Will Farrell should look to the character of "Roy Biggins" from the TV series "Wings" for a model for Ignatius. David Schramm would have been ideal for the role of Ignatius. He is pompus and arrogant enough to pull it off.
sharei totally agree. however i don't think he is young enough for the role. i have my doubts about Will Farrell, but i hope i am proven wrong.
shareI really think that Will Farrell is not a good choice for Ignatius. His delivery is usually the same in all of his roles, and he will need to completely revamp his style for this character. Mos Def, on the other hand, may be an excellent choice for Jones. There is something about his acting that intrigues me. I would like to see John Goodman as Ignatius, but that is just my opinion. This would help the film, but may hurt box office sales.
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nah, will farrell is too silly, and too skinny.
ignatius i think would have been better played by a young john candy.
i like john goodman, but at this point he is too old. goodman kind of played a translateable role in o brother where art thou. but for ignatius he is too old. maybe when he was the age he was when in raising arizona.
it makes sense to cast someone who is not well known.
Vincent D`Onofrio is Ignatious. There`s no better actor that can play this role.
shareWhile I'd much rather see an unknown do the role, I'd almost like to see the software activist (and founder of the GNU project) Richard Stallman take on the role. Too bad he's 55. I think he certainly looks the part (despite his beard) - and has the visionary temperament. I doubt he'd appreciate being suggested though!
I'd like to think the late rock critic Lester Bangs might have been able to pull it off, but I'm probably fooling myself, though he certainly could write a funny diatribe.
Perhaps neither, but at least both are/were very passionate about their interests.
Will Ferrell? Are you kidding?
Vincent D'Onofrio? Perhaps.
Dare I suggest Kevin Smith? Though I'd certainly give David Schramm a chance (if he were around 30).
One 2002 article suggested that Phillip Seymour Hoffman was a front runner. (Well, he did portray Lester Bangs in 'Almost Famous'.) Another person was Brendan Gleeson, though he's a little old.
If this film ever gets made I'd just be afraid that whoever takes on Ignatius would give a 'one-note' (instead of a nuanced) portrayal (well, I guess Kevin Smith is out), much less getting a worthy supporting cast.
I almost don't want to see it completed, given these problems, unless somehow everything came together like it did for 'Animal House'.