A. The best professional actors can become the person they are portraying regardless of their beliefs. However, I'm not sure the budget will allow for truly top actors. Therefore, B. could come into play. Nevertheless, the real answer is that he has to be a good ACTOR, AND BE WILLING TO STUDY GALT and RAND enough to portray the role well.

Jim Caviezel would also be good...

Gary Sinise looks good to me... maybe other also...

John Carviezel, hands down!

Just get Jim Caviezel

A - When it comes it actors, it is the role not the person that is important.

...and if he is as good an actor as you claim, he will need to get deep into character... and it could be a come to 'conservative' moment.

B. However, the actor must be someone we want to look at and listen to. Josh Duhamel. Josh Lucas. Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Rick Malambri.

A

Jim Caviezel would be my choice.

I would prefer someone who looks and acts like Galt, and ideally draws an audience beyond the base (which, I know, can be expensive).

brad pit

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I'm waiting for someone to say Darth Vader.

The shock of a familiar voice from the past of the hopes of New world USA: the familiar voice of James T Kirk, William Shatner, the looks of John Galt...Too late for the looks( make up)? the voice?

I agree with the Neal Boortz recommendation. He should play *some* character in this movie, even if a liberal or government representative, despite that being the opposite of him. He would probably do it for free!

Too bad Marlon Brando isn't still around..(he could adapt to any character, even though he was socialist) as in Apocalypse now. Someone also mentioned George C Scott, too bad these guys are gone. Whoever is chosen, it should be imperative that the movie not be a "b" type, thrown together and sparodic, piece mealed out of budgeting conflict, the viewer must be impacted enough to realize the coinciding message of Washington today and how Galt foresaw it heading in this direction....keep to Ayn's philosophy. A good actor is that, good but a good actor is not great. A great actor wears many masks.

Denzel Washington for John Galt

Gary Sinise

Take a look at Robert Taylor, now working over at A&E's Longmire. He'd be a nice fit.

were he still around, I would pick Raymond Massey without any hesitation. "Things To Come" is one of those benchmark sci-fi films that was enhanced by Massey's monologues and the characters he portrayed in the film have some stunning similarities to John Galt.

Is there a modern-day Massey? I can't think of one at the moment.

B. I would hope that the actor would have a complete understanding of the character and why. I think it will really help with the passion in the A is A speech

I believe Jim Caviezel would be the perfect man of the job.

It occurs to me that the quest for Galt is a little like the quest for the FIRST Kunta Kinta in Roots. You may recall that a TOTALLY unknowen actor was selected, LaMar Burton -- he not only did a fine job in the role, it was the start of a major career, as in later roles in Star Trek.
The individual therefore MUST be a Rand advocate
Steve
Steve

Johnny Depp

Harrison Ford, or Sean Connery