Casting

This, like its source material, should be a pure British story and British film and so I would like most of the cast to be British (but with one or two exceptions.)

Aaron Taylor-Johnson -Frank Cotton/Rory Cotton

I love Aaron Taylor Johnson as Kick-Ass and indeed, for those of you who are are so used to seeing Johnson play American teen Dave Liesiwuski (I hope I splet that name right!), it'll be a surpise to hear him put on a British accent, in fac Johnson is actually a brit. Surprise surpris surprise! I believe in casting against type and that Aaron could play both the mild mannered Rory and his psychopathic violent sadomaschoistic brother Frank.

Plus that working out he did for Kick-Ass 2 should pay off for whatever protrayal he could bring to Frank.


Rebecca Hall - Julia Cotton

 

I saw Rebacca Hall in Christopher Nolan's The Prestige and she gives a solid performance there, she's rpoven to be a versatile actree from Woody Allen's Vicky Christina Barcelona (a romantic comedy) to Shane Black's Iron Man 3 (comic book action film) and Oliver Parker's Dorian gray (a dark adult drama.) Parker is actually a friend of Clive Barker.

 

I cna see Ms. Hall delivering real emotion a lot of soul but with a dark nasty edge as Julia.

 

 

 

 

My favorite casting. Zooey Deschanel to portray Kirsty. Whenever I read anything about Kirsty's character in the novella, not the Kirsty in Hellraiser, I often think of Zooey. Also I believe that Zooey has proven to be quite versatile and could bring a delicate beauty and innocence to the character as well as some edge.

 

 

 

Jennifer Lawrence - Female Cenobite

 

Jennifer Lawrence is so hot and her performance in X-Man: First Class could prove that she could go into darker places as the female pinhead cenobite, who appeared in the novella. Depending on whether or not I might do a sequel to continue myvision of Hellbound Heart, I might like to expand upon this character and have Lawrence reprise it.

 

John DiMaggio - The Engineer

 

I love DiMaggio's Joker in Under the Red Hood. My fvaorite line is when Joker is hit by jason and he says "Party Pooper. No Cake For You." with a straight face. DiMaggio proves his versatility as a voice actor with Deimos in the 2009 animated Wonder Woman film. I think he should voice or play The Engineer who gives Kirsty the puzzle box in the novella.