Somebody recently asked me who I would have playing Derek Adams if I ever sold the script.
To be honest, I hadn't though about it, but now I have
In my head, and in my dreams...
Derek Adams is Ewan McGregor. Sometimes puppy dog, sometimes steely hard, and always engaging.
His sidekick is Alan Cummings. Manic and sad at the same time.
His on/off girlfriend is Tilda Swinton. Takes no nonsense, stands up for herself.
The hard policeman is Gerald Butler... just to hear him say Fuck a lot.
The foul-mouthed reporter who gets offed spectacularly is Robert Carlyle. Again, just to hear him say Fuck a lot. Nobody swears better than the wee man.
The crime syndicate boss is Billy Connelly. Billy has shown before that he can play the hard man spectacularly well.
There you have it... all Scots actors, all well known, and none of them ever likely to get anywhere near my script. But a man can dream...