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Who is Dagny Taggart?

Posted by sdesapio 11 years, 3 months ago to Entertainment
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Beautiful, tenacious, and fearless, Dagny Taggart has inspired women and men alike for over 50 years.

As Atlas Shrugged Part 3 heads to production, some major decisions still lay ahead. For the past several months, we've read all over the web everything from "Taylor was PERFECT!" to "Samantha IS Dagny!" to "You should have case [INSERT NAME HERE]!"

Now it's time for you to tell us directly. Who is Dagny Taggart?

Taylor from Part 1? Samantha from Part 2? If you had to pick someone else, who would it be? Beyond her ability to embody the character of Dagny Taggart, what else should be considered when casting Dagny? Should she already be an advocate of Ayn Rand's ideas? Should she have at least read Atlas?


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  • Posted by JerryButzer 11 years, 3 months ago
    Taylor Schilling carried the first Atlas Shrugged movie SPECTACULARLY! Get her.
    If Taylor, for some reason, is not available, find a lookalike in her 30s/40s. A professional actress does not need a Gulch background or perspective. Heck, a professional actress could play Chewbacca and carry any scene off! Even a lib like Brabra Streisand could play Dagny convincingly, as she did in "Nuts", and could play the Taylor version of Dagny after coming out of makeup! Movies are all about perception. We want to love the CHARACTERS, not the actors! With negotiations, possibilities may include the likes of Julianne Hough and Jessica Chastain.
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  • Posted by pghpete 11 years, 3 months ago
    Natasha Helen Nay is Dagny Taggart.
    Daughter of of an Air Force warrior, who flew Cambodia and surveillance recon over China.The flyer who photographed the Famine.
    'Tash is his daughter and she is no movie fox.
    Yet Sex sells and that's why I contribute so little to your Vision.
    Wishing you well, as you interpret the Novel of America.
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  • Posted by fosterj717 11 years, 3 months ago
    I liked both actresses who played Dagny Taggart however I still like Taylor Schilling the best and would like to see her return. In closing, looking forward to Atlas Shrugged III
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  • Posted by NoraPhillips-74 11 years, 3 months ago
    Taylor Schilling really was PERFECT. I did not feel that Samantha fit the part AT ALL. I would be very happy to see Taylor cast in Part 3. I would be thrilled to have all of the actors from Part 1 in Part 3!!
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  • Posted by IndianaGary 11 years, 3 months ago
    I watched AS 1 & 2 again with just this question in mind. I thought both actresses understood the character but I think Taylor is the better match and would be my choice given only these two from which to choose. That said, I think the perfect actress would be Angelina Jolie!
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  • Posted by jneilschulman 11 years, 3 months ago
    Milla Jovovich. If can can convincingly play the Supreme Being in The Fifth Element and Joan of Arc in The Messenger, she can play Dagny Taggart.
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  • Posted by porzuc 11 years, 3 months ago
    Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, Taylor, TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 3 months ago
    If Francisco and Dagny played together as kids and if Francisco went to college with John, then all three should be close to the same age. If John left TCMC 12 years before his speech, all three should be in their mid-to-late thirties. Hence, if the makeup people can age Taylor, then she should be Dagny, else Samantha.
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  • Posted by JohnWValentine 11 years, 3 months ago
    She should have definitley read Atlas Shrugged, she sould have seen the first two movies. Taylor was probably the better Dagny Taggart. You should take somebody AFTER you've dicussed Atlas Shrugged.
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  • Posted by imagesh 11 years, 3 months ago
    Taylor was attractive, but too "soap opera" in her style. Samantha is a terrific actress, but not my ideal Dagny.

    I've always favored actress Louise Lombard, who starred in Hidago and as a detective for a few seasons on CSI.

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518321/

    She's a good physical match, and a solid performer with a hint of steel in her personality.

    Ironically, I thought of her for the role back when I imagined Atlas would be a period piece... She would be a solid choice to wrap the series.
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  • Posted by Lucidboomer 11 years, 3 months ago
    Hello! Casting this roles is difficult. You need a woman who is all you describe above and more. Of the list of people that I know could "BE" this role, the one that makes the most sense from every aspect is JULIA STILES. She not only has the face for it, but also the strength of character that just can't be disguised. Check out her performance in season 5 of "Dexter" and even back in the Bourne Ultimatum movie! She rocks!
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  • Posted by pshoule 11 years, 3 months ago
    Taylor Schilling IS Dagny Taggart. Please let's have her again!

    And while on the subject of casting, can we have Grant Bowler again as Hank please.

    Coming to think of it, why don't you get the entire cast from part one again!

    Thanks
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  • Posted by trevorh321 11 years, 3 months ago
    Dagny is around 30 years old, I think? I liked both Taylor and Samantha. If either comes back I will be happy.
    If, however, I could pick anyone? Jessica Chastain. She was born to play such a role. She has the right amount of beauty, brains and wisdom the role demands.
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  • Posted by doom1701 11 years, 3 months ago
    I think that Taylor Schilling did get better as the Part 1 progressed, but Samantha Mathis brought a maturity to the role--just like all of the other cast changes. I think I could go either way with the Dagny character, but since I think all of the other actors in Part 2 were considerably better than in the first, Ms. Mathis would be a better fit. Ms. Schilling would seem like a little kid amongst others who are supposed to be her same age.
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  • Posted by blueflames282 11 years, 3 months ago
    Samantha Mathis from the second film was perfect for the role. It would be a shame not to see her complete what she started in Part 2. Taylor was ok, but seemed to be missing something, can't quite put my finger on it, but the performance just seemed lackluster.
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