THE SIEGE Casting Director Contest Winners
We think Stephen's new novel, The Siege, would make an excellent movie. It has a great plot, a fascinating location, many interesting characters, heart-stopping action, a stirring romance, and major suspense.
With all of that in mind, we asked readers to play casting director and provide us with their perfect list of actors to play the five key parts. We picked the five best lists from all the entries, and here they are.
Our Winners In No Special Order:
1. Casting Director: Melanie Miller
Sam Purdy - Jeff Daniels (can carry off the Minnesota accent, slightly larger)
Ann Summers Calderon - Catherine Zeta Jones (exotic and elegant)
Christopher L. Poe - Colin Farrel (got that wild side, crazy look down)
Deirdre Drake - Katherine Heigel (with a name like Deirdre - Katherine would be great)
Christine Carmody - Halle Berry (ethnicity)
Joey Blanks - Benjamin Bratt (got that cop thing down)
2. Casting Director: Michael Day
Sam Purdy - Ed Harris
Ann Summers Calderon - Sigourney Weaver
Christopher L. Poe - Kevin Bacon (with added weight)
Deirdre Drake - Kyra Sedgwick
Christine Carmody - Halle Berry (dressed way down obviously, as in Monsters Ball)
Joey Blanks - Brian Dennehy
3. Casting Director: Ellen Schenk
Sam Purdy - James Gandolfini
Ann Summers Calderon - Cate Blanchett
Christopher L. Poe - Denis Leary
Deirdre Drake - Glen Close
Christine Carmody - Salma Hayek
Joey Blanks - Christopher Meloni
4. Casting Director: Susan Mount
Sam Purdy - Russell Crowe
Ann Summers Calderon - Catherine Zeta Jones
Christopher L. Poe - Robert Downey, Jr.
Deirdre Drake - Rene Zellweger
Christine Carmody - Jada Pinkett-Smith
Joey Blanks - Ice Cube
5. Casting Directors: Joan and Mike Dardis
Sam Purdy - Russell Crowe (can play any part, including Sam, one of our favorite characters)
Ann Summers Calderon - Catherine Zeta-Jones (looks beautiful
but also smart and capable)
Christopher L. Poe - Ed Norton (capable of seeming haunted but daunting)
Deirdre Drake - Felicity Huffman (tough but sympathetic; great actress)
Christine Carmody - S. Epatha Merkerson (always strong on Law and Order)
Joey Blanks - Corey Reynolds (loyal cop on The Closer)
Congratulations to these winners. Think you have a better idea? Then you can continue playing on the Message Board.
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