The Ultimate Movie Fantasy Draft

[TGM]

For my 8th draft pick, I choose:

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Mandy Moore

[MadMan]

My Complete Draft:

Wes Anderson-Director
George Clooney-Lead Actor
Mary Elizabeth Winstead-Lead Actress
Owen Wilson-Screenwriter
Mark Mothersbaugh-Composer
Robert D. Yeoman-Cinematographer
Jason Schwartzman-Supporting Actor
Anjelica Huston-Supporting Actress

[Ezee E]

I like me some Michelle Monaghan.

[Ezee E]

My cinematographer put this image on film:

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Tonino Delli Colli

[Ezee E]

DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock
WRITTEN: Sergio Leone
STARRING: Clint Eastwood, Zoe Saldana, Cillian Murphy, and Elizabeth Olsen
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tonino Delli Colli
COMPOSER: Ennio Morricone

[Spinal]

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Benoît Debie

I'm not posting my full team at this point, as I expect to make one change after everyone else has drafted.

[Lucky]

I like me some Michelle Monaghan.

She peaked at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and hasn't shown that level of charisma since. Disappointing, she was fantastic in that and I had high hopes. It seems like she's more interested in trying to hit the A-list. I wish she'd take a step back and take supporting roles in more interesting movies.

[Ezee E]

She peaked at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and hasn't shown that level of charisma since. Disappointing, she was fantastic in that and I had high hopes. It seems like she's more interested in trying to hit the A-list. I wish she'd take a step back and take supporting roles in more interesting movies.
Certainly her looks haven't been put to advantage on screen since KKBB. Trucker showed me that she has some legit talent. Otherwise, I think she's been kind of wasted in Eagle Eye and Source Code (which I liked).

She needs a good director. It appears that she isn't in anything for 2012.

[Watashi]

My final actor is:

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David Strathairn

[Watashi]

My soon-to-be-released masterpiece

Directed by: The Wachowskis
Written By: Brad Bird
Starring: Gary Oldman, Rebecca Hall, David Strathairn, and Alison Brie
Cinematography by: Emmanuel Lubezki
Music by: Explosions in the Sky

[dreamdead]

My final pick is cinematographer

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Agnès Godard (Beau Travail, L'Intrus, Friday Night).


Full List:
Director: Terrence Malick
Screenwriter: the Dardenne brothers
Actors: Juliette Binoche, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michelle Williams, Paul Schneider
Composer: Philip Glass
Cinematographer: Agnès Godard

[Ezee E]

So when this draft is finished, I'll do a 2-day add/drop waiver time.

First come first serve. You can only add and drop for the same position. So no subtracting actresses for actors, vice-versa.

Then we'll open a new thread (or perhaps a parttime forum (like the BOTH Characters) and each owner will post their movie in whatever form or word amount they desire. Graphic design, trailer inclusion, script, poem, body art... Have fun with it. Then a random drawing will occur and those movies will be pitted against each other in a deathmatch of fake art.

[Spinal]

Then a random drawing will occur and those movies will be pitted against each other in a deathmatch of fake art.

It's like our very own Hunger Games!

[MadMan]

So when this draft is finished, I'll do a 2-day add/drop waiver time.

First come first serve. You can only add and drop for the same position. So no subtracting actresses for actors, vice-versa.

Then we'll open a new thread (or perhaps a parttime forum (like the BOTH Characters) and each owner will post their movie in whatever form or word amount they desire. Graphic design, trailer inclusion, script, poem, body art... Have fun with it. Then a random drawing will occur and those movies will be pitted against each other in a deathmatch of fake art.I lack the ability to do anything except for the script. Wahoo :pritch:

So you have to drop an actor/actress to get another actor/actress, right? Because I'm fine with my current cast as it is, really.

[Gizmo]

Mine will have to be just a short pitch writeup as I am not very verbose. Maybe I'll play around with a visual aid as well.

[Gizmo]

it appears D_Davis has both actors, so I should be safe taking my last pick:

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Emile Hirsch

[Ezee E]

D_davis - 10 AM
Gizmo - Emile Hirsch... unless D_davis really wants :lol:
Ivan Drago - 2 PM
Li Lili - 5 PM
Kiusagi - 8 PM
Fezzik - 11 PM

THEN Add/Drop as you want...

[Spinal]

I want Emile Hirsch as my cinematographer. I just have a hunch about him.

[Ivan Drago]

I've got a treatment, outline, character bios AND the script which I can upload. But I'll probably just only upload the outline/treatment since the script needs major retooling.

[Dukefrukem]

it appears D_Davis has both actors, so I should be safe taking my last pick:

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Emile Hirsch

I was going back and forth between him and Renner. He fits my role very well.

[Dukefrukem]

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[Lucky]

:confused: @ 14E

[Dukefrukem]

:confused: @ 14E

Haha. Good eye Lucky. That was a placeholder for 15E. Was deciding between the two.

[Dukefrukem]

Another rule for the synopsis. You’re not allowed to mention any other actors/actresses in which you may have roles for, who were not included in the draft to draw more attention to your synopsis.

[Fezzik]

Ok, guys, in all seriousness, I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I got in over my head.

I saw this as a fun little diversion, but with the way everyone is talking, it looks like I'm going to have to come up with more than a one/two paragraph synopsis for my idea.

I don't have the wherewithal to make visual aids, write up treatments, etc.

To be frank, I'm a bit intimidated...if I'd known this was the ideal, I probably wouldn't have joined in the beginning, but I'd feel like a heel dropping out now.

So what exactly are we looking for in this write up? I'm at a loss, especially seeing what others are already planning.

