OotS Movie :)

[Couatl]

Sorry if there is a similar thread. I couldn't find one, but this doesn't mean there isn't. If there is - feel free to delete it. (they will probably do it anyway)

If (only hypothetically) someone was about to make a movie about OOTS and you were the producers who would you cast as the characters?

[Killer Angel]

Here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121533&highlight=OotS+movie) you (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116619&highlight=OotS+movie) are (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114233).

Don't worry, It's a pretty usual thread, but it's always funny to see new ideas on characters. :smallsmile:

[ChrisFortyTwo]

To be fair, the last one is 2 months old - possibly old enough to be thread necromancy.

[Joerg]

No need for necromancy - it's a vampire thread already.

[icastflare!]

I would want Verne troyer ( the little guy) to be belkar.

[Asta Kask]

Neil Patrick Harris as Elan/Nale. And Alan Rickman as Redcloak.

[Optimystik]

Neil Patrick Harris as Elan/Nale. And Alan Rickman as Redcloak.

Green Snape?

...Huh.

[Gift Jeraff]

:xykon: Armin Shimerman (voice of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If0oR9xolzY) Dr. Nefarious (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sflQAX9fgI)) I know he's supposed sound kinda like James Earl Jones according to SoD, but ever since Nefarious I've imagined pretty much all supernatural over-the-top villains with that voice (Plus, it kinda reminds me of Skeletor)
:roach: Gilbert Gottfried

[drengnikrafe]

Elan: Neil Patrick Harris.
Roy: Morgan Freeman.
Belkar: Wallace Shawn.

These are the only opinions of mine that have persisted through all the threads of these I've seen.

[Capt Spanner]

Elan: Neil Patrick Harris.
Roy: Morgan Freeman.
Belkar: Wallace Shawn.

These are the only opinions of mine that have persisted through all the threads of these I've seen.

I agree with your choices for Elan and Belkar, but think Morgan Freeman should play Eugene Greenhilt while Samuel L. Jackson plays Roy.

I also imagine Christina Hendricks (Saffron from Firefly) would make a wonderful Haley.

V. would be the most difficult to cast (a live-action film would probably either have to make a big call on willing suspension of disbelief or choose a male or female V.) A female V would be done really well by Michelle Pfeiffer (see the film Stardust for why). A male V would be British in my head. Alan Rickman would do it beautifully, I think (especially the whole IFCC bit).

Durkon...hmm...no idea.


Nale: Use SFX to get him also played by Niel Patrick Harris.

Celia: Either Clare Danes or Reece Witherspoon.

Xykon: Voice by Mark Hamill (for his work as The Joker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4tWmL0OlvQ), not Star Wars).

Can anyone else picture John Malkovich being an awesome Thog?
That said, he'd be a better Redcloak.

Monster in the Dark: I have him voiced by either Ewan McGregor or Frank Oz.

Julio Scoundrél: Nathan Fillion, of course.


I've thought about this far too much...

[Gift Jeraff]

I thought Julio Scoundrel was clearly Johnny Depp. :smalltongue:

Also, for Qarr, I'm split: The heroes were intimidated by his speech balloons (I imagine the voice for the Precursor Oracles in the first two Jak and Daxter games), but on the other hand, I imagine a squeaky voice for imps.
Also, I imagine Trey Parker's Satan voice for the giant devil Qarr summons. And for the Three Fiends, I imagine the same voice for all 3 but just different effects applied to each.

[veti]

Morgan Freeman is over 70. Samuel L Jackson is over 60. At the risk of sounding ageist, the Roy in my head is considerably closer to Chiwetel Ejiofor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252230/) (The Operative from Serenity).

I still like the idea of Belkar voiced by Kelsey Grammar, but obviously Kelsey would also fail the age test if it's not animated.

[RebelT]

Said it before, and I'll say it again....


:haley: = http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/amanda-righetti/pictures/amanda-righetti-picture-3.jpg

(Amanda Righetti)

[TerrickTerran]

animation vs live action would make a big difference. Of course the issue with a lot of these is A: they cast everyone who appears in the comic (which they'd likely never hit at least without a sequel or two) and put together a cast that would be way too expensive.

I'd prefer animated myself but there are better people than I to choose voice actors. I've grown too rusty to know all the good ones out there anymore.

[ref]

Milla Jovovic as Haley Starshine
Halle Berry as Sabine
Danny DeVito as Belkar Bitterleaf

If it was animated, Vaarsuvius would have two voices (a clearly male one and a clearly female one) speaking at once, like when Baron Ashura (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Ashura) spoke frontally to the camera.

[The Extinguisher]

I maintain that the movie should be animated.

Roy: Bruce Willis
Belkar: Johnny Depp
Elan/Nale: Alan Tudyk
Shojo: Alan Rickman
Xykon: John Cleese
Redcloak: Simon Pegg

[SensFan]

Green Snape?

...Huh.
HP:7 Spoilers
Really, Snape is a near-perfect parallel to Redcloak. If it weren't for the fact OotS has been around since well before 7/07, I'd say Redcloak was based off of the character of Snape.

[Morthis]

HP:7 Spoilers
Really, Snape is a near-perfect parallel to Redcloak. If it weren't for the fact OotS has been around since well before 7/07, I'd say Redcloak was based off of the character of Snape.

I can't even begin to imagine how you see a "near-perfect" parallel between the two. About the only actual parallel I can see is that both have a superior that is completely evil and would be more than willing to kill them, despite a long time of service, if there was something to gain in it (well technically snape's real "superior" was Dumbledore, not Voldemort).

[SensFan]

I can't even begin to imagine how you see a "near-perfect" parallel between the two. About the only actual parallel I can see is that both have a superior that is completely evil and would be more than willing to kill them, despite a long time of service, if there was something to gain in it (well technically snape's real "superior" was Dumbledore, not Voldemort).
*Unclear if he is on the 'good' or 'evil' side
*The author gives the impression he is on the 'evil' side
*He is the right-hand man to the biggest threat the world has ever seen
*His motivations are based heavily on dealings with someone he loved that happened well before the story starts

I could go on.

