Nearly Mindless Fun: Fantasy Casting

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Last night, kittenpants, triadruid and I were once again bewailing the steaming pile of reconstituted monkey poo that was the new version of The Omen. Wouldn't it have been better, we thought, if we could have gotten the film adaptation of Gaiman and Pratchett's Good Omens as the big 6/6/06 release?

Inevitably, this led to an extensive discussion of who we'd want to cast in such a film, and who we'd like to have at the helm, and so on. And we thought some of our friends might have some opinions on the matter as well, so here we are. Clicky on the cut to see our picks. Feel free to contribute, comment, contest, deride, fill in the blanks, or whatever makes you happy. The general sort of guidelines for fantasy casting, as played at EHQ are as follows: 1) actors don't have to currently be the right age for the part (adding "ten years ago" or "in about five years" is perfectly fair); 2) actors don't have to be alive, necessarily; 3) actors don't have to be actors by trade, but they do have to be someone that everyone in the game is familiar with (other celebrities not in the acting business, politicians, and your mom are all fair game).


Our picks for Good Omens (two names next to a role means that E3 were undecided):

Aziraphale (intelligent, English, and gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide): David Hyde Pierce
Crowley (a man, or at least man-shaped creature, of the world): Johnny Depp
Newton Pulsifer (a Witchfinder): David Thewlis
Shadwell (a Witchfinder sargeant): Robin Williams
Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer (A Witchfinder): ???
Anathema Device (a witch): Summer Glau (in about 5 years)
Agnes Nutter (a witch and prophetess): Judi Densch
Madame Tracy (medium, and Hoor of Babylon, Thursdays by appointment): Teri Garr
DEATH (A Biker of the Apocalypse): Alan Rickman (voice only)
War (A Biker of the Apocalypse): ???
Famine (A Biker of the Apocalypse): Cillian Murphy, possibly
Pollution (A Biker of the Apocalypse): Brad Dourif
Four Other Bikers of the Apocalypse (Who have a lot of Names): ???
Hastur (A Duke of Hell): Ving Rhames
Ligur (Another Duke of Hell): ???
Sister Mary Loquacious/Mary Hodges (A Satanic Nun and Corporate Trainer): ???
Sister Grace Voluble (A Satanic Nun): ???
Mister Young (A Father): ???
Adam Young (An Antichrist): ???
Pepper (A Girl): ???
Brian (A Boy): ???
Wensleydale (A Future Accountant): ???
Metatron (The Voice of God): ???
Beelzebub (A Greater Demon): ???