The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread - Page 4

Lead Cenobite · 02-01-2011, 05:30 PM

Maybe I'm not being open minded about this, but a lot of these choices I have trouble picturing as Perry. It's just I've always pictured him as this Colonel Potter type, which is kindof how he's always been depicted in the movies and tv shows. This old, gruff but fatherly/grandfatherly type.

Guys like Alec Baldwin don't give off that vibe. I mean sure, he could play the editor of a newspaper, but he just seems like he would play it more like a modern, slick, suave businessman and not as an old fashioned curmudgeon. He's more Luthor than anything.

Casting Michael Keaton would just feel like a gimmick to me, because it feels like he's being picked because he's most known for playing Batman. It's the same when people suggest him for other well known comic roles like the Joker. Plus he's never struck me as the Perry White type either.

On top of that, a lot of them are just so well known that it would be hard to picture them as anything other than Alec Baldwin or Michael Keaton. It's like that with Tom Selleck too. It would help more if they had any of the traditional traits of the character, but that combined with their celebrity status just makes it hard to believe them in the role.

Sawyer · 02-01-2011, 08:25 PM

I'm pushing for Edward James Olmos.

SuperDaniel · 02-01-2011, 09:07 PM

Alec Baldwin would be perfect!

DorkyFresh · 02-01-2011, 09:12 PM

yeah, i'd love to see Alec Baldwin as Perry White. i enjoy him immensely in 30 Rock.

Cav-El · 07-15-2011, 06:31 PM

Deniro or Pacino

BlueLantern · 07-15-2011, 06:36 PM

I'm gonna say Robin Williams for Perry White, but a more dramatic as opposed to comedic Robin Williams.

An amalgamation of his characters from Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets' Society.

Project862006 · 07-15-2011, 07:25 PM

what about Michael Douglas For Perry White?

Rodrigo90 · 07-15-2011, 07:30 PM

Michael Douglas would kick ass

Superman_20 · 07-15-2011, 07:46 PM

As I have been saying since Superman Returns, anyone other than Bruce McGill will be a disappointment for me.

This is what Perry White should be like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFqYn3i_UQ0

My second choices would be Harvey Keitel or Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino but in my mind Perry White is a big heavy set guy that looks like Bruce McGill. Not like "House" or Michael Douglas or any of those other guys named here. Not Alec Baldwin, Dustin Hoffman, etc.

Sabaoth · 07-15-2011, 08:10 PM

Project862006 · 07-15-2011, 08:13 PM

what about denzel?

TheIncredibleSk · 07-15-2011, 08:51 PM

Denzel is just way way way too big a name for this role. They don't have the money for the guy to play a small role like Perry. In a perfect world he'd be awesome though.

Tomar-Re · 07-15-2011, 09:02 PM

Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford

Sabaoth · 07-15-2011, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheIncredibleSk

Denzel is just way way way too big a name for this role. They don't have the money for the guy to play a small role like Perry. In a perfect world he'd be awesome though.

Denzel hasn't exactly had a string of hits as of late, neither has Crowe or Costner, so I don't think money would be a barrier.
I would like to think he is at least being considered.
I think he would be splendid as PW!

GreenKToo · 07-15-2011, 10:59 PM

John Goodman for me.

TheIncredibleSk · 07-15-2011, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenKToo

John Goodman for me.

this

Solidus · 07-16-2011, 01:10 AM

This is one of the few castings where there are lots of good choices, this page alone I could gladly see most of these guys being Perry.

Kurosawa · 07-16-2011, 01:21 AM

Lots of awesome choices. For some reason Hoffman intrigues me. But he's 73, maybe too old if this is a series.

FilmNerdJamie · 07-16-2011, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solidus

This is one of the few castings where there are lots of good choices, this page alone I could gladly see most of these guys being Perry.

This.

Rowsdower! · 07-16-2011, 02:26 AM

Perry is a harder role to cast than one would think, IMO. I don't know why, but I've always had a very specific image in my mind for this character, and while there are a lot of really good names mentioned here, I can picture very few of them as Perry for some reason.

For example, Frank Langella is a great actor. There's no debating that. He can command the screen (Frost/Nixon) and he can also be fractured and sympathetic (Wall Street 2). But as Perry White? In my humble opinion, he was horrible. Maybe it was just the writing, but to me, he came off like a senile old man that wandered off of the rest home.

I think what makes Perry a tough role to nail is you need an actor who acts as though he stepped out of a 1940s newsroom, wired and fiery, almost in his own little world but not to the point where he becomes Willy Loman talking to his dead brother.

