Casting Under The Dome

[mrblonde]

1st post here, love the threads I've read.

I'm a huge "The Stand" fan, and have recently started reading other of his books. I just finished Under The Dome, and I'll share who I envisioned as my cast. Share your thoughts...

Big Jim … John Goodman
Junior … Ben Foster
Barbie … Jeffery Donnavan
Rusty … Jason Lee
Julia … Bebe Neworth
Carter … Jeremy Renner
The Chef … Clifton Collins Jr.
Andy Sanders … Matthew Frewer
Cox … Brian Cox
Jackie … Katey Sagal
Linda … Rachel Weisz
Andrea … Mimi Rogers
Burpee … Peter Stromare

[Moderator]

There's a thread (http://www.stephenking.com/forums/showthread.php/16637-Who-would-you-want-to-star-as-Dale-Barbara-in-the-movie?) already for casting UTD but the focus was on Dale Barbara which is why I've allowed this one to expand the cast list suggestions.

[1-Book-And-Counting]

1st post here, love the threads I've read.

I'm a huge "The Stand" fan, and have recently started reading other of his books. I just finished Under The Dome, and I'll share who I envisioned as my cast. Share your thoughts...

Big Jim … John Goodman
Junior … Ben Foster
Barbie … Jeffery Donnavan
Rusty … Jason Lee
Julia … Bebe Neworth
Carter … Jeremy Renner
The Chef … Clifton Collins Jr.
Andy Sanders … Matthew Frewer
Cox … Brian Cox
Jackie … Katey Sagal
Linda … Rachel Weisz
Andrea … Mimi Rogers
Burpee … Peter Stromare


Great cast you came up with mrblonde especially like the pick of Ben Foster as Junior but when reading UTD I always pictured Gerald McRaney as Big Jim

[Dan Govert]

I like the list and I think it's funny that two of your suggestions were the exact same ones I had when reading. Clifton Collins Jr. and Ben Foster. I had a thought about Big Jim that maybe didn't fit one hundred percent in the physical category but J.K. Simmons voice came to mind while reading. I can't explain why, but I just thought that it was how he should sound.

[jack12k8]

I think someone posted this in another thread, but almost immediatley I pictured Brian Dennehey for Big Jim, though he might now be a bit too old for the part. BD is built like a bull which is how I pictured Big Jim.

[mrblonde]

Guys,

Check out the Kid's Animated movie "Bee Movie." John Goodman voices a lawyer in it. I bet you can find it on Youtube. If that doesn't convince you he is Big Jim nothing will. :)

Thanks for comments.

[Mary Strickland]

Please!! I love Jim Goodman.....does he have to be the SOB?

[reader101]

James Gandolfini as Big Jim Rennie?

[reader101]

James Gandolfini, Barbara Hershey as Shumway

[reader101]

OMG - William H. Macy as Andy Sanders!

[Black Flagg]

OMG - William H. Macy as Andy Sanders!
ABSOLUTELY.
Nobody pulls off the "hapless shlub" character quite as well as Macy. Perfect.

[deblues]

I like the casting, but I'd go with Lane Smith as Big Jim.

[Lefty Writer]

Although probably a bit too old, when I read UTD, I pictured David Spade as Junior. John Goodman would be perfect for Big Jim, and as for Barrrrbie, that's a tough call.

[Ckiernan84]

Ray McKinnon as Pastor Coggins, he played the Reverend in Season 1 of Deadwood, and was an amazing character.

[The Medicine Man]

This is the cast I sort of envisioned in my read. Quite a bit different than most peoples, but here it is. :oops:

Big Jim … Gregg Henry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001344/) / Ian McShane (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574534/)
Junior … Ryan Kwanten (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477127/) / Ben Foster (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004936/)
Barbie … (No Name)
Rusty … Callum Keith Rennie (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719678/)
Julia … Natalie Portman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000204/)
Carter … Keanu Reeves (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000206/) / Jeremy Renner (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719637/)
Andy Sanders … William Sanderson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761836/) / William H. Macy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000513/)
Cox … Brian Cox (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004051/)
Burpee … Garret Dillahunt (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226813/)

[kaskramstad]

