Leonardo Dicaprio

Anne Hathaway

For this masterpiece in the making, I believe that I would choose Leonardo Dicaprio and Anne Hathaway to play the roles of Jurgis and Ona, solely on how versatile and powerful these two are in their portrayals on the big screen. Leo might not fit the description for Jurgis, probably a bigger or stronger actor would suffice but Leo is exceptional in his own right, so much so that he would nail everything besides the physique. Hathaway has tremendous range in the characters she can pull out of her bag, she somewhat fits Ona’s description but I am recruiting based on performance potential so there! Sinclair described Jurgis as an absolute unit and a kind of dumb but loyal and hard working provider, Leo could pull that off no problem, he would have to bulk up but I think he’d be perfect for the role. Ona is described to be a petite housewife basically, soft on the eyes but supportive. It’s scary how many personalities Hathaway can portray and I don’t think Ona would be too hard for her to nail.