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AKA_Bait

2008-09-26, 10:24 AM

Ok, my updates and changes from the proposed list, taking age into account.

:roy: - Mekhi Phifer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001616/) (Young. Good actor. Can do comedy.)
:durkon: - Robbie Coltrane (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001059/) (Does a good well intentioned dwarf/giant. Should be fine.)
:haley: - Alyson Hannigan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004989/) (seems ok to me. No one better jumps right to mind)
:vaarsuvius: - Cate Blanchett (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000949/) (Yes, I moved her from Miko. Blanchett, based partly on her performance in "I'm not there" I think is more capable of playing an ambigiously gendered role and of playing the range needed for V.
:elan: - Shia LaBeouf (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479471/) (Can do silly comedy, young enough for the role. Wilson is too old at this point I think.)
:belkar: - Jamie Bell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068260/) (Leaving this alone because I honestly haven't the slightest idea.)

:miko: - Summer Glau (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132359/) (Barley restrained crazy is her bag)

:nale: - Shia LaBeouf (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479471/) (Needs to be the same actor as Elan if this is live action. Remove the beard from Nale and even their closest friends can't tell them apart)
:sabine: - Christina Hendricks (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376716/) (Mena Suvari (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002546/) seems too old/not sexy enough for the role. Hendricks jumps out at me as able to play sexy-evil well. Looks aren't that important, since she'll be mostly CGI, but range of attitude is.)
:thog: - Keith David (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/) (For some reason I just picture this voice in my head. Again, looks not too important due to CGI.)

:xykon: - James Woods (http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=James+Woods&x=1&y=7) (Heck, to me, he even looks like the old human Xykon from SoD and the voice just seems perfect.)
:redcloak: - Geoffrey Rush (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001691/) (Although Redcloak is young, his actor needn't be since he'll need to be CGI'd anyway. Some deep seeded part of me also wants to say John Leguizamo (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000491/)but I'm not sure why.
:mitd: - Mark Hamill (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000434/) (Yeah, Mark Hamil. Doesn't need to look like anything and has one of the best vocal ranges in the business)

:roach: Also Mark Hamill (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000434/), because he's cool like that.

Järnblomma

2008-09-26, 10:33 AM

Why not cast a, oh I don't know, japanese actor as the role of Miko? :smallamused:

AKA_Bait

2008-09-26, 10:35 AM

Why not cast a, oh I don't know, japanese actor as the role of Miko? :smallamused:

I was having trouble thinking of anyone young enough and with the range. Feel free to suggest someone.

Spiryt

2008-09-26, 10:49 AM

This Shia LaBeouf, doesn't look like good Elan to me too.
Not that I can find better candidate, though... :smallmad:

Kaytara

2008-09-26, 11:08 AM

Cate Blanchett would be perfect as V, IMO... Pretty enough to be elven, plain enough to have low Charisma. :) And she can pull off the obsessive type well... :D

Summer Glau as Miko would be... creepy. O.O And brilliant.

Scarlet Knight

2008-09-26, 11:16 AM

I submit:

Vaarsuvius- David Bowie : already has the wardrobe.

Elan / Nale - Cary Elwes : good with a sword ; can do comedy & evil well.

Miko - Lucy Liu – bad / niiice @$$.

Sabine- Angelina Jolie – not just evil; NAUGHTY evil!

Thog- Arnold Swarzenegger – underated comedian

MITD - Tim Curry – world’s most evil voice.

Sstoopidtallkid

2008-09-26, 11:43 AM

Vin Diesel as Thog.
Sean Connery as Lord Shojo.
Yeah, Angelina Jolie as Sabine.
Summer Glau as Haley.
Ellen Page as Celia.
Danny DeVito as Belkar.
Christopher Lee as Xykon(look at his voice as Death in the Terry Pratchett animated series).
Samuel L Jackson as Roy.

Niley

2008-09-26, 12:03 PM

If Heath Ledger was alive, he'd be perfect as Belkar. If someone doesn't believe me, see 'The Dark Knight'.

keilyn

2008-09-26, 12:05 PM

:roy: - Mos Def -great, funny, underrated actor

:durkon: - not particularly 'up' on good actors for dwarfy roles, but I think an unknown would work better here for a straight man

:haley: - A younger Diane Kreuger, Amy Adams or Kiera Knightley type would be my preferred choice- young, spunky, with a knack for comedy

:vaarsuvius: - I agree w/ Cate Blanchett, but also maybe Tilda Swinton- she pulled off a good 'ambigendrous' angel Gabriel in Constantine

:elan: - Don't crucify me, but Dax Shepard plays a good, erm, idiot. I'm sure he could pull off childlike wonder. Though he is a bit older then Elan, he looks young. Or maybe Nick Swardson (one whole year younger than Dax, I know.)

:belkar: - what can I say, I saw Jumper and I thought Jamie Bell was wasted in his role- but Belkar would be awesome for him.

:miko: - Obviously needs to be someone Asian and very attractive- there are a number of actresses, but I really love Ziyi Zhang myself. She could do borderline fanatic.

:nale: - the same as whoever plays Elan, of course.

:sabine: - The girl who plays Isabelle in "the 4400" (a really, REALLY underrated show)- Megalyn Echikunwoke (a mouthful, but put forth a very good, very dark performance in The 4400. Has to be seen to be appreciated.

