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   Message 403 of 1,564   
   AG to All   
   Re: Babylon 5 film in trouble - PLEASE H   
   12 Dec 04 18:37:17   
   
   From: aisling@nospam.fjordstone.com   
      
   >>On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:23:12 -0500, Captain Infinity wrote   
   (in article ):   
      
   > Once Upon A Time AG wrote:   
   >   
   >> Dear fellow fans of Babylon 5,   
   >>   
   >> A rumor has come up, verified by some B5 fans with industry contacts   
   >> (myself   
   >> included), that Warner Bros. is seriously considering recasting the   
   >> original   
   >> roles for the upcoming Babylon 5 film, "The Memory of Shadows."  This is,   
   >> of   
   >> course, a DISASTER for any true fan of the series.  Apparently, what the   
   >> studio has done is put out casting sheets for the major characters, on the   
   >> premise that no one will care enough to raise a fuss about it, and then   
   >> they   
   >> can go ahead and cast whomever they want!   
   >   
   > OK, let's see...  I think for Sheridan I'd like to see Brad Pitt.  He   
   > could bring an unusual intensity to the role.   
   >   
   > For Delenn I think Kirsten Dunst would be a good choice.  I'd just like   
   > to see her in the bonehead makeup.   
   >   
   > G'Kar should be Arnold Schwarzenegger.  The accent would make this an   
   > interesting portrayal.   
   >   
   > Londo should be played by Jim Carry, just or comic relief.   
   >   
   > As for the rest...who cares?<<   
      
   Joke all you like, but this (well, not Carrey, Schwarzenegger, and Dunst -   
   but others) could be a reality if we don't take the bull by the horns and   
   write those letters!   
      
   Please check here:   
      
   http://207.234.193.168/ (the Keep B5 Alive! website)   
      
   for complete addresses, etc.   
      
   Thanks,   
      
   Amy   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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