I think it was Trevor who revealed that bit of information. It came down to Alex and Henry in the casting. I think it was Ron Koslow who saw Alex the first time and stated that this was their Mick. It took a few auditions for the rest of the producers to come around to his way of thinking.....and thank heavens they did, huh?coco wrote:Henry Thomas was going to be Mick St John?!SirenSong wrote:Yeah, if Henry Thomas HAD been cast as Mick, which almost happened, I doubt any of us would be hanging on a ML board anymore or I even doubt the series would have made it past 4 or so episodes. JMHO.wpgrace wrote:
Actually it's all just silly innuendo... Tho we are all fascinated by all facets of Mick. Alex will be hard-pressed to find a character in the future-- tho Bob willing Andy is the immediate future for many years to come-- who fascinates the way Mick does. Tho then again, had some other actor played Mick, would we all be here on this board now????? Those two, Alex and Mick, were clearly made for one another...
The Mick St. John character is endlessly fascinating as any wounded soul types are, but without Alex inhabiting that character and bringing it to life, I'm not sure I would have even tuned in more than once or twice.
I did not know this. I'm so very glad we got Alex instead.
Henry Thomas was indeed adorable as all get out in ET, but that was 1982 and the kid was 10 or so and cute as a button. Fast forward 25 years and good ol' Henry ain't so cute and or adorable anymore. Might be a lovely person, but I like my vampires cool, sexy and charismatic, thank you very much.