Picspam: Disney Ladies Casting

[lirazel]

So a couple of weeks ago, Sadie and I were having a typically silly conversation about who has an excellent enough face to play Rapunzel in a live-action version of Tangled. And, being Sadie (aka: ridiculously ridiculous and evil), she challenged me to cast ALL the Disney ladies. "I don't even care about Disney that much!" I shouted. But the casting director in me got the better of me, and now here I am with the most random picspam ever.

This was fun but also challenging (especially finding someone who was actually Roma for Esmeralda, since I had dedicated myself to getting ethnicities right as well. Oh, also getting the right ages was hard at times as well, but this is fantasy anyways, so it's not like it matters). So...here we go.
















































And, as a special bonus, a not-Disney casting for my favorite animated lady:





*Before I get any slamming of Emmy Rossum, I need to say this: she absolutely can act. Just watch her in Shameless if you don't agree. Girl is awesome.

Comments

[magisterequitum.livejournal.com]

OMG GET OUT OF HERE WITH THIS. GET OUT, YOU HEAR ME?

WHY IS THIS NOT REAL?

AND YOU INCLUDED ANASTASIA WHICH I LOVE AND ADORE. SO MUCH.

OLIVIA WILDE, EMMA STONE, KRISTEN BELL, EMMY ROSSUM.

UGH THIS IS SO AMAZING.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA ALL CAPS I LOVE THAT YOU ENJOYED IT!

I WILL GET OUT AND NEVER RETURN!

♥

[mollivanders.livejournal.com]

So, you're submitting this to Disney, right? ;)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I wish! Everyone should listen to me! :D

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

adlkjadflj this is fantastic and a super neat idea. I especially like your Saoirse Ronan, Kristen Bell, and Georgie Henley choices. Emma Watson as Cinderella isn't something I would ever have thought of, but I like it, and Dianna Agron as Aurora is perfect! Aren't you also a fan of The Swan Princess? :D

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad that you liked it! Some of these were super easy--Kristen Bell was the only person I could consider for Tinker Bell--but I had to play around with, say, Wendy for a while.

I did love The Swan Princess when I was younger! I haven't seen it in years, though--I should come up with someone to play Odette!

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Wow. You did a shockingly good job of finding actresses who actually look like the animated version (to the point where some of them almost look like they were based off the person you chose).

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Some of them were hard. Others took no effort at all. But it was fun, and I'm glad that you think they work! :D

[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

So, this is fucking great.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[finkpishnets.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this is epic casting. Completely perfect! I'm applauding you from over here. ♥

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was such fun to do! Glad you like it!

LOVE!

[dorians-kitten.livejournal.com]

This is awesome. I think I am now obsessed with the idea of Kristen Bell playing Tinkerbell. I was smiling and nodding until I got there and then I just gasped. How has that not happened yet?

Re: LOVE!

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I think I am now obsessed with the idea of Kristen Bell playing Tinkerbell.

I KNOOOOOOOOW. She was born for that part!

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

YES YES YES YES YES TO ALL OF THIS.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

HEE! I'd forgotten about your Megara love!

[pocochina.livejournal.com]

yaaaay! this is great.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thanks!

[redsilverchains.livejournal.com]

THIS DISNEY KID APPROVES MIGHTILY OF THIS POST.

I would never have thought of Georgie Henley and Saoirse Ronan, but yesssss. And I have a huge girlcrush on Olivia Wilde so a special YES to her as Megara. (And to me Armie Hammer is Hercules, so the thought of them together = unf.)

Emmy Rossum as Belle! Belle is one of my favorites, and I just discovered Emmy’s acting skills, so I approve!

Freya’s FACE omg, of course she is Rapunzel (once you mentioned faces, I KNEW it was her!).

Look at them all! *goes back up to scroll again…and again…*

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh, good! I was hoping my Disney Kid friends would approve! YAY!

once you mentioned faces, I KNEW it was her

She's where the whole thing started!

So glad you like it!

[silverusagi]

Kristen Bell as Tinkerbell! I NEED THIS.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!

[ahigheroctave.livejournal.com]

I'm going to slam Emmy Rossum anyways. It has nothing to do with her ability to act or not so, but the fact that Belle is my absolute favoite and Emmy has just always bothered me.