:thog: - Dwayne Johnson aka "The Rock". He's proven he can act, and is hilarious.

:xykon: - I always pictured Xycon with a little deeper voice, though James Woods is a terrific actor. Maybe Willem Defoe, he's really creepy.

:redcloak: - Maurice LaMarche (voice- watch Futurama, you Philistines *L*), with motion-capture CGI as the actual physical portrayal

:mitd: - agreement on the Mark Hamill voice. He should be in everything.

Others as yet unmentioned:

Roy's Dad- Samuel L. Jackson, b*%&^ :smallamused:
Celia: Anna Faris could do both the Smart Celia and Dumb- er, naive blond Celia.
Therkla: Funnily enough I've imagined her as a green Idina Menzel from the beginning. Maybe has something to do with her being Elphaba in "Wicked"
O-Chul: Only Chuck Norris could pull this off. *L* Yeah, kidding. Chow Yun-Fat- he showed off his awesomeness in the third Pirates/Carribbean installment and the otherwise reprehensible Bulletproof Monk.
Hinjo: I totally see Jet Li in this spot. I may be the only Jet Li fangirl ever, I think.
Lord Shojo: James Hong. Totally. Watch Big Trouble in Little China and you'll see why.

I am aware that I just put waaay more thought and effort into this than is entirely necessary or even healthy. :smalleek: But it's only because of how much I love OOTS, I promise...

Sstoopidtallkid

2008-09-26, 12:05 PM

If Heath Ledger was alive, he'd be perfect as Xykon. If someone doesn't believe me, see 'The Dark Knight'.Fixed. You know it's true.

Scarlet Knight

2008-09-26, 12:52 PM

:xykon: - I always pictured Xykon with a little deeper voice, though James Woods is a terrific actor. Maybe Willem Defoe, he's really creepy.
...

James Earl Jones , perhaps? Deep and menacing...

AKA_Bait

2008-09-26, 01:10 PM

This Shia LaBeouf, doesn't look like good Elan to me too.
Not that I can find better candidate, though... :smallmad:

Yeah that was my problem too. Although, Jamie Kennedy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005085/)just occured to me. Dunno if he has the range to play both Elan and Nale though.

If Heath Ledger was alive, he'd be perfect as Belkar. If someone doesn't believe me, see 'The Dark Knight'.

Must agree with Sstoopidtallkid. Ledger's joker wasn't 'funny'. Belkar is the main laugh guy of the oots most of the time. Oddly, this made me, in a world where he wasn't dead, think of Ledger for Elan/Nale.

Other thoughts and comments:

:roy: - Mos Def -great, funny, underrated actor

Mos Def is hilarious. He just doesn't seem... built enough to be Roy. I could actually see him more as Roys dad (ah the wonders of make up) than Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson is too badass to play the elder Greenhilt.

:haley: - A younger Diane Kreuger, Amy Adams or Kiera Knightley type would be my preferred choice- young, spunky, with a knack for comedy

I could see Knightly. She's actually pretty close to Haleys age, being 23. Hard to choose bettween here and Alyson Hannigan. I suppose we'll have to wait for auditions :smallwink:

:vaarsuvius: - I agree w/ Cate Blanchett, but also maybe Tilda Swinton- she pulled off a good 'ambigendrous' angel Gabriel in Constantine

That ten years is a big difference to me, especially in looks.

:elan: - Don't crucify me, but Dax Shepard plays a good, erm, idiot. I'm sure he could pull off childlike wonder. Though he is a bit older then Elan, he looks young. Or maybe Nick Swardson (one whole year younger than Dax, I know.)

Thing is, they also need to be able to play Nale. I can't see either of them pulling it off. Although thinking about them is what prompted the Jamie Kennedy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005085/)idea.

:miko: - Obviously needs to be someone Asian and very attractive- there are a number of actresses, but I really love Ziyi Zhang myself. She could do borderline fanatic.

I'm almost sold. It's just... Galu is such a better maniac.

:sabine: - The girl who plays Isabelle in "the 4400" (a really, REALLY underrated show)- Megalyn Echikunwoke (a mouthful, but put forth a very good, very dark performance in The 4400. Has to be seen to be appreciated.

She's actually really fantastic and never occured to me when I was thinking about it. I'm pretty much forced to agree with you. On the upside, I also think Christina Hendricks could also play Haley. At least, I'd really like to see her try.

:thog: - Dwayne Johnson aka "The Rock". He's proven he can act, and is hilarious.

Possibly. Not so sure if he can play 'fuzzy cute and violent stupid' which he would need to for Thog.

:xykon: - I always pictured Xycon with a little deeper voice, though James Woods is a terrific actor. Maybe Willem Defoe, he's really creepy.

Fair enough, with Xykon it really is what the voice in our heads sounds like. Defoe could be good for it too, I don't hear him as much deeper than Woods though.

:redcloak: - Maurice LaMarche (voice- watch Futurama, you Philistines *L*), with motion-capture CGI as the actual physical portrayal

Fantastic voice actor. Hard to argue with.

Celia: Anna Faris could do both the Smart Celia and Dumb- er, naive blond Celia.

I totally agree.

Therkla: Funnily enough I've imagined her as a green Idina Menzel from the beginning. Maybe has something to do with her being Elphaba in "Wicked"

I'd agree, but for the age. Not really sure who I'd go with here. Probably an open call.

