Casting Breakdown
These characters below are the key characters that I will need to cast for this reimagined scene:
Name: Sheriff Woody Pride
- Nicknames: Sheriff Woody, Woody.
- Age: Doesn’t have an age since he is a human toy. The actor would be between 18 to 28.
- Gender: Male
- Occupation: Cowboy Human Toy.
- Personality: Loyal, Smart, Determined, Passionate, Kind, Caring, Leader, Tactical, Family-Orientated.
- Family: Used to be owned by Andy Davis, now owned by Bonnie Anderson.
- Hair: Dark Brown
- Eyes: Dark Brown
- Height: Actor will be from 5'8 to 6'4 but will be shrunken down with a green screen to look 'toy like'.
- Name: Dolly
- Nicknames: None, just her name
- Age: Doesn’t have an age since she is a human toy. The actress would be between 18 to 26.
- Gender: Female
- Occupation: Doll Human Toy.
- Personality: Sarcastic, Leader, Wise, Passionate, Kind, Family-Orientated.
- Family: Owned by Bonnie Anderson
- Hair Colour: Dark Purple
- Eye Colour: Dark Brown or Black
- Height: Actress will be from 5'4 to 6'4 but will be shrunken down with a green screen to look 'toy like'.
- Name: Bonnie Blair Anderson
- Nicknames: None, just her name.
- Age: 4 years old. The actress would be aged between 5 to 8.
- Gender: Female
- Occupation: Kindergarten Student
- Personality: Kind, Imaginative, Caring, Shy, Family-Orientated, Adventurous.
- Family: Mr and Mrs Anderson are her parents. She is an only child.
- Hair Colour: Dark Brown
- Eye Colour: Dark Brown
- Height: The actors height would be roughly 3'2
- Name: Mrs. Anderson (First name is not known)
- Nicknames: Mum to Bonnie
- Age: 20 - 30. The actress would be aged between the same age range as the actual character.
- Gender: Female
- Occupation: Sunnyside Daycare Receptionist (in Toy Story 3)
- Personality: Kind, Caring, Passionate, Family-Orientated, Gentle.
- Family: Bonnie's Mum and Mr. Anderson's wife.
- Hair Colour: Brown
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Height: The actress's height would be around 5'8 to 6'3
- Name: Mr. Anderson (First name is not known)
- Nicknames: Dad to Bonnie
- Age: 20 - 30. The actor would be aged between the same age range as the actual character.
- Gender: Male
- Occupation: Full-Time Dad (No evidence that he has a job, so I am assuming he's unemployed)
- Personality: Kind, Gentle, Adventurous, Caring, Passionate, Family-Orientated.
- Family: Bonnie's Dad and Mrs. Anderson's Husband.
- Hair Colour: Brown
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Height: The actor's height would be around 5'8 to 6'3.
- Name: Miss Wendy (First name is not known)
- Nicknames: None
- Age: 20 - 30. The actress would be aged between the same age range as the actual character.
- Gender: Female
- Occupation: Bonnie's Kindergarten Teacher
- Personality: Kind, Caring, Passionate, Family-Orientated, Gentle.
- Family: Not known.
- Hair Colour: Brown
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Height: The actor's height would be around 5'8 to 6'3.
The People I have Casted for the Roles of Woody, Dolly and Mr. Anderson
When it came to casting for this film, I used the character profiles and advertised them on mandy.com, and got 6 responses from people that were interested in acting in this reimagined scene. However, no one had shown any interest into being Bonnie's mum or Miss Wendy, the kindergarten teacher and unfortunately, I had no responses for Bonnie either. So if I had more time on this project, I would've had left the Mandy actor application on the website for a bit longer, but I am very happy for the cast I decided to choose for Woody, Dolly and Mr. Anderson. When it came to casting, I was very strict on a few things when it came to finding cast members. These were the following: I wanted the looks of the characters to be fairly similar to the animated versions of the characters, so for Woody, Bonnie's Dad and Dolly I wanted them to have dark coloured eyes and dark coloured hair, so any actors that didn't meet those requirements I didn't want them to be cast as the roles. Also, since Dolly has purple hair in the film, I wanted the actress to be up for having her hair temporarily dyed dark purple to match the character in the film. The cast for the following parts are:
- Name: Joey Gaillet
- Location: Lancashire
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Age Range:18 - 28
- Height: 6' 4" (1m 93cm)
- Weight: 12st. 8lb. (80kg)
- Hair Colour: Brown
- Eye Colour: Hazel
- Build: Medium
- Character: Woody
Reasons for choice:
- Was the only Woody that had dark coloured eyes.
- Has the right height and look for Woody.
- Had experience with student films.
- Name: Izabela Zieba
- Location: Lincolnshire
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Age Range: 18 - 26
- Height: 5' 6" (1m 68cm)
- Weight: 8st. 7lb. (54kg)
- Hair Colour: Brown
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Build: Slim
- Character: Dolly
Reasons for choice:
- Has the right hair length for Dolly.
- Has quite a resemblance to Dolly in the film.
- Said that she'd be ok with having her hair temporarily dyed purple for the shoots.
- Name: Reza Diako
- Location: London / Bristol
- Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
- Age Range: 21 - 31
- Height: 5' 11" (1m 81cm)
- Weight: 12st. 8lb. (80kg)
- Hair Colour: Black
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Build: Muscular
- Character: Mr. Anderson / Bonnie's Dad
Reasons for choice:
- Looks quite mature and dad-like.
- Has the resemblance of Bonnie's dad in the film.
- Has the right height and look for Bonnie's dad.