Celebrity Casting (Oliver Jewers)

We think that in order for our film to be a financial and critical success, it is vital that we have talented actors to play our characters. Having famous actors in our film would also provide a large boost to the films success. However we believe that our film would mostly consist of young or relatively unknown actors as this could give way to upcoming stars and we may even have media attention from the press from our use of new actors that have never been seen before.
Because of this, think the best option would be to have new actors to play most of the young characters but save some older, more well known actors for the characters who play a main role in the story. Below I have listed the main actors we would like to have in our film, along with what role they will play and why I think that it suits them the best. Another thing we have had to consider is the nationality of actors, we want the film to be an all British cast to suit its theme of patriotism and nationality.

The Overlord - Ian Holm - For this character we wanted to have a once powerful looking figure but now his identity has been hidden from the public through his age and disability. Throughout the film he will be presented as a powerful character. However, in their final encounter, Geary will recognise that he is nothing more than a weak, confused old man who is used as a puppet by his evil advisers.

Ian Holm, our potential actor to play The Overlord in our film.

Ebenezer - Alfred Molina - For this part we wanted a younger but wise looking man, they would also have to look quite scruffy and poor due to the bad living conditions. But nonetheless they had to be widely respected as a powerful figure by the working class public.

Alfred Molina - Who we would want to play Ebenezer in our piece.

Advisors - Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes - For this we wanted sinister and evil looking characters that would carry out murder without batting an eye. They also need to be intimidating and scary looking. These two actors have played fantastic 'evil' characters in the past and I think they suit this role best.

The two actors we want to play our government advisers in our piece 

Other actors considered -
Anthony Hopkins
Sean Connery

Knowing the potential actors for our piece will help us when constructing our film opening as we will know who we will have to design our characters around in order to make them fit the look of the actors.