O-Chul: Only Chuck Norris could pull this off. *L* Yeah, kidding. Chow Yun-Fat- he showed off his awesomeness in the third Pirates/Carribbean installment and the otherwise reprehensible Bulletproof Monk.

Also, The Corruptor. Very underrated movie. My Shojo pick is from the same flick.

Hinjo: I totally see Jet Li in this spot. I may be the only Jet Li fangirl ever, I think.

Nah, I know of some others. I think. Maybe. Li is awesome but I've always seen Tim Kang (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.amrep.org/images/iatt/kang.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amrep.org/iatt/kang.html&h=179&w=127&sz=5&hl=en&start=2&um=1&usg=__iknLZ_8bYkC_d2XFgEuukhlUWBQ=&tbnid=8UKMrWu-hD2TbM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3DTim%2BKang%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3D N) (imdb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1085727/)) as the guy for the job here.

Lord Shojo: James Hong. Totally. Watch Big Trouble in Little China and you'll see why.

Kim Chan (http://www.fest21.com/files/images/KimChan2.jpg) (imdb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150976/)). James Hong does, however, rock.

I am aware that I just put waaay more thought and effort into this than is entirely necessary or even healthy. :smalleek: But it's only because of how much I love OOTS, I promise...

No worries. You aren't the only one. For me it's bordem at work and mild poisoning from getting evil flea and tick stuff off my dog (don't buy Sergents Gold flea and tick folks. It's friggin poison for you and your beloved puppy.) Well, that and also loving oots.

Scarlet Knight

2008-09-26, 02:26 PM

:roy: - Jamal Duff of “Dodgeball”

:durkon: - Michael Myers if you think John Rhys-Davies is too perfect.

:belkar: - Joe Pesci “Run my little chunkc of XP!”

:redcloak: - Christopher Lee – imagine his voice from Willie Wonka rather than LOTR

Jenx

2008-09-26, 02:37 PM

Durkon is probably in his 20s (the dwarf version, I mean, which is like what... 80?) as he's referred to as a young lad in OotPCs. V doesn't seem very mature, though I know that doesn't mean much by itself.

Really? I always thought he's generally older then the rest of the party. (Older by dwarven standards too).

XenoTherapy

2008-09-26, 02:42 PM

:belkar: - Joe Pesci “Run my little chunkc of XP!

Win. Epic Win.

Finwe

2008-09-26, 02:53 PM

:xykon:: John Clease or Patrick Stuart (imagine either one of them saying "I think I just had an evil-gasm.") I've never really pictured him as having a particular deep or evil-sounding voice, just a really snarky one.

:vaarsuvius: David Bowie, without a doubt

:roy:: Samuel L. Jackson could be good - it depends how young they can make him look.

also, Golbert Gottfried as the oracle, maybe? (played Iago in Aladdin)

Linkavitch

2008-09-26, 02:56 PM

Wouldn't Elan and Nale need to be the same actor?

PoirotH

2008-09-26, 03:45 PM

I'll bet Julian Rhind-Tutt would do a cool Elan/Nale.

Nale, anyway.

Mercenary Pen

2008-09-26, 03:55 PM

I'm sorry dudes, but Samuel L Jackson has GOT to be Horace Greenhilt- currently the most physically capable single-class Fighter in the strip...

I'm also going to suggest Ed Wasser (who played Mr Morden in Babylon 5) to play the Oracle- or at least voice him.

Andy Serkis as Monster in the Dark...

Christopher Lee as Xykon maybe (not certain how well he'd pull off Xykon's chronically bored side)

may think of some others later.

AKA_Bait

2008-09-26, 04:00 PM

I'm sorry dudes, but Samuel L Jackson has GOT to be Horace Greenhilt- currently the most physically capable single-class Fighter in the strip...

I was actually thinking that earlier.

Andy Serkis as Monster in the Dark...

Does Serkis have much in terms of vocal range? I don't picture MitD sounding like Smegol that's for sure.

keilyn

2008-09-26, 04:15 PM

Mos Def is hilarious. He just doesn't seem... built enough to be Roy. I could actually see him more as Roys dad (ah the wonders of make up) than Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson is too badass to play the elder Greenhilt.

Well, to be fair he -could- bulk up for the role. We've all seen what some actors have done with themselves getting ready for superhero movies. Though I had a talk with my husband and he agrees that SLJ is too 'bamf' for the elder Greenhilt- I dunno, maybe a bald Morgan Freeman- or a makeup-treated Denzel Washington. I'm liking the SLJ as Horace Greenhilt now, though.

Summer Glau for Miko...she just seems too young yet. I've always seen Miko as a bit older than Roy for some reason. Maybe to get as powerful as she is. Plus, Miko needs to be intense and fanatic, not quite the same kind of "crazy" that say Glau did for 'Firefly'.
And Elan is the hardest for me because to me he'd be the most important cast member to get just right. He's the heart of the Order, no doubt about it. Now that I think about it, maybe Seann William Scott of 'Stifler' fame. Maybe. (Just look at his pics on imdb- he does have a particularly expressive face)

As for a lot of the rest of my choices, yeah, it's a lot my particular biases for certain actors. *G* I have a lot of off-beat movie preferences. I know not all of my suggestions are perfect, but this is why we have people who cast movies professionally- it takes a buttload of research. *G*

PoirotH

2008-09-26, 04:29 PM

Also, Dylan Moran as :xykon:.

