History Main / HypotheticalCasting

* In a {{PBS}} documentary on the making of ''Film/TheProducers'' (stage musical) cast album, Nathan Lane jokes with Creator/MelBrooks about who will star in TheMovie. Lane says Danny [=DeVito=] will be playing Bialystock. Brooks promises that Lane will be in the movie.

* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6906423/1/iCarlys_Father iCarly's Father]]'' and its sequels, a NickVerse fanfic series which is mainly a crossover between ''ICarly'' and ''{{Victorious}}'', has the hypothetical casting of [[Series/StargateAtlantis Joe Flanigan]] as the adult Steven Shay, and ArianaGrande with her natural brunette hair colour as Taylor Dorfman in flashbacks set during her and Col Shay's romance during high school. The hypothetical resemblance between Taylor and Cat Valentine (Ariana's redhaired character on {{Victorious}}) is brought up when Steven meets Cat for the first time.

* MirandaCosgrove from ''ICarly'' wants TinaFey to be Carly's MissingMom.
* In-universe example: In one episode of ''{{Castle}}'', the characters talk about what actors they want to be played by in the movie version of Castle's book.

* In a {{PBS}} documentary on the making of ''TheProducers'' (stage musical) cast album, Nathan Lane jokes with Creator/MelBrooks about who will star in TheMovie. Lane says Danny [=DeVito=] will be playing Bialystock. Brooks promises that Lane will be in the movie.

* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6906423/1/iCarlys_Father iCarly's Father]]'' and its sequels, a NickVerse fanfic series which is mainly a crossover between ''ICarly'' and ''{{Victorious}}'', has the hypothetical casting of [[StargateAtlantis Joe Flanigan]] as the adult Steven Shay, and ArianaGrande with her natural brunette hair colour as Taylor Dorfman in flashbacks set during her and Col Shay's romance during high school. The hypothetical resemblance between Taylor and Cat Valentine (Ariana's redhaired character on {{Victorious}}) is brought up when Steven meets Cat for the first time.

* [[TheHarmonVerse The HarmonVerse]] has its [[OriginalCharacters OC's]] played by real-life actors and actresses, mostly from either talent shows or from Broadway productions.

* In StephenKing's novel ''Literature/TheRegulators'', after Johnny Marinville and his black neighbor, Brad Josephson have a hard time climbing a fence to escape from monsters, Johnny jokingly suggests that they should make a movie called ''Black Men Can't Clmb Fences'', where Brad would be played by LaurenceFishburne.

* StephenieMeyer's choice for Bella was EmilyBrowning.

* In-universe example: In response to a remark about who should play Homer in a live-action ''TheSimpsons'' movie, Homer exclaims, "Isn't it obvious?! It should be GaryOldman!"

* The HarmonVerse has its [[OriginalCharacters OC's]] played by real-life actors and actresses, mostly from either talent shows or from Broadway productions.

* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6906423/1/iCarlys_Father iCarly's Father]]'' and its sequels, a NickVerse fanfic series which is mainly a crossover between ''{{iCarly}}'' and ''{{Victorious}}'', has the hypothetical casting of [[StargateAtlantis Joe Flanigan]] as the adult Steven Shay, and ArianaGrande with her natural brunette hair colour as Taylor Dorfman in flashbacks set during her and Col Shay's romance during high school. The hypothetical resemblance between Taylor and Cat Valentine (Ariana's redhaired character on {{Victorious}}) is brought up when Steven meets Cat for the first time.

* MirandaCosgrove from ''{{iCarly}}'' wants TinaFey to be Carly's MissingMom.

* On {{deviantART}}, this is known as a casting call.

* In a {{PBS}} documentary on the making of ''TheProducers'' (stage musical) cast album, Nathan Lane jokes with MelBrooks about who will star in TheMovie. Lane says Danny [=DeVito=] will be playing Bialystock. Brooks promises that Lane will be in the movie.

