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IamchoosingPaulGreengrassasthedirectorformyfilmbecauseMr.VandenHeuvel
suggestedhimtomeandItrustandrespecthisopinion.IbelievethatGreengrasswilldoa
phenomenaljobdirectingmyfilm.
DaniellePanabakerasB.
IamcastingDaniellePanabakerasthemaincharacter,B,anewdoctorjustoutofmedical
school.IchoseDaniellePanabakerbecauseofherabilitytoactinnocentlyshownthroughher
actinginacoupleofDisneyChanneloriginalmovies.Ialsochoseherbecauseofhersweet,
innocentlook.Shehastheabilitytomaketheaudiencelikehercharacterwhichisneededfor
thisfilm.
RobertSeanLeonardasRyanDouglas.
IamcastingRobertSeanLeonardasthemaindoctorandBsmentor,RyanDouglas,onthe
teamtoSierraLeonebecauseofhisfamiliaritywithactinginamedicalsettingintheseries
HouseM.D.
Leonardsperformancein
HouseM.D.
hasshownheisabletogettheaudienceto
considerhimafriend,buthehastheabilitytoactasaprofessionalandboldleader.
KateWinsletasClaireLloyd.
IamcastingKateWinsletasthesecondincommanddoctortoSierraLeonebecauseofher
straightforwardness,passion,andboldnessthatisneededforthefilm.Winsletsperformancein
Titanic
showsthatshehastheperfectamountofpassionthatneedstobeexertedintothefilm.
Althoughthepassionwillbeexertedtowardsadifferentarea,medicine,Ibelieveshewillfit
perfectlyforthisopinionated,intelligentdoctor.
BillHaderasTomTater.
IamcastingBillHaderasthedoctorwithagreatsenseofhumorandlightheartednessonthe
teamtoSierraLeonebecauseofhisoutstandingamountofexperienceincomedy.Haders
performancesin
SaturdayNightLive
,anappearancein
TheOffice
,andthevoiceofFearin
DisneyPixars
InsideOut
provesthathisabilitytomakepeoplelaughismorethanjustexistant.
Onasidenote,BillHaderalsoplaysasurgeonandphysicaltherapistinthemovie
Trainwreck
.
BillHaderwillbeabletoprovidethefilmwithalittlelaughterwithhislittlebitofmedical
actingexperience.
J.OmarCastroasMarianoValastro.
IamcastingJ.OmarCastroasthetoughguydoctorontheteamtoSierraLeonebecauseofhis
obvioustoughandstrongouterappearance.Castroalsohappenstobeamilitaryveteran,andhis
performancesinwar,crime,andactionfilmsandtelevisionseriesshowsthathislooksarenot
deceiving.Castroalsoplaysaparamedicinthetelevisionseries
GreysAnatomy
,givinghimthe
experiencewithactinginthemedicalworld.
HalleBerryasCoriSmith.
IamcastingHalleBerryasthequiet,clever,andstrongwilleddoctorontheteamtoSierra
Leonebecauseofherintenseactingabilitiesandalsoquietspiritsheisabletoshowthroughher
acting.Berrysperformancesinthe
XMen
seriesand
MonstersBall
showthestrengthand
intensityinheracting.BothofBerrysparentsworkedinthemedicalfield,meaningthatsheis
nostrangerinahospital.
GeorgeClooneyasJamesD.Sullivan.
IamcastingGeorgeClooneyasthefamousandwellknowndoctoratTheLosAngelesHospital
mainlybecauseofhisroleasDr.DougRossinthetelevisiondramaseries,
ER
.Hisfamiliarity
withaseriousandprofessionaldoctorrolewillfitperfectlywithwhatIimaginethisroletobe.
BlakeLivelyasPenelopePeters.
IamcastingBlakeLivelyasthedoctorinLAwhobecomesBsbestfriend,PenelopePeters,
becauseofhercalmingandwarmspiritthatisneededforthescript.Livelysperformancein
The
AgeofAdaline
hasshownthatshecantakeontherolethatsheinneededforinthisfilm.
AdamDeVineasBrianKerri.
IamcastingAdamDeVineasBshumorousandsarcasticfriend,BrianKerri,atTheLos
AngelesHospitalbecauseofhishumorandsarcasmthatisneededforthescript.DeVines
performanceinthe
PitchPerfect
filmsandthetelevisionseries
ModernFamily
showthathecan
usehisactingabilitiestobesarcasticandhumorousbutalsocaringandkind.Iseethedifferent
elementsofthecharacterBrianKerribeingbestmetwithAdamDeVinetakingthisactingrole.
RyanGoslingasBradyCarter.
IamcastingRyanGoslingasBsloveinterestatTheLosAngelesHospital,BradyCarter,
becauseofhisabilitytocaptivategirlswithhischarminglooks.Goslingsperformancein
The
Notebook
showsthathehasaknackforwinningtheheartsofwomenwithnotonlyhischarming
looks,butalsohischarmingspirit.
SandraBullockasSamanthaCarter.
IamcastingSandraBullockasthenursewhobecomesamotherfigureforB,alsothemotherof
BradyCarter,becauseofherbigheartandmotherlyinstinctsthatisneededforthescript.
Bullocksperformancein
TheBlindside
showsthatsheisnostrangertoabigheartedmotherly
role.Heractingabilitythatacceptsandcaresforeveryoneisneededforthescript.
IdrisElbaasCrawford.
IamcastingIdrisElbaasthewarlord,Crawford,becauseMr.VandenHeuvelrecommendedhim
tomeandItrusthisjudgement.
MorganFreemanasDikembe.
IamcastingMorganFreemanasthevillageleaderinSierraLeone,Dikembe,becauseofhis
deepvoiceandagedlook.Hisouterappearanceappealstopeopleasoldandwise.Freemans
strongactingabilitieswillfitperfectlyintheroleIseehimfillinginthisfilm.
SkaiJacksonasSashi.
IamcastingSkaiJacksonasasickchildinSierraLeone,Sashi,becauseofherageandouter
appearance.JacksonsperformanceinDisneyChannelsoriginaltelevisionseries,
Jessie,
shows
thatshehasasenseofhumorandisastrongwilledchildwhowillbeabletoactstronginorder
tofightagainstherillness.Bothofthesecharacteristicsareneededforthefilm.
KwesiBoakyeasSimba.
IamcastingKwesiBoakyeasanothersickchildinSierraLeonealsobecauseofhisageand
outerappearance.BoakyesyoungageandAfricanAmericanethnicityareperfectfortherole
thatisneededforthisfilm.
LupitaNyongoasTsamina.
IamcastingLupitaNyongoasamotherinSierraLeonebecauseofherrelentlessandstrong
actingabilities.Nyongosoutstandingperformancein
12YearsaSlave
provesthatherintense
actingisexactlywhatisneededforthisroleinthefilm.