A bit late in my response, but since I just finished the novel here are some of my ideas.
Big Jim- Phillip Seymour Hoffman... he may be a bit young, but I like John Goodman and Hoffman seems like he can play someone even more morally corrupt than John Goodman
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[kaskramstad]

Here are my choices for the Under the Dome Cast.
Big Jim- Phillip Seymour Hoffman (maybe a bit young, but I can never see John Goodman as the bad guy)
Barbie- Timothy Olyphant (remember he is supposed to be in his early-thirties 10+ years younger than Julia)
Julia- I like Rachel Weisz for this
Junior-I like Ben Foster or Joe Anderson as well
Andy Sanders- William H Macy would be perfect
The Chef- though he maybe too old I think Jackie Earle Hayley would be perfect
Carter-?.. maybe Dax Shepard?
Joe-Logan Lerman
Rusty- Damien Lewis

[GLewman]

The Chef- though he maybe too old I think Jackie Earle Hayley would be perfect

Nice kaskramstad...Jack Earl Haley is one of my favorite actors since Watchmen...I'm going to watch the new Nightmare on Elm Street on Halloween as a tribute to him :)

[caracalla]

My twopence worth,

"Big" Jim Rennie - Paul Sorvino
"Junior" Rennie - Logan Lerman
Carter Thibodeau - Domhnall Gleeson
"Chef" Bushey - Lucas Black
Sammy Bushey - Sarah Bolger
Julia Shumway - Emily Perkins
Joe McClatchey - Freddie Highmore

[Marston]

Oh, and M. Emmet Walsh as Big Jim

[mrblonde]

My twopence worth,

"Big" Jim Rennie - Paul Sorvino
"Junior" Rennie - Logan Lerman
Carter Thibodeau - Domhnall Gleeson
"Chef" Bushey - Lucas Black
Sammy Bushey - Sarah Bolger
Julia Shumway - Emily Perkins
Joe McClatchey - Freddie Highmore

you know julia is 50? and Chef isn't a GQ model?

[DarkPassenger]

Brian Dennehy for Big Jim is a must. I doubt an outright cartoon character like Romeo Burpee will make it into the small-screen so I'm not sure why the OP included him.

[lmb]

big jim definitely M.C. Gainey

[RaisinGirl]

A couple of notes. Firstly, this cast is slightly more ethnically diverse than the the characters as they appear in the book. I think King said there were no black people in Chester's Mill at the time, but that a black family moved out only recently. But there are many very good PoC actors out there, and it wouldn't be the worst casting decision ever made in a Stephen King adaptation.

Secondly, I couldn't decide whether to go with a pragmatic "who the networks/studios would cast" list, or a fantasy "this is who I think would rock" list, so it's kind of both. It's also a blend between a cast for TV or film. I know it's been confirmed it will be a teleseries.

Dale Barbara - Honestly, is this important? He's the typical King protagonist. Any competent handsome 30-something actor person would do. I know he's done <i>The Mist</i> but Tom Jane springs to mind, as do people like Sawyer from <i>Lost</i>.

Jim Rennie - Tom Hanks. Bear with me. He's got the chops to play a bad guy, but because he's, you know, Tom Hanks, you can completely buy him as the charismatic aw-shucks Middle American Hero that a community would trust and look to in a crisis, but has a nasty streak and something just <i>wrong</i> going on about him that a few characters are sucpicious about, but not enough until it's far too late.

Julia Shumway - She's pitched as about 40 in the book, but I think it's a given that if this is made the studio or network will want someone younger and TV-hot, as she is a love interest to Barbara. Like Barbara, really any generically attractive but competent 30-something actress could do it. I actually see someone like Sarah Michelle Gellar managing it. She's older now, and still doing this genre of stuff.

Rusty Everett - Really he's "King Protagonist Second Fiddle" and again, any competent good-looking 30-something actor could play him.

Linda Everett - When I was reading the book, I kept seeing Melissa George. Don't know why. Oh yeah, I do, because she played a cop in <i>30 Days of Nights</i>. I dunno. You just need an actress who's okay, and has enough strength that you can buy her as a small-town cop who's also a loving wife and mom of two young kid.

Rose - Chandra Wilson, aka Dr Bailey from <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>. I know that King didn't write her as a Black character, but this is honestly who I saw in my head when I read the book, and even while listening to the audio book I still saw her.