* In the back of ''Literature/{{Inkheart}}'', Cornelia Funke mentioned that she always imagined Mo to be a bit like BrendanFraser, and then the casting went like that for the movie.

* In the back of ''Literature/{{Inkheart}}'', Cornelia Funke mentioned that she always imagined Mo to be a bit like Brendan Fraser, and then the casting went like that for the movie.

** Dan Harmon wants Bill Murray to play Jeff's dad on ''{{Community}}''.

* JKRowling had her own ideal cast for ''Literature/HarryPotter'' long before the first movie was made, and was lucky enough to see several of her choices (Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid and AlanRickman as Snape, to name two) actually used.

* In StephenKing's novel, ''Literature/TheRegulators'', after Johnny Marinville and his black neighbor, Brad Josephson have a hard time climbing a fence to escape from monsters, Johnny jokingly suggests that they should make a movie called ''Black Men Can't Clmb Fences'', where Brad would be played by LaurenceFishburne.

-->'''Dick''': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_VCqpjEDM And when they make a moive of this, and they will... I don't want to be played by Woody Harrelson.]]

* [[http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/04/interview-chris-hastings-on-the-adventures-of-dr-mcninja/ In this interview]], ''TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' creator Chris Hastings said that his casting choices for a ''Dr. [=McNinja=]'' movie would be SamRockwell or Will Arnett as the Doc, Sam Elliot or HulkHogan as Dan [=McNinja=], and AnjelicaHuston as Mitzi [=McNinja=]. The villains would include Williem Dafoe as Ronald [=McDonald=], JeanClaudeVanDamme as Frans Rayner, Phil Fondacaro as Knickerbockers, and BelaLugosi as {{Dracula}}, "''TheCrow'' style."

** A 2005 [[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20431232_1085589,00.html Entertainment Weekly article]] speculated on who might play characters in the then upcoming ''Potter'' films. Helena Bonham-Carter was suggsted... for the part of Merope Gaunt.

** Before the third film, Ralph Fiennes was a popular fan casting choice for Lupin. Ironically, Ralph Fiennes went on to play Lord Voldemort. There are still plenty fans who think Ralph Fiennes would have been a better Lupin than David Thewlis.
** In a 2006 FanVid [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3L8an9LUCE about Barty Crouch, Jr.]], Bellatrix Lestrange was represented by footage of HelenaBonhamCarter from ''[[Series/{{Merlin-1998}} Merlin]]''. Of course, she would go on to play Bellatrix in the [[Film/HarryPotter actual films]].

* In a 2006 ''Literature/HarryPotter'' FanVid [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3L8an9LUCE about Barty Crouch, Jr.]], Bellatrix Lestrange was represented by footage of HelenaBonhamCarter from ''[[Series/{{Merlin-1998}} Merlin]]''. Of course, she would go on to play Bellatrix in the [[Film/HarryPotter actual films]].

-->'''Dick''': And when they make a moive of this, and they will... I don't want to be played by Woody Harrelson.

* In a 2006 ''HarryPotter'' FanVid [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3L8an9LUCE about Barty Crouch, Jr.]], Bellatrix Lestrange was represented by footage of HelenaBonhamCarter from ''[[Series/{{Merlin-1998}} Merlin]]''. Of course, she would go on to play Bellatrix in the [[Film/HarryPotter actual films]].

* In StephenKing's novel, ''The Regulators'', after Johnny Marinville and his black neighbor, Brad Josephson have a hard time climbing a fence to escape from monsters, Johnny jokingly suggests that they should make a movie called ''Black Men Can't Clmb Fences'', where Brad would be played by LaurenceFishburne.

* ''LegostarGalactica'' (particularly its wiki) occasionally includes information on who is playing the various ({{Lego}}) characters. One of them is played by Scott Bakula, apparently.

* In the back of ''{{Inkheart}}'', Cornelia Funke mentioned that she always imagined Mo to be a bit like Brendan Fraser, and then the casting went like that for the movie.