Dagny Taggart – 1st Choice, Famke Jannsen. 2nd Choice, Laura Prepon. Both women are attractive without being superficially sexy. I need my Dagny to be competent/driven first and foremost and able to clean up nice second. I don’t know if either has the acting chops for the roles, but I’d be on board with either one. BTW, don’t think you’re the only one who thought of Famke Jannsen. I have always like Laura Prepon, but my thinking here is probably colored by her conservative politics and a personal interview that she did where she just kinda sounded like I imagine Dagny to be. Might not be the best choice, but I would stand by it.

Hank Reardon – Daniel Craig. Rough, ruggedly handsome, capable. I hope he can talk without the Brit accent.

Francisco d’Anconia – Javier Bardem. Don’t know much about this guy, but when I looked up his pic on imdb after seeing others mentione his name, he was exactly what I had pictured. Latin, handsome, and as silly as it may sound, unknown to me. I hate the idea of Brad Pitt in this role.

Ragnar Danneskjold – Charlie Hunman. The blonde guy who plays Jax on ‘Sons of Anarchy’. Like him in the show, that roles translates well to a freewheeling pirate, and he looks like he’s straight outta Scandinavia. Might be a little young given my other choices, but I think that’s workable.

John Galt – Michael Vartan or Aaron Eckhart. Michael Vartan was the guy from ‘Alias’ with Jennifer Garner. Always liked him. Eckhart, though, might be the better choice, as he is going to be an easier to sell as being a few years older than Dagny. Dark horse candidate – Jim Caviezel.

James Taggart – Gary Oldman, John Malkovich, or Edward Norton. All three of these guys are solid as a rock in the acting department, but I was only able to find Oldman and Malkovich listed as conservatives. I’d probably pick one of those guys just to make sure that James Taggart is played for the weasel that he is.

Just my .02.

I guess Charlize Theron would be a good choice.
When I wrote the list I felt a bit “overexposed” to her and therefore unwilling to cast her as Dagny.

Andy Garcia – having recently watched again the excellent “Lost City” (2005), I am keen to cast him in a heroic role (rather than villain).
I can see him as Francisco…if the rest of the cast falls in place age-wise and chemistry-wise (I think OK with Charlize Theron).

Russell Crowe for Galt would be an idea, except I just cannot get him out of my mind as the perfect Hank Rearden!

What other options would you consider for John Galt?
I am a bit stuck here…and I think Daniel Day Lewis is unlikely to take such a part even if offered.