Pure Flix Space Trilogy Fancast
by don-24930 | created - 27 Jun 2019 | updated - 28 Aug 2020 | PublicIf Hollywood is slow to make movies of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, perhaps this is an opportunity for Christian filmmakers such as Pure Flix to get the job done, either by themselves, jointly with a Hollywood Studio, or in association with another independent production company such as Walden Media, who did the Narnia movies. (This is assuming they could obtain permission from Douglas Gresham.) Production costs could also be cut with help from LA Castle Studios and their virtual sets, for places such as spaceships, Malacandra, Perelandra, and even 1940's England. Here are my fancasting choices for each major character. I primarily list actors from Pure Flix movies, along with a few Hollywood actors who have been known to cross over into Christian film. Note: Hopefully the American actors who are cast for British roles can perform in a British accent, perhaps with coaching from Brad Heller and his Heller Approach.
1. Ioan Gruffudd
Actor | Fantastic Four
Ioan Gruffudd was born on October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales, UK to educators Gillian (James) and Peter Gruffudd. He has a brother, Alun, who is two years younger and a sister, Siwan, who is seven years younger. He got his start at age 13 in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm (1974). He attended the ...
Dr. Elwin Ransom
2. Angus Macfadyen
Actor | Equilibrium
Best known as Robert the Bruce in Braveheart (1995), Angus McFadyen has enjoyed a fine career in the film business. He has been in a variety of different films and television shows over his life, playing such well known roles as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, Robert the Bruce, and Orson Welles.
Born in ...
Dr. Edward Weston/the Unman
3. Brad Heller
Actor | God's Not Dead 2
Brad Heller is known for God's Not Dead 2 (2016), Moms' Night Out (2014) and Most (2003).
Dick Devine/Lord Feverstone
4. Robert Gossett
Actor | The Enemy Within
Robert Gossett is a veteran actor of stage, screen and television. He is known for his work on The Oath, Greenleaf, Chicago Med and the hit TNT drama "The Closer" (2005-2012) and its spin off "Major Crimes (2012-2017). Among his many film credits are "Arlington Road" (1999) , "The Net" (1995) and "...
Hyoi (voice/CGI)
5. Shelley Robertson
Actress | Bel-Air
Shelley Robertson is an actress located in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her leading role as "Donna" on the Movie of the Week, "The Ditchdigger's Daughters." And also best known for her many long running TV commercials, such as Jif Peanut Butter (the mom sending Jif in a care ...
Hnora (voice/CGI)
6. Doug Jones
Actor | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The youngest of four brothers, Doug Jones was born on May 24, 1960, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in the city's Northeastside. After attending Bishop Chatard High School, he headed off to Ball State University, where he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications and a ...
Augray (voice/CGI)
7. Brad Stine
Actor | Marriage Retreat
Brad Stine was born in 1960 in Bremen, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Marriage Retreat (2011), Christmas with a Capital C (2011) and Persecuted (2014). He is married to Desiree Stine. They have two children.
Kanakaberaka (voice/CGI)
8. Madison Pettis
Actress | The Game Plan
Madison Pettis got her big break at 8 years old with her very first film, playing the daughter of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Disney's hit family comedy, "The Game Plan". Now all grown up, Madison has an extensive list of acting credits and over 20 million followers on social media. Soon she can ...
Tinidril
9. Taylor James
Actor | The Beekeeper
Taylor was born in Sevenoaks England on 26th January 1980.
Between the years of 1980-1986, he lived with his family in South Africa, before returning back to the Uk for schooling.
In 2000 Taylor was awarded a scholarship at the London Studio Center, where he studied for a 3 years.
Taylor began his ...
Tor
10. Robert Miano
Actor | Fast & Furious
Robert Miano was born in New York City and raised in the South East Bronx around when Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra played for the New York Yankees. In school, Robert joined the Glee Club and realized that he had a gift for singing. At the age of 15, he started his showbiz career when a talent agent ...
Malacandra
11. Tracy Melchior
Actress | Beverly Hills Cop III
Tracy Melchior was born on June 22, 1970 in Hollywood, Florida, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), One Life to Live (1968) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). She has been married to Rob Melchior since March 20, 1999. They have two children.
Perelandra
12. John Newberg
Actor | Leverage: Redemption
Big fan of meat-and-threes, large dogs, Robert Frost, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, and three-chord country. Studied with Ruth Sweet, David LeGrant, Michael Keenan, Margie Haber, Shari Shaw, and Greg Apps. A slow, reluctant embracer of social media, but quick with a self tape. Drives an F-150 with over ...
C. S. Lewis
13. Bruce Marchiano
Actor | The Encounter
Marchiano was born in Orange County, California. He is a son of Italian descent; his mother is Syrian. His first role was in a 1985 episode of Murder, She Wrote, which was followed by appearances in LA Law, Columbo, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital to name a few. Marchiano has portrayed Jesus in...
Maleldil (voice)
14. Bradley Dorsey
Production_manager | God's Not Dead
Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, Bradley knew from a very young age he wanted to pursue a career in the television/film industry. At the age of 17, Bradley had already created and was producing a nationally syndicated radio drama/series titled "Just South of Normal," which aired weekly on over ...
Mark Studdock
15. Jen Lilley
Actress | Days of Our Lives
The daughter of Ellen Lilley, a director of marketing/event planner, and Vince Lilley, Jennifer Elizabeth Lilley was born on August 4, 1984 in Roanoke, Virginia. She had wanted to become a singer since childhood, and in 2001 she garnered the National Educators award in Guatemala by giving several ...
