Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Black Snake Moan roles

Passing this along. Keep in mind the casting call for Monday posted below under "Black Snake Moan cast and crew info"

BLACK SNAKE MOAN
Feature Film
Paramount Classics
Producers: John Singleton / Stephanie Allain
Director: Craig Brewer
Writer: Craig Brewer
Casting Director: Kim Hardin
Casting Associate: Michelle Adams
Local Casting Director: Winsome Sinclair
Local Casting Assistant: Nicole Stoll
Start Date: Mid September
Location: Memphis, Tennessee

LAZARUS WOODS: CAST (SAMUEL L. JACKSON)
RAE DOOLE: CAST (CHRISTINA RICCI)
RONNIE: CAST (JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE)

[LINCOLN JAMES] A 13 year old African-American boy, Lincoln works at Melvin's Feed Store, and regards Lazarus as an older man to be respected. Still a virgin, Lincoln comes to Laz's house for a visit, and is easily seduced by Rae. Kicked out when Laz comes home, Lincoln gradually loses his shame and recovers his equanimity, and assists Laz and R.L. in their quiet efforts to reunite Rae and Ronnie...LEAD (12)

[DEKE WOODS] Laz's brother, African-American, he is younger than Laz and a bit smaller. In his own odd way, Deke loves his older brother -- but that didn't stop him from falling in love with Laz's wife Rose. A guy who wants to make peace with Laz, Deke foolishly confronts him, tentatively trying to reach out to the man he has wronged -- but Laz isn't listening to Deke's whiny self-justifying pleas, and Deke winds up with a broken botle at his throat...2 speeches & 5 lines, 1 scene (14)
[JESSE] About 23 years old, female, Jesse is one of Rae's girlfriends from high school; she graduated about 5 years ago. Aware that Ronnie has shipped out for probable duty in Iraq, Jesse spends time with a desolated Rae, watching a football game at their old school and then going out for a night of drinking. Jesse is sharp enough to know when some guy just wants to get her pants off...1 speech & 11 lines, 4 scenes (16)
[KELL] About 23 years old, Kell also is one of Rae's girlfriends from high school, along with Jesse; she graduated about 5 years ago. Aware that Ronnie has shipped out for probable duty in Iraq, Kell spends time with a desolated Rae, watching a football game at their old school and then going out for a night of drinking...5 lines, 3 scenes (16)
[SANDY] Rae's mother, Sandy is in her late 40s, a grocery store clerk with bleached hair and dark roots. Long estranged from Rae, Sandy was once a sexy girl, then a very young mother -- but now she's lost all her tread. Cool towards Rae, whom she regards as a perpetual embarrassment, Sandy denies all responsibility for Rae's libertine lifestyle, and is furious when Rae reminds her that one of her many boyfriends raped her when Rae was still a child...1 speech & 12 lines, 3 scenes (11)
[MARK] Skinny and harmless, he's a sophomore, a local boy who works at the Fisherville Grocery along with Sandy. Aware of Rae's horrible reputation, Mark is surprisingly polite and courtly when he asks her for a date...10 lines, 3 scenes (18)
[BOJO] A short and stout African-American man, who looks like a sad bulldog, Bojo runs a blues bar with a jukebox, a place where people come to get drunk, dance together and listen to the blues...7 lines, 2 scenes (13)
[RED] An old African-American man, Red is a local who works as a caretaker for Melvin, an even older white man. He hangs out in the Fisherville Square with Melvin...3 lines, 2 scenes (28)
[MELVIN] An old Caucasian man in his early 80s, Melvin hangs out in the Fisherville square with Red, his paid caretaker...1 line, 2 scenes (28)
[ARCHIE] He's another fruit and vegetable vendor, an old African-American man in his early 70s, who knows Laz very well...1 line, 2 scenes (55)
[GENE] He's another fruit and vegetable vendor, a short Caucasian man in his 50s, who knows Laz very well and works alongside Archie...1 line, 2 scenes (55)
[ELLA MAE] A wide woman with white hair, in her late 50s, Ella Mae runs a women's clothing store. She helps Laz buy a dress for rae, and later helps Rae pick out a wedding dress...2 speeches & 4 lines, 2 scenes (57)
[RHONDA] A 19 year old African-American girl, she is Ella Mae's assistant, who lets her boss do all the talking...no lines, 2 scenes (57)
[MAYELLA] A heavy, 40 year old African-American woman, mayella is a regular at Bojo's, who wears blue snakeskin shoes, a blue neon tube top and matching short pants that stretch across her healthy ass. She chats idly with Bojo while Laz waits to see Deke...1 speech & 7 lines, 1 scene (13)
[HERMAN] 40 years old, one of the locals at the Lamplighter Bar, Herman is a knowledgeable military veteran who questions Ronnie closely about his unexpected discharge from the National Guard...1 speech & 6 lines, 1 scene (73)
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[WAITRESS] A kind and twangy waitress, she offers coffee to Laz and Rose...1 line, 1 scene (6)
[CONNER] This high school student is a linebacker for the Fisherville Dusters, so dumb he thinks the Florida State team spies on its opponents using satellite technology...1 speech & 1 line, 1 scene (17)
[BATSON] Another skinny, harmless sophomore, Batson tries and fails to hit on Jesse, trying to get her wasted on hillbilly heroin...3 lines, 1 scene (18)
[BRYAN] A young football player, he chats with Rae during a drunken orgy, but he only wants to have sex with her...3 lines, 1 scene (20)
[GUARDSMAN] This National Guardsman shakes Ronnie awake...1 line, 1 scene (25)
[MAN] A young man in construction worker clothes, he hits on Rae in a vulgar manner...1 line, 1 scene (11)
[CHARLIE] The owner of the local pool hall, Charlie lets Tehronne use the back room as a place of business...2 lines, 1 scene (32)
[GIRL] An apathetic looking girl at the front counter of Macon Drugs, she points Laz towards Angela...2 lines, 1 scene (58)
[HERSHEL] An African-American man in his 30s, Hershel invites Rae to dance at Bojo's...1 line, 1 scene (97)
[ARTY] Seen in flashback, Arty is a horny guy who tries and fails to seduce Rae in a bathroom...2 lines, 1 scene (99)

STORY LINE: Dumped by his wife ROSE, former blues singer LAZARUS WOODS is wallowing in his misery, when he finds a half-dead white girl abandoned on his doorstep. After helping bring RAE DOOLE back to life, he learns that she is a sex addict with a reputation for indiscriminate, orgiastic sex -- but in fact, she is a love-hungry young girl whose boyfriend RONNIE has gone off to war, and whose loneliness has driven her back to her former lust-maddened ways. Impelled by something deep inside himself to try and help Rae, Lazarus isn't sure if his motive for keeping her a prisoner in his home comes from God or the devil.

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