The entry begins:Any discussion about the casting of my novel, The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown, has to start with the director.Learn more about the book and author at Paul Malmont's website, blog, Facebook page, and Twitter perch.
Steven Spielberg. No one does WW2, light and dark, better than the master. Plus, who better to tell the origin story of the genre that has been so rewarding to him?And now to the cast. The fun thing about casting it, is that it’s a big cast with lots of juicy roles for hot, young talent.
Francis Ford Coppola. This guy invented the modern ensemble period epic. For all its scope, Amazing is really a character piece, so I think this would be a natural fit for him.
Paul Thomas Anderson. The contemporary master of ensemble pieces and multi-layered story-telling. The guy can open up a moment on film like nobody else.
Duncan Jones. Did you see Moon?
Christopher Nolan. Why not?
Robert Heinlein: A terrific leading man who would be amazing in this role is Lee Pace. Great in Pushing Daisies. Even greater in The Fall. Michael Fassbinder from X-Men, has the dark energy needed to pull off this complicated role of the brilliant leader. In a somewhat different vein, so does...[read on]
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My Book, The Movie: The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown.
--Marshal Zeringue
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