Mass Effect movie fan-wank!

In my wildest dreams, Mass Effect is a film I'd give anything to write, produce, and direct. Alongside Shenmue, this is a game that translates so well cinematically, it's almost too perfect.

I decided to geek out a bit and do a dream-cast list of people I'd like to see in this movie. Now, many of you will know who certain people are, and others will have no clue about some of them. At the same time, being a fan of the game series helps, as well as being a movie fan.

Without further ado, my fan-wank casting call for Mass Effect the movie:

Matthew Fox for Commander Shepard. He embodies the character perfectly, he's a fine actor, and he's just coming off a science fiction franchise on television ("Lost"). The guy is too good not to have another franchise to take over. Mass Effect could be that franchise.

Kaley Cuoco or Camilla Belle for Liara T'Soni. Liara would be one of the potential love interests for our hero, Shepard, and as you can see, she's lovely. Both of these ladies are attractive, one is older than the other, yet the younger (Belle) has more of a Liara vibe than Kaley, but Kaley is the better performer.

Brandon Keener as Garrus Vakarian, a heroic ally to Shepard who wants no more than to see the villain fall, any means necessary. Keener plays Garrus in the game, already, and considering this is obviously a prosthetic-heavy character on screen, Keener's voice is the important part of the performance.

Steve Barr, the voice actor for the in-game character of Urdnot Wrex, a warrior who fights with lethal abandon. Again, this could be a heavy prosthetic character, utilizing traditional puppet-work. It could also work as a fully CG character, which I wouldn't want, but, whatever, it'd probably be cheaper.

Another actor from the game, Liz Sroka, the vocal performer for Tali. Again, this is a costume-heavy performance, so there's no need to replace the actor. Tali would look amazing on-screen, as her outfit is quite detailed.

Steve Zahn for Kaiden Alenko, a powerful biotic (person who can utilize psychic abilities through military training) and human ally. Alenko has been called "plain, white bread" by many fans of the game, however; Zahn would be anything but, on-screen. The guy's funny, can bring physicality, and is a fine performer.

Greta Gerwig as Ashley Williams, the "space racist". Another potential love-interest for Fox's Shepard, Gerwig is a great actress who is poised to be huge. She's attractive, and with proper gun-training, can be as badass as Williams.

Patrick Wilson for the villain of the piece, Saren. The same species as Garrus, a Turian, and a complete monster, capable of committing horrifying acts of treason against the galactic community. Patrick Wilson just plain rocks and would be an amazing bad guy, when given the right character and material.




So that's basically it. A bunch of great actors and performers playing a bunch of great characters from an amazing video game franchise.