[PallElendro]

I hope someone picks Miko sooner, everyone hates her.

[hamishspence]

I think Lucy Liu was suggested in one of the earlier threads.

[Optimystik]

*Unclear if he is on the 'good' or 'evil' side
*The author gives the impression he is on the 'evil' side
*He is the right-hand man to the biggest threat the world has ever seen
*His motivations are based heavily on dealings with someone he loved that happened well before the story starts

I could go on.

That's a bit of a stretch to be honest - those traits could describe any Dragon.

[NothingButCake]

For Vaarsuvius, Tilda Swinton did great work as the androgynous Gabriel in Constantine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-sFPLGwwYg). She and Peter Stormare were the only good parts of that film.

I like how everyone only knows one black actress and one Asian actress, which are the ones always trotted out.

[hamishspence]

I'm not so good at remembering actor names. However the actress who played Hoshi in Enterprise might work for Miko or Tsukiko.

[BigBadBugbear]

Belkar: http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2004/05/04/jack_black,0.jpg

[Ancalagon]

*Unclear if he is on the 'good' or 'evil' side
*The author gives the impression he is on the 'evil' side
*He is the right-hand man to the biggest threat the world has ever seen
*His motivations are based heavily on dealings with someone he loved that happened well before the story starts

I could go on.

* Redcloak is difinitly evil. He might have a good motive for what's he doing, but he's clearly evil and many of his means are evil.
* Redcloak is on the evil side. Snape is not. Where's the common ground?
* A) We do not know that. We can assume it, but we don't know that. But even if that's true: B) So is Darth Vader. Or Saruman. Or any second-in-command of the Big Bad.
* He has a backstory that's more than "I want to be evil and rule the world!!1". The stories evolved since the 60s-Bond-Movies.

I think you confuse "shares a few general traits (more or even less)" with "X and Y are the very same" for more than two or three major Xs and Ys.

[rainbowjo]

felicia day as haley of course.

[The Rose Dragon]

For Vaarsuvius, Tilda Swinton did great work as the androgynous Gabriel in Constantine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-sFPLGwwYg). She and Peter Stormare were the only good parts of that film.

It wasn't a terrible movie, if you went in not caring if it was anything at all like Hellblazer (it wasn't). It wasn't great, but it was enjoyable as an action movie that had nothing to do with the comic books except for the main character's name and nicotine addiction.

[Optimystik]

Tilda is an excellent villain. White Witch of Narnia, come on!

Even in loose robes though, she might not be androgynous enough for V. Perhaps a really good drag queen?

[Blas_de_Lezo]

Hmm I also think this movie would be way better being animated. It gives a completely whole world of possibilities.

So, taking this into account, we should choose the voices, but anyway, here's my cast:

Roy: (please anyone except Will Smith...:smallsigh:)
Belkar: Jack Black
Haley: That redhead chick from Lost, don't remember her name
V: don't know... some androginous guy ... David Bowie? lol
Elan: Ben McKenzie
Durkon: Danny Devito (compensating for not being Gimli)
Xykon: voice of James Earl Jones with a reverb modulator and a crackling effect, of course
Redcloak: Simon Pegg

EXTRAS:
Nale: also Ben McKenzie lol
Thog: Lou Ferrigno
Sabine: Lauren London
Lord Shojo: Sean Connery (I always thought of this)
O-chul: Vin Diesel
Julio Scoundrel: Sergi López (bad guy from Pan's Labyrinth, good actor)

[Optimystik]

I think Leonard Roberts would make a good Roy. (He played D.L. Hawkins on Heroes.)

http://heroeswiki.com/images/a/a1/Leonard_Roberts.jpghttp://heroeswiki.com/images/2/28/D.L..jpg

[Scarlet Knight]

After seeing Star Trek, Simon Pegg would be a good :durkon:

I STILL say Joe Pesci as :belkar:.

[Optimystik]

Recall also that the character for Durkon and Belkar doesn't have to be short thanks to camera tricks. John Rhys-Davies (Gimli from LotR) is a whopping 6'1". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rhys-Davies)

[ref]

Miko is so Lucy Liu. Her musical Leitmotif is the opening bars of Jesus Christ Superstar.

I'm at disadvantage at picking voices for an animated thing, since movies get dubbed. I'm very glad someone recognized Sergi López, though.

[drengnikrafe]

Sean Connery as Julio Scoundrel?

[craverguy]

I'm still working on the heroes, but I'll tell you right now who should play Team Evil: Christopher Walken as Xykon, Brad Dourif as Redcloak, and Dan Castellaneta as the Monster in Darkness.

[albis]

Said it before, and I'll say it again....


:haley: = http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/amanda-righetti/pictures/amanda-righetti-picture-3.jpg

(Amanda Righetti)

I totally agree on that.
I think the most tricky one to find would be V... it would probably have to be an actress, since I've never really seen an androgynous-looking guy who wasn't a j-rock singer XD
I'd say Kate Beckinsale, she looked slightly androgynous already in the "underworld" movies, and make-up can improve that...

[Degnared]

If animated, or with enough make up and camera tricks, I think Eddie Izzard could work out well as Vaarsuvius.

[factotum]

I think the most tricky one to find would be V... it would probably have to be an actress, since I've never really seen an androgynous-looking guy who wasn't a j-rock singer XD


How about Tilda Swinton? She was the one playing the angel in Constantine, if you remember, and she has quite a good androgynous look going on...

[Besyanteo]

How about Tilda Swinton? She was the one playing the angel in Constantine, if you remember, and she has quite a good androgynous look going on...

But her voice is a dead give away. I mean, you can work some electronic effects on it to try to make that less apparent, I suppose. Not sure how else you'd get an equally androgynous voice. While we're on the subject of V, has anyone though of any possibles for the brief appearance V's mate, Inkyrius?

