Atlas Shrugged Part 3 Cast: Who is John Galt? _#ASP3
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Los Angeles, California - January 23, 2014 - Atlas Distribution Company announced today that “Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?” went into production on Monday, January 20th. The movie’s release is slated for September 2014.
The movie trilogy follows the three-part structure of Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel, “Atlas Shrugged.” The dystopian story takes place in a not-so-distant future with the nation’s economy approaching collapse. While overreaching government regulations persist in strangling the country’s few remaining entrepreneurs, society’s most productive have mysteriously disappeared.
At the helm of Part 3 will be seasoned award-winning Director Jim Manera who will be accompanied by Cinematographer, Gale Tattersall who previously worked as Director of Photography on Hugh Laurie's House M.D. as well as Tom Hanks' From Earth to the Moon.
“It’s very fulfilling for all us to be finishing the trilogy. Atlas Shrugged has impacted so many lives and we’re extremely proud to be bringing the final installment to the screen. The team we’ve assembled is nothing short of stellar. Part 3 is without question going to be the best of the trilogy.” said Producer John Aglialoro.
Atlas Distribution Company also announced today that the much anticipated role of John Galt will go to Kristoffer Polaha, an accomplished actor who, prior to working on Atlas, was profoundly influenced by Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” Kris has been in a variety of television shows including Ringer (CW), alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Life Unexpected (CW). He will next be seen in a regular role alongside Rainn Wilson in Fox's new show, Backstrom. His feature credits include a supporting role in Devil's Knot, opposite Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth.
The role of Dagny Taggart, heroine COO of Taggart Transcontinental, will be played by Laura Regan who has appeared in the AMC hit Mad Men as well as the movie Unbreakable with Bruce Willis.
Producer Harmon Kaslow said, “We’ve always known that finding the right actor to play John Galt was going to be a huge challenge, but as soon as Kris walked in the room and said ‘Hello’, we knew we found him. Kris is John Galt. We couldn’t be more pleased. Laura and Kris already have great chemistry together. Atlas fans everywhere are going to be blown away.”
Rounding out the cast of “Atlas Shrugged” heroes are acclaimed actors Joaquim de Almeida as Francisco d’Anconia, Eric Allen Kramer as Ragnar Danneskjöld, and Rob Morrow as Hank Rearden, as well as a host of other veteran actors.
The prior two “Atlas Shrugged” movies are currently available on DVD & Blu-ray, iTunes, or streaming on Netflix and Amazon.
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Official Movie Web Site: http://www.WhoIsJohnGalt.com
Official Atlas Shrugged Forum: http://www.GaltsGulchOnline.com
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About Atlas Distribution Company
Atlas Distribution Company was formed by John Aglialoro to distribute the trilogy adaptation of Ayn Rand’s epic novel, Atlas Shrugged and other motion pictures. For more information, visit http://www.AtlasShruggedMovie.com.
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Check out some exclusive behind the scenes pics attached. Thanks to Eudaimonia for compiling the IMDB links.
John Galt - Kris Polaha - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119340
Dagny Taggart - Laura Regan - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716438
Francisco D'Anconia - Joaquim De Almeida - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021835
Henry (Hank) Rearden - Rob Morrow - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001555
Ragnar Danneskjold - Eric Allen Kramer - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0469503
Hugh Akston - Stephen Tobolowski - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864997
Midas Mulligan - Mark Moses - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0608601
Ellis Wyatt - Lew Temple - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854702
Cherryl Taggart - Jen Nikolaisen - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0993212
Eddie Willers - Dominic Daniel - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1563320
James Taggart - Greg Germann - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314524
Head-of-State Thompson - Peter Mackenzie - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533380
Floyd Ferris - Neal McDonough - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180
Wesley Mouch - Louis Herthum - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381043
Cuffy Meigs - Tony Denison - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219208
Clem Weatherby - Claude Knowlton - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461572
Gerald Starnes - Ned Vaugh - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0891224
Los Angeles, California - January 23, 2014 - Atlas Distribution Company announced today that “Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?” went into production on Monday, January 20th. The movie’s release is slated for September 2014.
The movie trilogy follows the three-part structure of Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel, “Atlas Shrugged.” The dystopian story takes place in a not-so-distant future with the nation’s economy approaching collapse. While overreaching government regulations persist in strangling the country’s few remaining entrepreneurs, society’s most productive have mysteriously disappeared.
At the helm of Part 3 will be seasoned award-winning Director Jim Manera who will be accompanied by Cinematographer, Gale Tattersall who previously worked as Director of Photography on Hugh Laurie's House M.D. as well as Tom Hanks' From Earth to the Moon.
