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| Dream Casting: Final Fantasy VII | |
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| gamergirl001 | Jul 24 2010, 09:29 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Dream Casting: Final Fantasy VII Forget about Advent Children! We play casting director for a true film version of FFVII. It may seem odd to suggest the mere chance of a Final Fantasy VII live-action adaptation so long after its 1997 release date, but history has proven that gamers simply can't get enough of the landmark title that put both Japanese RPGs and obscenely spikey hair on the map. Square themselves capitalized on this fervor with their recent "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII," a multi-media, multi-game project that did its best to stomp all over the original title's legacy by affiliating its good name with shameless cash-ins of dubious quality -- Crisis Core excluded. And while there have already been two attempts to stick Final Fantasy VII into a strictly non-interactive context, both Last Order and Advent Children represented nothing but the excesses of the later Final Fantasy games, and anime in general. So why not ponder the possibility of a real-life silver screen version of Final Fantasy VII, and forget about the current versions populated exclusively by Dragon Ball-Z-strength Real Dolls? It'll be fun. ![]() Cloud Strife - Robert Pattinson Call it typecasting if you must, but if you're looking for a brooding anti-hero with a penchant for starting off into the distance and muttering "..." and "...whatever," Pattinson's Twilight tenure proves that he's suited for more than just love scenes ripped from the pages of Amish romance novels. Plus, his hair is somehow able to achieve volume previously unknown to man, which would save this production some scratch by eliminating the millions of gallons of Aqua Net necessary for Cloud's signature coif. ![]() Tifa Lockheart - Christina Hendricks Hendricks might be a little too long in the tooth for the role of Tifa, but let's face facts; if you wanted to remain completely faithful to the majority of Final Fantasy VII's protagonists, you'd have to cast exclusively from The Disney Channel's stable of young actors. That being said, the buxom Mad Men actress could easily slip into Tifa's shoes with a quick dye job, mainly because she fits the character's completely-realistic-and-not-at-all-idealized female features to a "T." Plus, there's that whole "good at acting" thing, which many moviegoers find important. ![]() Barrett Wallace - Wendell Pierce "What?" you ask. "No obligatory Mr. T reference in a Final Fantasy VII article?" Regardless of Barrett's "pity the fool" inspiration, Mr. T jokes went out with the last century, and the dude's a cancer survivor who's pushing 60 -- not exactly the best choice for a modern-day FFVII film. The majority of you may be asking "Who's Wendell Pierce?" but those lucky enough to have seen HBO's superb series The Wire know that one of the best reasons to tune into this acclaimed and complex crime drama could easily adapt to the grueling demands of a video game movie. ![]() Aerith Gainsborough - Mia Wasikowska For the infamous, world-changing role of Aerith Gainsborough, you need someone frail, pale, and seemingly on the verge of imminent death. Hence, Mia Wasikowska, who played the lead in the recent Alice in Wonderland, primarily due to Tim Burton's preference for actors who appear to have extreme anemia. The only caveats is that Ms. Wasikowska would have to be comfortable with the fact that she'd be responsible with a whole new generation of nerds feeling emotions for the first time -- and that she'd really only have a screen presence for the first act, outside of flashbacks and Obi-Wan-style ghosts. ![]() Cid Highwind - Jude Law Again, Square was being more than a little unreasonable when initially deciding on Cid's age; the grizzled space veteran clocks in at a meager 32, when he should at least be a decade older. In a best-case scenario, we'd hop in a time machine and pull Dennis Hopper from his Easy Rider days of the late 60s, but since this technology is unavailable at the moment, Jude Law with his baked-in intensity add up to a fine choice, despite the pretty-boy good looks. Not to mention that Cid's incessant swearing would sound so much classier when filtered through Law's British pipes. For more click here. |
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| Fayte Isaac | Jul 24 2010, 09:48 PM Post #2 |
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im srry, but if they do make a movie of that, and cast Robert Pattinson as Cloud, im going to kill myself, or Square Enix, or BOTH in one great big fiery explosion |
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| PLZSIC | Jul 24 2010, 10:01 PM Post #3 |
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I don't really think FF VII needs a movie, or needs this cast for the movie. There are other final fantasies out there that could do better as a movie. |
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| gamergirl001 | Jul 24 2010, 10:15 PM Post #4 |
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Robert Pattinson is hot and all but hes no Cloud! Alexander SkarsgÄrd could be him! <3 btw I got this from Marc(NosLived) lol. "A huge piece of my soul just died. 1up's "Dream Casting" lists Cloud Strife played by Robert Pattinson, and Sephiroth being played by Orlando Bloom. Talk about terrible casting." |
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| Junsei | Jul 24 2010, 11:11 PM Post #5 |
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I just knew you'd put Robert Pattinson on there. XD Orlando Bloom I could at least tolerate. I actually like him (mainly because of PoTC and his role as Legolas in LoTR |
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| gamergirl001 | Jul 24 2010, 11:58 PM Post #6 |
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I didnt put Robert there lol. He was there when I saw the link. I laughed and said "He should just stick with Edward." |
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| Fayte Isaac | Jul 25 2010, 02:08 AM Post #7 |
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wait, there was an FF8 movie? wtf? when did that happen? |
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| X_Final_X | Jul 25 2010, 02:16 AM Post #8 |
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Yeah.......NO........ I wouldn't watch it, I'd rather not see FF7's name tarnished anymore then it has become. |
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| SMS1996 | Jul 25 2010, 05:42 AM Post #9 |
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What Echelon said. VII's already got enough hate and all throughout the community for it's overratedness. I don't remember seeing a FFVIII movie at all before. I feel 4 or 6 should get a movie. Both had good stories and are in need for an update that's not on a DS or PSP. |
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| Turtle Roll | Jul 25 2010, 01:56 PM Post #10 |
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boo.
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hmmmmmmmmmm... the money put into the movie could be spent else ware methinks... |
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