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Post by Apollo on Jan 6, 2005 14:35:34 GMT -5
Which actor would be the best to play Commander Cain ?
I think these Actors where really great for this role:
Dirk Benedict (old Starbuck would be a really good new Cain)
Don S Davis (General hammond from Stargate SG-1)
Samuel L Jackson
Quentin Tarantino (great director and very good actor)
How do you think ?
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Post by mjm800 on Jan 6, 2005 15:08:30 GMT -5
Benedict is my first choice. Other than that no one they could get would excite me more than Dirk as Cain!
He would be fantastic!
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Post by Soulmage on Jan 6, 2005 16:44:30 GMT -5
Given those choices, I'm definitely going to have to go with Samuel L Jackson. . . not that that would ever happen. 1. Not sure about DB - whether he could pull it off or not. Maybe. If he wants the part he'll need to send a screen test my way.  2. Don S. Davis is kinda the rotund armchair general type. Caine needs to be a lean and mean warrior. 4. Tarrantino can be fierce. But I've never seen him play a character that wasn't just a little bit flaky. Not the hard core military veteran type I would think. Bruce Willis would be a great choice, although he's just as likely as Jackson (i.e. not). |
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Post by kingfish on Jan 6, 2005 17:43:00 GMT -5
Knowing Moore the character will be turned into a female and be played by Kate Mulgrew. Now my top choice to play Cain is WILLIAM SHATNER. I saw Samuel Jackson in the SWAT remake and he was great as Hondo. Steve Forrest who played the origiinal had a cameo at the end of the film. Don S Davis is a bad choice because he and Michael Hogan look alike. I originally thought Davis was playing Tigh.
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Post by mattw65 on Jan 6, 2005 17:54:11 GMT -5
Or how about one of the following:
1. Herb Jefferson Jr. (the original Boomer)
2. Terry Carter (the original Col. Tigh)
3. Jeff or Beau Bridges (as a tribute to their Father)
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Post by Mustex on Jan 6, 2005 20:37:07 GMT -5
It might be interesting if they tried to further distance themselves from the original by making him either much older, or much younger, than he was in the original. I suggest either Patrick Stewart, or Will Smith ("I, Robot" proved he can be serious, now if he can just hold it for a full production).
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Post by mjm800 on Jan 6, 2005 21:49:51 GMT -5
It might be interesting if they tried to further distance themselves from the original by making him either much older, or much younger, than he was in the original. I suggest either Patrick Stewart, or Will Smith ("I, Robot" proved he can be serious, now if he can just hold it for a full production). Anyone like Adam Baldwin (Jayne on Firefly)? He played a Col. on SG-1 and was quite good. He might be best suited for the by-the-book sort of officer and Cain is anything but by-the-book. |
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Post by classicpony on Jan 6, 2005 23:23:19 GMT -5
Let me throw in a one eyed Kirt Russell? Call it Escape from the Cylons! Wow would this be good! Think of it! Kirt would be one a give them Cylons hell. He would never trust anyone named Baltar. ;D
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Post by Spassvogel on Jan 7, 2005 0:57:37 GMT -5
We got into this in another thread further down...here were my picks:
Depending on how you'd want him played...Caine could be the gruff military type:
R. Lee Ermey
Sam Shepard
Sam Elliot
James Cromwell
Powers Boothe
Michael Rooker
Gene Hackman (not a chance in Hell)
Kurt Russell (like he needs the work)
James Caan (already on a TV series)
The reserved, brilliant, calculating, myseterious type:
Mitch Pileggi
Ed Harris
Michael Biehn (could also do wacky unbalanced)
Lance Henrisksen
David Morse
Andre Braugher
The wacky, possibly unbalanced guy
James Woods
Fred Dreyer (don't laugh, I think he could do it)
Of course, if we can guess anything from RDM's casting choices already, it'll probably be:
Tyne Daly (honestly, she'd be good)
Bea Arthur (deeper voice than Lloyd Bridges)
Glen Close
Lindsay Crouse
Spass
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Post by Blade Runner on Jan 7, 2005 4:31:21 GMT -5
Chrisopher Walken  |
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Post by Helo on Jan 7, 2005 4:53:28 GMT -5
Shatner would be perfect for that role!!!
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Post by Apollo on Jan 7, 2005 5:42:03 GMT -5
I have some other Ideas: Victor Garber as Commander Cain Jennifer Garner as Sheba Or whats with Anne Lockhart as Commander Cain ? |
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Post by Spassvogel on Jan 7, 2005 6:43:56 GMT -5
ha ha, Jennifer Garner-Affleck? Of course she has nerve damage right now. (and maybe brain damage if she's with the ex Mr. J-lo, but that's another story).
Of course...she's way too big to do Galactica anyway.
Spass
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Post by Xenu on Jan 7, 2005 6:59:06 GMT -5
Shatner would be perfect for that role!!! He oughtta be; he's been playing it for almost 40 years....  |
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Post by kingfish on Jan 7, 2005 8:39:21 GMT -5
David Schwimmer from Friends. ;D
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