So with a TV show budget they obviously can't create the "perfect" cast... but I'm curious who all of you would like for the major characters... Remember, just book 1 for now or it will get too huge... If I'm missing your favorite char please just add it to your post as I'm not covering every bit character here :-)

My Picks
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Richard Cypher/Rahl : Viggo Mortensen
Kahlan Amnell : Rachel Weiss
Zeddicus Z'ul Zorander : Gary Oldman
Demmin Nass : Jason Statham
Denna : Gina Torres (Zoe from Firefly)
Cara : Uma Thurman
Darken Rahl : Brad Pitt
Adie : Jennifer Connelly (Maybe Demi Moore?)


All right ye hearties... giver!

Wait, what?

Viggo would make a good Richard Cypher/Rahl

This may not count, but when I watched Spaceballs the other night, I totally saw the following:

Lone Starr - - David
Barf - - Joey
Princess Vespa -- Sayuri
Prince Valium -- Verby
Dot Matrix -- Nothingbroken
Dark Helmet -- Guh
Colonel Sandurz-- Grym
King Roland -- Hunter

lolz wow. I could so see that

You forgot Yannick as that one guy that gets shot.

Sam Raimi is making a syndicated version of Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind. Check one of the recent news posts for details.

I am NOT the chewbacca spoof *grumps*

I get to be Dot? Yay! I've always wanted to be an android.

D'oh! I didn't even make the list

I always saw you as "Yogurt", Neo.

YES! I knew it. Actually that was my first thought after reading your post. (I'm not daft enough to be Pres. Scroove)

No, that's Penther. I see Penther as President Scroob.

Aw, I'm the asshole?

No, Col. Sanders was the voice of reason amongst the Spaceballs. (It was his idea to use the video of the movie to find Lonestar and co. (you're thinking of the gunner)

Ooooh.

I'm reasonable!

"Yogurt! I hate Yogurt! Even with Strawberries!"

The funny part is, you can see us in these roles.

And I see Super as the guy who announces they've been "jammed."

And ILR can be the Mother Vacuum

"MEGA MAID!"

Thank you, I forgot the name, Haven't watched that movie in so long.

Am I the only one who hasn't seen Spaceballs and doesn't understand the significance of the character pushed on me?

Dark helmet was played by Rick Moranas and was a parady of Darth Vader.

Read this and maybe you'll understand..

(Spaceballs is Mel Brook's version of Star Wars.)

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Dark Helmet: [as seeing the Eagle 5 go off with its Hyper Jets] Wait!
[raises his mask up]
Dark Helmet: What happened? Where are they?
Colonel Sandurz: I don't know sir. They must have hyper jets on that thing.
Dark Helmet: And what do we have on this thing? A Cuisinart?
Colonel Sandurz: No, sir.
Dark Helmet: Well, find them, catch them!
Colonel Sandurz: Yes, sir.
[picks up the intercom]
Colonel Sandurz: Prepair ship for light speed.
Dark Helmet: No, no, no. Light speed is too slow.
Colonel Sandurz: Light speed is too slow?
Dark Helmet: Yes. We're gonna have go right to... ludicrous speed.
[everybody gasps]
Colonel Sandurz: Ludicrous speed? Sir, we've never gone that fast before. I do'nt know if this ship can take it.
Dark Helmet: What's the matter Colonel Sandurz? Chicken?
Colonel Sandurz: [Wimpering] Prepair ship!
[Calms down]
Colonel Sandurz: Prepair ship, for Ludicrous speed. Fasten all seat belts.
[everybody fastens in their seat belts and locks all of the doors]
Colonel Sandurz: Seal all enterances and exits. Lock all stores in the mall. Cancel the 3-ring circus. Secure all animals in the zoo...
Dark Helmet: [Takes the intercom from Sandurz] Gimme that, you petty excuse for an officer!
[speaks into the intercom as Sandurz puts on his seat belt]
Dark Helmet: Now hear this, Ludicrous speed...
Colonel Sandurz: [Interrupts] Sir, you better buckle up.
Dark Helmet: [to Sandurz] Ah, buckle this.
[Into the intercom]
Dark Helmet: Ludicrous speed, go!
[Spaceball 1 begins to go so fast that Helmet is hanging on the ledge and is screaming as Spaceball 1 goes from light speed to ridiculous speed and then to ludicrous speed]
Dark Helmet: What have I done? My brains... are going into my feet.
[the sceneoutside changes from straight lines to some kind of Plad color and sails over the Eagle 5]
Barf: what the hell was that?
Lone Starr: Spaceball 1.
Barf: They've gone to plad.

I haven't seen it in a while, so I only understand a teensy bit of signifigance.


"I see your schwartz is as big as mine"

" now lets see how well you handle it"

I remember there was Shaving cream involved

[Dark Helmet is playing with his dolls in his quarters when Col Sandurz bursts in]
Colonel Sandurz: Lord Helmet!
Dark Helmet: WHAT?
[Helmet gathers up his dolls]
Colonel Sandurz: You're needed on the bridge sir!
Dark Helmet: Knock on my door! Knock next time!
Colonel Sandurz: Yes, sir!
Dark Helmet: Did you see anything?
Colonel Sandurz: No, sir! I didn't see you playing with you dolls again.
[Sandurz closes the door]
Dark Helmet: Good!

I highly reccomend renting it Guh? its definitely worth a watch.

You'll laugh until you piss yourself. Then take pictures.

It is the best spoof ever made

I beg to differ. All of Mel Brook's movies are good spoofs. Blazing Saddles, Young Frankestein, The Producers.

I've seen Young Frankenstein (which was hilarious as well) Haven't seen the others though.

Personally I didn't care for "High Anxiety"

Blazing saddles was a spoof?

Now listen to me very carefully.. Don't.. put.. the candle.. back.

It's not that funny.

It's got a couple of chuckles in it but it's one of the weaker ones.


Of the genre of westerns rather than a specific film.

I still think History of the World Part 1 was one of his best...Men in Tights was a good one too.


Do I get to be Pizza "the Hutt"?

Men In Tights was classy.

The same guy who played Wesley in Princess Bride also played Robin.

What's with him and cliche hero roles?

He was only a luetenant in Glory.

We created a website just to do this "public fantasy casting" thing, and "Wizards First Rule" is in there, as well as the rest of the TG titles. No one over there has cast it yet, but we have all the current movie stars in our picture book, so go on over and "have your say" (www.storycasting.com).

Very exciting to hear it might actually get made, although casting isn't the only issue that might make it stink. Hope they get it right - I love these books!

- Jeff

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