That being said, I love most of your other choices. Amber as Tiana! Dianna as Aurora! Emma as Cinderella! And Karen being the Little Mermaid might be the only thing to get me to rethink my hatred of that movie ever.

That being said, I'd love to see you cast the Disney princesses as well. If only because I like pretty people.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Shameless has made me adore Emmy, but I am inexplicably annoyed as heck by Anne Hathaway, who everybody else loves: we all have people who just bug us.

Karen is so lovable she can make anyone love anything!

I assume you mean princes? They would be much, much harder! I originally wanted to but then I was like THIS IS TOO HARD. I might have to revist at some point, though....

[gwtwscarlett.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about Emma Watson (she's way too fierce but maybe she could pull it off), but Tiana, Pocahontas, Tinkerbell and especially Aurora are perfect!

Great job, galpal <3

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Man, practically everybody I actually like it too fierce for Cinderella. *sigh* Cinderella's pretty much the opposite of fierce, actually.

It's honestly scary to me how much Dianna Agron looks like Aurora.

Thanks! <3

[romanaone-fan.livejournal.com]

This post is made of hotness and win.

Karen Gillan as Ariel? Love, love, love. :)

And Dianna Agron. :D

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I know! So many hot ladies!

:D

[streussal.livejournal.com]

Kristen Bell as Tinkerbell! She brings both the adorable and the slightly psychotic!

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY! Can you imagine how much fun she'd have with that role?

[deird1]

I like it. :)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I'm glad! :D

[zombie_boogie.livejournal.com]

Eeee I love fan castings! I adore that you included Anastasia because she's totes an honourary Disney princess.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

And she's my very favorite of all! I couldn't resist!

[shamoogity.livejournal.com]

Megara and Rapunzel are INSPIRED. I love you. Never stop doing these casting things.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Some of them were so very, very easy, and those two were on the list.

I love you, too! And I'm beginning to suspect that I couldn't stop if I tried.

Also! I just remembered that you wanted some Life with Derek recs, right? I don't have time here at work to type them all up for you, but I've got quite a few saved on my favorites over at the Pit. There's stuff worth checking out! Enjoy!

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Kbell IS Tinkerbelle. It's in her friggen' name. And even though I'm generally not fond of her, but Keira Knightly has Jane's exact nose. And Olivia Wilde is Megara. And Emma Stone has those classic Don Bluth eyes of Anastasia. Have you thought of posting on tumblr?

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I know! I bet if you asked her, she'd definitely confirm that she is indeed Tinker Bell.

I like Keira a lot when she's cast right (Atonement, Never Let Me Go), but when she's not she bugs me too. However, THEY LOOK JUST ALIKE. HOW COULD I NOT.

I have posted on tumblr! Yay!

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD DIANNA AGRON AND EMMY ROSSUM IN THOSE PARTS YESSSSSSSS.

Flawless post, girl.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

THEY LOOKS JUST ALIIIIIIKE!

Thank you! *curtsies*

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, Emma Stone as Anya would be KILLER.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't she just, though? I would love to see this, actually.

I was going to do the guys, too, but I seriously had the hardest time coming up with a Dmitri. So. HARD. Among other things.

[pennydrdful.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed this so much! Thanks for posting! While you made some excellent choices, I think I like your pick for Ariel the best.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

You're welcome--so glad you like it!

Karen is just wonderful. I was thrilled to put her in as Ariel.

[snickfic]

These are impressive! I'm impressed. The Tangled actress in particular (which movie I just saw this weekend!) is dead-on. I didn't think anyone in real life could possibly look like Rapunzel (I'm well and tired of the huge huge Disney eyes), but you nailed it!

Also especially liked the Jasmine, Tinkerbell, and Aurora casting, and the Jane and Megara ones looked nice, too, although I can't say for certain because I haven't seen either of those. (I mean to watch Tarzan one of these days, though. I'm told the soundtrack is excellent.)

[ozmissage.livejournal.com]

AMAZING.

(I'm never going to be able to look at Kristen Bell without thinking she would make a perfect Tinkerbell now.)

[ladyofthelog.livejournal.com]

THESE ARE AMAZING OMG

especially
ANASTASIA <3 <3 <3