Faces for Mark's Stories

[methodwriter85]

19 minutes ago, Mark Arbour said:

 

MMaybe this guy:  Hamid Fadaei

I can roll with this choice.

Anyway, now  that we have the dad and sister figured out...maybe Drew Starkey for Travis's brother?

I'm literally just posting him because I think Drew Starkey is cute in that lanky surfer stoner boy way. LOL He just looks like someone I can see being associated with Will.

If you need to see him with blonder hair:

Edited April 21 by methodwriter85

[methodwriter85]

I don't normally use porn stars as character faces, but former Disney actor-turned-adult entertainer Dan Benson is adorable and I kept thinking he reminds me of how I pictured Will's therapist Casey.

I did picture Casey being in his 30's with fair skin and a fairly Celtic look. Kind of nerdy, yet hot, and really sweet-looking.

[impunity]

@methodwriter85, if you average the Disney and the porn, you probably get a normal actor. 

[Mark Arbour]

9 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

I don't normally use porn stars as character faces, but former Disney actor-turned-adult entertainer Dan Benson is adorable and I kept thinking he reminds me of how I pictured Will's therapist Casey.

I did picture Casey being in his 30's with fair skin and a fairly Celtic look. Kind of nerdy, yet hot, and really sweet-looking.

Get rid of the facial hair and he’s spot on.  

[Mark Arbour]

On 4/20/2023 at 4:47 PM, methodwriter85 said:

I can roll with this choice.

Anyway, now  that we have the dad and sister figured out...maybe Drew Starkey for Travis's brother?

 

I'm literally just posting him because I think Drew Starkey is cute in that lanky surfer stoner boy way. LOL He just looks like someone I can see being associated with Will.

If you need to see him with blonder hair:

A really good pick for Big.  Perfect resemblance to Travis. 

[methodwriter85]

On 5/14/2023 at 12:00 PM, Mark Arbour said:

Get rid of the facial hair and he’s spot on.  

Right. 2004 is the metrosexual era and facial hair isn't "in" yet. I remember more guys started wearing beards around the late '00s, but it really peaks around 2012-2016 aka the Lumbersexual era.

On 5/14/2023 at 12:01 PM, Mark Arbour said:

A really good pick for Big.  Perfect resemblance to Travis. 

Thanks. Drew Starkey just gives off this affable stoner vibe. You could easily see him hanging out with Will.

 

Edited May 16 by methodwriter85

[methodwriter85]

Check out the current Netflix hunk du Jour Corey Mylchreest:

Any fancast ideas, fellow Mark Arbor Universe fans? I'm just posting him here because I think he's hot. I have always been a sucker for brooding good looks. Puppy dog eyes are my kryptonite. LOL

I was initially thinking Man in Motion era Ace but I thought about it and think his looks are too brooding for Ace. Then again, as this woman puts it, Corey's smile is right up there with 1986 Tom Cruise which seems right for Ace. LOL

[impunity]

@methodwriter85, who's left? I've completely lost track. Do we have a Patrick? I have no recollection of how Mark described him but I picture dark and a bit brooding. Plus I think his age is more or less correct.

At some point, it might be good to summarize the casting list. Twenty-four pages over 12+ years is a lot.  

 

 

Edited May 17 by impunity

[methodwriter85]

22 hours ago, impunity said:

@methodwriter85, who's left? I've completely lost track. Do we have a Patrick? I have no recollection of how Mark described him but I picture dark and a bit brooding. Plus I think his age is more or less correct.

At some point, it might be good to summarize the casting list. Twenty-four pages over 12+ years is a lot.  

Heath Hutchins is my Patrick fancast. He's a former Mississippi State football player who got into modeling after leaning down. I liked him for Patrick because the transformation from hulking football player into a lithe fashion model was interesting, and I could see Patrick doing that himself.

I consider the casting list to be pretty fluid- celebs come and go, and someone might come on the scene that actually fits what you were imagining better. 

Like for example my OG Will fancast was Sean Farris, but Asher Angel fits what I pictured better if you ignore the height. The green eyes  and the dimples work great for Will's face.

The one that is set in stone though is Colton Haynes for John Hobart as Mark really liked that one. 

Edited May 18 by methodwriter85

[methodwriter85]

Since we're re-doing Man In Motion....

Cody Fern with blond hair as Max:

Taylor Zakhar Perez as Ace: 

[Mark Arbour]

1 hour ago, methodwriter85 said:

Since we're re-doing Man In Motion....

Cody Fern with blond hair as Max:

Taylor Zakhar Perez as Ace: 

Damn, you nailed both of those.  

[methodwriter85]

34 minutes ago, Mark Arbour said:

Damn, you nailed both of those.  

