I have already created a fancast for the ORIGINAL adventures of Jonny Quest. This time I am going to show you the actors I feel can best portray the REAL adventures of Jonny Quest.
A revival of the 1960s Jonny Quest franchise, it features TEENAGE adventurers Jonny Quest, Hadji Singh, and Jessie Bannon as they accompanied Dr. Benton Quest and bodyguard Race Bannon to investigate strange phenomena, legends, and mysteries in exotic locales. Action also takes place in the virtual realm of QuestWorld, a three-dimensional cyberspace domain rendered with computer animation.
This can be done even better these days—think Tron Legacy
They decided to make the series as realistic as possible through accurate physics and depictions of machinery. They emphasized believability.
The team used a new character—Race's daughter, Jessie Bannon—to create conflict with Jonny. She appeared in the telefilms as Race's daughter by Jezebel Jade.
The show's theme was described as "The X-Files for kids", citing difficult questions and mysteries to be posed in each episode.
Promoters promised the new Quest would avoid "mindless violence, chauvinism, xenophobia and insensitivity.”
Real Adventures maintained the classic show's realistic violence, featuring off-screen deaths of villains and allies.
Producers cultivated an element of virtual reality through QuestWorld, a cyberspace simulation rendered with three-dimensional computer animation and motion capture.
THE PREMISE
Dr. Quest, a famous phenomenologist, investigates mysterious occurrences and exotic locales with his son, Jonny Quest, adopted son Hadji Singh, bodyguard Race Bannon, Race's daughter Jessie, and pet bulldog Bandit. Lawrence aimed to use "existing, real phenomenon to capture audiences' curiosity. The Quests would frequently visit the virtual environment of QuestWorld, and encounter the villainous Jeremiah Surd.
Of the actors who most reminded me of the characters I inevitably chose those with the best credentials
Johnny
A "hero in training" on the cusp of adulthood. Writers created tension by contrasting his father's academic leanings with Jonny's affinity for Race's daring lifestyle.
Here's a pic of all 3 together (refer to it each time)
Creative directors centered episodes around Jonny; Seibert summarized the shift:
We decided to make the show more Jonny-centric. If you analyze the original show, you'll see it's really the Dr. Quest and Race show. Jonny was just hanging out—after all, what can a 10-year-old do? He can't even ride his bike out of the neighborhood
Played by
Jimmy Bennett—I know there are better looking ones out there that resemble Jonny more but this kids rocks as an actor. Just watch Hostage
Daddy Day Care, Hostage, Poseidon, and more recently in Orphan and as young James T. Kirk in Star Trek. He is currently starring as JJ Powell in No Ordinary Family as a teenager with vast intelligence after a plane crash.
Hadji
Dr. Quest's personal assistant, lacking his mentor's formal education but sharing his burning interest in archaeology, anthropology and the paranormal. A Sikh and student yogi, he held a fatalistic attitude towards the show's drama, reacting to situations "from the philosophical point of view that everything is as it's supposed to be". Hadji often used wise aphorisms, taken from diverse cultures and sources and sometimes baffling Jonny. Lawrence cut Hadji's classic telekinesis to align his abilities with realistic yogi practices. "He doesn't say things like 'Sim, Sim Sala Bim' anymore."
Played by
Tanay Chheda
He is best known for his performances in the critically acclaimed films Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) and Slumdog Millionaire, with the latter earning him the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008. His most recent performance was in My Name Is Khan
Jessie Bannon
Characterized to be just as tough, smarter, and more thoughtful than Jonny. Written as "more of an egghead", she elected to spend time with Dr. Quest as Jonny did with Race, and was "more in tune with Hadji".Turner conceived Jessie as cool, independent, and a strong role model for contemporary girls. Peter Lawrence took pains to ensure Jessie would not be written as "a guy in a skirt", and made her more mature than Jonny.
Played by
Abigail Breslin
Signs, Little Miss Sunshine, Nim's Island, Definitely, Maybe, My Sister's Keeper, and Zombieland
Race Bannon
He retired from government work over ethical scruples with his former intelligence agency. "Cowboy philosopher or philosopher-warrior". Writers tasked Race with physical and self-defense training for the Quest team.
(again both guys)
Played by
Daniel Craig
was going to pick Mark Wahlberg but AlexDeLarge came up with a much better pick-if he loses the accent
Dr. Benton Quest
Retired from government research and operated from the "Quest Compound" on the coast of Maine. Driven by curiosity, he was "consulted by individuals, governments and corporations" to investigate enigmatic events. Described as "single-minded—almost to the point of obsession—in his pursuit of knowledge", he often encountered trouble as "his drive to learn blanks out more basic instincts like self-preservation."
Played by
David Wenham
Faramir in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Carl in Van Helsing and Dilios in 300. He is also known in his native Australia for his role as Diver Dan in SeaChange.
Jeremiah Surd
Paralyzed years prior by Race Bannon's SWAT team, Surd would try to exact revenge through technology. Rage—a former government agent left for dead on a botched mission—would try to destroy the world with nuclear terrorism.
Played by
John Hurt
The Lord of the Rings, BBC television series Merlin, Rob Roy, V for Vendetta, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Harry Potter film series and the Hellboy film series
Julia and Lorenzo
2 agents that followed Surd
Played by
Shawnee Smith
Saw, Becker
And
Barry Pepper- this is a guy that’s so UNDER-rated it makes me sick
Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Knock Around Guys