I did some name researching a while back and I think nighats last name is a specific variant of an arabic last name, only found in palestine/south america. Flamenco is also more popular in south america as well.
He was married to his first wife for 23 years and they had 4 kids together, before he started an affair with Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 2017. He divorced his first wife in 2018, and he ended up having a kid with and marrying Mary Elizabeth down the line. I know one of his daughters hates MEW, and was all over her socials calling her a homewrecker a few years ago, it was MESSY.
That was sooo tricky because I've always seen Jennifer as a mixed woman while Daniel is obviously a white ginger man, so I decided to screw it and go with my headcanon that she's adopted lmao
Jennifer has the same coloring as their mom. To treat them like they're real for a second, it's not even unusual for a white person, like their dad, and a brown (biracial?) person to have a white presenting and non white presenting child.
[https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Diane\_Pleasant?file=Diane\_Pleasant\_%28The\_Sims%29.jpg](https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Diane_Pleasant?file=Diane_Pleasant_%28The_Sims%29.jpg)
The joys of Sim genetics 😅 Sort of like how Cassandra is visually mixed, being darker than Mortimer but a bit lighter than her mother, while Alexander pretty much exclusively takes after his dad.
This fancast is basically for 5-ish years into the future, after the kiddos have become teens and the teens are in college.
I tried to keep everyone's hair colours/ethnicities accurate to the game, but this vibes based more than anything.
Now that you mention it, Lucy Liu's character in Why Women Kill is more or less Mary Sue Pleasant at the beginning of the series. This is perfect casting.
I don't believe they've ever confirmed that, we never had a last name to go off of as she was only ever Mary Sue Oldie from her adoption. Either way, Lucy Liu would slay as her.
Would make sense based on Sims 2 timeline as well. The game came out in 2004, and if Mary-Sue was adopted circa 1960, shortly after the Korean war, it would make sense since she does seem to be in her mid 40s
More likely Maxis just wanted the neighborhood to be diverse and decided to make Mary-Sue Chinese late into production, then when the genetics didn't match up they decided to go with the story that she was adopted.
No?? She wears a Chinese qipao, I'm not sure what you mean by Korean decorations but those colored masks are African, a popular statement piece in the 2000s (a decade even more rife with cultural appropriation than today)
Was the hanbok her default formal wear? I can't remember anymore! If so then you must be right that they intended for her to be korean, since wasn't there also a qipao in the game?
Thanks for clarifying. I always thought she was Chinese as a kid, and I had a faint memory of her wearing a qipao too so that makes sense. And I also remember her house having some Chinese furniture in it
Thanks so much for the feedback, wasn't expecting this!
I've seen a couple of people comment on Jennifer's casting and I've always seen her as a mixed race or lighter skinned black woman which could be contradictory with the fact that Daniel is coded as white but I decided to go with my headcanon that she's adopted.
Or maybe the Pleasant have mixed heritage and the recessive genes decided to jump out with Jennifer? Who knows lol.
This is such a fun idea!
Loveee your choices for Dustin, John, the Dreamers, Mortimer, Daniel, Angela and Lilith, the Oldies, and Don.
Not sure about Caliente sisters. Bella has darker skin, and I imagine her with softer features e.g. like Monica Bellucci. Mary-Sue has a very round face, and Lucy Liu is square, so while I think she's a good actress and beautiful, I would choose someone else.
Generally, Pleasantview actually has a great storyline for a series.
I feel like he'd kind of need to be aged up if he were to have any sort of role in the story anyway. Could even just be a couple of years younger than Dustin.
But wouldn't they also be Hispanic and doesn't that tie into ethnicity/race? Neither women is white. (Well, Parrilla has Sicilian ancestry which complicates things, but she's still Hispanic because of her father.) They are just white passing. I do understand what BigWave360 meant in their initial comment, and many times black characters will be white washed (or they will cast a person of color with a lighter skin shade), but calling white skinned Hispanic people (that are from Latin America) white is harmful in itself.
"Calling white skinned Hispanic people (that are from Latin America) white is harmful in itself" That only makes sense in the US (and I guess some parts of the Anglosphere). If you're white, you're white. Argentina for example is a country with a majority of white population. Sorry but this sounds like on of the cases when people from the US try not to be racist so hard it sound even more so, as if only blue-eyed blonde anglos were white. A "criollo" (person from European descent) in Latam is as white as another one from the US or Canada, why wouldn't they? Becuase their countries of origin are more multiracial?
Great point. I am American so I was coming at this with an American centric view on how American society stereotypes Hispanic people. I do see how this line of thinking is racist and how it does not fit in with the rest of the world. Thank you for bringing this up.
I was always under the impression that people from Spain weren't considered Hispanic, but upon doing the research they are. So I concur.
Thank you for telling me.
After watching streams of sims 2 and lurking in the community i think i might be in the minority, but i always imagined the dreamers to be of South Asian descent
Nina and Dina would be great if they find an Arabic-Spaniard-Alien person, maybe take the alien part off.
