On Thursday, there were two casting announcements made at TV Guide that caught my attention. The first was for the new Charlie’s Angels pilot for which ABC is currently working on for pilot season. While the second was for the upcoming Syfy prequel pilot to Battlestar Galactica, which is being called Blood & Chrome.
Regardless of where you stand on remakes of classic TV shows or yet another prequel to an acclaimed series, I wish to present to you some casting considerations for the parts for each of these pilots.
For Charlie’s Angels, the role of John Bosley has been redesigned by the powers that be at ABC with the following being the description for this character: John Bosley is in his late-20s to mid-30s, he has “GQ looks” and a “Peter Pan smile” He is a detective with savvy hacking skills, but a killer six-pack hides under his designer suits.
With that description in mind, I scanned my data banks to find just the right actor to fit the mold and the following are the actors I would submit if I were the casting agent for this pilot:
Justin Hartley
Justin Hartley – Best known for his role as Oliver Queen aka The Green Arrow on the long-running series Smallville, Justin also appeared on the daytime soap Passions, appeared in the online series Gemini Division and guest starred in Cold Case and CSI: NY.
Victor Webster
Victor Webster – Victor appeared in the syndicated series Mutant X as Brennan Mulwray, but he has also been seen in the short-lived series Related, he was Coop on Charmed during the final season of the show and had recurring roles in the remake of Melrose Place and the ABC Family Channel series Lincoln Heights. He has also most recently been seen in Castle as Detective Kate Beckett’s latest boyfriend.
Misha Collins
Misha Collins – He plays the angel Castiel in the popular series Supernatural, but he also appeared in numerous episodes of 24 and several episodes of ER among guest appearances in NCIS, Nip/Tuck, CSI, Monk, Without a Trace, CSI: NY and Close to Home. He also appeared in the Syfy movie Stonehenge Apocalypse.
Whereas, there are three roles for Blood & Chrome: those of the legendary William Adama, but as a young man; an experienced officer serving on Adama’s first ship and a mysterious woman. Here are the descriptions:
William Adama is in his early-to-mid 20s and is a cocky, fearless jock, his experience as a fighter pilot has been limited to simulations, but he can’t wait to duke it out with the Cylons.
For young William Adama:
Justin Baldoni
Justin Baldoni – Viewers of Everwood will remember him as Ephram’s college roommate and temporary boyfriend to Amy Abbott; but he has appeared in the daytime soaps The Young & the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful as well as appearing in a couple episodes of Heroes and guest starring in Charmed, CSI: NY and CSI Miami.
Nico Cortez
Nico Cortez – Nico already has experience in this role, as he played the young William Adama in both the Battlestar Galactica film Razor as well as the Razor Flashbacks mini-series. He is actually currently listed for this role for the pilot episode, but since the pilot is in pre-production it is a little too early to tell if that will hold true.
Matt Cohen
Matt Cohen – Any viewer of Supernatural will recognize Matt’s face if not his name, as he appeared as the younger version of John Winchester (the dad of Sam and Dean). Matt has also appeared in the series South of Nowhere and the online series Rockville, CA.
Officer Coker Fasjovik is in his late 20s to mid 30s, who is weary after a long mission on the less-than-impressive Raptor called the Weasel. He is homebound after just 45 days of the fighting; but he is none too happy when what was to be a routine final assignment turns out to be a dangerous task.
For Officer Fasjovik:
Michael Pena
Michael Pena – Michael has appeared in the shows Felicity, ER, The Shield and Eastbound & Down, but has also been seen in the box office films Shooter, World Trade Center, Babel and Million Dollar Baby.
Kevin Alejandro
Kevin Alejandro – Best known for his current roles in both Southland and True Blood, Kevin has also appeared in Ugly Betty, Sleeper Cell, Weeds, Parenthood, Shark, the short-lived series Drive and the online series Gemini Division.
Daniel Sunjata
Daniel Sunjata – Known for his work in the FX series Rescue Me, Daniel has also appeared in the made-for-TV movies At Risk and The Front (both based on Sandra Brown novels) and has had roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the short-lived series Love Monkey and has guest starred in 30 Rock, Lie to Me and Grey’s Anatomy.
Beka is a beautiful female officer, who has been assigned to the ship but isn’t what she appears; she has a treasonous agenda that could cost lives.
For Beka:
Bridget Regan
Bridget Regan – As the beautiful confessor Kahlan Amnell on the syndicated series Legend of the Seeker, Bridget quickly became known the world over, but she has also appeared in the short-lived series The Black Donnellys and made appearances in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Six Degrees and New Amsterdam.
Sarah Gadon
Sarah Gadon – For those who have seen the Canadian series Being Erica, you will remember Sarah as Katie, a former friend of title character Erica Strange; but she has appeared in the shows Total Drama Island, Ruby Gloom, Friends and Heroes, The Border and Happy Town.
Emily Foxler
Emily Foxler – Viewers of the aforementioned Legend of the Seeker will recognize Emily for her recurring role of Sister Nicci, but she has guest starred in CSI: NY, Burn Notice, NCIS, How I Met Your Mother, Without a Trace, Bones, Three Rivers and The Mentalist as well as appearing in the made-for-TV movie Deadly Honeymoon.
If you were a casting agent, who would you choose for these roles. Please share.
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