“It’s very fulfilling for all us to be finishing the trilogy. Atlas Shrugged has impacted so many lives and we’re extremely proud to be bringing the final installment to the screen. The team we’ve assembled is nothing short of stellar. Part 3 is without question going to be the best of the trilogy.” said Producer John Aglialoro.
Atlas Distribution Company also announced today that the much anticipated role of John Galt will go to Kristoffer Polaha, an accomplished actor who, prior to working on Atlas, was profoundly influenced by Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” Kris has been in a variety of television shows including Ringer (CW), alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Life Unexpected (CW). He will next be seen in a regular role alongside Rainn Wilson in Fox's new show, Backstrom. His feature credits include a supporting role in Devil's Knot, opposite Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth.
The role of Dagny Taggart, heroine COO of Taggart Transcontinental, will be played by Laura Regan who has appeared in the AMC hit Mad Men as well as the movie Unbreakable with Bruce Willis.
Producer Harmon Kaslow said, “We’ve always known that finding the right actor to play John Galt was going to be a huge challenge, but as soon as Kris walked in the room and said ‘Hello’, we knew we found him. Kris is John Galt. We couldn’t be more pleased. Laura and Kris already have great chemistry together. Atlas fans everywhere are going to be blown away.”
Rounding out the cast of “Atlas Shrugged” heroes are acclaimed actors Joaquim de Almeida as Francisco d’Anconia, Eric Allen Kramer as Ragnar Danneskjöld, and Rob Morrow as Hank Rearden, as well as a host of other veteran actors.
The prior two “Atlas Shrugged” movies are currently available on DVD & Blu-ray, iTunes, or streaming on Netflix and Amazon.
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Official Movie Web Site: http://www.WhoIsJohnGalt.com
Official Atlas Shrugged Forum: http://www.GaltsGulchOnline.com
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About Atlas Distribution Company
Atlas Distribution Company was formed by John Aglialoro to distribute the trilogy adaptation of Ayn Rand’s epic novel, Atlas Shrugged and other motion pictures. For more information, visit http://www.AtlasShruggedMovie.com.
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*** END PRESS RELEASE ***
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Check out some exclusive behind the scenes pics attached. Thanks to Eudaimonia for compiling the IMDB links.
John Galt - Kris Polaha - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119340
Dagny Taggart - Laura Regan - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716438
Francisco D'Anconia - Joaquim De Almeida - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021835
Henry (Hank) Rearden - Rob Morrow - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001555
Ragnar Danneskjold - Eric Allen Kramer - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0469503
Hugh Akston - Stephen Tobolowski - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864997
Midas Mulligan - Mark Moses - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0608601
Ellis Wyatt - Lew Temple - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854702
Cherryl Taggart - Jen Nikolaisen - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0993212
Eddie Willers - Dominic Daniel - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1563320
James Taggart - Greg Germann - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314524
Head-of-State Thompson - Peter Mackenzie - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533380
Floyd Ferris - Neal McDonough - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180
Wesley Mouch - Louis Herthum - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381043
Cuffy Meigs - Tony Denison - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219208
Clem Weatherby - Claude Knowlton - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461572
Gerald Starnes - Ned Vaugh - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0891224
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An intellectual issue for her, but not one that says anything one way or the other about her character. That's why there's something 2-dimensional about her: she's not conflicted enough to do something really surprising or unexpected from the reader's point of view.
This, however, doesn't change the fact that Atlas Shrugged is Dagny's story: it's really her struggle to overcome obstacles and challenges that drives the storyline. But when you compare the "beginning-of-the-story-Dagny" with the "end-of-the-story-Dagny," there's no great change in her values or personality. Some of her larger intellectual philosophical premises have changed, of course! But if you compare the beginning Rearden to the end Rearden, his philosophical premises are not just different, but he's a very different sort of man.
So although I think Dagny is the most important character in the novel — technically, the "main character", or the "protagonist" — I think Rearden is the most interesting character, and the one whose inner conflicts are most fully worked out.
But she definitely had meat on her bones.
I don't know what you're talking about. Regarding the casting for Dagny, I criticized the 3 iterations of almost identical-looking blonde, frail, and wispy women (I also threw in frail). Nothing wrong with being attractive.
For my money, nothing said "attractive", "ballsy", "steely", and "classy" better than Barbara Stanwyck. Here's Dagny:
http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Stanwy...
The hat might be a bit old-fashioned, but definitely keep that mink stole, honey!
