Fantasy Cast… Who should play Varla in the ‘Faster Pussycat’ remake?

This week’s edition of Fantasy Cast Friday may be directed towards the more experienced movie geeks out there, but hopefully this will also encourage those who haven’t seen the original cult classic ‘Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!’ to rush out and find a copy.

I have to begin by saying this may be one of the toughest casting decisions that Quentin Tarantino will ever have to make. Not only is this a difficult role to cast and end up with the same appeal as the original film had with Tura Satana, but Tura is keeping an eye on who he goes with and she will be satisfied with his decision… or else!

WAMG: So Tura, there are plenty of rumors going around about Quentin Tarantino remaking ‘Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!’, can you tell us about that?

Tura: Yes, he is definitely making it.

WAMG: We are also hearing that he is looking at casting Britney Spears

Tura: No, that is not true. When I first heard that, I sent him an email and told him that, if she fills my role, I would come and castrate him!

WAMG: HA! Well, is he looking at you for advice and things of that sort?

Tura: Yes, we have talked about it. He is currently rewriting the entire script, I will definitely be involved.

We Are Movie Geeks scooped some inside info from Tura Satana during our interview with her at Monstrous Weekend 2008.

So, the question remains… who on Earth would be able to play the role of Varla that Tura Satana so brilliantly immortalized? A while back we posted some news that Tarantino would love to cast Tera Patrick in the role. She’s got the looks, but has she got the acting chops to pull it off?

We contacted our friend Tura Satana and asked her who she would cast as Varla in the remake…

I think that I told you that if they did make a remake of FPKK, then I would like to see either Lucy Lawless or Rose Mc Gowan, because I think that they are the only ones who could possibly pull it off. There are some others after those two that I would think about. — Tura Satana

In addition to Tura’s picks, some other actresses to consider for the role may include Tera Patrick, Christina Ricci, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Tia Carrere and Asia Argento. We’ve already talked about Tera Patrick. I think Christina Ricci has an interesting look for the role and the right attitude, but she may not be tall enough at only 5’1″ tall. Scarlett Johansson has the body and certainly the acting prowess, but I’m not sure she’s got the right look. Jessica Alba is kind of a long shot, but she does have the body and a little bit of the look and she’s sort of worked with Tarantino before on ‘Sin City’. Tia Carrere is probably the closest in looks, next to Tera, but but also the least experienced aside from Tera. I think Asia would be an interesting pick if Tarantino wanted to make an updated sort of remake.

What do you think? Who should play Varla if and when this remake ever comes to fruition? If you have any ideas for who should play her, be sure to let us know.

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