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Updated cast list for the big screen movie... Mos Def as Ford Prefect??? Come on they could have done better.
Updated cast list for the big screen movie... Mos Def as Ford Prefect??? Come on they could have done better.
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Originally Posted by axemansean
http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/
Updated cast list for the big screen movie... Mos Def as Ford Prefect??? Come on they could have done better.
Updated cast list for the big screen movie... Mos Def as Ford Prefect??? Come on they could have done better.
I'm more concerned about Warwick Davis being casted as Marvin...
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i am a huge fan of this book series (trilogy of five) those arent the actors i would choose.. damn, they dont even look like i imagined them .. i imagined trillian to be black :-s
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Originally Posted by axemansean
I agree... but Trillian being black? Hmm how did you get that, gotta remember this was rural England back in the 70s so most characters are based on the blue collar town folks from that era.
why is ford perfect black?!! that doesnt make sense at all!
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Originally Posted by å
she's supposed to be in your face woman that can really hit it off .. and i felt that her and zaphod got along well because she was black (they are both different) ..
why is ford perfect black?!! that doesnt make sense at all!
why is ford perfect black?!! that doesnt make sense at all!
I pictured Trillian as a Asian girl based on the name itself.
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Originally Posted by axemansean
I absolutely agree with the Ford thing, why the heck is he black???
I pictured Trillian as a Asian girl based on the name itself.
I pictured Trillian as a Asian girl based on the name itself.
but yeah, ford perfect is supposed to fit in, being black makes him stand out.
maybe they thought that Mos Def can pull off the "suave-ness" of ford?
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Originally Posted by å
mcmillian is her last name thats english
but yeah, ford perfect is supposed to fit in, being black makes him stand out.
maybe they thought that Mos Def can pull off the "suave-ness" of ford?
but yeah, ford perfect is supposed to fit in, being black makes him stand out.
maybe they thought that Mos Def can pull off the "suave-ness" of ford?
h: Makes sense to me because Irish hate the Brits and Zaphod is the epitome of a pompous Brit.
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Originally Posted by å
mcmillian is her last name thats english
but yeah, ford perfect is supposed to fit in, being black makes him stand out.
maybe they thought that Mos Def can pull off the "suave-ness" of ford?
but yeah, ford perfect is supposed to fit in, being black makes him stand out.
maybe they thought that Mos Def can pull off the "suave-ness" of ford?
Ford Prefect tried to fit in, but there was always something odd about him... I think Mos Def could pull off that look.