She had the kind of screen persona that allowed her convincingly to melt in front of a guy that turned her on, as well as to say, "Oh, go eff yourself!" to one who got in her way. There could be fireworks between her and Rearden, and mortar fire between her and her brother James.
There's a very interesting early movie with Stanwyck playing an ultra-successful and aggressive businesswoman called "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers". She's manipulated at a young age into marrying a wealthy, but weak-willed, scion of a social-climbing family (very ably played by a very young Kirk Douglas — in fact, it might have been his first major role). It's a completely different kind of story from Atlas, but you'll see the sort of range Stanwyck had, especially when playing a successful, powerful woman.
Luckily, it's free to watch on YouTube. See link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z38dHmVqJ...
What about Dagny's inability to accept leaving the rest of the world to burn?
I can heartily recommend the book and the audio book, but not the movies.
Oddly, I think we get to see more character development with Cherryl Taggart than anyone else in the novel.
But yes, I agree that a director, etc can take an inspired performance and destroy it with poor direction, editing, etc. Just like a mediocre engineer can take a ton of Reardon metal and produce garbage with it. It doesn't make the initial material any less valuable, it just wastes it. In commenting on the cast I was expressing hope that the director/producers will at least be given something inspired to work with.
WRT ASP1 & 2, I think the results were obvious. Regardless, I did enjoy seeing (along with the 6 other audience members for Part 2) the attempt to bring the story to the screen. I don't know who's effort came up short for 1 & 2, but in looking at the experience of 3's cast, I think we've got an improved troupe of players.
And, just last night I found myself in a Hank moment. I worked late at a client's house, closing a good deal. It wasn't too far from home (about a mile) so I walked home through the darkness. It was nice, and reminded me of Rearden's chosen commute.
Would I have done things differently? Perhaps. I've come to look at the cast changes as a means of exemplifying that anyone could be any of these characters.
The only thing that I will criticize is the change in the "permanent" location sets - Hank's office and plant and the offices of TT should have been kept the same.
It seems that Lew Temple - although not "pretty" as Ragnar was described in the book - is at least in the same age range. In addition, I still feel that in order to keep the right look for d'Anconia, someone such as Eduardo Verastegui would have been nearly perfect. Yes, he speaks with an accent, but who cares. He looks the part and isn't as far out of the age range as De Almeida. Who thought THAT was a good idea?!?
I like the look of the new Dagny, but as someone else mentioned, Cheryl is way too pretty for someone who Jim married because she admired him and he felt sorry for her. The jewel of the casting decisions was Greg Germann as Jim Taggart. He plays smarmy well, and fits the part as an older brother. Now who (if anyone) is going to be Lillian Reardon? Still like the original casting for that.
And for those who were wondering why Eddie Willers was a black man in the movie but not in the book - diversity at the time that the book was written was pretty much non-existent. That's not a reflection on Rand; it is what it is. So casting Eddie Willers as a minority was a stroke of genius in my opinion and reflected the more modern mindset.
Of course not. But the producers can try to make some of their money back by marketing the DVDs exclusively to hard-core Objectivists who might purchase several copies of each installment. Then the producers might try to market t-shirts, coffee mugs, bobble-head dolls, action figures (with movable limbs), a board game, a video game, etc.
So even when it fails at the box office and generates lots of negative reviews among critics, the producers can market the trilogy precisely based on that! For example, they could create a board game (instead of passing "Go" and collecting $200, you pass through "Galt's Gulch" and get an ounce of gold from Ragnar) and market it with slogans like, "The culture is too depraved, and audiences too irrational to have appreciated the great achievement of the AS trilogy! Play 'Going Galt' and escape to a modern-day Atlantis! Only $39.99." Etc.
If only the producers had a clue about making movies, then they would have contracted with the original cast for the entire series, with an exit $$ paid to the actor if the producers absolutely had to replace them.
These people are complete clowns.
Good question. I hesitated about Rearden because I think he's the most fleshed-out character in AS. From today's vantage point, of course, he comes across as just plain neurotic in some respects — e.g., his insane jealousy over Dagny's sexual past (c'mon, guy, of course she's slept around before you). Rand goes to great lengths to show his shortcomings and how they limit his success in certain areas of life, and also how he tries to deal with them as he becomes increasingly aware of them.
So that's why I didn't include him.
Sure.
John Galt
Dagny Taggart
James Taggart
Francisco D'Anconia
Wesley Mouch
Eddie Willers
Quentin Daniels
The Wet Nurse
All the evil characters in AS
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