who would play Joe Ledger in a movie

[Aileen]

If there ever were to make one of Joe Ledger book series into a movie, who would play Joe Ledger?

[Aileen]

Had someone vote for Bruce Willis...?

[Aileen]

Church would HAVE to be Anthony Hopkins!!! Totally

[Ben]

How about Tom Hardy? Bruce Willis cold be Church!

[Chris]

Jonathan posted this a while ago on his FB page but the guy who played The Punisher in the version with Travolta. Also, I think Terry O'Quinn would make an awesome Church...but I could see Willis pulling it off nicely.

[Michael]

Yeah, I could go for Thomas Jane as mentioned by Jonathan and above posting. He'd make a good Joe.

[Ben]

I like Thomas Jane also....

[Aileen]

Bruce Willis as Church...man, u guys r good lol. I never thought of that but I must say YES!!
Two thumbs up

[Teresa]

No way Bruce Willis as Church, Anthony Hopkins as Church and Bruce Willis as Joe Ledger.

[Craig]

I like Jim Cavezal ad Joe / Hugo Weavi.g as Church / Idris Elba for Top / Nathan Jones for bunny / Kate Beckinsale for Grace

[Tim]

I like Stathem for Joe and Chris Copper for Church... You guys have to get rid of the geriatrics in your movie, they might kick the bucket before production ends. :)

[Tim]

Craig wrote: "I like Jim Cavezal ad Joe / Hugo Weavi.g as Church / Idris Elba for Top / Nathan Jones for bunny / Kate Beckinsale for Grace"

Hugo Weaving for Church would work!

[Aileen]

I'm thinking Chris Hemsworth for Bunny. Isn't he suppose to be a CA dude, blonde hair..etc..? Nathan Jones has no hair!!
:)

[Mike]

Jason Statham for Joe and Kate Beckinsale for Grace.

[Robert]

Joe Ledger- Antony Starr
Church - Michael Madsen
Grace Courtland - Haley Atwell
Top Sims - Richard T. Jones
Bunny Rabbit - Adam "Edge" Copeland
Dr. Hu - Bobby Lee
Jerry Spencer - Tom Berenger
Gus Deitrich - Shawn Hatosy
Sebastian Gault - Johnathan Rhys Meyers
Toys- Tom Felton

I have thoughts on all characters of consequence from the series as well.

[Robert]

Aileen wrote: "I'm thinking Chris Hemsworth for Bunny. Isn't he suppose to be a CA dude, blonde hair..etc..? Nathan Jones has no hair!!
:)"

Im trying to imagine Nathan Jones with hair... If anything maybe Nathan Jones as Tonton in the second book

[Stephen]

I think an interesting choice for First Sergeant Bradley Sims might be Colin Salmon, who was in Resident Evil, Aliens vs Predator, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day.

[Melany]

Robert wrote: "Joe Ledger- Antony Starr
Church - Michael Madsen
Grace Courtland - Haley Atwell
Top Sims - Richard T. Jones
Bunny Rabbit - Adam "Edge" Copeland
Dr. Hu - Bobby Lee
Jerry Spencer - Tom Berenger
Gus D..."
Anthony Starr is exactly what I pictured for Joe Legder.

[Melany]

I pictured Tommy Lee Jones as Church. And Morena Baccarin as Grace. What do you all think?

[Melany]

In the second book,
Rutger Hauer as Cyrus Jakoby
Dennis Lipscomb as Otto
Billy Zane or or Dennis Hurley as Paris Jakoby
Nastya Zhidkova as Hecate Jakoby
javier bardem as Rudy Sanchez

[Aileen]

Tommy Lee Jones!!!! I love Tommy Lee Jones

[T.r. Griffith]

To start with Patient Zero

Joe Ledger: Alex Pettyfer (I am #4)
Church: Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones)
Top: The Rock (So what he's not Black, he's close enough, never does Top's color matter to the story line.)
Bunny: Alan Ritchson (Just look him up)
Grace: I'm torn between Erica Cerra (Jo from Eureka & Anna Kendrick
Dr Hu: CS Lee (Masuka on Dexter)
Bug: Anton Yelchin (Chekov in recent Star Treks)
Jerry Spencer: Tom Berenger (Perfect call on this one Robert!)

Amirah: Salli Richardson
El Mujahid: Jason Mamoa (Most recent Conan)
Sebastian Gault: Malcolm McDowell
Toys: David Anders

[Tim]

Wow what an ordeal to join this conversation lol. Ok, having listened to all the audio books, I have two I'd want to see. Ever since the first book I envisioned...

Joe Ledger = Joshua Jackson (Fringe)
Church = Tommy Lee Jones
Top = Al Matthews (Sgt. Apone from Aliens)
Rudy = Jimmy Smits

:)

[Jon]

james Cromwell - Church
Angelia jolie - amirah
paul giamati- Gault
the rock top
Olden Fehr(the mummy) el mujahid
Barry Pepper- rabbit
Giovanni Ribisi(flight of the phoenix) -Toys
Skeet Ulrich----Joe Ledger or Collin farrell
peter fonda ha ha ----rudy
and lovely grace- jenifer Garner

[Karl]

Wow!