Jane Studdock
16. Andrea Logan
Actress | Moms' Night Out
Logan White grew up in a small town in Illinois. She moved to San Diego with her father after she graduated high school and attended Mira Costa College. At this time she got the acting bug while taking a theatre class.
She jumped right into modeling and auditioning. This led her to move up to ...
Grace Ironwood
17. Pat Boone
Soundtrack | Journey to the Center of the Earth
Actor, singer, author and songwriter ("Exodus") Pat Boone was educated at David Lipscombe College, North Texas State College and Columbia University (from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1958). His career in entertainment began when he emceed a teenage talent show on radio and ...
Dr. Cecil Dimble
18. Roberta Bassin
Actress | Barfly
Roberta E. Bassin is known for her compelling portrayals of array of interesting characters in film, TV and stage including film classic "Barfly", Emmy and Golden Globe Best Movie for Television Winner Oliver Stone's "Indictment: The McMartin Trial" and Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar." A few of her ...
Margaret Dimble
19. Deborah Tucker
Actress | About My Father
Deborah Lynn Tucker was born in Evanston, IL and grew up in the Chicago area. She competed nationally and internationally as a figure skater and was the 1985 World University Games Ladies' Bronze Medalist, before graduating from Boston University with a bachelor degree in Broadcasting and Film.
...
Ivy Maggs
20. John Rhys-Davies
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies was born in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, to Mary Margaretta Phyllis (nee Jones), a nurse, and Rhys Davies, a mechanical engineer and Colonial Officer. He graduated from the University of East Anglia and is probably best known to film audiences for his roles in the...
Andrew MacPhee
21. Jonathan Stoddard
Actor | A Furry Little Christmas
Jonathan Stoddard was born on March 31, 1984 in San Rafael, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Furry Little Christmas (2021), Black Monday (2019) and Somewhere in Montana.
Arthur Denniston
22. Rebecca St. James
Actress | The Frontier Boys
Rebecca Jean Smallbone was born on July 26, 1977 in Sydney, Australia, to Helen and David Smallbone. She is the oldest of seven children--five boys and two girls When she was 13 she was the lead vocalist at her Christian school. That year, Carman asked her to open shows during his Australian tour, ...
Camilla Denniston
23. John O'Hurley
Actor | Seinfeld
John George O'Hurley Jr. is an American actor, comedian, author, game show host and television personality. He is known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and was the sixth host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010. He also hosted To Tell the Truth from 2000 to ...
Merlin
24. Bill Engvall
Actor | Delta Farce
Bill Engvall was born on July 27, 1957 in Galveston, Texas, USA as William Ray Engvall Jr. He is an actor and writer, known for Delta Farce (2007), Catching Faith (2015) and Last Man Standing (2011). He has been married to Mary Gail Watson since December 18, 1982. They have two children, Emily and ...
Vagabond
25. Mark Irvingsen
Actor | Falling Water
Mark Irvingsen is known for Falling Water (2016), TURN: Washington's Spies (2014) and Finding Normal (2013).
The Head
26. Malcolm McDowell
Actor | A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943 in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Edna (McDowell), a hotelier, and Charles Taylor, a publican. His father was an alcoholic. Malcolm hated his parents' ways. His father was keen to send his son to private school to give him a good start in life...
John Wither
27. Mel Fair
Actor | Amsterdam
Mel was born in Homestead, Florida, on the Air Force Base, but was raised in Sunnyvale and San Jose, California. After graduating from Bellarmine College Preparatory in 1982, he began working in the entertainment industry. He has been a proud SAG-AFTRA member since 1988 and has earned a reputation ...
Professor Augustus Frost
28. Linda Gray
Actress | Dallas
Linda Gray was born on September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Dallas (1978), Oscar (1991) and Star of Jaipur (1998). She was previously married to Ed Thrasher.
Fairy Hardcastle
29. Carey Scott
Actor | American Horror Stories
Carey Scott was born on June 21, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for American Horror Stories (2021), Hollywood (2020) and Mad Men (2007). He has been married to Kerry Lynne McHugh since August 28, 2015. He was previously married to Autumn Paul.
Dr. Filostrato
30. Dennis Cole
Actor | To Love a Woman
Dennis Cole is known for To Love a Woman (2010), The Preacher and the Gun (2013) and Suing the Devil (2011).
Reverend Straik
31. Stacy Keach
Actor | Escape from L.A.
Stacy Keach has played to grand success a constellation of the classic and contemporary stage's greatest roles, and he is considered a pre-eminent American interpreter of Shakespeare. His SRO run as "King Lear" at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. received the best reviews any ...
Horace Jules
32. Christopher Lloyd
Actor | Back to the Future
Christopher Lloyd is an American actor with a relatively long career. His better known roles include drug-using taxicab driver Jim Ignatowski in the sitcom Taxi (1978), Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), inventor Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future ...
Bill Hingest
33. Sean Astin
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, family man, author, marathon runner, political activist and philanthropist who is well known for his film debut portraying Mikey in Steven Spielberg's The Goonies (1985), for playing...
James Busby
34. Eric Roberts
Actor | Runaway Train
Roberts is an Academy Award nominee for his role in Runaway Train, and a three-time Golden Globe nominee for Runaway Train, Star 80, and King of the Gypsies.
In addition, Roberts received acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and It's My Party. He ...
Curry
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