May Grab Bag of Mystery: Dream Casting with Megan
Added 2024-05-01 16:09:24 +0000 UTCEach month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. May's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is dream casting with our wonderful writer/producer, Megan. She's got a super power for perfectly casting movies and adaptations, so we're putting her to the test. Megan dream casts The Princess Bride and While You Were Sleeping and Alan's favorite book series, Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. What do you think and who would you cast?
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Comments
I LOVE Mistborn!!! Alan, you need to hit up Brandon Sanderson ASAP! Megan really is amazing at this, haha
Lyssa Mercier
2024-07-25 15:11:46 +0000 UTCI never thought I’d be up for a re-make, but boy would I like to see all of these!
Ana Bulat
2024-06-12 14:45:05 +0000 UTCI LOVE MISTBORN!!!!! I will do ANYTHING to help you with this project! I even started a storyboard for a sequence in one of the books. :D
Kyra
2024-06-05 14:40:26 +0000 UTCI just watched Wonka for the first time last night. Having seen him as a clergyman now, feel Rowan Atkinson would make a pretty great "mawwiage" priest!
Konrad Curze
2024-05-28 14:26:56 +0000 UTCThe only recast i would do is Natalie Dormer as buttercup.
Lance Carmack
2024-05-14 19:01:38 +0000 UTCA personal favorite of mine is The First Law book trilogy. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it, and I would love for a dream cast of Logan Nine Fingers and Sand Dan Glokta. For anyone interested in the series I highly recommend the audiobook. Steven Pacey is a master of voice acting. I'd listen to that man read a phone book.
McLovinPopeIII
2024-05-14 00:20:51 +0000 UTCThe fact I just read mistborn last month and this was mentioned as a hypothetical movie! I would love to see any Sanderson movie tbh but mistborn since it was my first Sanderson book it will always have a special place in my heart
Oscar Cervantes
2024-05-12 20:13:45 +0000 UTCFor Fezzik, Dalip Singh
Bryan Charles Vish
2024-05-11 20:45:17 +0000 UTCButtercup Florence Pugh
taylor garrett
2024-05-11 05:20:51 +0000 UTCMore of these for the love of God, this is one of my favorite pastimes with my friends haha
Patrick Boyda
2024-05-10 20:05:42 +0000 UTCThis is amazing! Love the idea of Diego Luna as Westley and Michael Sheen as Vizzini (though I could also see him as Count Rugen). And for another movie franchise to recast (that should never be remade, just saying): The Lord of the Rings.
Amanda B Cook
2024-05-09 21:08:04 +0000 UTCGreat ideas! For While You Were Sleeping, if we could go back in time a bit or age them up, I'd say Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. Ryan Reynolds as Peter, Blake Lively as his girlfriend.
Donnaroo
2024-05-09 16:34:51 +0000 UTCBEST. FANCAST. EVER. of Mistborn!! Please, Hollywood gods, make it happen! I bet Brandon Sanderson would be on board with it!!!
AnnMarie Saunders
2024-05-08 04:06:44 +0000 UTCSo glad to see more Megan!! I would love to see her cast an animated movie. Maybe Prince of Egypt? 👀
Kambria
2024-05-07 00:28:08 +0000 UTCDiego Luna actually played Inigo in charity movie version of princess bride with Jack Black as Westley in their duel and he was absolutely great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi0RQMA6eLo
BlackAdder
2024-05-06 19:03:15 +0000 UTCI think Brandon Sanderson's said he envisions Mistborn visualized best as an episodic series over feature length film but would love to see any adaptation of the trilogy. In my mind I think Maisie Williams would be fantastic as Vin. Jenna might be a bit more elegant in a ballgown but I think Maisie absolutely killed it with the darker assassin side in GoT. For the Lord Ruler I picture Giancarlo Esposito - he can pull off that air of arrogance and pure superiority the Lord Ruler flaunts around the entire story.
