I was personally never that big on the Babylon 5 serise, but I know a lot of you out there were, hence many happy fans when it was announced that a Babylon 5 film project is underway and in pre-production. However, it looks like fans of the serise aren’t all that happy about some of the casting decisions. The good folk sover at FilmForce give us this:
While all of this seems exciting for the B5 fans, the people that helped bring the series to life seem to be the last ones to know anything about it. Actor Jerry Doyle, who played Security Chief Garibaldi for all five years of the original series, told IGNFF, “I wish them well,” indicating that he has nothing to do with the project. Other actors have stated privately that they have heard less than nothing about the project when asked for comment. Fans have already begun a campaign to keep the original actors in their respective roles, the main comment being that they didn’t buy all those DVD sets just to see a film produced with an all new cast.
Ok, I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but while you want to make sure you have talented actors working on your project, it doesn’t matter who plays a role! The 2 most important things that go into making a film good or bad are:
1) The Director. He/She is the single most important element in a film. I don’t care if you have the greatest actors on the planet, without a good director a movie is doomed.
2) The script. What is a movie without it’s story?
As long as the actors you cast are talented, it really doesn’t matter who you get to play a role. Get the best person you can, cast who you think would “fit” the best, but just make sure they’re talented. After that it’s really up to the Director.
As far as Babylon 5 The Movie goes, personally I think it’ll never fly. It just didn’t have broad enough appeal or a large enough audience to sustain a good performance at the box office in my opinion. Before you start writing me hate mail, please notice I didn’t say that a Babylon 5 movie would be bad… I just said I don’t think it was popular enough to do well at the box office. Your thoughts?
