Thursday, February 13, 2014

Casting for "Connection" has begun!! Guess the actors and WIN!! :)

We've finally begun casting in earnest for "Connection". Very exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. Since we are first reaching out to high-visibility actors, we have to approach them one at a time and then wait for a response before moving onto the next (if necessary). So, not surprising, but a lot of waiting. They're busy people and if they even give it a second of thought, I'm flattered. But with April looming, it is a bit stress-inducing.

In any case, I'm excited about the list of actors we're approaching. I can't say who specifically we are approaching first, but I will give you the list of potentials. Try to guess who among them we are going out to first (from both the male and female leads. If you guess right, I'll send you a jar of Love Lotion to use however you please (if your sex life is a bit slow, keep in mind it makes car seats soft and supple). 

Note that we are trying to keep our reach-outs realistic and there are definitely some on this list who are wildly unrealistic and wouldn't waste a fart on our script, let alone read it.

So, here goes...

For the character of "Melissa":
Julianne Nicholson
Keri Russell
Elizabeth Moss
Kelly MacDonald
Elizabeth Banks
Kate Beckinsdale
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Katie Holmes
Amy Adams
Mireille Enos
Rebecca Hall
Bryce Dallas Howard
Jessica Chastain
Sara Paulson
Diane Kruger
Emily Blunt
Abbie Cornish
Rachel McAdams 
Rachel Weisz
Kate Winslett 
Marion Cotillard
Vera Farmiga
Lena Headey
Anne Heche
Hilary Swank
Reese Witherspoon
Christina Ricci

For the character of "Benjamin":
Matthew Rhys
James Badge Dale
Mark Duplass
Peter Sarsgaard
Alex Karpovsky
Corey Stoll
Ewan McGregor
Bill Hader
Jake Johnson
Mark Feuerstein
Justin Kirk
Stuart Townsend
James Tupper
Michael Vartan
Bryan Greenberg
Jon Heder
Jack Davenport
John Hawkes