Ok. A hypothetical scenario if you'll indulge me. You are a casting director on the movie. You are familiar with the material and you are asked to present some actors to the crew- *besides JK Simmons who everybody thinks should play Joey I guess?* who do you suggest and for what role?
I don't know any actors other than The Guy With The Cool Lips Who Played Scarecrow That One Time, so setting me up as casting director would be a questionable decision! I feel like the very tiny amount we know about this movie also makes this difficult; like, am I casting Sammy in 1932, Sammy in 1946, Ink Sammy, all three?
So, rather than picking specific famous people, some broader thoughts on what elements to prioritise?? as hypothetical casting director. For sake of this exercise we're going to take this all very seriously and pretend that the writing for this movie is already great lmao.
Joey: Ironically for the first BatIM character to get a canon human appearance, I think Joey's acting chops are more important than his looks; as long as makeup can do a decent moustache and the voice is good, the energy is what will really sell him. Joey Drew is both VERY important to get right and also the most complex character in the Bendy Franchise, but he's also really really easy to turn into a stereotype, and I feel like this implication of "obviously he should be played by the guy who played J Jonah Jameson" kinda speaks to how easy it is to see just one side of him. Joey is simultaneously ruthless but also disarmingly charming, likeable but also punchable, confident but also pathetically insecure, genuine but also manipulative -- it seems like a tricky energy to nail. If he doesn't have a sharpness to him, that Curiosity Where Empathy Should Be element, you've erased a really important part of the man behind so many nightmares; if he's a cartoon evil capitalist, then everyone who believes in his dreams looks stupid for falling for something so obvious. Whoever plays him has to be able to get in his head AND ALSO convey that nuance. But if you have the luxury of nitpicking appearance after that, I think it's worth noting that Joey doesn't look the way he's trying to look. I keep saying I'm obsessed with his overbite in BatDR, but like:
See? Henry's the one with that aggressive strong jaw facial structure. Compared to him, even this less-aged Joey has facial structure more like mine, with a weaker chin that gives the impression of an overbite and a shorter face (which, to be clear, are attractive traits, but they are definitely not the Stereotypical Energy for this character archetype) -- he just knows how to carry himself to give off that j jonah jameson energy. I think attention to that kind of detail would also help him be his own fascinating character instead of just shoving him into an existing archetype.
Henry: If it's Ink Henry, his vibes are the most important. This character is famously non-emotive, often to an inappropriate extent, and frankly I think whoever plays him should keep that as part of his character. Henry strikes me as someone who wants to be kind but he's so, so tired, and just looking at this guy needs to sell that because Henry's actual behaviour and dialogue won't.
If it's Actually Worked In The Studio Henry, then I think his voice and appearance need to be SPOT. ON. so that they can play him a little differently and it still works rather than just not feeling like Henry. If he sounds like a perfect Henry but he has more energy, he's still quiet but he's more confident, he's not the follower Joey tried to sell him as... that would be such a neat thing to leave as an implied reveal for fans -- that the Henry we know is either a dishonest representation, or changed by his experiences, and is actually a bit different from the man Joey worked with.
Susie: they won't do this because they're cowards, but I personally think Susie would be such a good candidate for protagonist of a Bendy movie..... anyway if human Susie is in it, she doesn't have a canon appearance so you have a lot of freedom here. Most important thing is that She Has The Range; she needs to be able to be both believably naive and starry-eyed in a likeable way rather than coming across as desperate or annoying, and she ALSO needs to have a ruthless energy in her so that her later Womens Wrongs don't come out of nowhere. If Twisted Alice AND Susie both make appearances, I'm torn on whether they should be played by the same person... it could be cool if they were, since then you could see a lot of Susie in Alice even when she's behaving VERY DIFFERENTLY, which I think would humanise Alice in a good way (and also humanise Susie as more than just a Sweet Naive Girl Who Was Tricked)
Either way Twisted Alice NEEDS TO BE HOT. IM NOT JOKING I THINK THIS IS THE PRIORITY. Yes yes half her face is melting, but her vibes are UNIRONICALLY "hot and evil and wants to vivisect someone." Like, it would also be nice to get someone who can play her with dimension, with an implication that she has reason to be a cartoon evil sexy person who flies into a shrieking rage beyond just women be crazy (which is kind of what she is in the games), but also, she IS a cartoon evil sexy person and you CAN'T lose that; she needs to be able to pull off EVIL AND HOT with half her face gone without it feeling like a parody. Lesbians in the audience need to fan themselves. ITS VERY IMPORTANT.
