Casting Under The Dome

[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.

Big Jim … Gregg Henry / Ian McShane
Junior … Ryan Kwanten / Ben Foster
Barbie … (No Name)
Rusty … Callum Keith Rennie
Julia … Natalie Portman
Carter … Keanu Reeves / Jeremy Renner
Andy Sanders … William Sanderson / William H. Macy
Cox … Brian Cox
Burpee … Garret Dillahunt

[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

[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