WITCHBLADE CASTING CALL |
| Wizard casts the leading lady of Top Cow’s newest big-screen comic adaptation |
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| By Kevin Mahadeo |
| Posted 07/01/08 |
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Come 2010, Witchblade leaps from the two-dimensional world of comics and busts into the realm of three-dimensional live-action with the production of a Witchblade movie—and the thought alone already has us salivating.
As Top Cow’s flagship title, the comic stars Detective Sara Pezzini, who gained the power of the Witchblade gauntlet—an ancient and sentient artifact that imbues its host with vast destructive and protective powers.
Undoubtedly, any actress that earns the right to bear the ’blade needs to convey as much charisma and independence as Sara herself, and while no cast announcement has been made, we at Wizard freely offer up some potential candidates worthy of the title. |
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EMMANUELLE VAUGIER
Already having dabbled in both realms of the character as a detective in “CSI: NY” and as a star of the comic-book inspired “Painkiller Jane,” Vaugier definitely possesses the background needed to slip on the Witchblade artifact. |
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MEGAN FOX
She may skew slightly young for a female NYPD detective, but Fox (“Transformers”) encapsulates the two biggest attributes of Pezzini: a tough-as-nails attitude and an air of mystery that just oozes an inordinate level of sexiness. No argument here over whatever artifact Fox wishes to bear. |
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ERICA DURANCE
As Lois Lane on the CW’s “Smallville,” Durance displays a witty, inquisitive nature and the strong sense of independence needed to adequately play Pezzini. |
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MICHELLE MONAGHAN
Monaghan would bring a lively and more playful spark to Sara, and her role in the acclaimed “Gone Baby Gone” highlighted the rough-and-tough personality needed for a New York cop. |
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ELIZA DUSHKU
Dushku gained immense popularity on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” as renegade slayer Faith. Dushku easily fulfills the necessary kick-ass female quotient and plays well to Witchblade’s previously established “chosen to wield great power” mental toughness. |
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