Rodrigo90 · 07-16-2011, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowsdower!

Perry is a harder role to cast than one would think, IMO. I don't know why, but I've always had a very specific image in my mind for this character, and while there are a lot of really good names mentioned here, I can picture very few of them as Perry for some reason.

For example, Frank Langella is a great actor. There's no debating that. He can command the screen (Frost/Nixon) and he can also be fractured and sympathetic (Wall Street 2). But as Perry White? In my humble opinion, he was horrible. Maybe it was just the writing, but to me, he came off like a senile old man that wandered off of the rest home.

I think what makes Perry a tough role to nail is you need an actor who acts as though he stepped out of a 1940s newsroom, wired and fiery, almost in his own little world but not to the point where he becomes Willy Loman talking to his dead brother.

He was horribly miscast

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My choice is strictly Robert De Niro. Come on! Just listen to the way he shouts at Ben Stiller and think of him screaming "OLSEN, GET IN HERE!!!"

Project862006 · 07-16-2011, 07:35 AM

he was'nt mis cast but when the writing of a movie and character is written like it was in returns you really cant save it

Solidgun · 07-16-2011, 07:40 AM

John Goodman, would be imo great as Perry.

Rodrigo90 · 07-16-2011, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Project862006

he was'nt mis cast but when the writing of a movie and character is written like it was in returns you really cant save it

I liked Langella, but he just didn't give me the Perry vibe...Nor did anybody else give me their character vibe, except Jimmy.

Lead Cenobite · 07-16-2011, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodrigo90

He was horribly miscast

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My choice is strictly Robert De Niro. Come on! Just listen to the way he shouts at Ben Stiller and think of him screaming "OLSEN, GET IN HERE!!!"

I don't think we need a Perry who's more intimidating than any of the villains.

View Poll Results: Great Caesar's Ghost! Who should play Perry White?
Bruce Greenwood	2	4.17%
Brian Cox	3	6.25%
Richard Jenkins	3	6.25%
Michael Sheen	0	0%
Hugh Laurie	7	14.58%
Beau Bridges	5	10.42%
Alec Baldwin	16	33.33%
Stephen McHattie	1	2.08%
Michael Keaton	7	14.58%
Ed Harris	5	10.42%
Albert Finney	8	16.67%
Kevin Dunn	0	0%
Ed O'Neill	2	4.17%
Dustin Hoffman	6	12.50%
James Caan	2	4.17%
Craig T. Nelson	3	6.25%
James Lipton	1	2.08%
Other	17	35.42%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

02-01-2011, 05:30 PM	#76
Lead Cenobite Exquisitely Empty Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: US Posts: 3,209	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Maybe I'm not being open minded about this, but a lot of these choices I have trouble picturing as Perry. It's just I've always pictured him as this Colonel Potter type, which is kindof how he's always been depicted in the movies and tv shows. This old, gruff but fatherly/grandfatherly type. Guys like Alec Baldwin don't give off that vibe. I mean sure, he could play the editor of a newspaper, but he just seems like he would play it more like a modern, slick, suave businessman and not as an old fashioned curmudgeon. He's more Luthor than anything. Casting Michael Keaton would just feel like a gimmick to me, because it feels like he's being picked because he's most known for playing Batman. It's the same when people suggest him for other well known comic roles like the Joker. Plus he's never struck me as the Perry White type either. On top of that, a lot of them are just so well known that it would be hard to picture them as anything other than Alec Baldwin or Michael Keaton. It's like that with Tom Selleck too. It would help more if they had any of the traditional traits of the character, but that combined with their celebrity status just makes it hard to believe them in the role. __________________ Superman with realistic physics isn't Superman.

02-01-2011, 08:25 PM	#77
Sawyer We Are Human Resources Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 75,502	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread I'm pushing for Edward James Olmos. __________________ Death To Generic, Boring, Inoffensive, Hype-Approved Signatures And The Line Lengths That Can Accommodate Them THE CYCLE OF FANBOY ANGST

02-01-2011, 09:07 PM	#78
SuperDaniel Banned User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,782	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Alec Baldwin would be perfect!