Kaytara

2008-09-26, 04:45 PM

Dacia Brabant

2008-09-26, 06:50 PM

*digs up old posts*

Eh I think it's time to change some of my picks.

The Order of the Stick

:roy: I'm backing down from my "Vin Diesel--only trust a gamer to play the lead in a D&D movie" argument and throwing my support behind Omar Epps.

:elan: (and :nale: ) Cary Elwes/Cary Elwes with a goatee is too awesome, but yeah probably too old--I'll support Alan Tudyk instead.

:haley: Kiera Knightly still

:vaarsuvius: Tilda Swinton, moreso now than ever

:durkon: enough of the bad Scottish accents; how about Robbie Coltrane?

:belkar: I can't believe I forgot about Warwick Davis! Leprechaun anyone?

Team Evil

:xykon: Hugh Laurie

:redcloak: Rowan Atkinson

:mitd: Tony Robinson

:roach: Eric Idle

:Tsukiko: Devon Aoki

Sapphire Guard/Azurites

:miko: Ziyi Zhang

:Shojo: James Hong

:Hinjo: I'll concede on Jet Li for this

:O-chul: Ken Watanabe

:Lien: Ming Na seems right

:Kazumi: Lucy Liu--the ninja scene clinched it

:Daigo: He's gotta be a weak action hero type--Garrett Wang maybe?

Linear Guild

:nale: Alan Tudyk as above

:sabine: Angelina Jolie

:thog: Vin Diesel (a barbarian's probably more his thing)

Others

Celia: agreed on Ellen Page

Julio Scoundrel: Antonio Banderas

Eugene Greenhilt: Denzel Washington

Oracle: Stephen Fry

Therkla: Hilary Swank

Kubota: Christopher Walken--not Asian, but really, who better for the card-carrying, moustache-twirling cliched villain?

nowiwantmydmg

2008-09-26, 10:32 PM

Christopher Walkin should be Shojo; he'd be perfect as the pretend crazy guy.

basilisk 89

2008-09-26, 11:43 PM

:roy: Johnny Depp

:haley: Anne Hathaway

:belkar: CGI/voice of Bruce Willis

:v: Jim Carey

:elan: Dane Cook

:durkon: Geoffrey Rush

:redcloak: Ewan McGregor

:xykon: Mark Hamill

:mitd: Steve Carell

:sabine: Angelina Jolie

:nale: Dane Cook

:thog: The Rock

:miko: Natalie Portman

O-Chul - Chou Yun Fat

Hinjo - Jet Li

Soon - Jackie Chan

Shojo - William Shatner

Bandana Paladin - Robert Downey Jr. Cameo

Kubota - Christopher Lee

Therkla - Cameran Diez

Giriad - Temaura Morrison

Daigo - Jason Statham

Kazumi - ???

Lien - Kierra Knightley

Any Kobold - Mandy Patinkin

Eugene - David Scully

Julio Scoundrel - Johnny Depp

Ionizer

2008-09-27, 01:29 AM

Belkar would obviously need to be...

Mickey Rooney!

Proof:
http://www.giantitp.com/Images/GuestWeek2005/oots9904.gif

drengnikrafe

2008-09-27, 01:39 AM

Belkar would obviously need to be...

Mickey Rooney!

Proof:
http://www.giantitp.com/Images/GuestWeek2005/oots9904.gif

Crafty.... And true to some degree, I suppose.

Jenx

2008-09-27, 01:55 AM

:roy: Johnny Depp
Julio Scoundrel - Johnny Depp

Don't even suggest that as a joke.

Scarlet Knight

2008-09-27, 10:58 AM

I really can't see David Bowie, or any other man doing Vaarsuvius... To start with, I think it's tons more difficult to make a man realistically resemble a woman, feature-wise, than vice versa.
Besides, Vaarsuvius is an ELF. There's the matter of build to consider... All elves are inherently fey and feminine, so a female would be the logical choice.

I mean, sure, I could see David Bowie as a male standard fantasy LotR-type elf. Just not an androgynous DnD elf.

I agree with most of your argument.

I figure David Bowie still has the Fae makeup from Labyrinth where he looked more elf than goblin to me. Plus, he's made a fortune being androgynous. True, he lost it all later...

Christopher Lee as Kubota is a great idea!
I love Eric Idle as a roach! Have Michael Palin and Terry Jones also! :smallbiggrin:

Lowkey

2008-09-27, 11:12 AM

nay nay, a thousand times nay I say!

Don't do it live action. Do it Pixar style animated, and select voice actors. Much more appropriate for the style of the strip.

nosignal

2008-09-27, 11:36 AM

I don't see Neil Patrick Harris (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOKm7mxGV6w) mentioned for Elan/Nale.

Jenx

2008-09-27, 12:23 PM

Hmm I guess he could work, yeah.

P.S.: I also think an animated movie with voice actors would be better, although to be honest I'd much prefer if it's a well drawn classic animation instead of a 3D Pixar one. Nothing against the guys, but I just think in this case it would fit better.