Reza Mahmud
2024-05-06 03:16:34 +0000 UTCThis was so so fun!! Thank you! And I'm with Maddy DeVeuve; Alan needs to direct Mistborn🤩 Hats off and long live the queen of recasting👑
Jessica Crenshaw
2024-05-04 10:28:50 +0000 UTCI NEED to see Alan direct Mistborn!!!
Maddy DeVeuve
2024-05-03 04:40:01 +0000 UTCAlso, more dream casting please!! Can you do a Treasure Planet live action cast? I also hesitate cause I don't want Arcane as a live action, but i had a mine blown moment on who i would cast as Silco so i'd love to hear a LA casting for it now :P
Yani Dodge
2024-05-02 20:33:14 +0000 UTCOh my gosh, i would love to see Alan direct Mistborn!!
Yani Dodge
2024-05-02 20:27:00 +0000 UTCHeadcanon accepted. Or should I say, Megan-canon accepted? Also, thank you for the disclaimer "The Princess Bride should never be remade; nobody touch it. BUT if it had never BEEN made and was being made now for the first time ever..." Also 2, I wanna read "Mistborn" now. Sounds awesome. For a second I thought you were gonna cast Charlie Hunnam as Kelsier, but since I don't know the character I really shouldn't make any suggestions. And just like you guys, my love for Oscar Isaac knows no bounds, so yes, cast him in everything. Yep.
NinaGreen
2024-05-02 07:34:20 +0000 UTCI love this concept as a series ❤️
Abigail Mathews
2024-05-02 07:13:59 +0000 UTCLove this. Thank you, Megan! I was geeking out about the Mistborn section.
Elizabeth
2024-05-02 03:12:21 +0000 UTCLoved this! More please! Also a couple of alternate casting ideas: For “The Princess Bride”…The Mawwage Priest: Fred Armisen. He immediately came to mind. He’d be so great at an over-the-top comedic part like that. (Though Sam Richardson would also be great.) For “While You We’re Sleeping”… Jack could be played by Bill Pullman’s son, Lewis Pullman (who is an amazing actor). Bill Pullman could play his father Ox. And Lucy, could be played by me…I already have the perfect name for it heeehee.
Lucy Schwartz
2024-05-02 01:21:22 +0000 UTCMistborn cast is great, but no choice for the Lord Ruler? 😭 Could even just be a VA over a large imposing guy in a cloak, a la Darth Vader.
Arclite
2024-05-01 22:30:18 +0000 UTCI think Matt Berry would have been a great choice for The Albino. And I would have cast Ruby Cruz as Vin.
Chris N
2024-05-01 21:50:11 +0000 UTCThis is pure fun! I have no notes, with the exception of casting Buttercup for TPB. I want to think outside the box and give Buttercup a stronger spine while keeping the "doe-eyed princess" angle, so I like Ariana Greenblatt, Millie Bobby Brown, or Sadie Sink.
Manic Thiccsy Dream Girl
2024-05-01 21:34:52 +0000 UTCOoh! New idea: The Princess Bride but make it queer and have Kiera Knightly as the dashing Dread Pirate Roberts! She basically was already by the end of Pirates. 😂😂😂
Erin Bourneuf
2024-05-01 20:58:17 +0000 UTCOoh, these are all fun ideas, too! Especially love bringing Fred Savage back and having him share the story with the next generation.
Cinema Therapy
2024-05-01 20:46:44 +0000 UTCIt's been several years since I read the books, so to be honest, I don't remember Breeze's full story arc. 🙈 So you might be right!! (I've been meaning to re-read the books, and keep getting distracted by other books. 😆) - Megan
Cinema Therapy
2024-05-01 20:36:05 +0000 UTCThis is absolutely a super power! I love all these choices. Mistborn has very similar vibes to the Ravnica plane in Magic: The Gathering.
