Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-80475.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Three More Cast for the Disney / P.L. Travers Chronicle 'Saving Mr. Banks'</b></a> <p>Variety reports three more actors have joined the cast of "Saving Mr. Banks", an upcoming Disney film that focuses on the 14-year battle for Walt Disney to get the rights to P.L. Travers' book Mary Poppins. The new actors include Paul Giamatti, Ruth Wilson and Jason Schwartzman who will play Robert Sherman. Tom Hanks is set to play Walt Disney and Emma Thompson will play P.L. Travers.</p>
Originally Posted By magic0214 Looked up the Jason guy...and he looks like a Sherman brother...Great casting on their part!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The oddest casting is Tom Hanks as Walt Disney -- I just don't see it. Paul Giamatti is one of my favorites.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 The oddest casting is Tom Hanks as Walt Disney -- I just don't see it.<< Who would you suggest would be better? There aren't many out there who would be able to pull off Walt IMO.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I'd be willing to play Julie Andrews--in case anybody's interested. ORGOCH: Don't look like nobody IS interested, sister. Better keep yer dang dreams ta yer silly self...
Originally Posted By lesmisfan after thinking about it swartchman can pull of sherman. but im iffy on hanks playing disney. I know he is a talented guy but I just do not see him as walt disney. I was thinking the french guy from the artist would be perfect if he could pull of an american accent.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Who would you suggest would be better? There aren't many out there who would be able to pull off Walt IMO.> I'm a big fan of Tom Hanks. But for this movie, I would have cast someone not so well known. Who specifically? Let me get my catalog of 15,487 out of work actors, and I'll get back to you.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I don't mind Tom Hanks as Walt. With makeup, a mustache, a hairpiece, I can picture him having a fair resemblance to Walt. But as for casting Peter Scolari as P.L. Travers, well, that's going a bit too far.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Jason Schwarzman...one actor that I just cannot stand. I really hope he doesn't disappoint. As for someone to play Walt, what about David Arquette? I think he kind of looks like him in a way.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb It should be Anne Hathaway, she was brilliant as Poppins in her SNL skit.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS I think she has a horse face. Another one I don't care for, but not just because of her face LOL. Somehow, to me, she just oozes with arrogance.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/mary-poppins/727503/" target="_blank">http://www.nbc.com/saturday-ni.../727503/</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA That's interesting, 999HAUNTS. I didn't care for her or James Franco when they hosted the Oscars a few years ago -- for that very reason. They seemed smug and comfortable and sort of over it. Kind of like Neil Patrick Harris. He irritates Mrs. Jim in Merced CA for that very reason. It's kind of the way I feel about Kristin Stewart. She always seems like she's just too cool for the room -- no matter where she is!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I agree about Kristen Stewart, although she was actually kind of good in the otherwise kind of terrible Runaways biopic. I rarely watch the Oscars so I missed the Hathaway/Franco snore fest. But I love, love, love NPH! I didn't used to and then I saw Dr Horrible's Sing Along BLOG and became a fan for life.
Originally Posted By MoondoggieCA I agree. That whole smug and "over it" attitude among actors makes them come off as being even more fake than they already are. It is already one of the most contrived professions out there, and when they try to come off like they're above it all, it just doesn't work, IMO. Now, as much as I like Tom Hanks as an actor, I just don't see it either. Just because he's a great actor doesn't mean he fits every role. I like the idea of that guy from The Artist, or maybe some unknown.
