On the Casting Couch
No not that kind of casting couch action, I’m talking about Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Too big to fail movie adaptation here.
After a long and much speculated casting, HBO has finally released it final cast sheet and a lot of big names are in the lineup, Shalhoub, Giamatti, Woods, but I feel that more than a few is a little off. I mean come on, Billy Crudup as Geithner? and Topher Grace is in it?
Anyway, here’s the list for you guys to tear apart:
- Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke
- Topher Grace as Jim Wilkinson
- Ed Asner as Warren Buffett
- Tony Shalhoub as John Mack
- James Woods as Dick Fuld
- Dan Hedaya as Barney Frank
- Cynthia Nixon as Michele Davis
- Michael O’Keefe as Chris Flowers
- Ayad Akhtar as Neel Kashkari
- Kathy Baker as Wendy Paulson
- Billy Crudup as Timothy Geithner
- Joey Slotnick as Dan Jester
- William Hurt as Henry Paulson
Curiously absent are 3 names; Blankfein, Dimon, and Thain, so I guess they haven’t been cast yet.
Who are your choices to play these guys?
Here's mine:
Only a few guys were suggested to play the Lloyd; John Mack joked around that Danny deVito would be perfect, and some has voiced that Wallace Shawn of The prince's bride fame should do it. Both are good actors, but my pick?
Pretty boy Jamie has had stars like Richard Gere and the Dark Knight's Aaron Eckhart brought forth to play him. Both are great actors as well, but my pick would be:
I have to say The Huffington Post was spot on on Colbert as John Thain.
Let's face it, Stephen Colbert would be perfect as Merrill CEO John Thain. Who wouldn't want to see a scene in which Colbert -- playing Thain -- spends $1.2 million redecorating his office while the economy tanked?
I really can't picture out Crudup as Geithner, but then again who should play him? Above are few sort of look-a-likes but none of them really fit, John Slattery's too cool, John Stewart's too funny, and Peter MacNicol is well, a little off.
So I guess I'll be leaving this and the others to you guys...
Who are your picks?
Dude, Stephen Colbert as Thain would be EPIC!
I like the Eddie Jemison for Blankfein idea.
I'd like to see Jay-Z or LeBron James as Bernanke.
I would pay to see Colbert as John Thain provided he could still keep his commitment to the Report.
Honestly, I am really torn with this as a movie. I agree with your call on Wallace Shaw. He's a great underrated actor. I could also see Turbo Timmeh played by Gary Oldman. I don't know why, but Drexel Spivey would be a great addition to this cast.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Vikram Pandit
Sarah Jessica Parker as Peter Schiff
They should have a scene where all the Wall Streeters are at a polo match and Sarah Jessica Parker can play one of the horses
The guy from Ghostbusters 2 and 24 for Timmy.
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LOL at Sarah Jessica Parker
@ Frieds and SF, Colbert would be absolutely epic for sure and I don't think he'd have any problems doing it, hasn't he been on a few movies lately? I remember he was in a cartoon... I could just imagine him lording over the people at ML as if it was his "nation". Haha
@Cartwright, yeah dude that's Peter MacNicol, one of my picks as well but I'm not 100% he'd pull it off.
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lol
What's wrong with Topher Grace?
Btw, I'd like to see both Stewart and Colbert in that movie! Would be such an epic!
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