Andy Sanders - In an ideal universe, William H. Macy. But someone like Jeffrey DeMunn, or William Sadler (also from <i>The Mist</i>) would be good as well - a good character actor who looks like he could be puppet-mastered into being voted First Selectman, yet come off as completely ineffectual and then suddenly <i>turn</i>.

Colonel Cox - Ed Harris or similar. really all you need is a recognised face on an older but still-got-it actor who would look great in uniform and be a face on the outside that the audience hopes will be able to take care of things, and be a strong enough force to antagonise Rennie.

Sammy Bushey - Amber Benson, aka Tara from <i>Buffy</i> would be a good choice, if perhaps a little too old for the teenager as characterised by King. But she fits the bill for me, in that she's striking but not a cookie-cutter starlet, and could play the emotional breakdown after Sammy's rape perfectly.

Junior - This will be the suggestion that will get piled on, if anyone reads this: someone like Ashton Kutcher, ie a pretty boy actor playing against type. Rennie shouldn't look like a slavering maniac from the get-go. He's expressed an interest in playing a serious role, he's got the physical size, and you could buy him as someone who was once the golden boy, but physically and mentally falls apart.

Jackie Wettington - Gina Torres. Why the eff not?

Carter Thibodeau - Daniel Franzese. He just played a blood-chilling skeeze of a rapist in the 'I Spit on Your Grave' remake and he's got the physical heft required.

'Chef' Bushey - Matt Frewar. Guy's a competent character actor and can look mega unhinged. Someone above also mentioned Lucas Black and, yeah, I could see something like that too.

'Duke' Perkins - James Cromwell or similar. He has done King telemovies, he's a face you trust, and has enough gravitas that audiences who don't know the story would be startled when he buys the farm so early on.

[NateDG72]

Just finished Under The Dome. It was a good read but I was a little disappointed by all the maneuvering that ended up being pretty useless. Anyways had to post in this thread because through the book the only person I could picture as Big Jim is:

Brad Leland, he played Buddy Garrity in the TV series of Friday Night Lights.

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[rbbeck2]

A couple of notes. Firstly, this cast is slightly more ethnically diverse than the the characters as they appear in the book. I think King said there were no black people in Chester's Mill at the time, but that a black family moved out only recently. But there are many very good PoC actors out there, and it wouldn't be the worst casting decision ever made in a Stephen King adaptation.

Secondly, I couldn't decide whether to go with a pragmatic "who the networks/studios would cast" list, or a fantasy "this is who I think would rock" list, so it's kind of both. It's also a blend between a cast for TV or film. I know it's been confirmed it will be a teleseries.

Dale Barbara - Honestly, is this important? He's the typical King protagonist. Any competent handsome 30-something actor person would do. I know he's done <i>The Mist</i> but Tom Jane springs to mind, as do people like Sawyer from <i>Lost</i>.

Jim Rennie - Tom Hanks. Bear with me. He's got the chops to play a bad guy, but because he's, you know, Tom Hanks, you can completely buy him as the charismatic aw-shucks Middle American Hero that a community would trust and look to in a crisis, but has a nasty streak and something just <i>wrong</i> going on about him that a few characters are sucpicious about, but not enough until it's far too late.

Julia Shumway - She's pitched as about 40 in the book, but I think it's a given that if this is made the studio or network will want someone younger and TV-hot, as she is a love interest to Barbara. Like Barbara, really any generically attractive but competent 30-something actress could do it. I actually see someone like Sarah Michelle Gellar managing it. She's older now, and still doing this genre of stuff.

Rusty Everett - Really he's "King Protagonist Second Fiddle" and again, any competent good-looking 30-something actor could play him.

Linda Everett - When I was reading the book, I kept seeing Melissa George. Don't know why. Oh yeah, I do, because she played a cop in <i>30 Days of Nights</i>. I dunno. You just need an actress who's okay, and has enough strength that you can buy her as a small-town cop who's also a loving wife and mom of two young kid.

Rose - Chandra Wilson, aka Dr Bailey from <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>. I know that King didn't write her as a Black character, but this is honestly who I saw in my head when I read the book, and even while listening to the audio book I still saw her.