[El Llamita]

I think Leonard Roberts would make a good Roy. (He played D.L. Hawkins on Heroes.)

http://heroeswiki.com/images/a/a1/Leonard_Roberts.jpghttp://heroeswiki.com/images/2/28/D.L..jpg

I second that.

Also, Amanda Righetti is perfect for Haley.


I think that the one who will best pull off V's character is her:

http://www.l-word.com/news/powerup%20images/l-word.com%20powerup%20048.jpg


Daniela Sea. She is awfully skinny, but that can be changed with the right pre-filming diet.

This qoute is in her wiki-article:

As a man, I could ask questions and walk around at night. I felt it would give me better access to the culture. I don't feel anyone suspected anything. I never felt threatened, like I do here. If I want to, people think I'm a boy. I'm a tomboy. I always wear boys' clothes. I don't have to try very hard one way or the other.

Tell me if she isn't perfect.

[the humanity]

V- Johnny Depp (original, but I think his versatility and style could make for a very unique wizard)
Elan- Micheal Cera (though if it went a more 'Good Burger' route, I'd go for Ashton Kutcher)
Roy- Taye Diggs (Private Practice)

[Petrocorus]

Moon Bloodgood (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291227/)as Miko

Look here (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm931502848/nm1291227) and here (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2629928960/nm1291227)

In Terminator Salvation, she embodies a Hot Amazon pilot. She would be perfect IMHO.
And as Lien: Grace Park
(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661825/)Just look at her (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1944096256/nm0661825)

[Capt Spanner]

I bet Summer Glau would be an awesome Miko.

Especially the scenes where she kicks ass.

Only downside is that Summer Glau is more associated with playing far more sympathetic characters, but I'm sure she could play an annoying bitch if she really wanted to. (And hey! it's good to branch out sometimes).

[Asta Kask]

I think we're missing the crucial character here. Who would play Mr. Scruffy?

[albis]

I think that the one who will best pull off V's character is her:

http://www.l-word.com/news/powerup%20images/l-word.com%20powerup%20048.jpg


Daniela Sea. She is awfully skinny, but that can be changed with the right pre-filming diet.

This qoute is in her wiki-article:

As a man, I could ask questions and walk around at night. I felt it would give me better access to the culture. I don't feel anyone suspected anything. I never felt threatened, like I do here. If I want to, people think I'm a boy. I'm a tomboy. I always wear boys' clothes. I don't have to try very hard one way or the other.

Tell me if she isn't perfect.

She is quite androgynous, too! I had never seen her before, but yeah, she could really pull off being an elf...
I guess I imagined V's features to be in a certain way, and so my mind gravitated towards a certain choice...

[El Llamita]

She is quite androgynous, too! I had never seen her before, but yeah, she could really pull off being an elf...
I guess I imagined V's features to be in a certain way, and so my mind gravitated towards a certain choice...

And you should listen to her voice. It has absolutely no gender either! Even if the movie were an animation, I'd choose her for the part.

[Lecan]

With Hilary Swank as Inkyrius?

[El Llamita]

With Hilary Swank as Inkyrius?

I think Inkirius cried when the dragon and stuff, so no. :smalltongue:

[Petrocorus]

Here is my selection. Several name for each character, i looked the previous threads on the subject.



OotS
Roy:..........Chiwetel Ejiofor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252230/)........Leonard Roberts (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731346/)..Omar Epps
Elan:..........Neil Patrick Harris.....Alan Tudyk
Durkon:......Ray Stevenson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829032/)........Adam Baldwin......Brendan Gleeson
Haley:........Amanda Righetti.......Emma Watson.....Ellen Paige
Vaarsuvius:.Hilary Swank...........Daniela Sea.........Elijah Wood.......Hayden Christensen......Christina Ricci
Belkar:.......Denis Leary.............Jason Statham....Vin Diesel


Azure City
Shojo:..Ken Watanabe....George Takei....Chow Yun Fat
Hinjo:..Daniel Dae Kim
Miko:...Moon Bloodgood (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291227/)..Grace Park
Lien:...Grace Park..........Moon Bloodgood (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291227/)
O-Chul:.Adrian Paul (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001600/)........Vin Diesel.........Jason Statham
Daigo:
Kazumi:
Kubota:.James Hong (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393222/)........Ken Watanabe

Team Evil
Xykon:.....Christoph Waltz (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910607/)..Alan Rickman......Hugh Laurie
Redcloak:..Michael C Hall....Alan Rickman......Simon Pegg
Tsukiko:...Zhang Ziyi
Jirix:........James Spader.....Michael C Hall.....Simon Pegg
MitD:.......Keith David........Gérard Depardieu.Tim Curry



Linear Guild
Nale:.....As Elan
Sabine:..Zoe Saldana.....Tyra Banks.....Gabrielle Union
Thog:....Vin Diesel.........Ron Perlman
Hilgya:...David Tennant
Yikyik:
Zz'dtri:...As Vaarsuvius
Yokyok:..As Yikyik
Pompay:.Katee Sackhoff..Hayden Christensen
Leeky Windstaff:............Jimmy Jean-Louis


Other
Julio Scoundrél:...Nathan Fillion........Johnny Depp.......Bruce Campbell
Roy with Boobs:...Halle Berry...........Gabrielle Union
Eugene Greenhilt:.Morgan Freeman
Horace Greenhilt:.Samuel L Jackson..Avery Brooks.......Keith David
Celia:
Inkyrius:.............Hilary Swank........Daniela Sea.........Elijah Wood.......Hayden Christensen......Christina Ricci
tGwaH:..............Keanu Reeves.......David Tennant.....Nathan Fillion
Thor:.................BRIAN BLESSED
Odin:.................BRIAN BLESSED

[Lawless III]

Personally, I would love to see Warwick Davis play Belkar. He starred in the movie Willow if you're lucky enough to have seen it and played Wicket in Return of the Jedi.

