Mr T would seem to be a natural to play Barret, except for one thing: He's much too old. Barret is only 37, after all. The same goes for Cid - Both Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford have been suggested for this role, but both have far more years behind them than the 32-year-old Cid (the Harrison Ford idea came from a different website). Karl Urban would be a possibility.Cloud: Orlando Jones (Legolas in LOTR)
Barret: Michael Clarke Duncan (Kingpin in Daredevil)
Tifa: Jennifer Garner (Elektra in Daredevil)
Aeris: Kate Beckinsale (the chick in Pearl Harbor)
Red XIII: Val Kilmer as a voice (Batman #3)
Vincent: Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith in Matrix)
Cid: Bruce Willis (John McClain in Die Hard)
Yuffie: Ziyi Zhand (Girl in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)
Sephiroth: Hugh Jackman (Wolverine in X-Men)
President Shinra: Brian Doyle-Murray (Noah Vanderhoff in Wayne's World)
Rufus: Undecided. Help!
Heidegger: John Rhys-Davies (Gimli in LOTR)
Scarlet: Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman in Batman Returns)
Reeve: Kevin Spacey (Verbal in Usual Suspects)
Palmer: Wayne Knight (Newman on Seinfeld)
Hojo: Undecided. Help!
Reno: Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars 1)
Rude: Wesley Snipes (Blade in Blade)
Tseng: Jet Li (Bad Guy from Lethal Weapon 4)
Elena: Undecided. Help!
Orlando Bloom would make a good Cloud, in my opinion. He'd have to wear another elaborate wig, but oh well.
As much as it pains me to say it, Leonardo DiCaprio would be the best to play Rufus, in terms of looks and approximate age anyway. Of course we all know how much of a disaster that would be if it actually happened...
Tseng is at least 40, so Jet Li would be too young to play him. If Jackie Chan could act, then maybe. B D Wong might be OK.
Patsy Kensit would make a suitably 'badass' Scarlet, I think.
Sephiroth is the toughest casting call. David Bowie has the potential and the voice (seen Labyrinth?), but heavy makeup would be needed.
I'm gonna go hunt for more ideas, and maybe get back to you...
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Angelina Jolie would be a passable Tifa if her skin wasn't so deeply tanned. Famke Janssen might fit the bill, also.
How about Jennifer Lien as Aeris? Or Elena, for that matter?
Greg Proops' performance in Seymour the Fractal Cat might make him seem like a natural choice to voice Cait Sith, but I'd be more in favour of someone like Brent Spiner. Cait Sith would need someone with good 'strange voice' abilities, but also the skill to sound sensitive and serious when the situation called for it.
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