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Or what it would be if I managed to track down who holds the film rights to Good Omens and convinced them with tender force to let me cast the film. XD It's something that was discussed here and there during Gallifrey and since I've gotten hooked on BBC radio, the list slowly became more and more rounded out to the point that I think I have the main cast figured out. Anyway, it's something fun to think about. I didn't cast any of the children because I don't know about child actors in the UK or here in the States, but at least I got most of the adults covered :D

Angels and Demons
Aziraphale

Stephen Fry
I know that Terry Gilliam's version planned to have Robin Williams play the role, but who better than Stephen Fry to play an angel obsessed with books and appeared gayer than a tree full of monkeys? Fry's quintessential Englishness and his comedy background makes him perfect for the role.

Crowley

Johnny Depp
Predictable choice but the right one. Depp has the right amount of darkness to him, as well as the comedic skills to pull off playing Crowley.

Death

Carl Lumbly (voice)
Death's probably going to be a CGI character since he's pretty much a skeleton in a black robe. Carl Lumbly has this amazing deep voice with a bit of an accent that I can't seem to place. He was awesome as J'onn in Justice League and would also be my pick to play Morpheus in my perfect Sandman animated film.

War

Karen Gillan
At first I thought that maybe Gillan would be a bit too young to play War, but then I reread the description and found that "she looked about twenty-five, and always had." Gillan also has mad acting chops, she probably could take the role and really run with it. And I like the idea of War having this deceptively sweet face.

Famine

Alan Cumming
I had a lot of different choices in mind for Famine/Sable, like Benedict Cumberbatch or Michael Sheen, but Alan Cumming just won the role in my mind due to sheer flamboyance. I also like his long, lean features and this role would probably involve a lot of fake advertisements, book covers, posters, and cardboard cutouts of Sable's different products, and I could see him working every last one of them.

Pollution

Tom Felton
Yes, yes, I know, Draco Malfoy. But I had a hard time thinking of someone who could work the really pale look that Pollution has, as well as encompass the dreamy quality that is in his character as he gazes over piles of trash... yeah, couldn't think of anyone past Tom Felton.

Humans
Agnes Nutter

Sandi Toksvig
I could totally see her working the role of rather matter of fact witch that knows everything. Of course she'd have to be aged up with make up and prosthetics (not to mention I would want her to have big hair just because), but I just have this hilarious mental picture of tiny Sandi Toksvig dressed as a witch, smiling benevolently as she's lead to the pyre, with a ton of gunpowder in her pants. XD

Newton Pulsifer

David Tennant
This role was also one I had a lot of choices for: Benedict Cumberbatch (again), Colin Morgan, etc. But David Tennant won out because he can play adorably inept and slightly harassed SO WELL. He'd be hilarious as Newton Pulsifer, unintentional destroyer of all things technological, and it'd probably make all the Who fans laugh after seeing him so capable as the Doctor. XD Also, he matches the physical description of the character, "tall with a rolled-out, thin look" and hair that's, "just a lot of thin black strands growing out of his head."

Anathema Device

Katie McGrath
This role also had lots of options, Michelle Ryan, Eve Myles, etc. Lots of talented actresses with dark hair and blue eyes. But Katie McGrath has this look where she clearly knows more than you do, which is a look that Anathema Device seems to have pasted on her face for the entire book save the ending. XD

Witchfinder Sargent Shadwell

Andy Hamilton
No contest. Seriously. A man who can play Satan can also play Shadwell, a tiny man with a cause who is unintentionally endearing to anyone he meets. Also, the mental image of David Tennant rushing about taking orders from him is hilarious.

Madame Tracey

Catherine Tate
Madame Tracey is probably one of the funniest characters in the book, so who better than Catherine Tate to play a medium/enforcer of strict discipline and intimate massage? XD She would need to be aged up a bit, but considering she plays a bitchy old grandmother in her own sketch show, she's probably used to it. XD

Sister Mary Loquacious

Sue Perkins
If anyone's heard Sue Perkins on radio, you probably know why I'd cast her as someone who's part of a Satanic order of chattering nuns. XD

Mr. Young