[albis]

Man! Hugh Laurie would totally kick ass as Xykon!!!

[Dallas-Dakota]

I'd say Christopher Lee for Xykon, if he can pull off the silly.

[Mojique]

Neil Patrick Harris as Elan/Nale.
And David Burtka as Banjo?

[slayerx]

Mna, when it comes to OotS, i have no idea why people would say "if it's animated"... its just so obvious it should be


Right now, i'm kind of thinking of Jim Cummings for Xykon
he's some villians under his belt and at the same time he's got an amazing range an acting ability that would make it easier to nail what Xykon should sound like... hell he could probably cover a few other roles while he's at it

[Petrocorus]

Personally, I would love to see Warwick Davis play Belkar. He starred in the movie Willow if you're lucky enough to have seen it and played Wicket in Return of the Jedi.

According to this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0335.html), Belkar Hate Warwick Davis.

And yes, Willow was a wonderful movie and Davis is a good actor.

[Nimrod's Son]

Willow was a wonderful movie and Davis is a good actor.
True, but I still think this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhtQ1KvpHF8&NR=1) is his finest hour. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q_n1sygGSY)

[Petrocorus]

True, but I still think this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhtQ1KvpHF8&NR=1) is his finest hour. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q_n1sygGSY)

Just watched it.
Amazing!!

[ref]

Mna, when it comes to OotS, i have no idea why people would say "if it's animated"... its just so obvious it should be

Well, if it's animated (hehe), I can't make any suggestions because I get dubbed voices, which is a bit sad.

Petrocorus' chart reminds me of the depth chart of a football team.

[Asta Kask]

I want Jewel Staite somewhere. But that may be because I have a crush on her.

[Lawless III]

According to this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0335.html), Belkar Hate Warwick Davis.

And yes, Willow was a wonderful movie and Davis is a good actor.

You have both a keen eye for detail and a good memory. I've read the comic start to finish about five times and never noticed that. Color me impressed.

I now doubly support Davis for playing Belkar, just because it would tick him off.

@Nimrod's Son: Great, now I have to watch this show. Look what you've done with your hilarious clips.:smalltongue:

[Petrocorus]

Petrocorus' chart reminds me of the depth chart of a football team.

That was totally unintentional.
Let's say i'm not fond of football.

[Petrocorus]

You have both a keen eye for detail and a good memory. I've read the comic start to finish about five times and never noticed that. Color me impressed.

I now doubly support Davis for playing Belkar, just because it would tick him off.


No merits, i'm by now working on this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142973).

I would not support Davis for playing Belkar by respect for Belkar's feeling.

What...Why do you look at me like this?

[stabbybelkar]

Mna, when it comes to OotS, i have no idea why people would say "if it's animated"... its just so obvious it should be
Agreed.

Roy: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Durkon: whoever plays the Demoman from Team Fortress 2 (please don't flame me, I just think that given OOTS comedic nature, a fake scotsman is better than a real one in this case)

Haley: Jewel Slate

Belkar: Brad Douif (the guy who played Chukey from the Child's Play series of movies)

Eugene Greenhilt: Kevin Michle Richerdson (he played a character in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic named Jolee Bindo who was almost exactly like Eugene)

Redcloak: Michale Emerson a.k.a. Ben Linus from lost (he has the level of snarkynes that I think anyone playing Redcloak needs)

Miko: Jennifer Hale

Shogo: George Takei

The Unholy Master (from the Helldeathdoomfire Volcano scene in SoD): Rick Moranis (for his Dark Helmet voice)

[albis]

Wouldn't an asian actress be a better Miko?
I've always imagined her to look somewhat like Zhang Ziyi...

[Petrocorus]

Roy: Chiwetel Ejiofor

As i already said, i totally agree with this. Ejiofor is a wonderful and charismatic actor. He's awesome in almost all his movies, specially "Dirty Pretty Things (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/)"



Eugene Greenhilt: Kevin Michle Richerdson (he played a character in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic named Jolee Bindo who was almost exactly like Eugene)


Kevin Michael Richardson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724656/) do have a wonderful voice. If you have seen his appearance in one episode of How i met your mother. He was just great.



Miko: Jennifer Hale

You might want to be more specific, IMDb knows 3 Jennifer Hale, none with photo.

[stabbybelkar]

You might want to be more specific, IMDb knows 3 Jennifer Hale, none with photo.

Oh, sorry about that. Here's some clarification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Hale

[waterpenguin43]

Danny DeVito as Belkar Bitterleaf


Yes!! Ha!! At LAST somebody agrees!!!!!

[ref]

That was totally unintentional.
Let's say i'm not fond of football.

OK, no big deal. It's just that the usual format is like that, with the positions in columns and then the players next to them.

[HopeDiamond]

Nah, Owen Wilson for Elan. He's much better-looking, and blonde, to boot.

[Winthur]

Charlie Sheen for... somebody.

I see him in a role of a goofy goody-goody two shoes paladin. If a character like this is introduced in the future, Charlie Sheen has to play him.

[Petrocorus]

OK, no big deal. It's just that the usual format is like that, with the positions in columns and then the players next to them.

No big deal indeed.
It comes like this when i was listing it on Excel.

[red wombat]

Danny Bonaduce as Belkar

[Durgok]

I would not support Davis for playing Belkar by respect for Belkar's feeling.

What...Why do you look at me like this?

I think the irony there would be absolutely hilarious when it got around to that scene.

[Vaarsuvius4181]

Neil Patrick Harris as Elan/Nale. And Alan Rickman as Redcloak.

Wow, you read my mind for both of those. But i would also cast Jeff Bridges as the king of azure city (forgot his name)

[OITS]

Dan Castellaneta as the Monster in Darkness.
That's the best idea I've heard so far.