Andy Sanders - In an ideal universe, William H. Macy. But someone like Jeffrey DeMunn, or William Sadler (also from <i>The Mist</i>) would be good as well - a good character actor who looks like he could be puppet-mastered into being voted First Selectman, yet come off as completely ineffectual and then suddenly <i>turn</i>.

Colonel Cox - Ed Harris or similar. really all you need is a recognised face on an older but still-got-it actor who would look great in uniform and be a face on the outside that the audience hopes will be able to take care of things, and be a strong enough force to antagonise Rennie.

Sammy Bushey - Amber Benson, aka Tara from <i>Buffy</i> would be a good choice, if perhaps a little too old for the teenager as characterised by King. But she fits the bill for me, in that she's striking but not a cookie-cutter starlet, and could play the emotional breakdown after Sammy's rape perfectly.

Junior - This will be the suggestion that will get piled on, if anyone reads this: someone like Ashton Kutcher, ie a pretty boy actor playing against type. Rennie shouldn't look like a slavering maniac from the get-go. He's expressed an interest in playing a serious role, he's got the physical size, and you could buy him as someone who was once the golden boy, but physically and mentally falls apart.

Jackie Wettington - Gina Torres. Why the eff not?

Carter Thibodeau - Daniel Franzese. He just played a blood-chilling skeeze of a rapist in the 'I Spit on Your Grave' remake and he's got the physical heft required.

'Chef' Bushey - Matt Frewar. Guy's a competent character actor and can look mega unhinged. Someone above also mentioned Lucas Black and, yeah, I could see something like that too.

'Duke' Perkins - James Cromwell or similar. He has done King telemovies, he's a face you trust, and has enough gravitas that audiences who don't know the story would be startled when he buys the farm so early on.

I can get behind a few of these, but I wonder where this leaves the physical traits of the characters. Some may argue that physical stature is less important if the actor is particularly good, but come on....Tom Hanks as BIG Jim Rennie? He's Big Jim Rennie. Big. Drives a Hummer. Actor who plays him needs to be big. It's a pretty critical part of the character.

Same for 'Duke Perkins,' if it even needs to be anyone at all famous. Depending on how they scale down the filmed version, Perkins may only be in it for two minutes tops. But again, size matters. Randolph thinks to himself as he sits in the big concave shape in the Chief's car driver's seat formed by Duke Perkins over the years that he isn't meant for the job. I guess what I'm saying is size matters for these two characters, and wiry actors can't cut it.

[JellybeanJay]

Here are my suggestions for the characters I can visualize:

Big Jim - Brian Dennehey (sp?)
Junior - Seth Rogan - don't ask me why but this is how I picture Junior
Barbie - Timothy Olyphant
Julia - Jillian Anderson, Maria Bello or Diane Lane
Sammy - Amber Benson from Buffy

[ShootDaSquirrells]

Sooooo when are they actually going to make this series?

[devernxo]

:S series or a movie.. :S it would work better as a series.

[normanj]

I think it works better as a miniseries, like It or The Stand.


The one I have most difficulty casting is Barbie, but how about Colin Hanks, who performed wonderfully as the young priest on Mad Men.

For Julia, my first, second, and last choice was and is Dana Delany. Julia is in her mid 40s - smart, sassy, and has a heart of gold. Dana is past 50, but could play in her 40s. Her recent role as Special Agent Jordan Shaw on a two episode arc in Castle showed she could still deliver the smarts and the sex appeal. I think it's important to the story that Julia be considerably older than Barbie.

Someone suggested Gregg Henry as Big Jim Rennie. I agree. He can play the heavy well, but he also can show many sides.

I think William H Macy is one of the best actors we have, but I don't he's exactly right for Andy Saunders. Andy has to be someone less shifty looking, and I still view Macy as the used car salesman from Fargo. Maybe Anthony Michael Hall?

Thurston, the English prof turned Medic, should be played by Richard Jenkins (best known as the father on Six Feet Under).

[ShootDaSquirrells]

What happened to the whole Spielberg producing an HBO mini-series?