Finwe

2008-09-27, 02:27 PM

I really can't see David Bowie, or any other man doing Vaarsuvius... To start with, I think it's tons more difficult to make a man realistically resemble a woman, feature-wise, than vice versa.
Besides, Vaarsuvius is an ELF. There's the matter of build to consider... All elves are inherently fey and feminine, so a female would be the logical choice.

I mean, sure, I could see David Bowie as a male standard fantasy LotR-type elf. Just not an androgynous DnD elf.

Counterpoint: http://www.mediastorehouse.com/image/David-Bowie_179929.jpg

That's a picture of David Bowie with his wife and child. He looks pretty androgynous there to me.

Kaytara

2008-09-27, 02:43 PM

Counterpoint: http://www.mediastorehouse.com/image/David-Bowie_179929.jpg

That's a picture of David Bowie with his wife and child. He looks pretty androgynous there to me.

You're right, he does look androgynous...(I'm assuming he's much younger there, though, so any discussions on who he could have played in his earlier years are a moot point...) But to me, not the right kind of androgynous. He doesn't look excessively masculine there but not feminine enough that one might go and just mistake him for a woman. Again, maybe that's just me. And I DO believe the make-up artists can accomplish wonders with something like this... But he's still a bit too large to be an elf.

Verosce

2008-09-27, 03:27 PM

I don't see Neil Patrick Harris (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOKm7mxGV6w) mentioned for Elan/Nale.

I was about to say, "of course, Elan/Nale needs to be able to carry a tune!" But NPH fills that bill nicely.

Shadic

2008-09-27, 03:48 PM

RosesOnConcrete

2008-09-27, 03:49 PM

nay nay, a thousand times nay I say!

Don't do it live action. Do it Pixar style animated, and select voice actors. Much more appropriate for the style of the strip.

I kinda agree with this. This would be SO hard to pull off in live-action, as fun as it is to pretend-cast the movie.

On that note, Celia can only be Kristin Chenoweth (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155693/). Live-action, CGI, doesn't matter.

Staven

2008-09-27, 07:40 PM

I think for V, cast David Bowie and Tilda Swinton (I just saw Burn After Reading today), put them in a bunch of make up, and have them work on a voice together. Then, put them in random scenes in V and leave it to the viewers which one is which.

Mandy Patinkin as O-Chul, of course. That's a no-brainer

Shave Will Smith and he could be Roy. He's a great actor, and can play a non-stereotypical black character with ease. Maybe have him work out a little.

I can see...um...how don't I know this...(lemme check the ol' wikipedia) Jewel Staite as Haley, that's it. Have her get rid of the fake southern accent, though. She could definitely do Haley.

Have Thog be computer animated, and have the voice actor that did the peons in WCIII as him. That's the voice I hear in my head when he talks.

Also CGI will be Belkar. Al Pacino. Use as context the line from heat (she's got a NICE a**!) and have him use his voice on the Belkster. Imagine his sexy shoeless god of war line.

Harry Shearer as Redcloak. Oh, that's Captain Jek Jek, sir, a Hobgoblin from sector 7-B.

Sarah Chalke as Celia. Definitely, she plays an at-first superficial bimbo on TV, she can do a real one in OOTS.

Oh yes, and Neil Patrick Harris would be Xykon (Legendary), Alan Tudyk would be Elan/Nale.

Wreckingrocc

2008-09-27, 07:46 PM

:vaarsuvius: - Sarah Polley (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001631/)I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but V's a guy. Elven men are effeminate. Elven women are not masculine. V is halfway in between. Therefore, V is a guy. The joke has gotten too old too fast, and it's what The Giant originally intended.

basilisk 89

2008-09-27, 08:06 PM

Don't even suggest that as a joke.

It could work.

We could make Roy Jamaican! His sarcasm is the result of a horrible experiment his father pulled on him resulting in the permanent loss of his dreads.

Kaytara

2008-09-27, 08:13 PM

I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but V's a guy.

Since when is there general consensus on V being a guy?

Wreckingrocc

2008-09-27, 08:37 PM

Staven

2008-09-27, 08:37 PM

Ugh, can we just drop the androgyny issue? The Giant is not going to tell us, and if he is, it's gonna be awhile. so just...agree to disagree here. I actually think my method works pretty well, not to toot my own horn or anything. But really, V is not going to have his gender revealed, the MiTD is going to stay the MiTD, not just the M, and Belkar is definitely going to die.

Sheesh.

Wreckingrocc

2008-09-27, 08:39 PM

xyzzy

2008-09-27, 08:40 PM

I was going to say that Vaarsuvius needed to be played by both a man and a woman, but apparently some of you read a different, secret comic where that issue is all cleared up.

Morgan Freeman as Old Blind Pete.

Edit: Mr. Drowzy, unless one of your friends is a guy named Rich who co-authored a book called Dungeonscape, their feelings on V's gender are moot. (Or is it "is moot" since they all have the same feeling? :smallconfused:)

Lira

2008-09-27, 08:41 PM

Since I talked to my friends (About 5 of them read OOTS) and told them that apparently V is an undetermined gender. All of them were surprised, and the joke was old as soon as it was started. It's not a general consensus. It's just obvious.Obvious? Considering how many people have come here and started "What gender is V?" topics, I don't think it's obvious. :smalltongue:

By the way, "he" can be used when gender is not known. English doesn't really have a gender neutral pronoun so using he is fine.

