A thought just hit me, Clarrise would be great if played by the girl who played the young ghost in Ghost Ship. I can't remember the name, but I hope any of you who have seen it will agree.

If you know the name of the character, you can confirm the actress's name here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288477/

You have to love the internet movie database, what would we do without it?

Groon, You have helped me to perhaps change my mind. Samuel Jackson would make a very menacing antagonist in Beatty (know you didn't assign him that part but you brought him up). Thanks.

Good critique of "Remakes" that holds promise for Darabont's remake of F-451:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/201977p-174309c.html

this looks like an amazing movie, very bradburyistique, im making up words now, just click the link.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/garden_state/internet_exclusive/
(little easter egg: watch the credits: method man comes before nathalie portman!!)

Michael Moore:
as the Mechanical Hound

That'd be a different sorta hound, dude. He wouldn't have to be fast enough to chase people--just scare them to death with his looks!

Y'Aint Nothin' but a hound dog!

Director: M. Night Shalayman
Montag: Guy Peirce (I always imagined it would be him) or Hugh Jackman (Wolverine)
Millie: I'm thinking Matilda...hmmm...the lady from Empire of the Sun
Captain Beatty: Robert Denero
Clarrise: Mischa Barton or The Chick from the ring (Not closet girl...her friend)
Faber: Morgan Freeman or Anthony Hopkins
Old Lady: Stockard Channing

How about using AMEE from "Red Planet" in the capacity of mechanical dog? Actually, this film is replete with Bradbury references - check it out if you haven't seen it.

Matilda Richardson...for Millie

Here...
THIS is a better Photo of Captain Nicholson (viz: Beatty)

And James Caviezel (Mel Gibson's Jesus) as MONTAG!

By the way,
...who knows what the latest IS on """FAHRENHEIT 451""" remake?