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Yeah, Dorian Gray Stuart Townsend can be Malcolm but Lestat Stuart Townsend is Jean-Claude! blaugh

I think that just as long as Brad Pitt is Edward then all will be good. I wouldnt mind seeing Alex Lundquist and Marcus Schenkenberg playing Micah and Richard. Eye candy is always a plus. wink

Definitely yes to Brad as Edward.

As for the others, having just looked them both up, I agree.

I just googled Alex Lundquist and Marcus Schenkenberg and came to the realisation that both were models...
And I just don't like Brad Pitt...

So, you want three guys with no acting ability to take up the roles of some of the more important men in Anita's life?

Somehow I'm not surprised by this typical female approach. *shakes head in bemusement*

That's remarkably sexist and offensive.

For the models, I can sort of agree, but then, the men in the Anita books are all supposed to be great eye candy. For some readers, the proper vision of the character is more important than just making sure they can read the lines well.

And as for Brad Pitt, there's no accounting for taste, I suppose, but I find him to be a very good actor. He's shown himself to be capable of playing a variety of characters, each of whom has their own quirks and qualities. For instance, he pulled off a very believable Achilles in Troy, but at the same time he was positively amazing in Legends of the Fall. His character in Meet Joe Black (characters, I suppose) was very different from both of these, but at the same time very well done. And let's not forget The Mexican...
I'm sorry you feel that he's a poor actor, but don't assume that just because we're sharing our opinions and happen to have chosen people who are generally considered eye candy we have no logic or taste to back it up.

Frankly, I'm surprised at such a stereotypical male response... sweatdrop

Angelina Jolie is an actress, not a model (though I would have to concede your point about no acting ability). If you think that she really looks the part of Anita, then fine.

As to Brad Pitt, I can't speak for anyone else who picked him, but my personal reasons were a)he can very much LOOK the part, and b)he can very much ACT the part. Most of the choices in this post are based purely on visual concepts, true, but that's basically the only thing we have to go on. Actors are paid to act, so theoretically mannerisms can be learned. It's important that the actor also looks the part. I'm fairly sure that it's because he looks the part that he's chosen, not because he's eye candy.

So... according to your logic, the movie would be watched mostly by women, so obvoiusly the typical female response is to put in 'eye candy that can't act'? sweatdrop I don't follow...
Also, no one is saying anything to the effect that men don't read, so.. what's your point?

And by the way, the models suggested were for the roles of Richard and Micah, not JC. He definitely needs the accent, no arguments there...

Quoted for the mere fact that it has "Micah" and "dumb" in the same sentence xd

Alex Lundquist and Marcus Schenkenberg are nice to look at and I'll be the first female to admit that I care nothing about thier acting ability. Why? Because as much as I love the series I'd hate to see a movie thus mostly I pick people to visualize when I'm reading the books. In my mind Marcus can act his little Calvin Klein's off. 47 time Oscar nominee wink

Seriously though, if there was a movie and I had the job as casting director I think going with "nobody"s would be the best bet for most characters. For me personally, not many well known actors and actresses come to mind when I think about the personalities behind some of the main characters. Jean-Claude is a perfect example. I have yet to find anyone who I think could really pull off Master of the City. I'd have to leave the country and hang around some foreign actors.. You know, for research purposes.