EndlessWrath

2008-09-27, 09:26 PM

:belkar: - Joe Pesci “Run my little chunkc of XP!”

I concede on the Belkar to you sir. It would be hysterical to see him do it.

Wouldn't Elan and Nale need to be the same actor?

not really. just look a likes... they can make them at least look the same... I mean heck, in the newer Much ado about nothing had Keanu Reeves and Denzel Washington as brothers... We can't go that extreme since elan/nale are twins... BUT... I think Owen Wilson and Wes Bently would be good...
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as for Samuel Jackson as Roy... Samuel Jackson is a phenomenal actor... and is the greatest foulmouth I've ever seen! I'm not bombing him or something, He's extremely good at saying a curse word, far better than I'd ever be. Thats not bad or good, but the greatest film (IMO) of his is Pulp fiction..the breakfast scene? So I agree, but only on the note that he's awesome with sarcasm (as Roy being the king of sarcasm!). Besides, he looks good bald, few men can pull of zed look.

Staven

2008-09-28, 09:17 AM

Um..........

If you don't know someone's gender you usually refer to them as him. Ask the Giant, he did it at some point.

basilisk 89

2008-09-28, 12:12 PM

If you don't know someone's gender you usually refer to them as him. Ask the Giant, he did it at some point.

I'm coining a new set of words. From this day on, people whose genders you cannot discern shall be referred to with "jiim", "ji" and "jes".

Cleverdan22

2008-09-28, 12:35 PM

The Order

:roy: (undecided)
:elan: Neil Patrick Harris. Perfect for the role.
:haley: (undecided)
:belkar: Jamie Bell, sure.
:vaarsuvius: Don't really have any idea, but I do believe a man should play V.
:durkon: (undecided)
Team Evil

:xykon: Mark Hamill (The Hanukkah zombie voice is almost exactly what I had in mind.)
:redcloak: Maurice Lamarche
:mitd: Billy West
:roach: (undecided)

Linear Guild

:nale: Neil Patrick Harris (duh)
:sabine: Angelina Jolie, obvious reasons.
:thog: (undecided)

Paladins
COMING SOON

whoiam

2008-09-28, 12:40 PM

:vaarsuvius: Cillian Murphy (look up `Breakfast on Pluto` for proof)

Green-Shirt Q

2008-09-28, 12:45 PM

I'd cast Adam Baldwin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Baldwin) as :belkar:, I'd guess. Mainly because Belkar is similar to Jayne in personality.

Carteeg_Struve

2008-09-28, 08:37 PM

As for :vaarsuvius:'s gender. I believe :vaarsuvius:'s a guy, but I think he should be played by a woman to balance the issues out (Tilda Swanson is a key pick).

And for humor sake, :mitd: needs to be some extremely well known Shakespearan actor who just needs a break from a long stretch of droll work. :smallbiggrin:

As for :xykon:... yeah. I remember the JE Jones joke in SoD, but his voice in my head was always a slightly deeper version of Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice.

:roach: and :roach: should be portrayed by Frank Welker and Jason Marsden (both on helium).

The Extinguisher

2008-09-28, 09:35 PM

Repost repost repost

:roy: - Bruce Willis
:elan: - Alan Tudyk
:belkar: - Johnny Depp
:vaarsuvius: - pick any emo singer. Any. :smalltongue:

:xykon: - John Cleese or Ray Wise. One of the two. Maybe both.
:redcloak: - Simon Pegg
:mitd: - Callumn Blue
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/trytoguess/Tsukiko.png - Kathy Coppolla
:roach: - Nick Frost

:nale: - Alan Tudyk
:sabine: - Helena Bonham Carter
:thog: - Ron Perlman

:miko: - Tara Sands
:Shojo: - Alan Rickman
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/trytoguess/O-Chul.png - Mandy Patinkin
:Julio: - Mandy Patinkin (From the past!!!)

You may now agree

Underground

2008-09-29, 02:59 AM

I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but V's a guy. Elven men are effeminate. Elven women are not masculine. V is halfway in between. Therefore, V is a guy. The joke has gotten too old too fast, and it's what The Giant originally intended.

So you say because the person in question is supposed to be a MALE LOOKING FEMALE it has to be played by a male ? I'm sorry, but you got a big hole in your argumentation there.

And I choosed Sarah Polley because she's the best actress on the planet that I know of, so I hoped she would be able to pull that off, too.

Who_Da_Halfling

2008-09-29, 07:47 AM

Ok, since it seems to be the biggest point of contention, I'll do that one first:

Regardless of what you may think, the fact is that it is a running joke that V's gender is ambiguous. It is a part of the nature of the strip, our own opinions about it aside.

That said, I have to agree with Cate Blanchett for that role. Anyone who can play Queen Elizabeth and Bob Dylan can certainly play a trigger-happy androgynous elf.

The actor who would play Elan/Nale (should really be the same actor for the whole switching-places thing to be believable) should be the best actor of the group, because he would need the biggest range to play a significant villain as well as the lovable buffoon of the OOTS. Dane Cook might be able to pull it off, but even he's a touch too old. Jim Carrey would be perfect if not for the same problem to a greater degree. Not sure on this one.

