Fringe Spoilers: New Casting Call Spoiler for Fringe Season Finale

New Casting Call Spoiler for Fringe Season Finale

By Dennis Email Post 3/22/2011 11:51:00 AM Categories: Casting, Fringe, Spoiler

TV Fanatic is reporting that a new casting call for the Fringe season finale has been posted. Fox is looking for:

"a well-known male Japanese actor in his late 40s to late 50s who speaks English" to come on board as a mysterious character named "Moreau".

Now, before you say Francois Chau (aka Marvin Candle from the Dharma videos on LOST) - he is Cambodian, not Japanese. Although, that didn't stop him from playing the head of Chinatown in The Chicago Code (also on FOX...)

However, in my opinion, I think it would be great to get Ken Watanabe. He played Mr. Saito in Inception, and of course costarred with Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai. He's Japanese, and the right age (51).

Who do you think should play "Moreau"?

Another good option, would be Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Dogen in the final season of LOST. He is also Japanese and 51. Coincidence?

16 comments:

SuperTimMarch 22, 2011 at 12:40 PM
Hiro Sanada! He played Dogen wonderfully in LOST so I think it would be awesome to see him in Fringe.

Do we know if this role is recurring or just a one-stint guest role?
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AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 2:13 PM
The debut of the first people?
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ChuckMarch 22, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Haha Francois Chau was my first thought.
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AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 4:49 PM
Why don't they pick Marion Cotillard, she's not japonese but she might be great in Fringe.
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DennisMarch 22, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Because they are looking for a 50yo Japanese Man, not a 35yo French Woman :)
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fringeobsessedMarch 22, 2011 at 7:38 PM
It's a shame Masi Oka(Hiro in "Heroes")isn't old enough for the role.
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RekkaMarch 22, 2011 at 8:52 PM
Although I really liked Francois Chau on Lost, I think it would be super cool if Watanabe Ken could join the cast of Fringe. I have an issue with casting actual Japanese people as Japanese characters. I'd like for Fringe to keep that realism true.
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DennisMarch 22, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Thanks SuperTim, I added your suggestion to the post!
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DennisMarch 22, 2011 at 9:50 PM
JJ Abrams is in good with the Star Trek folk, maybe they could get George Takei :)
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tankadinMarch 22, 2011 at 11:03 PM
OH MY! George Takei would totally f-ing RULE!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! *crosses fingers*
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h.March 23, 2011 at 2:03 AM
oh, Ken watanabe would be fantastic.
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Matthew the CurmudgeonMarch 23, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Why would they give a Japanese character a French name? I hate when they do that!
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DennisMarch 23, 2011 at 4:47 PM
It's funny that you mention that, since the first person I mentioned is Francois Chau...

That's may not be the actual name used in the show, it could just be a placeholder.
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M.J. BanksMarch 23, 2011 at 6:34 PM
Ken Watanabe
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mama-tMarch 24, 2011 at 11:31 PM
Mark Dacascos. I know, he's from Hawaii. But I would just scream!
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sublime-surotMarch 29, 2011 at 9:27 AM
It would be awesome and hilarious if they got George Takei and wrote an episode where this Moreau character meets William Bell. However, if they need someone with scruffy looks, my money's on Ken Watanabe.=)
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