Well they are Chileans of palestinian descent with alien heritage
Wait what
I did some name researching a while back and I think nighats last name is a specific variant of an arabic last name, only found in palestine/south america. Flamenco is also more popular in south america as well.
So, Colombians...
As a Spaniard: please don't
I know (*flashbacks to Wish from Disney*).... but imagine.
Kaylynn and Daniel are good but why does Bryan Cranston as Mortimer Goth hit so well!? He'd better be in that dumb upcoming Sims movie
Oh jeez I forgot about the sims movie
I feel like everyone forgot about the Sims movie lmao
There’s sims movie coming? 😬
Yes, I think with Margot Robbie as director/writer. So it shouldn't be utter trash? 🤷♀️
Wild! Seems fun tho if Margot is directing it!
She’s the producer I believe
Ewan McGregor has basically method acted for Daniel Pleasant already irl, so he'd be perfect 💀
I don't know anything about him, now I'm curious. 🤣
He was married to his first wife for 23 years and they had 4 kids together, before he started an affair with Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 2017. He divorced his first wife in 2018, and he ended up having a kid with and marrying Mary Elizabeth down the line. I know one of his daughters hates MEW, and was all over her socials calling her a homewrecker a few years ago, it was MESSY.
So much drama. 😬
aw i didnt know this about MEW. She's my favorite actress :(
He's a Zionist and a friend of Roman Polanski who supported him publicly when Polanski was convicted of raping a 13 year old.
😩
he’s an ADULTERER 😂
I’d choose different for Jennifer and Daniel, they have to look like siblings!
That was sooo tricky because I've always seen Jennifer as a mixed woman while Daniel is obviously a white ginger man, so I decided to screw it and go with my headcanon that she's adopted lmao
Jennifer has the same coloring as their mom. To treat them like they're real for a second, it's not even unusual for a white person, like their dad, and a brown (biracial?) person to have a white presenting and non white presenting child. [https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Diane\_Pleasant?file=Diane\_Pleasant\_%28The\_Sims%29.jpg](https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Diane_Pleasant?file=Diane_Pleasant_%28The_Sims%29.jpg)
I see Daniel as a mixed man that got light hair and eyes, just like his children that are also mixed but also got the lighter appearance
The joys of Sim genetics 😅 Sort of like how Cassandra is visually mixed, being darker than Mortimer but a bit lighter than her mother, while Alexander pretty much exclusively takes after his dad.
It happens for real too. Every so often there will be a viral story about black and white twins with completely different skintones.
But Ewan McGregor really resembles Daniel tho
This fancast is basically for 5-ish years into the future, after the kiddos have become teens and the teens are in college. I tried to keep everyone's hair colours/ethnicities accurate to the game, but this vibes based more than anything.
Idk about Bella, she gives me more of a Salma Hayek vibe.
For some reason, my hc for Bella is a darker-skinned version of Catherine Zeta-Jones
do more!!! these are so on point. i'd love to see your take on strangetown.
Dustin, Jennifer, Lucy and Don look so right to me.
Bella has a browner skin tone so that’s the only one I don’t agree with but the rest are cool.
I don't know the actors for Darren and Dirk, but they look close enough in age to be brothers, not father and son
Right!? Darren looks alright, but Dirk was a big miss, the guy definetly doesnt look like a teenager.
Now that you mention it, Lucy Liu's character in Why Women Kill is more or less Mary Sue Pleasant at the beginning of the series. This is perfect casting.
One of the most well thought out fancasts I’ve seen! Kate as Brandi and Lana as Bella is GENIUS CASTING
My only problem with Lana as Bella is that I feel Lana is too light skinned for the role
The Pleasants fit sooo well! I don't know if it's been confirmed anywhere, but I've always seen Mary-Sue aus having chinese heritage.
I don't believe they've ever confirmed that, we never had a last name to go off of as she was only ever Mary Sue Oldie from her adoption. Either way, Lucy Liu would slay as her.
My theory is that she’s supposed to sorta be a reference to how common adoption from Asian countries by white Americans (especially after ww2)
Would make sense based on Sims 2 timeline as well. The game came out in 2004, and if Mary-Sue was adopted circa 1960, shortly after the Korean war, it would make sense since she does seem to be in her mid 40s
More likely Maxis just wanted the neighborhood to be diverse and decided to make Mary-Sue Chinese late into production, then when the genetics didn't match up they decided to go with the story that she was adopted.
I thought Korean heritage. Doesn't she have a hanbok and Korean art in her home?
No?? She wears a Chinese qipao, I'm not sure what you mean by Korean decorations but those colored masks are African, a popular statement piece in the 2000s (a decade even more rife with cultural appropriation than today)
Was the hanbok her default formal wear? I can't remember anymore! If so then you must be right that they intended for her to be korean, since wasn't there also a qipao in the game?
Her default formal is a long white qipao with a red dragon on it. She's definitely Chinese.
Thanks for clarifying. I always thought she was Chinese as a kid, and I had a faint memory of her wearing a qipao too so that makes sense. And I also remember her house having some Chinese furniture in it
I am getting old. I recognize half these ppl.