Allyson Hannigan seems great for Haley. Knightley is a little too intense/serious in most of her work for me to believe that she could have a sarcastic conversation with herself and make it funny rather than crazy/stupid. I'm even a Knightley fan but I'm still just not sure this is her role. Hayden Panettierre has the right look for the role but I'm not sure yet that she's got the acting chops for it either. Maybe I'm over-estimating the difficulty of playing Haley.

My problem with Mekhi Phiffer as Roy is that I have yet to see proof that he can play against type (so far he's played all street-type black characters). Will Smith is getting a little old for this role, although he is the type of actor that would be good (good comedic timing but still can handle an action sequence). If we could fudge the age line a little, Smith would be ideal.

Has anybody considered Verne Troyer (Mini-Me from Austin Powers) as Belkar? Understandably, it might be preferable to go with camera tricks LOTR-style to portray a halfling, but he's got the right comedic background for it.

I never envisioned Xykon as having an especially deep voice, just one capable of being menacingly evil when called upon (to be honest, except for one speech in Start of Darkness, he's seemed a lot less like a Palpatine/Vader and much more like, well, like a Belkar). I think Hugh Laurie could do this.

That's all for now.

-JM

Scarlet Knight

2008-09-29, 01:52 PM

Mandy Patankin as O-Chul? Why do I keep hearing: "My name is O-Chul. You killed the Sapphire guard. Prepare to die!"

PhallicWarrior

2008-09-29, 03:59 PM

I've been letting this stew for a while and I think I have the main cast set up nicely.

The Order of the Stick

:roy:: Leonard Roberts. DL, from Heroes. We know he can do exasperated well enough, (See Heroes season one.) and whoever plays :roy: will have to be good at that.

:haley:: Alyson Hannigan is an excellent choice. We know from her previous work that she's got the acting chops. (I can see her arguing with herself and winning.)

:vaarsuvius:: Tilda Swinton is the only actor or actress I can think of who's androgynous (See her as Gabriel in Constantine) enough to pull this off.

:durkon:: Ewan McGregor. Why? Listen to his natural accent in the special features of the SW prequels. If he amps that up, he'll be a lock.

:belkar:: I'm not that familiar with Joe Pesci, but he seems like the best choice.

:elan:: Oh, gods. How did I not think of Neil Patrick Harris for the naive spoony bard before now?

Team Evil

:xykon:: Hard to cast. I'm thinking Robin Williams, doing his best Ian McKellan impression.

:redcloak:: Also hard, but I think Hugh Laurie could pull him off, especially at his snarkiest.

:mitd:: I'm thinking Mark Hamill would have a ball with this, although it might be a waste of his talent. He might work as :xykon:, too.

:roach:: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and any other comedians with a knack for voices or snark.

The Linear Guild

:nale:: Whoever plays :elan:. At first I thought NPH wouldn't be able to do it, until I thought "Dr. Horrible."

:sabine:: Not sure, but Tawny Cypress (Yes, that is her real name.) certainly looks the part.

:thog:: Difficult. We need a big man who can act. The Rock fits the bill, but he's too charismatic. I think we need Vin Diesel.

Scarlet Knight

2008-10-01, 03:28 PM

Julio Scoundrel: Antonio Banderas

Good idea but I'm thinking someone older. Now picture this : Ricardo Montalban !

Ascension

2008-10-01, 03:54 PM

Good idea but I'm thinking someone older. Now picture this : Ricardo Montalban !

"Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins!"

Greep

2008-10-01, 07:55 PM

blah, I can't see any of these people playing the parts >.> I'd suggest my own, but I'm pretty terrible at remembering actors' names.

NPH or owen wilson so dound good for elan tho I guess.

Mr. Mud

2008-10-01, 08:00 PM

I've been ponder where one might fit in Neil Flynn... (Dr. Cox froms Scrubs... HILARIOUS guy in Blazin' Saddles?)...

Any Ideas? :smallconfused:

Scoutninja

2008-10-01, 08:27 PM

Wallace Shawn (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001728/) as Kubota?

Of course, the movie would have to be CG and he would do the voiceover for him.

Dehumanizer

2008-10-02, 10:58 AM

Alyson Hannigan as Haley's voice is OK, but for a live action movie, nope. Haley is an "action girl", and Hannigan is the exact opposite.

Scarlet Knight

2008-10-03, 09:09 AM

Wallace Shawn (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001728/) as Kubota?

Of course, the movie would have to be CG and he would do the voiceover for him.

Oooo! I'd love Wallace Shawn to be in this! I see him more as Redcloak because of his " I'm being persecuted" voice...

esmerelder

2008-10-03, 09:16 AM

Oh, oh, Alyson Hannigan as Haley and Sarah Michelle Gellar as Celia! How much fun would it be to see the two of them together again?

Pvednes

2008-10-03, 09:31 AM

:xykon: John Travolta
:mitd: Jeremy Irons

Varg

2008-10-03, 09:57 AM

Roy - Leonard Roberts
Haley - Amy Acker
Vaarsuvius - Tilda Swinton
Elan - Nicholas Brendon
Durkon - Bob Hoskins
Belkar - Nathan Fillion, digitally shrunk

Miko - Eliza Dushku or Grace Park
Lord Shojo - Bill Nighy
Hinjo - Sean Bean

Xykon - CGI, voiced by Christopher Guest
Recloak - Alan Rickman
MITD - CGI, voiced by James Callis

fehler

2008-10-03, 10:28 AM

We need to go Bollywood on this sucker.

