Actors for Atlas Shrugged Movie

[rdenoncourt]

I'm sure you've all heard that the rights have been acquired to make Atlas Shrugged into a movie (http://www.objectivistcenter.org/articles/annc_atlas-shrugged-film.asp). I wonder....who would be a convincing Dagny Taggart? How about Rearden and Francisco? James Taggart?

Here's what I think. I picture Julianne Moore (from Hannibal, The Big Lebowski, The Forgotten) as Dagny Taggart. Something about the roles she has played and the way her face is shaped (great cheekbones) would (I think) make a convincing Objectivist heroine.

For James Taggart, I see Stephen Dillane (who played Harker in Spy Game, opposite Robert Redford) as James Taggart. He has those dark, tired eyes and that prudish face...

Rearden is trickier. We need someone tall, blonde, and stern looking. Maybe Alec aldwin could pull it off.

I have no idea who would play Francisco.

Sharon Stone (I think) would make a great Lillian Reardan. Did you see her in Casino?

John Galt would have to be played by a "Golden Boy" of some sort. Galt is the quintessential Romantic hero and would have to be good looking, blonde, and well-built (even though he is a mechanic, oh well). I'm thinking Brad Pitt could do it. He has a deep, serious-sounding voice and eyes that aren't overly feminine or weepy. He has a serious face and can pull of the boyish vitality that I imagine John Galt would have. I just think his voice would be perfect over the radio.

So there it is. Any suggestions?

[non-contradictor]

That topic is already being discussed in this thread:

http://forum.ObjectivismOnline.com/index.p...topic=1784&st=0

However, that thread is really on a different topic, so I don't know where people should post about this. Anyway, if you want to read people's ideas, that will be faster that waiting for them to post them again, or givve you links to this thread again.