That's the fun part about being able to go back. Neither of these guys were known in 2009 when I was doing my original fancasts. LOL

Also, the leather bomber jacket on my "Ace" guy just feels very mid-1980's. LOL

Edited May 23 by methodwriter85

[methodwriter85]

Lukas Gage as Lark's original face?

He has this slimy feeling to him that feels perfect for the surfer boy formerly known as Lark. Like I would hang out with him a few times but would never, ever trust him. LOL

[impunity]

@methodwriter85 do you have a post-surgery Scott Slater pick? Older, teeth fixed, still slimy. 

[methodwriter85]

59 minutes ago, impunity said:

@methodwriter85 do you have a post-surgery Scott Slater pick? Older, teeth fixed, still slimy. 

Mark picked it. It's Kelly Slater:

He was directly referenced in text as looking like Kelly Slater. I'm assuming Scott still has hair, though.

I felt pretty free to pick a pre-surgery Lark as long as he had blue eyes because we had to assume he had extensive plastic surgery.

Other Mark picks:

JP's face is based on Rickey Nelson, but he's small and blond.

 

Jeff Hayes, Fred Hayes, and Robbie Hayes were essentially based on Tony Dow:

There have been various Stefans but none that really "hit" it, so to speak. Feel free to use your imagination on that one.

Andre, who is Ace's father and died in 1962, is based by Mark on Bernardo from West Side Story:

I don't think we've ever really settled on a Brad, although I guess if Mark likes my Asher Angel pick, just imagine Asher Angel as an older guy. Brad and Will are supposed to be pretty much exactly alike.

Edited May 29 by methodwriter85

[Mark Arbour]

On 11/12/2010 at 11:13 PM, PrivateTim said:

Oh gawd, in Arbour's wildest wet dream was he ever that cute

Not that cute, but cute.  He’s actually a very good pick, just make him uglier. 

[Mark Arbour]

On 5/29/2023 at 1:37 AM, methodwriter85 said:

Mark picked it. It's Kelly Slater:

He was directly referenced in text as looking like Kelly Slater. I'm assuming Scott still has hair, though.

I felt pretty free to pick a pre-surgery Lark as long as he had blue eyes because we had to assume he had extensive plastic surgery.

Other Mark picks:

JP's face is based on Rickey Nelson, but he's small and blond.

 

Jeff Hayes, Fred Hayes, and Robbie Hayes were essentially based on Tony Dow:

There have been various Stefans but none that really "hit" it, so to speak. Feel free to use your imagination on that one.

Andre, who is Ace's father and died in 1962, is based by Mark on Bernardo from West Side Story:

I don't think we've ever really settled on a Brad, although I guess if Mark likes my Asher Angel pick, just imagine Asher Angel as an older guy. Brad and Will are supposed to be pretty much exactly alike.

So not Brad.  

[Mark Arbour]

I’m thinking a young Montgomery Clift, only with strawberry blonde hair, for Stefan. 

[Mark Arbour]

This was the Ricky Nelson photo I visualized for JP 

And this was the Tony Dow pic for Robbie

 

Edited June 7 by Mark Arbour

[PrivateTim]

20 minutes ago, Mark Arbour said:

Not that cute, but cute.  He’s actually a very good pick, just make him uglier. 

I am sure young Mark was a hottie.....

[impunity]

4 minutes ago, PrivateTim said:

I am sure young Mark was a hottie.....

I'll second that. 

[methodwriter85]

On 6/6/2023 at 8:53 PM, Mark Arbour said:

I’m thinking a young Montgomery Clift, only with strawberry blonde hair, for Stefan. 

That works.

 

 

 

[methodwriter85]

I just mentioned Courtney Clearrault and I think model Kaia Gerber would be a good fit for an Adult Courtney. I could see her being Ace's daughter.

You'll NEVER guess who her mother is! 😅

Kaia is currently dating Austin Butler. I'm pretty sure I had Teenaged Austin as a fancast for one of Mark's friends in On The Mark- I think Van? 

The Adult Him wouldn't be a bad Alex, though. (Still have Joe Alwyn as my official Alex Granger.) 

Maybe Ryan? (My OG Ryan pick is Hunter Parrish, but like I've always said, this list is fluid.) 

 

[Mark Arbour]

On 5/22/2023 at 9:31 PM, methodwriter85 said:

Since we're re-doing Man In Motion....

Cody Fern with blond hair as Max:

Taylor Zakhar Perez as Ace: 

I was reading about Taylor's new movie and kept thinking that he would make a really good Darius.  So there's another alternative.

 

 

[methodwriter85]

1 hour ago, Mark Arbour said:

I was reading about Taylor's new movie and kept thinking that he would make a really good Darius.  So there's another alternative.

 

 

I dig it. 

It's funny, because I was thinking about Taylor's co-star Nicholas Galitzine for Wade. He definitely has that prissy prettiness to him. (Yet at the same time, you can buy him being a jock.)