Musical Esscence
2024-05-01 19:37:25 +0000 UTCOk, who should direct the new Princess Bride - Princess Brider
Anders
2024-05-01 19:26:19 +0000 UTCThis is such a fun short! Please do more! The Mistborn casting is SPOT ON, but I have a couple suggestions for The Princess Bride because, ironically, my friends and I were literally discussing this yesterday: 1. Bring back Fred Savage as the grandpa; he can even be canonically the same character, just reading to his grandkid now so that the differences in the film are because we’re seeing how his grandkid is envisioning things this time around. 2. David Tenant as Count Rugen. We already know he can do the charming psychopath. 3. While I would KILL to see Michael Sheen as Vizzini, I think Danny Devito could also pull it off (think how he is in Matilda). 4. Florence Pugh as Buttercup? It would basically be reprising her role as Amy from Little Women but with her humor from Black Widow. 5. Shaquille O’Neal for Fezzik? Whenever I’ve seen him in interviews, he’s so soft-spoken and engaging that I think he could do justice for the “gentle giant” archetype.
Erin Bourneuf
2024-05-01 18:52:40 +0000 UTCThis is a great idea. Would love to see more of these. How about a recasting for "Flash Gordon" and who you would cast if you were going to make the "Chronicles of Narnia" into a series?
Reuben McKay
2024-05-01 18:41:47 +0000 UTCThis was fun. Megan is amazing and I love how excited Alan is about Megan's ability to do this. I'd love to see more of these if Megan is up to it.
Seldanz_
2024-05-01 18:29:52 +0000 UTCYes! He was magnificent in Bad Times at the El Royale.
Melissa
2024-05-01 18:10:47 +0000 UTCYes pleaseeeeee Alan make this movie adaptation please?! Haha
Meg W.
2024-05-01 17:52:29 +0000 UTCYES PLEASE CAST DIEGO LUNA IN A DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS INIGO SEQUEL
Meg W.
2024-05-01 17:45:43 +0000 UTCOMG!!! Yes!!! Mistborn
Kaila Rawlinson
2024-05-01 17:45:40 +0000 UTCSo good! I want to see these made!! I feel like bill Pullman’s son Lewis could be great for while you were sleeping. He played bob in top gun.
Taylor Wilson
2024-05-01 17:41:42 +0000 UTCOoooo, I love this game! Again, again! For some reason I can't stop seeing Keira Knightley circa 2004 as Buttercup.
Melissa
2024-05-01 17:41:34 +0000 UTCDream casting game idea: The Silmarillion. So many great characters, even more side characters, very difficult source material.
András Balogh
2024-05-01 17:28:54 +0000 UTCThat was Amazing!!! Yes please would love for more of these!!!
Woodwind
2024-05-01 17:27:23 +0000 UTCDang, that's an amazing super power,, Megan! Kudos! All I could come up with was Ariana Greenblatt as Buttercup but maybe she'd be better in the Mists one?
Wendy Darling
2024-05-01 17:05:47 +0000 UTCOh my gosh - I would love to see the Mistborn series cast that way!!
Deborah Olsen
2024-05-01 16:42:22 +0000 UTCI saw all of the Mistborn books as a movie in my mind, but one of the scenes that was most clear in my mind was the scene where Breeze is teaching Vin about Rioting. I loved the visuals of having servants coming out in differing colors to signify which emotion should be done next. Make it happen! Alan needs all the money. Make it happpppeeeeeen.
SaucyJTD
2024-05-01 16:39:20 +0000 UTCOkay, look... I'm not against gender swapping, and I absolutely LOVE Streep... but I would prefer Breeze to remain a male character, given his total story arc. I would love to see Matt Berry as Breeze! And YES, do this again, please!
SaucyJTD
2024-05-01 16:29:29 +0000 UTCAs an actor and writer, I appreciate how spot on Megan is in her casting choices
Jennifer Noce
2024-05-01 16:23:34 +0000 UTCInsert Kuzco “No touchy” gif regarding The Princess Bride. But I do love this casting, especially Alan Tudyk and Judy Greer. I’d have considered William Shatner for Vizzini.
Lauren Frey
2024-05-01 16:17:21 +0000 UTC
