I love Jane Seymour (have since the first moment I laid eyes on her in Somewhere in Time (I completely identified with Christopher Reeves' character )). She could make a great Liz. But is she old enough to play Martin Donovan's older sister (presuming Liz is older)?
(Though...a younger sister holding the purse strings and controlling the family could make for some great sibling conflict.)
I really liked AllMyShadows' idea of Frances Fisher as Julia. But now that Alec Newman has been cast as Barn, at 51 she's probably too old to play opposite him. But I'm sure they'll come up with someone equally as interesting for the role.
As for Joe, I haven't got a clue who might fit the bill...
[spoiler]Wonder if he'll be killed off as quickly as he was in the '91 series - and then possibly the actor will be recast as a Chris Jennings type, as was the plan with Michael T. Weiss?[/spoiler]
Thank you for agreeing with me about Jane Seymour! I thought she was old enough since I knew she was already in her early 40's when she had her twins several years ago, but I checked her age on the IMDB to make sure, and according to her birthdate listed there, February 15, 1951, she is indeed old enough at 53! Cool! (Although rather crushing to think of her being in her 50's now -- ack!! I always wanted to be her. Sigh. LOL!)
Frances Fisher would be a perfect Julia! (Well, unless someone's found a way to clone Grayson Hall! LOL!) Yeah, too bad she's a little too old for Alec Newman, though.
The only actor who comes to mind for me right now for Joe (your spoiler too!) is Brian Presley who used to be Jack on "Port Charles." Although that name won't mean much to most people, probably, since PC had such low ratings, unfortunately. But then, I'd never heard of any of the actors they've already cast so far before either! LOL!
Mary
(extremely crushed to be in my 40's now -- LOL!)