 2012, 03:15 AM

Paper Moon wrote:

WarsTrek1993 wrote:

Fred Dalton Thompson as Akaar.

Ha, I could see Fred Thompson as Akaar.

Really? I can't see that at all.

WarsTrek1993 · July 5 2012, 04:02 AM

^ He doesn't really have the size, sure. (But who does?)
But he has the authoritative speech that I imagine LJ Akaar has.

Mr. Laser Beam · July 5 2012, 04:17 AM

Call me crazy, but the rendering of Akaar that I saw on a book cover looked like a long haired Victor Garber.

JD · July 5 2012, 04:24 AM

Back when I was putting together my cast list for the DS9 someone mentioned Vladimir Kulich, and I haven't been able to picture anyone else since then. Although now that I look up Thompson, he's actually the taller of the two. But Kulich still fits my overall mental picture better.

WarsTrek1993 · July 5 2012, 04:52 AM

Now, any roles for say...Timothy Olyphant?

July 4 2012, 12:35 AM	#2296
Sho Fleet Captain Location: Berlin, Germany	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Hmm - I know we're used to seeing him as Monk, but I think Shalhoub can be gritty and disheveled enough to pull off Cervantes Quinn if he had to. __________________ TrekLit review threads, sorted by average score (discussion thread).

July 4 2012, 03:45 AM	#2298
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature I'll do some reversing myself: Woody Harrleston as Quinn; or John C. Reilly. Fred Dalton Thompson as Akaar. Jeremy Renner as Lee Kelso? Any roles for Willem Dafoe in Trek lit?

July 4 2012, 07:16 AM	#2302
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature i thought Batiste was a black guy?

July 4 2012, 07:54 PM	#2303
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature ^Samuel L. Jackson. "I have had it with these mother-fking Borg in this mother-fking Quadrant!!" No, seriously, I would say Dennis Haysbert as the character, then. He could pull of an enemy role.

July 4 2012, 08:46 PM	#2305
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Ezri: Gabrielle Miller. (she played Lacey on Corner Gas, and was in at least one SG-1 episode) __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

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July 5 2012, 04:02 AM	#2307
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature ^ He doesn't really have the size, sure. (But who does?) But he has the authoritative speech that I imagine LJ Akaar has.

July 5 2012, 04:17 AM	#2308
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Call me crazy, but the rendering of Akaar that I saw on a book cover looked like a long haired Victor Garber. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

July 5 2012, 04:24 AM	#2309
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Back when I was putting together my cast list for the DS9 someone mentioned Vladimir Kulich, and I haven't been able to picture anyone else since then. Although now that I look up Thompson, he's actually the taller of the two. But Kulich still fits my overall mental picture better. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

July 5 2012, 04:52 AM	#2310
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Now, any roles for say...Timothy Olyphant?