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A New Commander Koenig.

Who would you pick for a remake?

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Validus 12 Jan 2003 07:59:30	Personally I favor Liam Neeson. I like his authority, and he has a style that to me suggests one who is clearly in charge without having to state that fact. He was superb in Schindler's List and was the only thing that made Star Wars Episode I the least bit watchable.
moonbasealpha_s1 12 Jan 2003 13:35:39	I agree. Liam Neeson would make an excellent Koenig. I think he captures the essence of the original.
Cindy 12 Jan 2003 18:13:19	I prefere tommy lee jones because he has got humour (MIB).
Flamegrape 12 Jan 2003 23:43:39	Personally, I'd vote for Crispin Glover.
Cindy 13 Jan 2003 18:52:43	What do you think about Robert de Niro?
Validus 13 Jan 2003 20:38:58	I can't picture Robert de Niro in any science fiction film, personally. I know that sounds funny coming from me considering he happens to be one of my favorite actors. But for me de Niro is pretty much always a gangster, and I can't imagine him walking around the sets of Moonbase Alpha without half-expecting him to sound like a character from a Martin Scorsese picture. Joe Peschi would have to play Tony and Marisa Tomei would have to play Miya. Call it Goodfellas:1999. Gabrial Byrne would be good, how about him?
RBAdams 14 Jan 2003 01:58:27	Yeah, I can picture Gabriel Byrne in the role. He's got the proper intensity but he can also play "light" as well.
F-9000 14 Jan 2003 09:29:37	I vote for nobody Why? Because Martin Landau is still alive and so, he may figure in the next pilot of Year Three . On Terra Alpha, he might become a mentor for the New Generation of Alphans, exactly like old Yoda for young Luke. Oh, I've got an Idea. I'm posting a new topic. F-9000
Space1999! 14 Jan 2003 14:51:05	Wow. Liam Neeson is an inspired choice and I would wholeheartedly agree. He is a fine actor and has that nice balance of physical presence and humanity. A year or so ago I thought of a few actors and actresses to play the various parts in a remake and I thought that Tim Robbins would make a good Koenig as well. He was superb in The Shawshank Redemption (one of my favourite movies) and I loved how he presented a likeable but aloof individual who was very intelligent and always had a bite about him in how he would stand up to the warden even though he knew he was going to get in shit (i.e. the record scene where he refuses to let the warden into his office and then smiles and turns up the music just to snub him a little Now matter what, a remake or movie with the same feel and scope as Year One using today's technology would be something to see as long as original people were involved such as Johnny Byrne, Christopher Penfold, Keith Wilson and Brian Johnson. Of course we would need someone else to capture Barry Gray's tremendous music... a protege perhaps?
Space1999! 14 Jan 2003 14:58:58	Hi, This is a reprint of my posting on Online Alpha back in 2001 called "Just for Fun" regarding potential casting for a new movie. I hope you enjoy it... feel free to post any of your suggestions. ...... A month or so ago when the discussions were taking place regarding what the name of a Space: 1999 movie should be, it set my mind to thinking which actors would be right to play the roles. So, just for fun I came up with a few actors and actresses whom I would like to see in the movie (based on Year 1), assuming of course their interest, availability and unlimited funds. Commander Koenig - Tim Robbins Professor Bergman - Anthony Hopkins David Kano - Lawrence Fishburne Commissioner Simmonds - Alan Rickman or Patrick McGoohan Servant to the Guardian - Nicole Kidman The Voice of Computer - Barbara Kelly or Barbara Bain Director - James Cameron or Ridley Scott As for others in the cast I'm having trouble narrowing these ones down: Dr Russell - Jane Seymour, Cherize Theron or Michelle Pfeiffer Alan Carter - Mel Gibson or Russell Crowe? Sandra Benes - Alyssa Milano? Dr. Mathias - Denzel Washington? Tanya Alexandra - Anna Kournakova (Can she act? Does she act? Does it matter? ) Paul Morrow - can't decide Sorry for the bias towards North American actors, I'm just not that familiar with a lot of the current European actors available. Hope you enjoy the list, feel free to post any other possibles and again, it's just for fun
Validus 14 Jan 2003 19:22:15	Space 1999!- I love some of your ideas, unfortunately to assemble that cast your film is going to need a budget of about $300,000,000! Ridley Scott would certainly be my first choice for a director. Hell, I'd be happy with almost any director as long as it isn't Michael Bay (Armageddon) or Dean Devlon (Independance Day). People in Hollywood can be amazingly stupid at times, they'd probably give a Space:1999 film to someone like Tim Burton......
Cindy 14 Jan 2003 22:36:47	I think Sean connery would be nice in Bergman. He's one of my favorite actors. And for Helena, I vote for Sygourney Weaver. For me it's OK for Gabriel Byrne.
Eagle One 15 Jan 2003 05:39:38	I think Jean Reno (spelling) would be a nice choice for commander. Daniel Day Lewis is incrediable in Gangs of New York.
Flamegrape 15 Jan 2003 16:09:33	Actually, I take it back. i vote for Eddie Deezen as Commander Koenig. http://www.eddiedeezen.com
Validus 15 Jan 2003 19:56:56	Flamegrape- You are more evil then Britney Spear's fans.....and you must be destroyed.
DX-SFX 15 Jan 2003 21:58:25	I think Charlton Heston when he was younger would have made a good Moonbase Commander and perhaps Rene Russo as Helena.
Flamegrape 15 Jan 2003 23:37:34	Fran Drescher as Maya.
Validus 16 Jan 2003 07:25:59	"The Nanny" as Miya? Shit, if you're gonna go that way you might as well have Vin Diesal play the Commander with Danny DeVito as Victor and Courtney Love as Dr. Russell. Bruce Campbell as Tony Martin Lawrence as Dr. Mathias. John Cleese as Magus. Horatio Santz as Taybor. . . . .and the whole doomed mess could be directed by Tim Burton. (at that moment, Dan got up from the computer. . .tossed a copy of 12 Monkeys into the DVD player. . .and sipped lovingly on a glass of cheap red wine)
Flamegrape 16 Jan 2003 16:50:02	Jan de Bont directs Space:1999 II, The Destruction of Jared-Syn Eddie Deezen as Commander John Koenig Courtney Love as Dr. Helena Russell John Cleese as Professor Victor Bergman Fran Drescher as Maya Roberto Benigni as Tony Verdeschi Yahoo Serious as Alan Carter Bjork as Sandra Benes Chris Rock as David Kano Carrot Top as Paul Morrow
Validus 16 Jan 2003 20:38:42	I just want to hurt you, Flamegrape....but I can never hurt you the way you've hurt me...."

