Johnny Quest "Movie"

[cyclops35]

Just watching the local news, durring the entertainment portion they reported the following. Zach Efron will be playing Johnny Quest in the live action version of the popular cartoon.
Ughhhh!! Is there not a better choice for that roll? Not to mention I believe Zach is too old for the role. Johnny is maybe what 14 or 15 year old boy with blond hair not brown.
Anyone have ideas of who should play Johnny or hear anything more on this?

 

[Jersey Domino]

No one. They tried to bring the show back, and that failed.

Lets not have that again, PLEASE.

Yeah they brought it back in the 90's It was a good cartoon IMO.

anyways

Zac Efron? Why the fuck would they pick him? He doesn't fit the role AT ALL.

I think they should get someone completly new to play Johnny. There's no one in Hollywood right now could pull that character off.

 

[cyclops35]

Yeah they brought it back in the 90's It was a good cartoon IMO.

anyways

Zac Efron? Why the fuck would they pick him? He doesn't fit the role AT ALL.

I think they should get someone completly new to play Johnny. There's no one in Hollywood right now could pull that character off.

Absolutley no arguments from me.. the only person who maybe would have made a good JQ Ryan Gossling...If he was 10 years younger.. they should find an unknown to play him.

 

[versatastic]

Connor Paolo, who played the young Alexander in that movie and currently plays Eric on Gossip Girl. He's 18 but still looks prepubescent, boyishly cute and short enough to play the original Johnny Quest.

Jesse McCartney might be good, too, if he grew his hair out again. Zach Effron is too tall and orange to play Jonny Quest.

 

[Willie Boy]

Jesse is actually a bit taller than Zac (not to mention 1/2 year older), so if Zac is too tall for the role Jesse would be also. Honestly, I think they should maybe get someone like one of the Sprouse twins to play the role. They actually look young enough to fit the role. Unless of course, they age the role into young adulthood, then maybe someone like Devon Werkheiser or Cody Linley.

 

[Willie Boy]

According to the original story, Johnny was raised by his widowed father. Are they really changing the story that much?

 

[Willie Boy]

Race Bannon was a soldier who was placed with the Quest family because of Dr Quest's research. He was there to protect them, not as a love interest for Dr. Quest.

You can imagine whatever you want, but that doesn't make it fact.

 

[CWcharmed]

I completely agree with Willie Boy I remember the series and even have a VHS tape with some episodes of Johnny Quest. What you are saying Jackinsea I think is a whole bunch of fanfiction.

As for the actor who should play Johnny I don't think that Zac would be entirely bad at playing the role. He is not this disney actor as everyone thinks of him as. Personally I think that he is taking the same path as Shia Lebouf did a while ago. Jesse wouldn't be a bad choice either though. They could always get around the height issue though somehow. I don't know I would go see the movie to see how good it turns out though.

 

[Willie Boy]

I really don't see Zac or Jesse in the role, unless of course they age the characters a bit. Originally Johnny was around 10-11, so either of the above named actors would be far too old, but I could see them doing him at 17 maybe (Jesse preferably, he seems to fit the character better), and maybe Dev Patel as Hadji then. Maybe John De Lancie or Richard Dean Anderson as Doctor Quest. But who to play Race Bannon... Duane Johnson maybe...?

 

[Willie Boy]

They could do a live dog, but finding one to exactly fit the part would be a tad difficult so the would probably rewrite the character a bit. As the animal doesn't have near humanoid speach (Scooby Doo) or actions (the Chipmunks) going the cgi route would be more expensive than having a live action dog so it is doubtful they'd do that. But Bandit could easily end up as a Chihuahua! (Yo quiero Johnny Quest)