Suggestions for the movie cast of 11/22/63...? [May contain spoilers]

**KRFox** · May 20th, 2012

Hey everyone,

I was wondering everyones thoughts of what the cast should be for 11/22/63? I saw a thread that had a few suggestions about casting, but it wasn't entirely devoted to that topic. Anyway, I'll kick it off with my suggestions/ideas:

Jake/George: Ryan Gosling or Leo Dicaprio

Sadie: Charlize Theron (if she can pull off looking 28, she'd be perfect). Though if Rachel McAdams were taller, I'd say her.

Deke: Tom Hanks? I know he's probably too young for Deke but I think he'd be perfect for the role.. If not Hanks, maybe Gene Hackman or Warren Beatty?

Ellie Dockerty: Jessica Lange

Lee Harvey Oswald: Joseph Gordon Levitt

Al Templeton: Dustin Hoffman

George De Mohrenschildt: Donald Sutherland or Anthony Hopkins

Harry Dunning: John Turturro

This clearly is far from the whole cast, and I know my suggestions are far from perfect, but they're just to get this thread kickstarted and to see everyone else's thoughts on the topic...

So, what are your thoughts on who should be casted in the movie?

**Beep-Beep** · May 21st, 2012

Pictured Gwyneth Paltrow as Sadie when I was reading the book.

**Lincoln** · July 22nd, 2012

Wow, I didn't think of that at all. But after reading your reply she would be perfect!! Good job!!

**Smkary29** · October 5th, 2012

I did too!
I was kind of thinking of a Mark Ruffalo for Jake.

**EMTP513** · November 6th, 2012

I don't do that. In fact I hate when movies precede books, b/c it really does ruin your ability to imagine your OWN characters.
He's the one who said that too. A long time ago, he said movies limit imagination b/c they show you what the character looks like and there's no way you can imagine details for yourself. So I always try to read the book first and THEN watch the movie.
But Stephen King's books are the only ones where the movie is even halfway similar to the book anyway. I watched a movie on Chiller called Ghoul, by Brian Keene (the book was anyway), but the movie deviated from the book in a major way. He said so, but only in terms of wanting to know everyone's reaction to it, which I couldn't give anyway.
I'm glad the movie varied, b/c I've never read Ghoul all the way through. It's kind of intense and my work was also intense during that time (I'm a paramedic) and I had to put the book aside.

**caperucitaroja** · November 14th, 2012

Jake/George: Jim Sturgess (Heartless) or Nicholas Hoult (A Single Man, Skins)

Sadie: Jess Weixler (Teeth) or Catherine McCormack (28 Days Later)

Deke: Tim Robbins

Ellie Dockerty: Jessica Lange

Lee Harvey Oswald: Joseph Gordon Levitt

Al Templeton: Steve Buscemi

Harry Dunning: Robert Carlyle

I think that this is such an interesting story that it wouldn't need the typical folk playing the typical characters.

**BoogieWoogie** · May 21st, 2012

I kind of pictured Deke as Tim Robbins. Even though Robbins probably doesn't look old enough, even with the white hair. And for Sadie I pictured someone Emma Stone-ish. Your cast looks pretty good, though.