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Validus
12 Jan 2003 07:59:30

Personally I favor Liam Neeson. I like his authority, and he has a style that to me suggests one who is clearly in charge without having to state that fact. He was superb in Schindler's List and was the only thing that made Star Wars Episode I the least bit watchable.

moonbasealpha_s1
12 Jan 2003 13:35:39

I agree. Liam Neeson would make an excellent Koenig. I think he captures the essence of the original.

Cindy
12 Jan 2003 18:13:19

I prefere tommy lee jones because he has got humour (MIB).

Flamegrape
12 Jan 2003 23:43:39

Personally, I'd vote for Crispin Glover.

Cindy
13 Jan 2003 18:52:43

What do you think about Robert de Niro?

Validus
13 Jan 2003 20:38:58

I can't picture Robert de Niro in any science fiction film, personally. I know that sounds funny coming from me considering he happens to be one of my favorite actors. But for me de Niro is pretty much always a gangster, and I can't imagine him walking around the sets of Moonbase Alpha without half-expecting him to sound like a character from a Martin Scorsese picture. Joe Peschi would have to play Tony and Marisa Tomei would have to play Miya. Call it Goodfellas:1999.

Gabrial Byrne would be good, how about him?

RBAdams
14 Jan 2003 01:58:27

Yeah, I can picture Gabriel Byrne in the role. He's got the proper intensity but he can also play "light" as well.

F-9000
14 Jan 2003 09:29:37

I vote for nobody

Why? Because Martin Landau is still alive and so, he may figure in the next pilot of Year Three . On Terra Alpha, he might become a mentor for the New Generation of Alphans, exactly like old Yoda for young Luke.

Oh, I've got an Idea. I'm posting a new topic.

F-9000

Space1999!
14 Jan 2003 14:51:05

Wow. Liam Neeson is an inspired choice and I would wholeheartedly agree. He is a fine actor and has that nice balance of physical presence and humanity.

