Who would you want to star as Dale Barbara in the movie?

[M-O-O-N that spells Nikki]

I'm not sure what age Barbara is supposed to be but Shia Labeouf would be ever so nice....

[jenboxer77]

I pictured Dale Barbara Paul Walker or Josh (Sawyer) from Lost.

[Bryan James]

When honestly making your picks, be mindful of the fact that it is going to be a relatively low-budget movie...if it even becomes a movie.

Which I doubt.

(Molly Ringwald in 'The Stand')

I REALLY like to be wrong about such things, though.

~BJS

[vslayer]

Jon Bon Jovi as Barbara.

He could belt out a soundtrack song too!!!

[mojomofo]

Johnny Depp as Barbara. I just like JD.

Nope, nothing wrong here!

[ginapenn]

Yeah, he was.

And Red was a white guy in the story about Shashwank.

Touche. But truthfully, the Iraq war isn't THAT old. My brother is only 36 and he just finished up a tour there. Someone older than that may give someone the impression that he was further up the ladder than he was in the army (BEFORE being promoted by the big prez himself). I'm just saying for believability, that's all. Plus, Julia Shumway is supposed to be older than him.

[JayneH]

Kinda thinking of someone like Robert Downey Jr as Barbie.... although JD's choice of Gary Sinese would always work for me (LOVE him)
for a younger sort of Barbie - Sean Astin
Cox - I am liking Stephen Lang... kind of distinguished looking ( he was in Avatar)
Rennie - agree that John Goodman is the obvious choice

[Black Flagg]

OK, here's my cast for some of the main characters:

DALE BARBARA - Sam Worthington
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2354810368/nm0941777

BIG JIM RENNIE - Powers Booth (plus a few pounds)
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm353015552/nm0000959

JULIA SHUMWAY - Vera Farmiga
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3509618688/nm0267812

JUNIOR RENNIE - Kellan Lutz
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1250529024/nm1553725

RUSTY EVERETT - Paul Bettany
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3325729280/nm0079273

[MariainIowa]

Donnie Wahlberg is who I keep picturing as Barbie as I'm reading (not done yet). I didn't even stop to analyze whose picture I was seeing until this thread, then the light dawned.

[ms.darkside]

To play Dale Josh Halloway is kinda the character I was thinking of when reading. Rough, but good-looking. Matthew McCohnohay(sp )in Too Kill a Mockingbird)) too.Bruce Willis would be an awesome Cox!! Ed Harris would be great there as well.
James Gandolfini as Big Jim. Good Idea!! But, I love Gandolfini, I would hate to "hate" him!! Therefore, I'd go w/ John Goodman.