Fancasting for "Land of the Giants" reboot (The Co-Pilot/The First Officer)

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Fancasting for "Land of the Giants" reboot (The Co-Pilot/The First Officer)

Post by jeffrey-dallas » Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:18 am

FANCASTING FOR LAND OF THE GIANTS REBOOT
"THE CO-PILOT/THE FIRST OFFICER"

DAN ERICKSON
(Feminine versions are Dani, Danielle, Dana, Danalyn)
32-34 yrs old

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The candidate, like her boss, should fill out a body/flight suit, be younger than her boss or at most the same age, and (for consistency sake) African-American/British, etc. The original Dan was also an Olympic athlete before suffering an injury, so the actress should also be especially in shape.


JADE ANOUKA
Aged 31

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British Shakespearian actress.
Plays a "badass" witch queen in the series His Dark Materials.


NICOLE BEHARIE
Aged 35

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Starred in the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow as a police officer and elite FBI applicant. Also, the chemistry between Nicole and co-star Tom Mison was remarkable, so she can relate to an audience.


ROSARIO DAWSON
Aged 41

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Has starred in various Marvel Comics movies, and is currently kicking serious ass as Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Mandalorian, with her own series to come (hopefully).


MEAGAN GOOD
Aged 39

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Starred as a sci-fi detective in the Minority Report TV series, and currently stars as one of the Captain Marvel family heroes in the Shazam! movie series.


LYNDIE GREENWOOD
Aged 37

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Starred as an assassin in the CW series Nikita, the sister of Nicole Beharie's character in Sleepy Hollow, and a biologist in the series The Expanse. Off screen, Lyndie is an avid runner.


ZOE SALDANA
Aged 42

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The big name on this list, Zoe has starred in some of the highest grossing films of all time. She played Uhura in the reboot Star Trek movies, the Avatar movie series under CG "make-up", and the Marvel Comics movie universe as part of The Guardians of the Galaxy. She has a background in dance and ballet, and also stayed in shape dodging lens flares on the set of Star Trek. :lol:


And that is that! Zoe is probably too big a name and may be worn out for sci-fi/fantasy. Rosario is similar -- she will hopefully be too busy doing Star Wars projects. If I had to choose, either of the Sleepy Hollow sisters would be ideal -- which one would depend on who is cast as The Spindrift's pilot.

But now it's your turn -- who takes it? Whose cuisine reigns supreme? Or who else should be on the list?

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Re: Fancasting for "Land of the Giants" reboot (The Co-Pilot/The First Officer)

Post by DrWonko » Mon May 10, 2021 4:58 pm

What about Gugu Mbatha-Raw?

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Post by jeffrey-dallas » Tue May 11, 2021 1:26 am

What about Gugu Mbatha-Raw?
I do like her! She's British, 38 years old, starred in several science-fiction projects (Dr. Who; A Wrinkle in Time; The Cloverfield Paradox) and even worked with Emma Watson as an animated feather duster. ;)
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Post by KrakenLeach » Thu Apr 13, 2023 1:18 am

Here's a suggestion. She is actually 50 now. Only doing her because she would look pretty nice in a handheld.
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Re: Fancasting for "Land of the Giants" reboot (The Co-Pilot/The First Officer)

Post by jeffrey-dallas » Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:47 pm

Under these requirements, some other names would be:
Beyonce (age 41), who played a fairy queen in the animated Epic movie
Halle Berry (age 56) - Bond girl; X-Men's Storm
Gabrielle Union (age 50) - Bring it On; Bad Boys II; Night Stalker series remake
Tyra Banks (age 49), who played a doll brought to life and grown to Live-Size
Kerry Washington (age 46) - Scandal series; Fantastic Four movies as the Thing's girlfriend

I would have loved to see the late Nichelle Nichols (Uhura from Star Trek) on the original Giants. Another would have been Denise Nicholas (Room 222; In the Heat of the Night; Night Gallery)
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Re: Fancasting for "Land of the Giants" reboot (The Co-Pilot/The First Officer)

Post by bobvan2 » Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:03 pm

DrWonko wrote:
Mon May 10, 2021 4:58 pm
What about Gugu Mbatha-Raw?
I have her as Joan Templeton in an alternate reality character in my LOTG "Home" episode. As the concept character in the original presentation reel.
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Re: Fancasting for "Land of the Giants" reboot (The Co-Pilot/The First Officer)

Post by LittleNikki » Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:43 am

Nicole Behamie would be my pick as First Officer Danielle Erickson. I loved her look and character in Sleepy Hollow. I would team her up with Ben Browder as Captain Steve Burton. In my reboot, not only would Ben Browder look like he did in Farscape; Browder's Steve Burton would be more like John Crichton than the original stolid Steve Burton.

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