A year or so ago I thought of a few actors and actresses to play the various parts in a remake and I thought that Tim Robbins would make a good Koenig as well. He was superb in The Shawshank Redemption (one of my favourite movies) and I loved how he presented a likeable but aloof individual who was very intelligent and always had a bite about him in how he would stand up to the warden even though he knew he was going to get in shit (i.e. the record scene where he refuses to let the warden into his office and then smiles and turns up the music just to snub him a little

Now matter what, a remake or movie with the same feel and scope as Year One using today's technology would be something to see as long as original people were involved such as Johnny Byrne, Christopher Penfold, Keith Wilson and Brian Johnson. Of course we would need someone else to capture Barry Gray's tremendous music... a protege perhaps?

Space1999!
14 Jan 2003 14:58:58

Hi,
This is a reprint of my posting on Online Alpha back in 2001 called "Just for Fun" regarding potential casting for a new movie. I hope you enjoy it... feel free to post any of your suggestions.
......
A month or so ago when the discussions were taking place regarding what the name of a Space: 1999 movie should be, it set my mind to thinking which actors would be right to play the roles.

So, just for fun I came up with a few actors and actresses whom I would like to see in the movie (based on Year 1), assuming of course their interest, availability and unlimited funds.

Commander Koenig - Tim Robbins
Professor Bergman - Anthony Hopkins
David Kano - Lawrence Fishburne
Commissioner Simmonds - Alan Rickman or Patrick McGoohan
Servant to the Guardian - Nicole Kidman
The Voice of Computer - Barbara Kelly or Barbara Bain

Director - James Cameron or Ridley Scott

As for others in the cast I'm having trouble narrowing these ones down:

Dr Russell - Jane Seymour, Cherize Theron or Michelle Pfeiffer
Alan Carter - Mel Gibson or Russell Crowe?
Sandra Benes - Alyssa Milano?
Dr. Mathias - Denzel Washington?
Tanya Alexandra - Anna Kournakova (Can she act? Does she act? Does it
matter?

)
Paul Morrow - can't decide

Sorry for the bias towards North American actors, I'm just not that familiar with a lot of the current European actors available. Hope you enjoy the list, feel free to post any other possibles and again, it's just for fun

Validus
14 Jan 2003 19:22:15

Space 1999!-

I love some of your ideas, unfortunately to assemble that cast your film is going to need a budget of about $300,000,000! Ridley Scott would certainly be my first choice for a director. Hell, I'd be happy with almost any director as long as it isn't Michael Bay (Armageddon) or Dean Devlon (Independance Day). People in Hollywood can be amazingly stupid at times, they'd probably give a Space:1999 film to someone like Tim Burton......

Cindy
14 Jan 2003 22:36:47

I think Sean connery would be nice in Bergman. He's one of my favorite actors.
And for Helena, I vote for Sygourney Weaver.
For me it's OK for Gabriel Byrne.

Eagle One
15 Jan 2003 05:39:38

I think Jean Reno (spelling) would be a nice choice for commander.

Daniel Day Lewis is incrediable in Gangs of New York.

Flamegrape
15 Jan 2003 16:09:33

Actually, I take it back. i vote for Eddie Deezen as Commander Koenig.

http://www.eddiedeezen.com

Validus
15 Jan 2003 19:56:56

Flamegrape-

You are more evil then Britney Spear's fans.....and you must be destroyed.

DX-SFX
15 Jan 2003 21:58:25

I think Charlton Heston when he was younger would have made a good Moonbase Commander and perhaps Rene Russo as Helena.

Flamegrape
15 Jan 2003 23:37:34

Fran Drescher as Maya.

Validus
16 Jan 2003 07:25:59

"The Nanny" as Miya? Shit, if you're gonna go that way you might as well have Vin Diesal play the Commander with Danny DeVito as Victor and Courtney Love as Dr. Russell.
Bruce Campbell as Tony
Martin Lawrence as Dr. Mathias.
John Cleese as Magus.
Horatio Santz as Taybor.

. . . .and the whole doomed mess could be directed by Tim Burton.

(at that moment, Dan got up from the computer. . .tossed a copy of
12 Monkeys into the DVD player. . .and sipped lovingly on a glass of cheap red wine)

Flamegrape
16 Jan 2003 16:50:02

Jan de Bont directs Space:1999 II, The Destruction of Jared-Syn

Eddie Deezen as Commander John Koenig
Courtney Love as Dr. Helena Russell
John Cleese as Professor Victor Bergman
Fran Drescher as Maya
Roberto Benigni as Tony Verdeschi
Yahoo Serious as Alan Carter
Bjork as Sandra Benes
Chris Rock as David Kano
Carrot Top as Paul Morrow

Validus
16 Jan 2003 20:38:42

I just want to hurt you, Flamegrape....but I can never hurt you the way you've hurt me...."

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