{"id":5123,"date":"2014-09-12T08:28:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rifters.com\/crawl\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2014-09-12T08:28:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:28:48","slug":"casting-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rifters.com\/crawl\/?p=5123","title":{"rendered":"Casting Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rifters-on\"<\/a>Yeah, I’ve been quiet lately.<\/p>\n

Still working on the site, for one thing; finally got the Rifters<\/a> and Blindopraxia<\/a> galleries up and populated (Sunflowers and Shorts still to go): it’s a much cleaner layout than the old Gallery, and there’s a bunch of new material, so you might want to check them out. (Also, it’s worth keeping an eye on the “Updates” page linked to the right; I’ll announce any significant site developments there, which comes in handy if you want to keep up even though I can’t be bothered wasting crawlspace on every new bit of chrome that gets bolted into place.)<\/p>\n

So site work is ongoing. \u00a0I’m also keeping my eyes on my feet as I haltingly try to relearn the steps of the New Release Rumba: the essays and interviews and what-if scenarios that come your way when you’ve just delivered. (One such interview just appeared in the latest issue of Albedo<\/a>, in fact). It’s one of these what-ifs that I could use your help with, again.<\/p>\n

\"blindopraxia-on\"<\/a>Some of you know about this “My Book, the Movie<\/a>” thing; as I recall there was some serious love on these pages<\/a> for Ellen Page in the role of Lenie Clarke, back when I did it for the rifters books. I’m doing it again. The idea is to propose a dream team\u2014 mainly cast, but feel free to nominate a director or screenwriter if so inclined\u2014 for a hypothetical movie production of Echopraxia<\/i>. Someone once suggested that Billy Bob Thornton \u00a0would make a decent Br\u00fcks, and I could see Edward James Olmos as Jim Moore if he lost a few kilos. Maybe Andy Serkis in a mocap suit as Portia. \u00a0Beyond that, I am bereft of clue; do you guys have any ideas?<\/p>\n

Oh, and anyone who nominates Ridley Scott for director is banned for a week.\u00a0 I still haven’t forgiven him for “Prometheus<\/a>“.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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