FANCASTING FOR LAND OF THE GIANTS REBOOT
"THE PILOT/THE LEADER"
The series (1968-1970):
STEVE BURTON
Aged 32-34
My candidates here are older than the original actor (the oldest is about 20 years older). The main criteria was if they had the look of a pilot (how they look in a flight suit/bodysuit/catsuit). Also, since the
Spindrift is on the Los Angeles to London suborbital route, I give a small bonus if the candidate has a British accent.
JESSICA ALBA
Aged 40 next month
Showed herself off at age 19 on the TV series
Dark Angel, playing a leather-clad genetic super-soldier. She continues the bodysuit look as Sue Storm in the
Fantastic Four movies, and played a stripper in the
Sin City movie.
KATE BECKINSALE
Aged 47
Played Alice in a
Through the Looking Glass movie (that must count for something here). She looked spectacular in a bodysuit in multiple films for the
Underworld series, playing the vampire Death Dealer Selene. She then turned vampire hunter in Hugh Jackman's
Van Helsing, but was panned for a painful Romanian accent. In reality, Kate
does have a nice British accent.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
Aged 36
One of her early roles was fighting giant spiders at age 18 for
Eight Legged Freaks (perhaps preparing for this role?). Since then, she has made a career out of bodysuit roles, starring in multiple Marvel Comics movies as Black Widow and a cyborg in
Ghost in the Shell.
ANGELINA JOLIE
Aged 45
Became a leading star after playing video game heroine Lara Croft in the original
Tomb Raider movies. The films demonstrated Angelina's physical abilities as she dealt with many giant things. She followed Lara Croft up by playing a fighter pilot in
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
JERI RYAN
Aged 53
The oldest candidate on the list, but resistance is still futile. Jeri wore the bodysuit that rocked the universe in
Star Trek: Voyager. She's no longer in the outfit but still kicks butt for
Star Trek: Picard. She donned a Marine Major's uniform in the fun series
Warehouse 13, and even starred as Sonya Blade in a
Mortal Kombat fan film called
Rebirth.
COBIE SMULDERS
Aged 39 next month
Stars as Maria Hill in multiple Marvel Comics movies and shows. Zooms around in a friggin' flying aircraft carrier called the
Helicarrier.
And that is that! I would have no problem watching any of these lovely ladies taped to a desk or dodging a giant plastic hand. If I
had to choose, I would give the edge here to Kate Beckinsale. Kate is amazingly beautiful, she totally rules in that Death Dealer costume, and tones up with yoga and intense cardio. Oh, yeah, and the English accent...
But now it's your turn -- who takes it? Whose cuisine reigns supreme? Or who else should be on the list?
(NEXT: THE SCIENTIST/ENGINEER)