I don't have a ton of thoughts about Allison. We have a pretty specific physical description of her human self. She needs to have enough ethereal poise to justify the lovesick way she is described in every novel lmao. Allison Angel, though, is where I would put a priority of Needs A Character Actor i think; she's a fairly major character but it's so hard to get a good handle on what she actually like..... wants or feels beyond Helping The Protagonist and Being A Good Person, but if she could really sell the bits and pieces so well you believe it, so that she really seems like she's been harshened by the brutal world she lives in but genuinely values a hope she won't let go of, it could make the character really good.
Sammy.............. Well, it's hard to not be biased. But human Sammy has no canon appearance, so I think you can't go wrong there as long as you pick someone who could conceivably be described as "pointy", and I PERSONALLY think based on the little crumbs of description we've gotten that a human Sammy should be fairly distinctive and intense, attractive in a Strange way - but I think the really really important thing for Sammy (ink or human) is his vocal performance. This is a character who took off in popularity in large part because of a couple of really compellingly delivered monologues; Sammy's voice NEEDS to be right, especially when he's speaking quietly. I think physicality in the sense of How He Moves is ALSO really important for him; Sammy's wiggle-fingers in game and constantly odd descriptions in the novels and complete lack of personal space in both all imply that he moves Strangely, and I do think he should have an unsettling Renfield energy, but it's also so easy for Character Who Is Losing His Mind to get portrayed so over-the-top that it becomes goofy or unbelievable or weird for the sake of being "creepy". Sammy's energy shouldn't be Insane Batman Villain, it should be Doomed Guy In A Lovecraft Story -- it's just that nobody but him is in a lovecraft story.
there are other characters but I think these are all the ones i have thoughts on
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ngl, it IS really funny to me to see people in posts about Finn's panel being happy about "having Mike's cluelessness confirmed", because... what exactly would Finn have needed to say for you to think he wasn't clueless? because saying Mike is clueless is literally the only way for Finn to dodge Mike's feelings/sexuality right now
"yes Mike knew what Will was talking about/that Will was hurt/ that Will was crying, he just didn't do anything about it because... uhm..." he doesn't really have a way to explain the van scene without prompting more questions from the audience
i'm personally not very hard set on any interpretation of the van scene. i think it's possible to write the story from here on out with Mike being confused and not sure what to do with it, thinking Will was a bit more involved with everything than he let on, hoping that Will was actually talking about himself etc. a lot is possible from a writing perspective since they didn't give us Mike's pov at all
but the idea that actors would "confirm" an interpretation in a panel is insane to me. they told everyone and their mother than Will was straight for 6 full years. if anyone asked Noah if Will was gay/into Mike post s3 he straight up lied, because it was in his contract. Will being gay and in love with Mike was only supposed to fully get addressed in s4 so up until then Noah had to reflect the popular/heteronormative audience opinion of Will just being behind in development
Finn talking about Mike's opinions/thoughts in scenes that explicitly go out of their way in canon to NOT show us them isn't going to give more information. they went as far as blurring Mike out of the bg in the van scene. Finn coming in to clear up what was actually going on in his head won't happen until the show officially decides to go there on screen
actors will never give away more than canon tells you since they're not allowed to give spoilers
rule of thumb: if a character does smth and it's ominously left unaddressed in the show, the actor will either lie about it or play it off as unimportant in an interview until it's revealed in canon. you'll only get a genuine answer for what was going on if the scene was inconsequential to the plot. like "what did x actually think about that annoying guy they met in the mall" etc.
