fan cast

See also: fancast

English

Alternative forms

• fancast

Etymology

From fan +‎ cast.

Verb

fan cast (third-person singular simple present fan casts, present participle fan casting, simple past and past participle fan cast or (nonstandard) fan casted)

1. (fandom slang) To mentally assign a real-life person to play the role of a fictional character, based on one’s preferences as a fan.

   I fan cast Andrew Garfield as Remus Lupin.

Noun

fan cast (plural fan casts)

1. (fandom slang) A person who has been fan cast for some particular role.

   Andrew Garfield is my fan cast of Remus Lupin.