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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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
Previous comments...
I understand that the recast from the first to the second film was needed seeing as the first film was a complete shocker and upset (yes the first film was so bad that it took me a year and a half to finally watch the second film). Having watched part 2 I was pleased with the cast and actually came to enjoy the film, albeit begrudgingly. To now change the cast again is crazy and if you are going to do it then at least do it right.
Joaquim is way to old and ugly to play Francisco.
Jason Beghe did a great job of playing Hank. He had the intensity and strength of will that makes Hank such an awesome character. The new actor doesn't have those same traits.
Greg Germann is a great choice for James Taggert though he seems a little long in the tooth for it.
It'd be nice if the movies could have at least some of the same cast from one episode to the next.
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.
I can heartily recommend the book and the audio book, but not the movies.
I have lived, personally, through almost two decades of an initial communist tyranny. Never ever have I red a better and more vivid description of that reality and its "feel" on your own skin than Rand's novel. No movie screenplay can convey it as well as the original book did and does.
My advice: read the book; forget the movie.
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.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in action.
As Dagny, the actress who played the young Audrey in 'Unbreakable'. Not exactly memorable, but hey, I'll give her a chance. Maybe it'll work out.
Then we've got...a guy who was in 'Good Luck Charlie' as THE pirate, Ragnar. I don't know. I kept seeing Chris Hemsworth in my head as this character, crazy as that may sound. No way they could afford him.
So they got Bob from 'Heroes' as Hugh Akston? Now that's funny. I kept thinking of more of a Christopher Lee or Frank Langella kind of persona. Still, he's a good actor. Actually, it would've been funnier to make him Midas Mulligan, considering his special power on 'Heroes' ;).
Then you've got M. Bison from 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li' as Floyd Ferris. I can see that working. Not that Neal McDonough is known for that movie alone--he's been around a good while--I just can't remember other stuff. He was in a Star Trek movie, too, as I recall, 'First Contact', maybe? Yes. Oh, and I forgot he was in 'Captain America'. A good addition to the cast.
I think it makes sense that Galt should be a relative unknown. I just hope he has a good, memorable voice. I look forward to seeing/hearing him.
All in all, I have no idea what to make of the casting because I've never seen quite a few of these actors/actresses. Either that's a good thing or a bad thing. Guess we'll find out in September...
I agree. And to me, Kris Polaha kinda reminds me of Paul Johannson from AS 1, even though we never SAW him. I'm fine with him, but he's gotta have a real PRESENCE about him.
I think Ayn would be pleased, at least on the basis of their attractiveness, and I can hardly wait to see the final chapter!
Aside from that flaw this trilogy will be worthy of note.
I don't see steely strength in any of them.
Also, if I remember correctly, the character of Cherryl was not a head-turning hottie, but a somewhat plain girl whose head was turned by the attentions (actually, manipulations) of James Taggart.
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...
Ann Francis and Lauren Bacall come to mind, also.
I watched Stanwyck for years on The Big Valley without liking her much. Then I caught "Stella Dallas" on tv. In the ending scenes she broke my heart. And of course I liked her performance in "Executive Suite".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b0HloNhm...
Cherryl wasn't a head turning hotting in ASp2, either.
LOL...yes she is.
http://www.basedefotos.com/files/images/...
A bit scrawny, but, hey — whatever floats your boat.
As for Cherryl:
Kaslow and Aglialoro cast a hottie this time — pointlessly.
But she definitely had meat on her bones.
CHERRYL 1
http://imgur.com/j7AgoKJ
(Teresa Wright. You can see her in solid supporting rolls in Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" starring Joseph Cotten, as well as in "Mrs. Minniver" starring Greer Garson. Wright was pretty, but not "hot", and always had a kind of naivete about her.)
CHERRYL 2
http://imgur.com/AMyzz34
(Betsy Blair played the plain-looking girlfriend of Ernest Borgnine in the movie version of "Marty" (I think her character was a high-school science teacher))
LOL!
No professional casting agent makes decisions that way.
Three movies, with three different casts. So much for continuity.