[nygiantsfan3342]

Dale Barbara - Matt Damon
Jim Renny - John Goodman
The Chef - Jackie Earl Haley
Julia Shumway - Helen Hunt
James O. Cox - Stephen Lang (from Avatar, Tombstone)
Junior Renny - Chris Pine
Andy Sanders - Chris Cooper
Peter Randolph - Josh Brolin

[devernxo]

Jackie earl haley, o my days. He's the guy that played rawacsche in Watchmen and Freddie Kreuger in Nightmare on elm street 2010 version. :L
Amazing actor. :)

Only heard of matt damon and him to be honest, anything famous the others hav been in.

[bigjimisanasshole]

I think it should be new, unknown actors. But they must have talent!

[famousblueraincoat]

It would be great to hear some concrete news on when this mini series is actually happening! Til then, it's fun to speculate on casting! I like a lot of suggestions on this board... others seem way too young or old for their respective parts if faithfulness to the novel is considered. <br><br>Here are some of my picks:<br>Barbie-Casey Affleck or Taylor Kitsch (I also like Timothy Olyphant but the character in the book is 30 years old so he might be a little too old)<br>Big Jim-John Goodman (I don't see how it could be anyone else but I guess we all have our imaginations based on our reading of the book.)<br>Junior-DJ Qualls (though I like the Ben Foster idea someone else suggested here)<br>Rusty Everett-Jason Lee <br>Linda Everett-Elizabeth Mitchell<br>Rose Twitchell-Bonnie Bedelia<br>Andrea-Frances Conroy<br>Peter Randolph-Joe Flaherty<br>Phil "Chef" Bushey-John Hawkes<br>Sammy Bushey-Lauren Ambrose or Busy Phillipps<br>Andy Sanders-Martin Donovan<br>Duke Perkins-Albert Brooks<br>Brenda Perkins-Faye Dunaway<br>Joe McClatchey-Joel Courtney<br>Benny Drake-Zachary Gordon<br>Norrie-Kiernan Shipka<br>Piper Libby-Connie Britton<br>Thurston Marshall-Willem Dafoe<br>Carolyn Sturges-Olivia Thirlby<br>Carter Thibodeaux-Rory Cochrane<br>Twitch-Mark Ruffalo<br><br><br><br>I really like the suggestion of Dana Delaney for Julia Shumway and Katey Sagal for Jackie Wettington. <br>

[Christiane17]

Those would be my choice:

Big Jim … John Goodman or Bryan Denehy
Junior …Miko Hughes
Barbie … Tom Jane
Rusty …Noah Emmerich
Julia …Diane Lane
Carter … Mark Pellegrino
The Chef … Clifton Collins Jr.
Andy Sanders …Peter Stormare
Cox … Brian Cox
Jackie …Terry Hatcher
Linda … Rachel Weisz
Clint... Dominic Purcell
Thurston...Sam Sheppard
Andrea...Jodi-Lynn O'Keefe
Sammie...Anna Paquin

[JohnDalglish]

>Big Jim-John Goodman (I don't see how it could be anyone else)

Hi,

Me neither.

Long days and pleasant nights

[violetgoblin]

I love casting King's books in my mind when I read them.

YES, William H. Macy was my choice for Andy as well...I could just imagine him in the scene where he and the druggie are sitting around acting crazy.

Also JOHN TRAVOLTA as Big Jim!!!!

[chrise1985]

From another thread I posted in...

I've given this a lot of thought....here are some choices I think would be great

Baaarbie - Jake Gyllenhaal

Julia - Anne Heche (w/long hair)

Rusty - Jon Hamm

Linda - Elizabeth Banks (She had a great dramatic role in The Next 3 Days opposite Russell Crowe)

Chef Bushey - Jeremy Davies

Thurse - Dave "Gruber" Allen (the guidance councelor from Freaks & Geeks)

Junior - Sam Whitwer (I remember him from an episode of Dexter, turns out he was also in The Mist. Kismet?)

Burpee - Johnny Depp (w/a pencil thin mustache and his hair slicked back, lol)

Brenda Perkins - Susan Sarandon (or someone like that)

Big Jim Rennie - Stephen Root (I pictured him the entire time I read the book)

[muskrat]

From another thread I posted in...

I've given this a lot of thought....here are some choices I think would be great

Baaarbie - Jake Gyllenhaal

Julia - Anne Heche (w/long hair)

Rusty - Jon Hamm

Linda - Elizabeth Banks (She had a great dramatic role in The Next 3 Days opposite Russell Crowe)

Chef Bushey - Jeremy Davies

Thurse - Dave "Gruber" Allen (the guidance councelor from Freaks & Geeks)

Junior - Sam Whitwer (I remember him from an episode of Dexter, turns out he was also in The Mist. Kismet?)