[Dukefrukem]

Don’t worry about it Fez. I think we’re using this first draft to feel things out. Yes I’m a little excited about it so I may come off a bit serious and yes I may have put an excel spreadsheet together to cast my movie and yes I may have written 838 words for my synopsis which ended up being an outline of the entire movie rather than a synopsis, but this is still just a fun game.

I think I am just trying to define the draft game so we can streamline it in later drafts.

[Ezee E]

No worries Fezzik. Some are more passionate then others about their plan. Mine will be no more then a few paragraphs

[D_Davis]

My supporting actress will be....

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Patricia Arquette, as the voice of A.I. Construct 2023

[MadMan]

Mine is just going to be one paragraph. Anyways per some fantasy sports (such as baseball or basketball) I'm mostly here for the draft. From my experience, the draft is always the best part of any fantasy sport.

[D_Davis]

The Reds Die Young

Directed by Tsui Hark
Written by Mamoru Oshii
With cinematography by Morten Soborg, and
Music by Kenjii Kawaii

Starring
Clint Howard as Charlie Rouge, and
Cheng Pei Pei as Professor Hsu

Co-Starring
Jake Busey as John Blushman, and
Patricia Arquette as the voice of A.I. Construct 2023

[Gizmo]

Mine is just going to be one paragraph. Anyways per some fantasy sports (such as baseball or basketball) I'm mostly here for the draft. From my experience, the draft is always the best part of any fantasy sport.

Same I'm not a writer, so mine will just be a brief idea pitch.

[Ivan Drago]

With his final pick in the 2012 Match-Cut Ultimate Fantasy Draft. . .Ivan Drago selects, at supporting actress:

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Ellen Burnstyn

[Ivan Drago]

I understand that we can't mention other actors/actresses that were already drafted or weren't drafted at all, but can we bring up characters who are important to the story despite having brief screen time?

[Li Lili]

I, too, don't think I'll work a lot on this draft. I don't have much time and I'm moving... Will soon have no internet connection (only can check at work, and at work, we are overworking!!!).
Also, I don't think I'll write like a synopsis or a script or whatever as anyway Wong Kar Wai never really writes a lot far in advance or he changes his films as they go along :P perhaps I can say it'll be improvised :lol:
More seriously, I'll just write up something but surely not as detailed as some of you! Plus my English isn't that great, and takes me some time and concentration to write something very neat.

[Li Lili]

I think it's my turn...

For my last pick, I choose Haruki Murakami as a screenwriter, even if I doubt the film would follow his writings! But it's more for the "mood".

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[Fezzik]

Since Kiusagi has already picked both his actresses, am I allowed to go (since I need only Supporting Actress?)

[Ezee E]

Since Kiusagi has already picked both his actresses, am I allowed to go (since I need only Supporting Actress?)
Thats fine.

[Kiusagi]

Since Kiusagi has already picked both his actresses, am I allowed to go (since I need only Supporting Actress?)

NO. YOU WILL WAIT. ;)

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My last pick is Clint Mansell


DIRECTOR - David Fincher
ACTORS - Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Barry Pepper, Jennifer Connelly
WRITER - Michael Mann
CINEMATOGRAPHER - Dariusz Wolski
COMPOSER - Clint Mansell

[Fezzik]

With the last pick in the Ultimate Movie Fantasy Draft, I select...


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Elle Fanning as my Supporting Actress

[Spinal]

Drop: David Lynch
Add: Tony Kushner

I know, I know. I'm dropping my #1 pick. But as I was drafting my film, I started to get an idea for what the film will be and Lynch's very specific aesthetic just doesn't fit.

Sooooo ....

Final production team:

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer: Tony Kushner
Actor: Werner Herzog
Actress: Liv Ullmann
Supporting Actor: Udo Kier
Supporting Actress: Asia Argento
Cinematographer: Benoît Debie
Composer: Jonny Greenwood

[Dukefrukem]

I understand that we can't mention other actors/actresses that were already drafted or weren't drafted at all, but can we bring up characters who are important to the story despite having brief screen time?

Yes. Just mark them as "uncredited" if unnecessary.

[MadMan]

So I could have Bill Murray as uncredited even though I didn't draft him? After all, the guy has been in almost all of Wes Anderson's movies. Oh and if we could have drafted one more actress I would have gone with Francis McDormand to play George Clooney's wife.

Plus I just came up with a decent title for my movie, and for some of the soundtrack choices too.

[Ezee E]

Not sure what to do about this undrafted stuff. What do you guys think?

[Gizmo]

I say we go with our leads as the only named actors, and just throw out supporting characters as characters to be filled in by the casting director.

[Ezee E]

I say we go with our leads as the only named actors, and just throw out supporting characters as characters to be filled in by the casting director.
I like that.

[Spinal]

I say we go with our leads as the only named actors, and just throw out supporting characters as characters to be filled in by the casting director.

Thumbs up.

[Skitch]

Drop: David Lynch
Add: Tony Kushner

I know, I know. I'm dropping my #1 pick. But as I was drafting my film, I started to get an idea for what the film will be and Lynch's very specific aesthetic just doesn't fit.

I think having the right people on a project is the most important part of this game. Forcing a project on Lynch that isn't a Lynch project would be very bad. As much as I'd like to see Scorcese make a comic book movie, that just isn't the best use of his talents. :)

[Gizmo]

so when does the next phase start?

[Ezee E]

Any more add/drops? Otherwise, I'll open the thread on Monday. MAYBE EVEN TOMORROW

[Li Lili]

Ok, no drops/adds but just to be sure

Actress : Monica Bellucci
Supporting Actress : Gene Tierney

Actor : Masatoshi Nagase
Supporting Actor : Joaquin Phoenix

however it doesn't make a lot of difference...

[Ezee E]

Note... I'm dropping Tonino Delli Colli and adding Vittorio Storaro.