And come on, we're talking about voice acting and noone has mentioned Jeremy Irons (Scar from Lion King) so far? He would make a damn good Kubota or Qarr. He'd be too sophisticated for Xykon though...

[albis]

God, Qarr voiced by Jeremy Irons would be EPIC!!!

[Asta Kask]

Yes!! Ha!! At LAST somebody agrees!!!!!

Danny DeVito is too old to play Belkar. He could play the gnome Belkar stabbed on the way to Cliffport.

We need Asians to play the Azurites. How about Jackie Chan as O-Chuul?

[Petrocorus]

Danny DeVito is too old to play Belkar. He could play the gnome Belkar stabbed on the way to Cliffport.

We need Asians to play the Azurites. How about Jackie Chan as O-Chuul?

I really like Jackie Chan, but he looks a bit too nice to look as badass as O-Chul.
We need an asian-looking Samuel Jackson. Someone who embodies badassry. That you know he has 20 lvl in Badass just by looking at him.
My favourite choice would be a young (and alive) Toshiro Mifune. A man who is 1 m 75 tall and fill a room like if he was a Ronon Dex with steroid.

[hamishspence]

Is Pat Morita still around? He could make a possible Shojo.

[Nimrod's Son]

He died a few years back, unfortunately.

[albis]

We need Asians to play the Azurites.

I don't suppose anyone paid attention when I said Zhang Ziyi as Miko? XD

[Asta Kask]

I don't suppose anyone paid attention when I said Zhang Ziyi as Miko? XD

Well, yes, but the other suggestions... many were not Asian.

[Petrocorus]

Well, yes, but the other suggestions... many were not Asian.

Except for O-Chul, all my suggestions for Azurite (and Tsukiko) where Asian or Asian-looking.

I still vote for Moon Bloodgood and Grace Park. I prefer Zhang Ziyi as the bad girl, don't really know why.

[Asta Kask]

Perhaps I was wrong.

[albis]

I'm starting to think about Michelle Yeoh for Kazumi Kato but I still can't think of a Daigo.

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

Roy: Morgan Freeman


Morgan freeman as :roy: ?
Yuck! no! :smallfrown:

[hamishspence]

Morgan Freeman as Eugene?

[Asta Kask]

Possibly... the main problem with Morgan Freeman as :roy: is that he's 70 years old...

[Cleverdan22]

Morgan Freeman as Eugene?

Now that is correct.

[veti]

I really like Jackie Chan, but he looks a bit too nice to look as badass as O-Chul.
We need an asian-looking Samuel Jackson. Someone who embodies badassry. That you know he has 20 lvl in Badass just by looking at him.

Oh, that's simple. You're thinking of Jet Li (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2714146560/nm0001472).

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Though I'm a movie watching fanatic I really am bad at knowing actors until they are pointed out to me.

Leonard Roberts as Roy though? I'm gonna have to give a hell no to that one. I've always seen Roy as having like gentle eyes. He's a bad ass but a kind hearted one. An almost big brotherly fellow. Leonard Roberts has always come off as a complete di... err, trouser titan.

Maybe not even have him black but more like a very dark skinned Egyptian type? I know I saw an actor like that once. In my mind's eye he's more pharaoh-like in appearance than african.


Then there is Haley... Christina Hendricks if she was young enough to pass for an early 20 year old. I would so watch her in an action movie at any age however...

[kuiper]

As much as I love Chiwetel Ejiofor, he's got too much gravitas for Roy. Not that Roy can't be sober, but he almost lost his ticket to the afterlife for his cheek (okay, not really, but still). Ejiofor would be much better as Horace Greenhilt.

As far as Roy goes, if we want to keep it Whedon-y, Richard Brooks (Jubal Early) would be fantastic. J. August Richards (Charles Gunn) would also work very well. Actually, he'd probably work better as a leader and fighter, but I still prefer the pure awesome of Brooks.

[Petrocorus]

Oh, that's simple. You're thinking of Jet Li (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2714146560/nm0001472).
Jet Li could work for sure. I just feel, totally subjectively, that he has not enough gravity for O-Chul.



Leonard Roberts as Roy though? I'm gonna have to give a hell no to that one. I've always seen Roy as having like gentle eyes. He's a bad ass but a kind hearted one. An almost big brotherly fellow. Leonard Roberts has always come off as a complete di... err, trouser titan.

This is exactly Leonard Roberts in the first season of Heroes IMHO.




Maybe not even have him black but more like a very dark skinned Egyptian type? I know I saw an actor like that once. In my mind's eye he's more pharaoh-like in appearance than african.

You may be thinking to Oded Fehr (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004912/), seen notably in The Mummy. He is a talented and charismatic actor indeed.



Then there is Haley... Christina Hendricks if she was young enough to pass for an early 20 year old. I would so watch her in an action movie at any age however...
I really like Christina Hendricks, she is charming. I think myself that she hasn't the typical physic of the sneaky rogue. She's not as young and as thin as when she played in Firefly.



As far as Roy goes, if we want to keep it Whedon-y, Richard Brooks (Jubal Early) would be fantastic. J. August Richards (Charles Gunn) would also work very well. Actually, he'd probably work better as a leader and fighter, but I still prefer the pure awesome of Brooks.
They both would be good candidates, and i agree with you on Brooks.

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

I think...

:roy: Bruce Willis
:belkar: Jack Black
hinjo: Jet Li

[Alecfelinus]

:xykon: Frank Langella
:durkon: Sean Connery, or more likely John Rhyse Davies
:haley: Fiona from Shrek
:elan:/:nale: Just for fun, get Neo from the Matrix to do this one
:miko: Lucy Lawless
:redcloak: I saw someone suggest Alan Rickman for him. I like it!
:roy: Maybe Will Smith? I just can't think of anyone for Roy, I always hear my own voice in Roy.
:thog: Mr. T. End of discussion.
Julio Scoundrel would have to be Antonio Banderas

[ThePhantasm]

OOTS would not work at all as live action, so here are some voice ideas:

Note: Some actors in dual roles.