Burpee - Johnny Depp (w/a pencil thin mustache and his hair slicked back, lol)

Brenda Perkins - Susan Sarandon (or someone like that)

Big Jim Rennie - Stephen Root (I pictured him the entire time I read the book)

Some neat choices. Stephen Root as Big Jim--totally! Hah, Gruber...I remember the ol Higgins Boys and Gruber show on the old Comedy Channel. I loved that show. I don't think I'd wanna spend the whole movie lookin at Jake Gyllenhaal, though. Ugh, I hate him almost as much as I hate Shia Laboooof.

You know who'd make a great Chef Bushey? Just lose the 'h' and there's your man. Nah, he's too old, and his teeth are too fantastic for a methhead.

[evil ed]

Barbie- Noah Wyle
Big Jim Rennie- Tom Berenger
Junior- Joel Kinnaman
Julia- Courtney Cox
Peter Randolph- Brent Sexton
Howie Perkins- Sam Elliott
Andy Sanders- Richard Jenkins
Chef - Jackie Earl Haley
Cox - Ed Harris

[evil ed]

Sorry, here's an edit after further thought.


Barbie- Noah Wyle
Big Jim Rennie- John Carroll Lynch, and as an off the wall I like Tom Berenger
Junior- Thomas Dekker
Julia- Courtney Cox
Peter Randolph- Brent Sexton
Howie Perkins- William Sanderson
Andy Sanders- Richard Jenkins
Chef - Walter Goggins
Cox - Ed Harris
Romeo Burpee- Luis Guzman
Carter- Kellan Lutz
Rusty- Jeremy Sisto
Linda- Angie Harmon
Brenda Perkins- Kathy Baker

[Night Prowler]

Barbie - Aaron Eckhart
Julia - Anne Heche
Big Jim - John Goodman or Brian Dennehy
Junior - Edward Furlong
Rusty - Zach Braff
Thibodeau - Michael Pit
Andy Sanders - William H. Macy
The Chef - Kevin Durand
Randolph - Jeff Fahey
Rommie Burpee - Kelsey Grammer
Jackie Wettington - Christina Hendricks
Piper Libby - Juliane Moore
Thurston - John Glover
Sammy Bushey - Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Lester Coggins - Michael O'Neill
Sam Verdreaux - Steve Buscemi
Norrie Calvert - Elle Fanning
Cox - James Cromwell
DeLesseps - Ryan Kwanten
Mel - Joel Kinnaman
Linda - Evangeline Lilly
Georgia - Rachel Miner

(I can name at least 4-5 more actors that could play either Mel, Thibodeau or DeLesseps :D)

[Xaiv]

So far, the only character I have a role in my mind for is Big Jim. I think Richard Kind would do a fine job as Rennie both visually and characteristically.

[paul.kelly]

I've only thought of a few, some other great suggestions here too:

Big Jim- has to be John Goodman
Andy Sanders- William H Macey (brilliant)
Barbie- Josh Holloway
Julia Shumway- Tina Fey
Junior Rennie- Ezra Miller
Rusty- Aaron Douglas

[lucasoule]

Ben foster would have been perfect 10 years ago no doubt. I get why you picked him but he's like 35 now.

[dougbenefield66]

An off the Wall for big Jim could be Brendan Gleeson

[Chris1974100]

nice how about Bruce Willis as Dale Barbara

[Lance]

I would have loved to see John Goodman as Big Jim 10 years ago, I just think he's a little too old now. How about Mark Addy.

[pisenber]

This is really fun to imagine. Every time I read a King book I picture the main character (Barbie) looking like King. Of course he's getting to old to look like Barbie now. Besides, Steven King isn't an actor. Haha! I kept imagining Jackie as looking like and acting like Susan Sarandon. I pictured the Sammy Bushey character as being blonde. I thought of a good actor for Big Jim, Brendan Gleeson. Twitch and Rose should be black. Junior should be blonde and good looking. I really like some of the suggestions here though. I think the story would have more impact if there weren't any big stars in it.