I Said, That One Went Down Like A Lead Balloon.

[robanybody]

So I cast Good Omens. Because I didn't have enough to do with my life. In my defense, though, this is all airspaniel's fault because she came up with the perfect casting for Aziraphale and Crowley and batted her Betty Boop lashes until I agreed to do the rest of the book. Really, I am completely not culpable in any of this. (Lies. I am totally at fault here.)

A few things:

casting children is a complete and utter TRIAL. I am exhausted from finding cool kids to play these roles. From now on, I only cast movies or books that have old people in them.

if you've been around this journal for more than a day, the actor I cast for Newton Pulsifer should come as no surprise. But I actually stole the idea from this genius person, so all credit to hir. Also, go watch that link for brilliant casting.

as well, the choices I made for Nanny Ashtoreth, Brother Francis, and Shadwell just go to prove that only I ever find myself hilarious. Much love to charliehey for always holding my hand and to traveller for cheering me on for casting the world's most famous movie nanny as the nanny to Satan's spawn. You can see why I love them dearly.

yes, I cast Dog. I couldn't resist.

but I did not cast R.P. Tyler because goddammit, I'm exhausted. If you care, it was Bob Hoskins in my head.

I hope you like this, airspaniel because it's all for you. ♥




Good Omens

Agnes Nutter: a Prophetess (played by Judi Dench)


Adam Young: an Antichrist (played by Michael-Joel David Stuart)


The Them
Pepper, Wensleydale, Brian: a Girl, a Boy, a Boy (played by Caitlin Blackwood, Raphaël Coleman, Eros Vlahos)


Dog: Satanical hellhound and cat-worrier


Mr. & Mrs. Young (played by Lucian Msamati & Sophie Okoneda)


Aziraphale: an Angel and part-time rare book dealer (played by James McAvoy)


Crowley: an Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards (played by Michael Fassbender)


Shadwell: Witchfinder Sargeant (played by Ben Kingsley)


Anathema Device: Practical Occultist and Professional Descendant (played by Freida Pinto)


Madame Tracy: Painted Jezebel [mornings only, Thursdays by arrangement] and Medium (played by Dawn French)


Newton Pulsifer: Wages Clerk and Witchfinder Private (played by Jamie Bell)


Sister Grace Voluble & Sister Mary Loquacious: Satanic Nuns of the Chattering Order of St. Beryl (played by Helen Mirren & Jennifer Saunders)


Warlock Dowling (played by Kwesi Boakye)


American Cultural Attaché Thaddeus J. and Harriet Dowling (played by David Oyelowo & Angel Coulby)


Nanny Ashtoreth (played by Julie Andrews)


Brother Francis (played by Amitabh Bachan)


Apocalyptic Horsepersons
War, Famine, Pollution, Death (played by Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Andrew Garfield, Morgan Freeman)


Supernatural Beings
Beelzebub, Hastur, Ligur: Fallen Angels and Dukes of Hell (played by Christopher Lee, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox)


God, Metatron, Satan: God, the Voice of God, a Fallen Angel and the Adversary (played by Ken Watanabe, Lennie James, Ralph Fiennes)


Happy Independence Day to all of my American flisters! I hope today is relaxing and full of things you want. I am off to fake an interest in work and try not to sweat through the mattress when I get back home. Oh, summer heat, how intolerable you are!