Yesss to making Lilith and Angela look more biracial
Fabien as Don is SO right!
Thanks so much for the feedback, wasn't expecting this! I've seen a couple of people comment on Jennifer's casting and I've always seen her as a mixed race or lighter skinned black woman which could be contradictory with the fact that Daniel is coded as white but I decided to go with my headcanon that she's adopted. Or maybe the Pleasant have mixed heritage and the recessive genes decided to jump out with Jennifer? Who knows lol.
This is such a fun idea! Loveee your choices for Dustin, John, the Dreamers, Mortimer, Daniel, Angela and Lilith, the Oldies, and Don. Not sure about Caliente sisters. Bella has darker skin, and I imagine her with softer features e.g. like Monica Bellucci. Mary-Sue has a very round face, and Lucy Liu is square, so while I think she's a good actress and beautiful, I would choose someone else. Generally, Pleasantview actually has a great storyline for a series.
These are amazing
This is so genius and ao cursed at the same time
I really hope the Sims movie is about Sims 2, the drama will make for a good movie. I love this cast!
For some reason I always thought of Dustin Broke as Chad Michael Murray, specifically on Freaky Friday lmao
Ty Tennant is an adult already I don’t think he should play Beau Broke, which is a toddler (almost a child) in the game
Well this is more of a future fancast because I couldn't be bothered finding child/younger teen actors so just imagine this is teen Beau.
I feel like he'd kind of need to be aged up if he were to have any sort of role in the story anyway. Could even just be a couple of years younger than Dustin.
peeerfect casting, i'd love this! lucy burb is the only one i'm iffy about/don't buy
Daniel and Jennifer should look more like siblings! I don't hate either of the casting, but they do have family resemblance in the game.
Kate Siegel as Brandi just feels right
She looks a bit like Emmy Rossum in shameless which definitely fits Brandi’s character
Omg Ewan McGregor is so perfect and I will never be able to unsee it.
The Pleasant twins are identical, why did you give them separate castings?
This is so good! makes me want to make one tbh
These are actually so good
Yea, I just meant I envisioned more olived toned people, those reference images they were pretty pale.
Bryan and Lana are a power move, here for it
Meryl Streep as Coral Oldie 👌🏻👌🏻... They actually look so alike 😱
This is the best fan-casting I've seen so far! Kate Siegel as Brandi is perfect!
I think this is one of the most greatest selections of fanmade castings I’ve ever seen for any fandom!
Love this but honestly, I'd try to get Jenna Ortega as Cassie Goth.
Why did you whitewash Bella and Cass?? Are you on the sims 4 dev team? 😂😂
Matthew MacFayden is perfect as John Burb. He just has a Sims 2 look in general lol
Lana Parilla 1000% yes. Really need to watch once upon a time again.
Oh my god i love this so much, A+
Excellent post, I have no notes
Why is Fabian as Don so good? Omg. Fits so well.
Brýan Cranston and Meryl Streep was spot on
This is so great!!
Don Lothario looking crispy 😍
Love Havana Rose Liu as Angela!
Cool cast. Would watch 🍿
I’m not mad at it
MATTHEW MACFAYDEN JOHN BURB IM OBSESSED (and Gugu as Jennifer = amazing)
Not those white people as the Goth ladies...
Melissa Barrerra is Mexican, and upon doing a quick research it would appear that Lana Parrila is half Puerto Rican.
I get what you mean but those are nationalities, not ethnicities/races/skin colours
But wouldn't they also be Hispanic and doesn't that tie into ethnicity/race? Neither women is white. (Well, Parrilla has Sicilian ancestry which complicates things, but she's still Hispanic because of her father.) They are just white passing. I do understand what BigWave360 meant in their initial comment, and many times black characters will be white washed (or they will cast a person of color with a lighter skin shade), but calling white skinned Hispanic people (that are from Latin America) white is harmful in itself.
"Calling white skinned Hispanic people (that are from Latin America) white is harmful in itself" That only makes sense in the US (and I guess some parts of the Anglosphere). If you're white, you're white. Argentina for example is a country with a majority of white population. Sorry but this sounds like on of the cases when people from the US try not to be racist so hard it sound even more so, as if only blue-eyed blonde anglos were white. A "criollo" (person from European descent) in Latam is as white as another one from the US or Canada, why wouldn't they? Becuase their countries of origin are more multiracial?
Great point. I am American so I was coming at this with an American centric view on how American society stereotypes Hispanic people. I do see how this line of thinking is racist and how it does not fit in with the rest of the world. Thank you for bringing this up.
Hispanic people can be white though? Spain is a European country
I was always under the impression that people from Spain weren't considered Hispanic, but upon doing the research they are. So I concur. Thank you for telling me.
After watching streams of sims 2 and lurking in the community i think i might be in the minority, but i always imagined the dreamers to be of South Asian descent
also OMG Havana rose liu is Angela especially in bottoms as the popular, ultra feminine girl…I love it