Modern Casting (Remake of The Fountainhead)

I picture Natalie Portman to play Dominique.
It would definitly fit well

Roark: Brad Pitt

Dominique: Angelina Jolie

Steven Mallory: Anthony Hopkins

Wynand: Edward Norton

Peter: Kevin Spacey

Ellsworth: John Malkovitch




She was a junkie for the printed word. Fortunately, I manufactured her drug of choice!

Leave it alone. For heaven's sake, can't you think of something new to cast? Please, give it a rest and find a new novel to base a film on!!!!

I present my cast list for the remake - THE MUPPET'S FOUNTAINHEAD in 3D

OK, the first two are very important and will make or break the production:

Howard Roark - Sam the Eagle
Dominique Francon - Miss Piggy

While Miss Piggy as Miss Francon is sort of a no brainer, it is a tougher call on Roark. Let me just get this out of the way - NO, it can't be Kermit. I know what some are thinking; is Sam the Eagle really capable of carrying the film in a leading role? I say he is really the only one to consider.

It does get more complex from there, but I tried to put my "What would Ayn do?" hat on. A strange fitting hat on my head I'll admit, but I've come up with:

Peter Keating - Kermit the Frog
Gail Wynand - Oscar the Grouch
Gordon L. Prescott - Statler and Waldorf
Ellsworth M. Toohey - Fozzy the Bear (I think Fozzy can really pull this off although I understand it takes some creative thinking. C'mon, let us honor Miss Rand and think outside of the box!)
Steven Mallory - Mr. Snuffleupagus
Henry Cameron - The Swedish Chef
Austen Heller - Ernie
Roger Enright - Beaker
Mike (Construction Worker Friend of Howard)- Big Bird
Alvah Scarret (Editor of the Banner)- Animal
Guy Francon - Gonzo
John Fargo - Count von Count

There are other characters to be sure and I think one could safely put any of the Fraggles in those roles. If this were the actual cast, a director might actually be able to use these fine actors to try a make sense of Rand's um...unique story telling skills.

Well, thank God this tripe will never be remade, and Ayn Rand will pass into the cutout bin in the record store of reality.

-drl

I always thought of Roark to be a lot younger looking than Gary Cooper was when he played him. I also like it when A-List stars are not used because it helps make the characters more convincing.

Howard Roark- Zach Quinto
Peter Keating- james Franco- big name but when reading the book hes who I visioned
Dominiqen- Emily blunt? Angelina Jolie would be perfect 10 years ago

One of the previous posts gave some good choices. There are some dead on casting choices...but others are hard.

Howard Roark - Damian Lewis/Ryan Gosling/Chris Hemsworth/ STILL VERY UNCERTAIN.

Dominique Franco - SO HARD AND VERY UNCERTAIN.

Peter Keating - Leonardo DiCaprio - I don't know why, but i kept picturing a loser like him.

Ellsworth Toohey - Bob Balaban - DEFINITELY

Gail Wynand - Jon Hamm - DEFINITELY

Henry Cameron - Anthony Hopkins.

Catherine Halsey - Amy Adams - DEFINITELY

Guy Francon - Christoph Waltz

Stephan Mallory - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Alvah Scarret -Alan Arkin ( is he suppose to be young?)

ROARK - Daniel Day-Lewis or Russel Crowe. Both have the gravitas to perform the role.
DOMINIQUE FRANCON - Scarlett Johannson or Natalie Portman
TOOHEY - very difficult to cast. A strong actor would have to play him in a very non-imposing manner and disappear into a role that represents mediocrity. I imagine John Malkovich could pull it off quite well.
KEATING - Joseph Fiennes
WYNAND - Michael Caine. He is a fan of the book and would be perfect for the role.