Throne of the Crescent Moon discussion

No, there's no movie deal. But THRONE was recently featured on the blog "My Book, The Movie," where novelists dreamcast* their books.

http://mybookthemovie.blogspot.com/20...

Here's what I had to say. What say YOU, dear reader?:

"Well, there aren't exactly a ton of high-profile Arab or African actors in Hollywood, so casting Throne of The Crescent Moon is pretty tough, and inevitably involves a bit of ethnic drag:

For the fat old ghul hunter Adoulla: Some cloned amalgamation of Tony Shalhoub, Laurence Fishburne, and John Rhys-Davies.

For the conflicted holy warrior Raseed: Since the blog rules allow us to draw on actors who've passed away, I have to go with the late Brandon Lee.

For the shapeshifting tribeswoman Zamia: Girlfight/Resident Evil-era Michelle Rodriguez (playing young).

For the weary-but-powerful magus Dawoud: The late, great jazz master Sun Ra.

For the homesick but level-headed alkhemist Litaz: Sadly not a lot of hot, tough, middle-aged Black actresses working getting screen time in Hollywood today - maybe Angela Bassett?"


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*THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is in no way affiliated with the Sega Corporation c.1999.