:roy: Samuel L. Jackson (Unbreakable)
Jackson can be both funny and a badass. Perfect for Roy.

:nale: Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda)
I can see Jack Black being an over-the-top maniacal villain as Nale, while at the same time being naive as Elan.

:redcloak: Brad Dourif (The Lord of the Rings)
Dourif could give Redcloak the sofistication and subdued anger that he needs, while at the same time playing Vaarsuvious, whom he fits well with his androgynous voice.

:belkar: Mark Hamill (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm)
Hamill is probably the best voice actor on this list, able to pull off a variety of voices from the Joker to Solomon Grundy. This is why he would be a perfect choice for the killer jokester Belkar while at the same time playing a naive but powerful MITD.

:durkon: Mike Myers (Shrek)
Mike Myers, with his scottish accent, would be a great Belkar, and I have no doubt he'd pull off a funny Thog as well with a different, deeper voice.

:xykon: Kevin Conroy (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm)
Conroy is sofisticated, wryly humored, and menacing enough to be Xykon easily.

:elan: Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda)
See above about Nale.

:vaarsuvius: Brad Dourif (The Lord of the Rings)
See above about Redcloak.

:haley: Dana Delany (Superman: The Animated Series)
Dana Delany can be spunky, feisty, and also naive and vulnerable. A perfect Haley in my opinion.

:thog: Mike Myers (Shrek)
See above about Durkon.

:miko: Yuunjin Kim (LOST)
This is probably the casting I'm least confident in. Kim can pull off an emotionless voice pretty well though, which would fit Miko's coldness, and can also yell pretty loud, which would fit Miko's temper tantrums.

:sabine: Bonnie Hunt (Cars)
Someone with past voice experience, who could pull off a deceptively innocent voice that would be great for Sabine.

:mitd: Mark Hamill (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm)
See above about Belkar.

[Cisturn]

Leonard Roberts for Roy
Ray Stevenson for Durkon

[Ghostwheel]

Roy: Sean Bean

Yeah, I know the skin color is wrong, but I don't see why that would or should matter.

Haley: Jessica Alba

One bottle of of red dye #whatever and she would be perfect.

Nale/Elan:

The twins that play Ron's older twin brothers in the Harry Potter movies.

Xyklon: Brad Dourif

Nobody alive plays creepy as well as Brad does.

[Deca]

Morgan Freeman as Eugene?

This. That would be awesome. I'd love to see Morgan Freeman as Eugene.

[CletusMusashi]

:xykon: Armin Shimerman (voice of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If0oR9xolzY) Dr. Nefarious (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sflQAX9fgI)) I know he's supposed sound kinda like James Earl Jones according to SoD, but ever since Nefarious I've imagined pretty much all supernatural over-the-top villains with that voice (Plus, it kinda reminds me of Skeletor)
:roach: Gilbert Gottfried

You know something? He usually plays "pest villains" like Quark or Principal Snyder. Well, Ok, maybe not "usually..." but those have apparently been his career highlights. But even just from those two roles, let's see what he's projected.
Intelligence? Check.
Dogmatic stubborn-ness? Check.
Enough charisma that, when the script makes him out to be sympathetic, it plays? Check.
Enough "irk" factor that, even while doing the above, he still gives the impresion that, actually good guy or not, he is not charismatic to those around him? Again, check.
Stature that can pass for eithr Small or Medium, depending on the viewer's insistance? Boo yah!

Armin Shimmerman might be a hell of a Redcloak. He's used to working in heavy prosthetic makeup, that's for sure, in the impossible event of a non-animated version.

Hey, I know there's about 80 million of these threads... has William Shatner come up yet as Captain Scoundrel?


ETA: I just checked out that Dr. Nefarious link. I get where the endorsement for Xykon comes from.... but I can't hear that particular over-the-top voice handling any of Xykon's more serious dialogue. If we're using the "actor doesn't have to sound like reverb" rule, which seems like pretty much a given, since not only is Xykon human in the prequal scenes, but it takes a budget to make him look like a skeleton anyway... then I'm still solidly in the Jack Nicholson camp. Alter it to be deeper or don't. Either way, he's got the attitude and inflections and perfect blend of apathy, annoyance, and confidence that makes for a perfect Xykon.

[Morgan Wick]

Among other problems with a live-action film, Xykon would probably be pure nightmare fuel, and it would be a lot harder for Redcloak to be a sympathetic character. Not that I wouldn't like to see someone turn in a good performance as Miko in 406...


You have both a keen eye for detail and a good memory. I've read the comic start to finish about five times and never noticed that. Color me impressed.

I now doubly support Davis for playing Belkar, just because it would tick him off.
I think that comic is a sign Rich associated Belkar with Davis.


:durkon: Mike Myers (Shrek)
Mike Myers, with his scottish accent, would be a great Belkar, and I have no doubt he'd pull off a funny Thog as well with a different, deeper voice.
I actually hear Durkon in my head with a really deep voice, while Thog sounds like Fozzie from the Muppets, so I have them backwards from you.


This. That would be awesome. I'd love to see Morgan Freeman as Eugene.

Morgan Freeman is way too associated with sensitive mentorly characters for the more amoral and impatient Eugene, I'm afraid. I could see Eugene with an even raspier, older voice than Morgan, one that allows him to come across as a bitter, broken man.

Oh, and it's been suggested in other threads but not this one: Tara Strong's Raven voice for Vaarsuvius.

[Flyingfox]

So I made a list of all the suggestions on this thread. However choices will differ the person was thinking of it live action or animated, so keep that in mind.


