Casting

Casting

The main character (Arthur) is an young adult. When we first see him we want him to look exhausted  and lifeless. Arthur is not your average bloke, he is an intellectual. However he has a mild case of autism. Arthur does a lot of thinking; this has lead to his depression. He had a good english up bringing therefore he is well spoken. Availability and Reliability is of great importance for the film to work when casting a role. We originally has Russell Crow in mind for the part. However an independent actor  called Jack Pilditch suit the character and is with in our budget. We also agreed that if we were to use this unknown actor; the film would come across as more of a believable story.  

The Villain (The salamander) is a middle aged male. He is an assassin for the corrupt and the murderer of Arthurs family.  He works for the prime minister in secret. He does not speak or communicate with anyone. He takes orders and kills his targets; he is roofless. He kills anyone that interferes with his plans. We did have Tom Hardy in mind for the part however he was unable to fly over from america. Charlie Tossell is our substitute; a independent  British actor. He is a good match for the role and has a very similar acting style to Tom Hardy. 

The side man (Bill) is a young adult. When we see him, we want it to be visually clear that he  has some sort of mental problem, which can be controlled. Bill is completely mad, but almost so mad that he's clever, as we learn it was his madness that got him and Arthur out of the Mental Asylum. We do not know anything about Bills background. All we know this that he need Arthurs help. Bill never talks about him self, only about Arthur; he is obsessed. We have cast a british actor called Harley Francis to portray bill. Harley has done a lot of work with Illumiharli in the past, this is why we have cast him as he is reliable and a brilliant actor.