I am assuming you are actually asking, whom would I cast in the various roles? Given that, here are my choices:

Max Quick:
Probably an unknown, but someone sort of Thomas Dekker-ish. He's got the right closed off, slacker kind of vibe. He slinks around and is hard to get to know at first -- but then he'd be your best friend once that wall is down. (remember how long Max has had to survive on his own ... trust does not come easy for him. But when he finds it, he treasures it greatly)
http://innergeekdom.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/john-connor.jpg

Casey, Ian and Sasha:
In the movie version of 'Pocket' these characters would most likely be unknowns, since they would be 12 in the story. Abigail Breslin has stated that the Max Quick series is among her favorite books -- I'd personally like to see her as Casey, but even if production were to start right now, it would probably be a year before filming began - at which point she would be fifteen. So: I'm guessing there would be open auditions and unknowns would be cast for the 4 principle roles. Everyone who is the right age now won't be by the time this got off the ground. That having been said, here are some 'looks':

Casey Cole / Cyranus:
http://www.chron.com/photos/2008/06/14/11879653/226xRefer.jpg

Ian Keating:
I picture a young Rowan Atkinson with a spiked punk hairdo:
http://www.indyworld.com/comics/atkinson/images/mrbean_smile.jpg

Sasha Fwa:
A young Jennifer Connolly:
http://www.darkromance.com/goths/dark-stars/dr-dr-mus-011-jennifer_connelly/dr-dr-mus-jennifer-02-315.jpg

Farrell "Ace" Winthorp
I pretty much hate this character, in case you didn't notice, so I'm thinking some really overly-pretty model-y type who needs a five-fingered sandwich attitude adjustment. This guy seems to fill the bill:
http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/34327.jpg

Jonathan Roseblood Cyranus / Johnny Siren:
Jeremy Irons. This did not occur to me until after I'd written 'Pocket', but by 'Travelers' I would imagine Siren basically as Irons. Another fine choice would be John Malkovich.
http://www.popcornnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/jeremyirons.jpg

Jadeth:
Someone a little crazy / bipolar, yet beautiful: Angelina Jolie seems about right.
http://www.mtv.com/news/moviehouse/photos/alexander_stills/alex3.jpg

Mr. E / Enki: You could go a number of different directions here. Robin Williams would capture the manic energy and humor, but not the physicality. You want someone old, yet powerful: sort of a thin Santa Clause with a glint of possible old-testament vengeance in his eyes. He may be affable, but you get that he is also very dangerous. Ian McKellan would work physically, but he's too well known as Gandalf. Other possibles: Malcolm MacDowell, Patrick Stewart ... and before he died, Patrick MacGoohan.
http://www.cedmagic.com/featured/christmas-carol/1984-xmas-present.jpg

Now onto some of the Travelers characters:

Madame Europa Romani:
Lena Olin. Exotic, older, yet still lovely.
http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/x/_/8/awake03210601.jpg

Logan White-Cloud:
Chief Dan George.
http://www.canadianactors.info/Chief_Dan_backroundSHOP.jpg

Cody Chance:
Here's an odd one: This is a personal friend of mine who is an actor, but not well known (yet): Reed Randoy The odd thing is this: I actually pictured him in the role when I wrote 'Travelers'. Well, sort of a mashup of Reed and Terrence Hill.
http://reedrandoy.com/Reed_Randoy_files/shapeimage_1.jpg
http://casal10.evonblogs.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/hill.jpg

Blackthorne:
Lee Van Cleef, of course! But barring that ... someone thin and creepy / mechanical.
http://www.benlocker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/lee_van_cleef.jpg

Dr. Carlos Gustav:
He's based on Carl Jung, of course, so someone who looks a bit like Jung.
http://kristaknight.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/carl_jung.jpg

Michelle LeVeux:
Not sure if SHE is right, but someone who looks a bit like Taylor Swift.
http://modelvolume.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/taylor-swift-photos.jpg

The Magician Gaspar Faliero
F. Murray Abraham.
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQxMTU5NzkzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjc3MDk2._V1._SX268_SY400_.jpg

Millicent Madworth: Judy Dench. She would be perfect.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01176/arts-graphics-2007_1176440a.jpg

Ninti: Possibly Tilda Swinton.
http://hitparade.ch/actorimages/tilda_swinton.jpg

The BONDSMAN:
Oh, wouldn't you like to know? :) Here are a few hints:
http://marvwolfman.com/uploaded_images/Gold-Mask-780192.jpg
http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:-dTRVA0Su8KfUM:http://www.nashvillemask.com/assets/images/mask-red-gold.jpg
http://www.greece-athens.com/pages_images/14.jpg

AN FINALLY: The rock band 'Planet Furious': Me, and some of my friends, in our best 'aging rocker' atire :) This would be the cameo I would demand in any film deal.

That answer your question? :)

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