Characters

Although the opening will involve four characters – the dad, his two daughters and a cashier – it will only revolve around two: the dad and the youngest daughter. These characters will be the main roles in the rest of the film, although the dad in particular since the daughter will have been taken. Therefore a good level of research needs to go into finding the correct actor to play this part.

Some of the British actors we had in mind include Jason Statham, Jason Isaac and Ian Kelly.

Jason Statham is known for his roles in popular thrillers such as Collateral (2004) and The Expendables (2010). His hardcore image would suggest to the audience a hidden identity from an ‘average father’. Statham would be an ideal actor to play our father, as he is known for his big budget thrillers, and therefore would want to try out a new area in our low-budget british film. His audience from the Transporter films would be interested in seeing Statham using his talents in a completely different role. 

Jason Isaacs, perhaps most commonly known for his part as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series (2001 – 2011), a well-known British actor who would be able to act as a father in addition to transforming into a revengeful secret agent. Isaacs would be able to play the mundane fatherly figure, but his performance in "The Patriot" (2000) as a sadistic British army officer shows that he would be perfect to play the father's second side aswell.

Ian Kelly is an upcoming British actor who has starred in many popular TV series such as Downton Abbey (2010) and Silent Witness (2004). He recently broke into film, appearing alongside Isaac in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) as Hermione’s father. This suggests he would be good for the role since he would be able to come across as a loving father.

It's difficult to decide specifically on girls to play the two daughters, as their ages mean that they're unlikely to be very well known. Carey Mulligan's performance in "An Education" where she plays a girl younger than her actual age, would be ideal for our film, as she is an up-rising British actress and would attract those who are fond of her performances in films or T.V series. For the youngest daughter, it would be likely that we would have to take a confident young actress who would be fairly unknown and would have appeared in very few pieces beforehand. However, this would be a huge boost for this actress, and would be a platform for her to build a career in acting, just as Drew Barrymore did in "E.T"

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