“Everlasting Life”: The Movie

Well, the first imaginary movie based on my series “Resurrection Angel” was such a hit, broke so many box office records that Hollywood immediately gave the green light to a movie based on the second book, “Everlasting Life”.

As before, if you don’t wanna know now, turn away. But if you’d like to see who I cast, who I think would make a great cast, then read on, MacDuff.

The Cast of “Everlasting Life”

Denton Ward: Because this is my fantasy, I decided that Val Kilmer was too difficult during filming and we, in those famous words ‘decided to go in a different direction’ and signed Guy Pearce to play the tormented psychic Denton Ward in the second movie. I think he would play better off of Petty’s Monty Crocetti, and would bring the real wounded animal out in Denton that is necessary for this second movie.

 

 

Montgomery Crocetti: Of course, I went back to the well on this one; there will never be another actress that could play Monty Crocetti besides Lori Petty. I just think that she would get the character, get the part, get the combination of mother, nursemaid, punk rocker and ass kicker that is my Monty. Can you tell I have a crush on my own fictional character? How pathetic is that? (Answer: very)

 

 

 

Nicholas Shanley: Robin Williams was not difficult nor manic nor zany nor any of that other crap during filming, so he gets the callback as dying lawyer Nicholas Shanley. Again, I really think that he would do this part up right. He would lose the weight required, would portray the frail barrister as the hero he truly is, but sometimes fails to recognize. I can totally see the scenes between Williams and Pearce in my mind, and they would be brilliant together.

 

 

 

Emilio Gonzalez: I know who and what Emilio is in my head, so I went with that image when writing it, but when it came to casting for this entry, I realized that my knowledge of young Latino actors was woefully inadequate. But a stroke of luck had the movie “Crazy/Beautiful” on this weekend, and I found Jay Hernandez quite a good young actor. I think he could bring the necessary swagger and fragile facade to the role of the young untested lawyer.

 

 

 

Jean-Baptiste LeRoi: Okay, so I have no idea who this actor is. I remember vaguely seeing him in a sitcom years ago, and I grabbed this picture immediately to put in the binder for this book, but I didn’t write down the guy’s name and that’s a shame, because he would be the proud, reclusive, Jean-Baptiste. He’s got the accent, the looks, the dreads, the air of royalty. If you know who he is, drop me a line in the comments, I’d like to at least give him credit.

 

 

 

Rico: Proud, impulsive, brash, dangerous, with a certain feral sexuality – that’s our boy Rico, played by Antonio Sabado, Jr. If Jean-Baptiste is Gandhi, then Rico is Malcolm X. A hand grenade with the pin pulled. You never know when it will explode and blow off your hand. I think Sabado, Jr. could do that easily. And yes, he does look like Emilio/Hernandez above. Do you think that’s an accident? Discuss.

 

 

 

Adrienne Flaherty: There’s nothing like a good Irish girl to play a good Irish girl. This is Andrea Corr, from the Irish band, The Corrs. She’s got the tough, slightly rocker/goth chick look going on here, and I think that’s a good thing. There needed to be similarities between Adrienne and Monty and this works for me. She’s a small part of the story, but she’s the catalyst to everything that happens afterward.

 

 

 

Detective Williams: I forgot about him in the “Resurrection Angel” movie. The ex-NFL running back turned police detective, who had to serenade his daughter with a thoughtful, kind, rendition of “Hush Little Baby”. This is Roger E. Mosley, whom I am sure that most of you will remember from his stint as Tom Sellick’s sidekick on “Magnum P.I.”. Well, he’s assisting another private investigator and this one is better looking than Sellick.

 

 

 

Miss Charlotte: I tell you, sometimes I get more emails about my secondary characters than I do about Denton and Monty. With “Resurrection Angel” it was the Andersen family. With this book, it’s always Miss Charlotte. Everyone loves her. And of course, I have found the perfect actress to play her. Her name is June Gable, but several million of you will remember her as Joey’s agent Estelle from “Friends”. Who didn’t love Estelle? Who doesn’t love Miss Charlotte?

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this little casting session and I truly hope that it has brought some more enjoyment to your reading of the series. I certainly had fun doing it. It’s very satisfying to communicate with the fans of the series, show you a bit more behind the scenes. This is my equivalent of a DVD commentary track. I’d love to reveal more, but I think I’ll save that until after book twelve.

Thanks for your love, your emails and your support.

- Bill