02-01-2011, 09:12 PM	#79
DorkyFresh Sum Dum Goy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Currently living in sanity. Posts: 19,232	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread yeah, i'd love to see Alec Baldwin as Perry White. i enjoy him immensely in 30 Rock. __________________ Karma: What Goes Around Comes Around: You Get What You Give: Treat Others As You Would Like To Be Treated <-:{=:]:[my ART thread]:[:=}:->

07-15-2011, 06:31 PM	#80
Cav-El Side-Kick Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 34	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Deniro or Pacino

07-15-2011, 06:36 PM	#81
BlueLantern Hope Burns Bright Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,168	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread I'm gonna say Robin Williams for Perry White, but a more dramatic as opposed to comedic Robin Williams. An amalgamation of his characters from Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets' Society. __________________ In fearful day in raging night, no evil shall escape my sight. When all seems lost and hope ignites, beware my power, Blue Lantern's light.

07-15-2011, 07:25 PM	#82
Project862006 Banned User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21,203	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread what about Michael Douglas For Perry White?

07-15-2011, 07:30 PM	#83
Rodrigo90 Joker Cs All Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 23,080	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Michael Douglas would kick ass __________________ “The world is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing” Albert Einstein Winner of the SHH Best Writer Award Thank You! My FanFic Page *~SHH SIX~* Batboy

07-15-2011, 07:46 PM	#84
Superman_20 Banned User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,841	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread As I have been saying since Superman Returns, anyone other than Bruce McGill will be a disappointment for me. This is what Perry White should be like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFqYn3i_UQ0 My second choices would be Harvey Keitel or Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino but in my mind Perry White is a big heavy set guy that looks like Bruce McGill. Not like "House" or Michael Douglas or any of those other guys named here. Not Alec Baldwin, Dustin Hoffman, etc.

07-15-2011, 08:10 PM	#85
Sabaoth Master Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 955	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread __________________ IN GOYER WE TRUST

07-15-2011, 08:13 PM	#86
Project862006 Banned User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21,203	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread what about denzel?

07-15-2011, 08:51 PM	#87
TheIncredibleSk Hard hitting opinions. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,114	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Denzel is just way way way too big a name for this role. They don't have the money for the guy to play a small role like Perry. In a perfect world he'd be awesome though. __________________ http://i40.tinypic.com/ofsgsi.png

07-15-2011, 09:02 PM	#88
Tomar-Re Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gnar-nia Posts: 227	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford __________________ "I did it! I finally killed Batman! In front of a bunch of vulnerable, disabled kids!!!! Now get me Santa Claus!" --Joker

07-15-2011, 10:59 PM	#90
GreenKToo In the fire Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In the fire. Posts: 11,321	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread John Goodman for me. __________________ ''Life is hard. It's harder if you're stupid.'' ~ John Wayne http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/

07-16-2011, 01:10 AM	#92
Solidus Kylo Ren Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 18,002	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread This is one of the few castings where there are lots of good choices, this page alone I could gladly see most of these guys being Perry. __________________ "There has been an awakening. Have you felt it? The Dark Side......and the Light." "If you don’t care about the characters, nothing matters. No space ship, no explosion, no anything is important if you don’t feel something for the people involved."J.J. Abrams (2/5/13)

07-16-2011, 01:21 AM	#93
Kurosawa Banned User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 22,300 miles above the Earth Posts: 9,485	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Lots of awesome choices. For some reason Hoffman intrigues me. But he's 73, maybe too old if this is a series.

07-16-2011, 02:26 AM	#95
Rowsdower! Solo Artist Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wherever the hell UNCLE is Posts: 18,452	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread Perry is a harder role to cast than one would think, IMO. I don't know why, but I've always had a very specific image in my mind for this character, and while there are a lot of really good names mentioned here, I can picture very few of them as Perry for some reason. For example, Frank Langella is a great actor. There's no debating that. He can command the screen (Frost/Nixon) and he can also be fractured and sympathetic (Wall Street 2). But as Perry White? In my humble opinion, he was horrible. Maybe it was just the writing, but to me, he came off like a senile old man that wandered off of the rest home. I think what makes Perry a tough role to nail is you need an actor who acts as though he stepped out of a 1940s newsroom, wired and fiery, almost in his own little world but not to the point where he becomes Willy Loman talking to his dead brother. __________________ "Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden of a**holes." - Raylan Givens FACT: DEAN CAIN MAKES EVERYTHING SUCK.

07-16-2011, 07:35 AM	#97
Project862006 Banned User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21,203	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread he was'nt mis cast but when the writing of a movie and character is written like it was in returns you really cant save it

07-16-2011, 07:40 AM	#98
Solidgun Side-Kick Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 143	Re: The Official Perry White Casting & Discussion Thread John Goodman, would be imo great as Perry.

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