:roy: Samuel L. Jackson (3), Morgan Freeman, Chiwetel Ejiofor (4), Bruce
Willis (2), Leonard Roberts (3), Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Oded Fehr, Richard Brooks, August Richards, Will Smith, Leonard Roberts, Sean Bean, Donald Faison, Ving Rhames, Michael Clarke Duncan
:haley: Christina Hendricks (2), Amanda Righetti (5), Milla Jovovic, Felicia Day, Emma Watson, Ellen Paige, Jewel Slate, Dana Delany, Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz
:belkar: Wally Shawn, Kelsey Grammar, Danny DeVito (2), Johnny Depp, Jack Black (3), Joe Pesci, Denis Leary, Jason Statham, Vin Diesel, Warwick Davis (3), Brad Douif, Danny Bonaduce, Mark Hamill
:vaarsuvius: Michelle Pfieffer, Alan Rickman, Tilda Swinton (3), David Bowie, Kate Beckinsale, Eddie Izzard, Daniela Sea (3), Johnny Depp (2), Hilary Swank, Elijah Wood, Hayden Christensen, Christina Ricci, Brad Dourif, Tara Strong
:durkon: Danny Devito, Simon Pegg, Ray Stevenson,Adam Baldwin,Brendan Gleeson, Sean Connery, John Rhyse Davies (2), Mike Myers, Ray Stevenson, Robbie Coltrane
:elan: Neal Patrick Harris (4), Alan Tudyk (3), Ben McKenzie, Micheal Cera, Ashton Kutcher, Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Leonardo DiCaprio
:miko: Lucy Liu (2), Moon Bloodgood, Summer Glau, Grace Park, Jennifer Hale, Zhang Ziyi (2), Lucy Lawless, Yuunjin Kim
:xykon: Armin Shimerman, Mark Hamill, John Cleese, James Earl Jones (2), Christopher Walken, Christoph Waltz, Alan Rickman (2), Hugh Laurie (2), Christopher Lee (2), Jim Cummings, Frank Langella, Kevin Conroy, Brad Dourif, James Woods, Gary Oldman
:redcloak: Alan Rickman (4), John Malkovich, Simon Pegg (2), Brad Dourif, Michael C. Hall, Michale Emerson, Brad Dourif, Armin Shimmerman, Kelsey Grammer
:nale: Neal Patrick Harris (3), Alan Tudyk (2), Ben McKenzie, Jack Black, Leonardo DiCaprio
:roach: Gilbert Gottfried
:mitd: Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, Dan Castellaneta (3), Keith David, Gérard Depardieu, Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, Jim Carrey
:thog:John Malkovich, Lou Ferrigno, Vin Diesel, Ron Perlman, Mr. T., Mike Myers, Ron Perlman, Vin Diesel
:sabine: Halle Berry, Lauren London, Zoe Saldana (2), Tyra Banks, Gabrielle Union, Bonnie Hunt
Celia: Clare Danes, Reece Witherspoon (2)
Julio Scoundrél: Nathan Fillion (2), Johnny Depp (2), Sergi López (2), Sean Connery, Bruce Campbell
Shojo: Alan Rickman, Sean Connery, Ken Watanabe, George Takei (2), Chow Yun Fat, Ian McKellen
O-Chul: Vin Diesel (2), Adrian Paul, Jason Statham, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe
Lien: Grace Park (2), Moon Bloodgood
Hinjo: Daniel Dae Kim, Jet Li
Inkyrius: Hilary Swank (2), Daniela Sea, Elijah Wood, Hayden Christensen, Christina Ricci
Kubota:James Hong, Ken Watanabe, Jeremy Irons
Tsukiko: Zhang Ziyi
Jirix:James Spader, Michael C Hall, Simon Pegg
Hilgya: David Tennant
Zz'dtri:Hilary Swank, Daniela Sea, Elijah Wood, Hayden Christensen, Christina Ricci
Pompey:Katee Sackhoff, Hayden Christensen
Leeky Windstaff:Jimmy Jean-Louis
Eugene Greenhilt:.Morgan Freeman (5), Kevin Michle Richerdson, Keith David
Horace Greenhilt:Samuel L Jackson, Avery Brooks, Keith David, Chiwetel Ejiofor
tGwaH:Keanu Reeves, David Tennant, Nathan Fillion
Thor: Brian Blessed
Odin: Brian Blessed
Banjo: David Burtka
The Unholy Master: Rick Moranis
Qarr: Jeremy Irons
Kazumi Kato: Michelle Yeoh
Animal Parts: Frank Welker

[Tannhaeuser]

All animal parts (Mr. Scruffy, Windstriker, Fox News, the Summoning Toad, etc.) will, of course, be played by Frank Welker.

[flamingoptimus]

Donald Faison as Roy would be cool too.

[Gitman00]

Maybe not even have him black but more like a very dark skinned Egyptian type? I know I saw an actor like that once. In my mind's eye he's more pharaoh-like in appearance than african.

You do know that Egypt is in Africa, right? :smallwink: /snark


:haley: Fiona from Shrek

So Cameron Diaz? I dunno. As a voice actor, yeah, she would work. Too old to play her live-action.

Here are my choices for live-action:

:roy: Actually the toughest one for me. Most of my picks would be too old. Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, Michael Clarke Duncan. I... actually like the Chiwetel Eijofor idea. He's a very versatile actor and he could pull it off.

:durkon: I don't care if it's been said before, John Rhys-Davies would be awesome. So would Robbie Coltrane, for that matter.

:haley: Amanda Righetti. I'm totally on board with that one.

:belkar: I think Warwick Davis would just be hilarious for the scene where he reveals that he hates Warwick Davis. But... Jack Black would be good too.

:elan: On the surface he'd actually be really easy to cast. Just need a young, handsome guy. But you have to remember that the same guy would also be doing Nale, so you'd need a little more talent. That means Orlando Bloom is out. :smallbiggrin: I think Alan Tudyk could pull it off, but it might be a stretch for him to play a guy 20 years younger. Leonardo DiCaprio actually might be a possibility.

:vaarsuvius: Well, Tilda Swinton has been mentioned and I could see that working, but I actually like Johnny Depp. An extremely versatile actor who does androgynous very well.