and how Mike felt about/thought about Will, his best friend, confessing his feelings in code, which was left unclear and purposefully confusing to the audience, is the BIGGEST spoiler territory you could possibly move into right now
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NO WAY. NO WAYYY IM CRYING WHAAAT
😭So apparently Crowley’s voice actor, Miyamoto Mitsuru, has sung before! I give all my thanks to Hakaze on YouTube for compiling all the TWST voice actor singing💞💞
BUT I CANT UNHEAR HIM. FIRST OF ALL-
HIS SINGING IS SO BEAUTIFUL! \(//∇//)\
The first song feels very fitting to Dire Crowley’s character, doesn’t it? -v- An unsettling yet joyful vibe…I love it! It’s funny how the song revolves around money, and he even says that the government can be bought with money ٩( ᐛ )و I believe this is from a Crayon Shin-Chan movie, but I don’t know who this character is or what movie it’s from -v- The visuals are quite stunning too! This song is so catchy!
And the second one…I am crying from how beautiful and smooth it is! \(//∇//)\ I don’t really know what to say except that it’s very beautiful haha. The lyrics to this song are also touching, there’s some lyrics available in the comments of this video
Anyway, it gives me hope that Crowley may hum something special -v- like Meleanor’s lullaby haha I’ll keep my hopes low for him singing, although it would be fun to hear Crowley’s cover of Piece of My World. In the mean time, I will be listening to the Money song on loop 🫡
@snakevsnis @rayroseu @moonlightequin1 I feel like y’all could like this maybe haha -v-
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~ Monthly BL Breakdown: January 2023 ~
❄️ Happy February!!! 🎭
Disclaimer: ALL shows can be streamed here or here, as well as on Youtube and other platforms. For more info on where to watch what, check out this post!
New breakdowns are coming at the end of every month - feel free to add stuff! (previous breakdowns)
What came out this month? (green tick = seen or currently watching)
🌟 Oh! My Assistant (Movie version) - January 2nd (South Korea)
🌟 Beautiful Scars - January 2nd (Philippines)
🌟 Cutie Pie 2 You - January 6th (Thailand) ✅
🌟 E.M.S Earth - Mix Space Season 2 - January 17th (Thailand)
🌟 Individual Circumstances - January 19th (South Korea) ❌ (dropped)
🌟 Hit Bite Love - January 21st (Thailand)
🌟 Suki Suki Wan Wan! (possibly bromance) - January 24th (Japan)
🌟 Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu (The End of the World With You) - January 29th (Japan)
🌟 Our First Time - January 29th (Thailand)
🌟 Future - January TBA (Thailand)
Monthly likes/dislikes
👎🏻 We’re kicking off the year with a ton of scandals which is very sad to see but thankfully these people are getting called out. The forgiving culture of this fandom is sadly keeping them from getting the punishment they deserve but what can we do. At least these things are finally coming to the surface.
New series & movie announcements
🎥 Teach Me How - Date TBA (Philippines)
🎥 Venus in the Sky (produced by 9NAA) - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 King of Bar Host (produced by 9NAA) - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 The Hidden Night (produced by 9NAA) - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 For Him - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 Love Puzzle - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 Night Dream - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 My Story - coming summer 2023 (Philippines)
🎥 The Whisperer - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 Wedding Plan (produced by MeMindY) - Date TBA (Thailand)
🎥 The Boy Next World (produced by MeMindY) - Date TBA (Thailand)
Other news from the BL world
❗️ Actor Seng Wichai (SCOY, War of Y) has terminated his contract with IdolfactoryTH. He is now working as a freelanced actor. It’s still unknown if and how this will affect his further work with partner Billy P.