[Jon]

wow good wow bad??????????

[Karl]

Wow good so detailed!

[Chris]

Christoph Waltz (django unchained) as church..

[Michael]

Jeffrey Donovan from Burn Notice as Joe.

[Tim]

For those of you folks who've listened to the audio books, doesn't the narrator sound just like Joshua Jackson? That's why I suggested him as Joe :) It's enough to make me think that he styles his voice work after Jackson. This of course, assumes anyone has also watched Fringe I guess :P

[Bob]

Arnold Schwartseniger

[Bob]

Or the terminator

[Melany]

Adam Baldwin as Joe Ledger

[Nathan]

Michael Jai White as Top Sims. I think Adam Baldwin could play Bunny. He could probably play Church. He's got the right build, and the no B.S. personality he can play would fit well.

[Nathan]

I've always pictured Michael C. Hall as Joe Ledger and Michael Fassbender as Gault.

[Leah]

Nathan wrote: "I've always pictured Michael C. Hall as Joe Ledger and Michael Fassbender as Gault."

I'd like to see Michael C. Hall in the Ledger franchise somewhere, but not as Joe. I just don't ever see him as the good guy.

Fassbender just doesn't seem imposing enough to be Gault.

In my head, Gault looks kinda like Clive Owen, and I don't know why.

For Joe, I'd pick Jake Gyllenhaal. I think it's probably because I loved him in End of Watch and Jarhead. I think he plays cops and soldiers well. And he's young enough. In Patient Zero, Joe's 32. I think some of the actors suggested would have been awesome in their prime, but are too old now to portray him.

If age was no issue, I always see Church as a young Gene Hackman.

[Leah]

An update in Jonathan Maberry's comments on his Facebook, by him:

"...there are some very interesting Hollywood people looking at Joe Ledger right now. Details when I can share."

Hopefully we'll be getting an update soon regarding a movie/TV show taking place in the Ledger universe.

[Melany]

What about Ryan Reynolds as Ledger?

[Aileen]

Melany, not bad...like it

[Chris]

The guy from Burn Notice would be an interesting choice.

[Sunny]

I think Liam Neeson would make a good Church.
Tom Hardy would make a good Joe.

[Bvglee]

Chris Pratt fits Joe's description to me. My choice for Church was Liam Neeson, but Agent Smith, Lord Tywin or Adam Baldwin are good suggestions and even Kurt Russel could fit. As for Tom Hardy I picture him more as Gus Dietrich. For Top, physically, I picture someone like Terry Crews but not sure if he'll fit the bill, so Idris Elba could be. Bunny is Brock Lesnar in my mind, but I doubt he could play, maybe Kellan Lutz with A LOT of workout and pretty good camera tricks could pull it off.

[Ernesto]

Right now I'm reading Joe Ledger Special Ops and as soon as I'm finished I'll start with Code Zero and my choices are Jim Caviezel from "Person of Interest" would play a great Joe Ledger and Kevin Spacey aka Mr. Church. Benjamin Bratt aka Rudy Sanchez, Dennis Haysbert aka Top, Daniel Cudmore "X-Men Colossus" aka Bunny and Charlize Theron aka Grace Courtland. I hope you enjoy my choices.

[Justin]

ok, to the people saying Anthony Hopkins should play church, i cannot see it at all. i can picture him as Cyrus Jakoby, because he plays evil guys really really well, and Joe Ledger i can totally picture as Anthony Starr, but i think Bruce Willis fits more in as Gus Dietrich. honestly though, its all up to Maberry when we see who he casts. he dropped a really big hint in the aknowlegements page of Code Zero, thanking his film agent so you know we're going to get a TV show or movie.

[Nathan]

I think Sylvester stallone fits the bill almost perfectly for Church.. "North of sixty" "big, boxy, and imposing." all words used to describe Church... I still picture Michael C Hall as Joe. And for Bunny I think Joe Manganiello would be awesome. Cyrus Jacoby = John Malkovich.. Toys= Jude Law... Jimmi Simpson =Bug... Grace Courtland = Kate Beckinsale

Leah, I never thought of Clive Owen for Gault... Nice choice!

[Aileen]

wow..you guys are amazingly good with your choices. love it!!!!

[Yourfavoritebeaner]

Top- Jamal Duff
Church- Ed Harris
Grace-Melanie Laurent
Joe-?
Rudy- Michael Pena
Gault- Michael Fassbender
Toys- David anders
Bunny-?

[Aileen]

Has anyone heard who may be reading for the part of Joe Ledger yet?

[Aileen]

Whoopi Goldberg as Aunt Sallie. Seriously.

[E.J.]

Alfre Woodard - Aunt Sally
Christopher Walken - Church
Idris Elba - Top
Thomas Jane - Joe