:xykon: He'd have to be CGI anyway, so we need a voice actor. James Woods would get it done. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Christopher Lee or James Earl Jones.

:redcloak: Kelsey Grammer all the way.

:mitd: I like the Dan Castellaneta idea. Homer Simpson is actually exactly how I imagine his voice.

:miko: Ziyi Zhang would do nicely.

O-Chul: Chow Yun-Fat or Ken Watanabe

Shojo: Ian McKellen would be a good choice for the sneaky ol' bastard.

:nale: Leo again, of course.

:sabine: I'm thinking Zoe Saldana.

:thog: Ron Perlman

[Obrysii]

What about Keith David (Goliath from Gargoyles) as Eugene? Perhaps a bit too Epic of a voice, though.

[Hopeless]

I agree with your choices for Elan and Belkar, but think Morgan Freeman should play Eugene Greenhilt while Samuel L. Jackson plays Roy.

So who gets to play Eugene's dad?


I also imagine Christina Hendricks (Saffron from Firefly) would make a wonderful Haley.

At this rate someone's bound to nominate Karen Gillan but if you really wanted it being developed today who would you choose?


V. would be the most difficult to cast (a live-action film would probably either have to make a big call on willing suspension of disbelief or choose a male or female V.) A female V would be done really well by Michelle Pfeiffer (see the film Stardust for why). A male V would be British in my head. Alan Rickman would do it beautifully, I think (especially the whole IFCC bit).

What's wrong with Johnny Depp?


Nale: Use SFX to get him also played by Niel Patrick Harris.

What's wrong with just having him don a goatee as Nale and not as Elan?


Celia: Either Clare Danes or Reece Witherspoon.
Yes I can see Reece Witherspoon pulling that off


Xykon: Voice by Mark Hamill (for his work as The Joker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4tWmL0OlvQ), not Star Wars).

Hmm I'd have gone with either Alan Rickman or Gary Oldman but since its going to involve cgi or makeup could they get someones else to do the physical side ala Sylar in early Heroes?


Can anyone else picture John Malkovich being an awesome Thog?
That said, he'd be a better Redcloak.

I was picturing Vin Diesel after all Thog is intimidating!


Monster in the Dark: I have him voiced by either Ewan McGregor or Frank Oz. Jim Carrey, perhaps not...


I've thought about this far too much...

Heck no this is only starting!

[Petrocorus]

:miko: Lucy Liu (2), Moon Bloodgood (2), Summer Glau, Grace Park, Jennifer Hale, Zhang Ziyi (2), Lucy Lawless, Yuunjin Kim

Lien: Grace Park (2), Moon Bloodgood

Did you account well? I fair sure that i'm the only one to have spoken of Moon Bloodgood (Love that name) and Grace Park, sadly.




:elan: On the surface he'd actually be really easy to cast. Just need a young, handsome guy. But you have to remember that the same guy would also be doing Nale, so you'd need a little more talent. That means Orlando Bloom is out. :smallbiggrin: I think Alan Tudyk could pull it off, but it might be a stretch for him to play a guy 20 years younger. Leonardo DiCaprio actually might be a possibility.

Wait? Young and handsome? Leonardo DiCappucino?:smallbiggrin:



What's wrong with just having him don a goatee as Nale and not as Elan?


I concur with this. And that will even embed a reference to HIMYM.

[Flyingfox]

Oh, you're right. I counted you twice. Oops.

[wrybread]

Imagining live action is just a little too restrictive, so here are a few suggestions for animation. It's really just a matter of who I hear in my head when I read the comic:

Qarr's Giant Devil-Trey Parker's Satan voice
Durkon-Billy Connolly
Belkar-John DiMaggio for the loveable sociopath three-peat (already Bender and Rico from Penguins of Madagascar)
Kubota-Jeremy Irons
Elan-Nathan Fillion. He's good at acting like an overgrown twelve-year old.
Nale-Likewise, Nathan Fillion, but in more of a bad guy mode.

[Maerok]

You do know that Egypt is in Africa, right? :smallwink: /snark



So Cameron Diaz? I dunno. As a voice actor, yeah, she would work. Too old to play her live-action.

Here are my choices for live-action:

:roy: Actually the toughest one for me. Most of my picks would be too old. Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, Michael Clarke Duncan. I... actually like the Chiwetel Eijofor idea. He's a very versatile actor and he could pull it off.

:durkon: I don't care if it's been said before, John Rhys-Davies would be awesome. So would Robbie Coltrane, for that matter.

:haley: Amanda Righetti. I'm totally on board with that one.

:belkar: I think Warwick Davis would just be hilarious for the scene where he reveals that he hates Warwick Davis. But... Jack Black would be good too.

:elan: On the surface he'd actually be really easy to cast. Just need a young, handsome guy. But you have to remember that the same guy would also be doing Nale, so you'd need a little more talent. That means Orlando Bloom is out. :smallbiggrin: I think Alan Tudyk could pull it off, but it might be a stretch for him to play a guy 20 years younger. Leonardo DiCaprio actually might be a possibility.

:vaarsuvius: Well, Tilda Swinton has been mentioned and I could see that working, but I actually like Johnny Depp. An extremely versatile actor who does androgynous very well.

:xykon: He'd have to be CGI anyway, so we need a voice actor. James Woods would get it done. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Christopher Lee or James Earl Jones.

:redcloak: Kelsey Grammer all the way.

:mitd: I like the Dan Castellaneta idea. Homer Simpson is actually exactly how I imagine his voice.

:miko: Ziyi Zhang would do nicely.

O-Chul: Chow Yun-Fat or Ken Watanabe

Shojo: Ian McKellen would be a good choice for the sneaky ol' bastard.

:nale: Leo again, of course.

:sabine: I'm thinking Zoe Saldana.

:thog: Ron Perlman


Pretty solid line-up. I'd probably go with James Woods on :xykon:.