B.

B. Getting the message right.

Only one choice of actor to play John Galt and that is John Voigt

A. I would say keeping the casting the same as Part II... I know that Atlas Productions will do a great job getting the message of Atlas Shrugged correct, find a great director and produce a quality film.

Who should play John Galt? (sigh...) Where is Charlton Hetson when you need him?! Any currently working actors that I can think of are complete light weights compared to him. Not only could he portray the part, he actually LIVED it.

B.

B. If the story isn't clear and plain then don't do it.

If you guys intend on recasting some of the characters I'd love to see Mathew Goode play John Galt. This actor completely owned his role in "The Watchmen" and would absolutely rock the role of Galt.

B. This message.

Getting the message right. Keep the case from part II. Rearden was the best in part II, too much a wimp in part one. Don't cut Gaul's role in part 3, and don't portray him like the hippie you did in part II

B. Don't focus too much on politics. Let the philosophy guide the writing and it will appeal to more people. There are certain pieces to Rand's philosophy that I think a vast majority of Americans agree on. Exploit the common ground and focus on the philosophy, then let the viewer come to their own conclusions. As long as they are using logic, the results will be positive.

B

Of course the message is of the utmost importance, but it NEEDS the right messengers; the two go hand in hand. I think both I and II had the wrong actors. So now, either we can sit around and waste time nitpicking over the casting choices of the prior two films or we can mentally scrap them and focus on who the characters in the book really are. It's impossible for them to be translated to the screen, but the standards have to be higher...

F. Other / D.Special Effects

I would like to see the sonic death ray (Project X) work that Dr. Sadler built. eviscerate the cows. I would enjoy seeing John Galt's motor actually work in the room that Dagny is not allowed in because at that time she is still a scab. Also I would enjoy seeing the other destruction of the moochers and watch Ferris, Mooch, and Taggert fall to pieces when John G. will not help them (looters).

B. Be true to the book. This makes the screen play much harder to write. But with times like these, the message is very important.
I liked both casts. I did like the first one a little better.

b--get the message right....

and

a--cast me in a part...!!!!

All of the above -B being of most value.

B. get the message out! if you get it wrong what was the point of beginning in the first place.

OTHER!! they need to do a better job of advertising while getting the message right. I know I'll know exactly when it's coming out, and I'll be there for the midnight premiere...but I wouldn't mind the message getting out to the people who havent heard it already as well

Just a thought but would it be possible to have Samantha start out in the Gulch and then slowly morph back to Taylor as she learns more about what the Gulch is all about? Maybe have Taylor in heavy makeup to appear older and then reduce the makeup to make it look like she has been revitalized and given new hope in the Gulch? Maybe this could be done for the actors portraying Hank too.

B. Message

B - Obviously getting the message (whatever it is) has to be the first priority. Next, in order: E, A, C, and D. However, isn't it a little late in the game right now to be doing all this? I have family in the business and if the folks in charge are planning on a 2014 release , they're about 6 - 10 months behind schedule, post-production alone will take up to one year. Cast continuity has already been screwed; start over. BTW: either of these movies (I & II) could stand alone to someone who has never read the book, like me (I'm finishing "The Fountainhead" now, as a 'primer'.) Love it so far...

Best of Luck!

- S

When I heard they were re-casting the second one, I thought they missed a grand opportunity.

If they'd changed the casting completely (let's make Dagny Latina, Hank Asian, etc..), and done so *again* for the 3rd movie, I thought they could have conveyed something cinematically that Rand meant, but would have ben unable to convey in her books.

That thing being race doesn't matter to any of this. That Dagny is a blonde is relevant as the fact that she's right handed, aka, it isn't.

B! Getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right!

You can tell the story with any very good actor it is the message and how it's convey'd!

Casting, I think it would be awkward to have Taylor Schilling and the others from part 1 come back even though they were EXCELLENT! I like D.B.Sweeney for John Galt. But the casting people should've either gone with Samantha Mathis in part 1 or kept her out of it altogether.

Next, I think B and E go hand-in-hand, I like either Paul Johannsen or John Putch for part 3, just keep the message of AS right... it has sold well because of its message, not the movies.

I also think you should keep conspiracies as minimal as possible, I'm Conservative and HATE them. AS is a great book with a great message, don't give liberals and progressives reasons to slam it because it seems so far-fetched because it's not.