Final Fantasy 7 movie.

[SeanFThomas]

Now I'm not saying wether there should be a movie or not. I'm not going to get into that because people will bicker and bicker why or why not. My opinion, yes there should be a movie with a less-vague storyline (in parts). My question is this. Who do you guys think should play the parts of the main characters? Here's my dream cast list.

Cloud: Orlando Bloom(sorry! brain fart!) (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!

This is just theoretical. Throw out your opinions!

[Calvin]

I've actually thought about FFVII being a movie, but I came to the conclusion that it would either be 20 hours or so vague and fast-paced that the movie would suck. But I could see it as a mini-series.....or maybe even a TV series.....but then I think that would cheapen the game.....but this is probably what you were trying to avoid....

OK......as for your list.......

Barret would HAVE to be played by Mr. T! I think most everyone here would agree with me on that one.

But I definitely agree with a lot of the choices, like Vincent, Cid, Heidegger, and Reeve. However I'm not much of a movie buff, so I wouldn't be able to help you with the other ones.

[Wrexsoul]

Legolas??? Cloud??? He never, EVER struck me as the Cloud type.......... (but then again, I don't have a better example of who to play him)
Bear with me, I'm not all that into celebrities -- I don't know who the heck half the people on that list are -- so I'm just giving what little feedback I have.

One day I tried to draw Cid and he came out looking more like George Clooney. Not to suggest he's the best nominee, but *shrug* I'm just getting the idea out.
And that blonde chick on "ER" (I can't remember her name for the life of me) always struck me as the Elena type for some reason.

I always thought if they'd make it into a movie, it'd be computer animated and so they'd only need VOICE actors. It's harder to find people in Hollywood with a likeness to the characters, so I'm less comfortable with this scenario.

(---Strong Bad rocks!!!)

[Psychotic]

Orlando Jones?

His name is Orlando Bloom, I have it rammed down my throat every time I talk to certain girls...


|Stop with the overpaid Hollywood actors already!

[Calvin]

I think that if they did make it into a movie, I'd be more excited about the soundtrack than anything else.

[Strider]

Here's a couple of suggestions . . .

Hojo could be played by the guy who played Grima Wormtongue in the Two Towers. . .

Rufus could be played by Jake Gyllenhaal. That guy has MAD acting skills.

[Bulldog]

Make it an anime.

[PhoenixAsh]

I'd have said David Borneaz (angel) should play Cloud, and Samuel L. Jackson should be Rude. Maybe put James Marsters (Spike in Buffy) in for Sephiroth too.

[CloudDragon]

Originally posted by Bulldog
Make it an anime.

Amen.

[Rude]

and Samuel L. Jackson should be Rude.

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!
SAMUEL L JACKSON IS A GOD
RUDE IS ALSO A GOD
THIS IS THE GREATEST IDEA EVER!!!

(sorry, I couldn't resist all caps on that one hehe)

[Big D]

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!

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.

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...

Edit:
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.

[Blackmage]

If they were to do it, they've gotta make it computer animated like The Spirits Within (IMO, they should've made a movie of this for their movie, not The Spirits Within...uggh...). So, all that'd needed are voices.

Barret just has to be voiced by Mr T. If he wasn't...I wouldn't see it. Other than that, I really don't know. I'm not a big movie person.

[DelightfulSpekkio442]

I think Alexis Bledel (Tuck Everlasting) would be a great Aeris. And as for Orlando Bloom, he'd be better as Sephiroth than Cloud.

~MJE~

[PhoenixAsh]

I'd really hate Famke Janssen as Tifa. Age doesn't matter too much I don't think when it comes to Barret and Cid as long as their characters fit, but for Cloud and the girls it would be pretty important. I actually think Barret and Cid would be better with older actors.

[Lexy]

yeah dude, I don't think age matters either. Also, I can really see hottie Orlando Bloom as Sephiroth (lol if just for the long hair).