Tropical Island Make-Your-Own-Movie Draft (Round 16)

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Back up off me; I'll pick when I'm ready.

[Löwenherz]

Well I'm ready. And that Del Toro/Bardem round really hurt, so for my last conquistador I'm going with:




Benjamin Bratt

I'll work out the specifics of the Bratt/Garcia/Luna/Bernal roles when I do my full write up.

[Superman]

back Up Off Me; I'll Pick When I'm Ready.

Don't rush the Citrus.

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Okay... now that it's after the deadline, I'll go ahead and make my pick...


The damnable Bricklayer stole my first choice, so I'll have to make do with my second choice: she does not really have a significant role on screen (in fact, she barely has a speaking role in the movie), but she has the most important job in this production, in my opinion. Introducing my final "specialist," the special assistant to the executive producer...














































Sofía Vergara

[GoGoGadget]

Introducing my final "specialist," the special assistant to the executive producer...

Good show, sir.

With a make-up pick still due, I'd be lying if I claimed not to suddenly be thinking of several personal assistant options.

[Jespher]

FYI. Spike will time out at 11:00. I've got to pick some more blueberries, but hopefully I'll log back on around then .

[Jespher]

One final cast member remains, and I still need an actor to portray Ender's best friend and confidant in Battle School. Having just watched Push yesterday, along with his remarkable role in Training Day and Whale Rider, I decided to choose this phenomenal actor from New Zealand. Adept at playing the lead or supporting roles, he'll have the force to portray Mazer Rackham, and the compassion to portray Alai. With my 15th choice, I select:

Cliff Curtis
(Alai (Egyptian)/Mazer Rackham (Maori)



Filmography:

Actor Credits

• The Last Airbender (2010) Ozai
• Crossing Over (2009) Hamid Baraheri
• Push (2009) Hook Waters
• 10,000 B.C. (2008) Tic'Tic
• Fracture (2007) Detective Flores
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Bowman
• Sunshine (2007) Searle
• The Fountain (2006) Captain Ariel
• River Queen (2005) Wiremu
• Spooked (2005)
• Runaway Jury (2003) Frank Herrera
• Whale Rider (2003) Porourangi
• Collateral Damage (2002) Claudio/ The Wolf
• Blow (2001) Escobar
• Training Day (2001) Smiley
• The Majestic (2001) The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
• Jubilee (2000) Billy Williams
• Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Cy Coates
• Three Kings (1999) Amir Abdulah
• Virus (1999) Hiko
• The Insider (1999) Sheikh Fadlallah
• Deep Rising (1998) Mamooli
• Six Days, Seven Nights (1998) Kip
• Chicken (1996)
• Once Were Warriors (1995) Bully
• Desperate Remedies (1994) Fraser
• Rapa Nui (1994) Short Ear
• The Piano (1993) Mana

Producer Credits

• Eagle vs. Shark (2007) Producer

Alai - A member of Ender's launch group, Alai becomes Ender's best friend and helps him gain acceptance with the other recruits. Several times his friendship is enough to keep Ender from falling into despair. Later on he is one of Ender's commanders in the battles against the buggers.

More:

Alai (pronounced a lie) is a Muslim of North African descent. In Battle School, he was an exceptional student, adroit in the battle room, and was one of the first children to befriend Ender, with the word "salaam" and a kiss on the cheek. They became best of friends. He also helped lead the special training sessions Ender conducted, and later becomes the de facto second-in-command of Ender's jeesh during the Third Invasion due to his innate talent. After his return to Earth, he is eventually elected Caliph of a unified Muslim world.

Mazer Rackham - Ender's last teacher, Rackham makes no attempt to become Ender's friend, although, like Graff, he loves and respects the boy. Rackham is forced to deceive Ender into thinking he is playing mere games and explains to him that no one but a child could have won the war—it took both compassion, daring, and ruthlessness that he himself could not have had since he knew it was not a game.

More:

Mazer Rackham is described in the book as a half-Maori New Zealander. According to Card, his name is derived from the first president of BYU, Karl G. Maeser, and the illustrator Arthur Rackham, and is not a conscious word play on Ockham's Razor. He was a twice court-martialed, backwash commander who was assigned a small reserve patrol force prior to the second invasion. His victory over the buggers is used as propaganda to motivate the people of Earth to support the IF.

"I am your enemy, the first one you've ever had who was smarter than you. There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will ever tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on, I am your teacher." – Mazer Rackham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FFhuJpXY2M (linked instead of embedded for graphic language/content)

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Curtis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._students#Alai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...#Mazer_Rackham

[Superman]

I'm completely re-doing my idea. How much does THAT suck?

