At first, Joss said he wouldn't cast any more of his "troupe" (other than show star Eliza Dushku), but he seems to have cracked that door open a bit with his recent comments.
You know, I can really see both sides of this. On one hand, I'm a huge fan of all the Joss shows and would welcome seeing any of the actors I came to know, appreciate and love over countless broadcast and DVD viewings. And several actors made successful appearances on more than one show. On the other hand, I fear that if too many of the "same faces" show up on Dollhouse, it may strike potential new fans as too "insidery" and not bring in the numbers that a genre show like this needs, especially on a quick-trigger network like FOX. Plus, Joss has always shown a keen eye for casting. If he had "repurposed" actors from Buffy and Angel to completely fill out the cast of Firefly, we would have been deprived of getting to know our Big Damn Heroes.
Nevertheless, Ausiello teases a few "maybes," in James Marsters, Juliet Landau and Charisma Carpenter. I like all them, and maybe it's time to revisit my "whedonverse" speculative casting for Dollhouse from a post last month:
- Landau was suggested for the role of Adelle, and I agreed with that one.
- I raised the possibility of Marsters for Boyd. Would that be a fit that would allow James to play more to his age?
- Could Charisma be up for the role of Claire?
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