❗️ Actors Jet Bundit and Dun Romchumpa (Gen Y, etc.) have terminated their contract with Starhunter. Jet is now with Be On Cloud and Dun is working as a freelanced actor.
❗️ Multiple pieces of evidence were brought to light that Thai actor Ohm Pawat used to bully and harass disabled classmates and made homophobic comments when he was in highschool. Most of the incidences happened in 2019. He posted an apology on twitter, however not many people are willing to forgive him, including his victims. He has been silent on his social media ever since.
❗️ Following the exposure of Ohm Pawat, rumors around Billkin Putthipong being a bully in the past came up as well. His company Billkin Entertainment has released a statement denying the accusations.
❗️ The 2 authors of the KinnPorsche novel have officially left their publisher Daemi House. Last year they were both accused of harassing cast members including Barcode T. who was a minor at the time. At the same time Build Jakapan was accused of abusing his ex girlfriend (and supposedly other women too), which led to him resigning from Be On Cloud and from being an actor altogether for the time being. It is unclear whether or not the accusations are true but most pieces of evidence point against him. The case will be continued in court.
❗️ MeMindY has released a casting call for their upcoming projects in 2023 titled Wedding Plan & The Boy Next World. Auditions were held on the 28th+29th of January. Further details are yet to be announced.
❗️ The Korean BL Choco Milk Shake will be adapted into a webtoon.
❗️ The Japanese BL My Beautiful Man is getting a second season, which premieres on February 8th.
❗️ Workshops for the upcoming Domundi BL Naughty Babe have started.
❗️ After the finale of Between Us, BounPrem announced that they will have another series together in 2023. Further details are still unknown.
❗️ The following BL actors/productions won at this year’s 2022 BL TO GO BL OF THE YEAR awards:
Mile Phakphum (KinnPorsche): Best BL Actor
“The Key” by JimmySea (ViceVersa): Best BL OST
Andy Wu and Yu Jin (My Tooth Your Love): Best BL Couple
Cutie Pie: BL of the Year
❗️ The company Starhunter announced their lineup for 2023:
City of Stars
3 Words 8 Letters
The Taste of Fresh Milk
Big Dragon Season 2
❗️ The company Be On Cloud announced their lineup for 2023 on January 18th with the following BLs:
The Hidden Character (Reality Show)
Wuju's Bakery (starring Jeff S. & Barcode T.)
4 Minutes (starring Bible W.) -> most likely cancelled due to Build J.’s resignation
Man Suang (starring Mile P. & Apo N.)
❗️ The following BL actors/productions won at this year’s Golden Kinnaree Awards:
GeminiFourth: Most Popular Couple (My School President)
Golf Tanwarin Sukkhapisit: Best Director & Best Script (The Eclipse)
Remember Me: BL Creative Series of the Year & Series Direction of the Year
❗️ The following BL actors/productions won at the Sanook Awards 2022:
To Sir With Love: Best Lakorn of the Year
Nunew Chawarin: Male Rising Star of the Year
Cutie Pie: Best Series of the Year
ZeeNunew: Best Couple of the Year
Upcoming series & movies for February
☝🏻 Moonlight Chicken - February 8th (Thailand)
☝🏻 The Promise - February 8th (Thailand)
☝🏻 Utsukushii Kare Season 2 - February 8th (Japan)
☝🏻 Marry My Dead Body - February 10th (Taiwan)
☝🏻 Moments of Love (movie) - February 14th (Thailand, theaters)
☝🏻 Boyband - February 16th (Thailand)
☝🏻 Jack Frost - February 17th (Japan)
☝🏻 Bed Friend - February 18th (Thailand)
☝🏻 Chains of Heart - February 18th (Thailand)
☝🏻 Tin Tem Jai - February 27th (Thailand)
☝🏻 A Shoulder to Cry On - February TBA (South Korea)
☝🏻 The Luminous Solution - January TBA (Thailand)
☝🏻 Future - January TBA (Thailand)
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