[Bricklayer]

I'm completely re-doing my idea. How much does THAT suck?

redoing your idea with 2 picks to go?

Actually that is reminscient of my orignal idea for htis draft -- where we draft up our actors/director, and then are randomly assigned a genre and have to think up a movie to fit it. Fun maybe, but...good luck.

[Bricklayer]

Okay, I'll get the draft board cleaned up here and everybody notified who needs notifying.

[Superman]

redoing your idea with 2 picks to go?

Actually that is reminscient of my orignal idea for htis draft -- where we draft up our actors/director, and then are randomly assigned a genre and have to think up a movie to fit it. Fun maybe, but...good luck.

Perhaps I'm exaggerating the completeness of the redoing, but I am making some major adjustments.

[Spike]

Spiked Productions had a technical difficulty, but we're back! Our next selection for the musical is the venerable (not venereal):

Rip Torn!

Torn has starred in ten Broadway plays, directing one. Torn made his feature Broadway debut in 1959, when he played Chance Wayne in the Broadway play Sweet Bird of Youth and won Theater World Award for his performance in the play. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for his performance on the play. He returned to theater next year in 1962 in the play Daughter of Silence as Carlo. Two years later he returned to theater in 1963 in the play Strange Interlude. In 1964, he played Lyle Britten in the film Broadway play Blues for Mister Charlie. Four years later, in 1968, he played an unknown character in the Broadway play The Cuban Thing. Three years later, in 1971, he played Edgar in the Broadway play Dance of Death. Two years later, in 1973, he directed his first Broadway play, Look Away. Two years later, in 1975, he played The Son on the Broadway revival play The Glass Managerie. Five years later, in 1980, he played Don in another Broadway play Mixed Couples. Thirteen years later, in 1993, he played Chris Christopherson in the play Anna Christie. In his final Broadway play, in 1997, he played Will Kidder in the play The Young Man from Atlanta.

The picture does not do this man's brilliance justice, but I found it hilarious.

[SacKings7]

And now for the unexpected pick of the draft:



Brett Favre - Himself

Got a somewhat minor role in mind for him. I'm not even sure if this is a legal pick, but he had lines in There's Something About Mary so I'm assuming there's no problem here.

[kingsnation]

And now for the unexpected pick of the draft:



Brett Favre - Himself

Just make sure he doesn't retire and then sign on with another movie.

[SacKings7]

Just make sure he doesn't retire and then sign on with another movie.

Actually that's kind of his role in the movie. I'm not writing a script for this or anything (actually, my writeup is probably gonna be the shortest of them all) but he's gonna give advice to Ferrell to retire then unretire, etc.

[VF21]

And now for the unexpected pick of the draft:



Brett Favre - Himself

Got a somewhat minor role in mind for him. I'm not even sure if this is a legal pick, but he had lines in There's Something About Mary so I'm assuming there's no problem here.

If he's playing himself in the film, just call it a "cameo" and it would be, I think, perfectly legit.

[kingsnation]

Actually that's kind of his role in the movie. I'm not writing a script for this or anything (actually, my writeup is probably gonna be the shortest of them all) but he's gonna give advice to Ferrell to retire then unretire, etc.

Haha, that's awesome!

[Bricklayer]

Brett Favre - Himself

Got a somewhat minor role in mind for him. I'm not even sure if this is a legal pick, but he had lines in There's Something About Mary so I'm assuming there's no problem here.

Exactly -- he's appeared.

But I think, we haven't had this tested, but I think for a "self" cameo it would probably be ok even if the person has never appeared in a movie.

[Dime Dropper]

My pick:



Michelle Pfeiffer

[Capt. Factorial]

The one-IMDB-credit rule specifically applies to actors. Well, if judicial review falls on my side I'm going to try to extend it to specialists...

For my final pick in the draft, I select composer Erik Satie (1866-1925) to write my film's score. Satie was somewhat on the minimalist/avant-garde side of things, and is best known for his compositions for unaccompanied piano. As the composer for the 1924 Surrealist film Entr'acte I believe he qualifies.

He is most famous for his composition Trois Gymnopedies, which has appeared in at least 20 films and TV shows since 1976, and is a good example of his work, sparse, simple, and melodic. You've probably heard it:

Gymnopedies #1

(I really don't know what the whole "voting" thing is on the video.)

I will be asking Erik to compose an original score for Vert, Tout Vert, rather than simply use his previously published work. Mostly piano, perhaps some choral or light orchestra if he finds a spot for it. Most importantly, I think his ability to set the mood will be pivotal for my film.