O'Chul: Amitabh Bachchan

Hinjo: Shah Rukh Khan

Therkla: Aishwarya Rai

Daigo: Abhishek Bachchan

FatJose

2008-10-03, 11:56 AM

Hmm, why didn't I think of NPH. He's hilarious and he's done Broadway. Just watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog. It's also weird I din't think about him, considering I thought the woman in that same Dr. Horrible internet film would be a good Haley...

I also believe Elan and Nale need to be played by the same guy. And if not, why not the Wilson brothers. They look enough alike to be mixed up is one of them simply does slight alterations.

Tilda Swinton can play a good V, she's slender and can play gender-ambiguous.

I have to say, The "not-Japanese" characters should be Asian. Maybe Daigo can be played by Masayori Oka. He's good at unintentional, slightly self-depricating comedy. He's Hiro in Heroes and he is pretty funny in the scenes he has in Scrubs.

Staven

2008-10-03, 08:23 PM

Okay, I'm going to stop the firefly fanbase right here, right now. I liked the show. It was very entertaining. I'm sure most of you liked it, too. But for god's sake, people, you're acting like drooling fanboys casting Adam Baldwin as Belkar, among other things. I don't care if Jayne was similar to Belkar, there are so many better actors out there, who would fit our favorite psychopath so much better, so branch out, eh? I actually contributed to the idea that we should ctrl-x ctrl-v the firefly into OoTS, and I'm regretting it. So please, turn on AMC one day and take in some culture. And I'm not too crazy on the HIMyM thing going around. Yes, Neil Patrick Harris would be good as either Elan or Xykon, but Allyson Hannigan? Come on.

On a different, less annoyed note, I've discovered something terrible that I will become hated for: Zac Efron, thrall of Lord Disney, would be a perfect match for Elan. Now I hate myself.

EDIT: And yes, it is a coincidence that he played Simon Tam in a flashback.

Lissou

2008-11-05, 08:59 PM

I was watching a Mylène Farmer music video, and I think she could work for V (even though I see V as a man)

http://www.gala.fr/var/gal/storage/images/media/images/actu/photos_on_ne_parle_que_de_ca/mylene_farmer/mylene_farmer_rousse/545414-1-fre-FR/mylene_farmer_rousse_reference.jpg

And I always think about Tempus when I see Nale.

This being said, they're both way too old. The actors would need to be in their twenties (for the older ones).

Sylphy

2008-11-05, 09:35 PM

Tilda Swinton as V. She is androgynous to be male or female. In fact in Constantine she played a androgynous role. :D

Hands_Of_Blue

2008-11-05, 10:58 PM

Lord Soon - George Takei

Shosuro Ishii

2008-11-05, 11:33 PM

I second giving Tudyk the role of Nale, (he's too sarcastic in everything I've seen him do for Elan).

Also, I support giving a role to Summer Glau just so the poor girl can find some real work.

awibs

2008-11-05, 11:54 PM

I would agree 100% about Cary Ewles (sp?) as Elan/Nale if not for his current age... if I could pluck him right out of the Princess Bride or Robin Hood Men In Tights with a time machine, then I would take it.

Otherwise... I can't believe nobody has suggested Orlando Bloom for the role.

That's the thing about Elan. Given many of the running jokes made by and to both Therkla and Haley, I think he has to be so goddamn good looking you just want to slap him. And then sleep with him.

Chas the mage

2008-11-06, 12:11 AM

Kind of a weird thought: what if Keanu Reeves played as one of the theives guildies? and i have to agree, Tilda Swinton would be probably be good at playing ears.

NicolayKhan

2008-11-06, 12:46 AM

Ever since seeing Constantine, I only viewed :vaarsuvius: as Tilda Swinton (http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2005/02/06/arts/06devr_CA0ready.html) with purple hair.

Kaytara

2008-11-06, 01:08 AM

Ever since seeing Constantine, I only viewed :vaarsuvius: as Tilda Swinton (http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2005/02/06/arts/06devr_CA0ready.html) with purple hair.

Wouldn't Cate Blanchett be better simply by virtue of being a lot younger? I realise Tilda Swinton is a good choice because of the androgyny issue, but I don't really see her as an immortal elf and Cate Blanchett probably has just as much potential in the androgyny department.

Prowl

2008-11-06, 01:15 AM

I always thought :xykon: would have the voice of Christian Slater in "Heathers".

Felixaar

2008-11-06, 01:38 AM

:miko: - Obviously needs to be someone Asian and very attractive- there are a number of actresses, but I really love Ziyi Zhang myself. She could do borderline fanatic.

I was just about to suggest this myself.

Clearly, Chuck Norris would play O-Chul.

And I agree that Heath Ledger would make a much better Xykon than a Belkar.

How about Denzel Washington for Roy?

Oh, and Claire Danes for Celia.

Heliomance

2008-11-06, 03:10 AM

I'd like to submit for consideration Mandy Patinkin as Julio Scoundrel?
Also David Tennant as Hinjo. Not asian, I know, but he could do a fine job. Eugene needs to be Morgan Freeman, and if you want a really off-the-wall idea...
Stephen Fry as the MitD.

Kaytara

2008-12-10, 01:20 PM

Don't stone me for suggesting this, but how about...

Keira Knightley as Vaarsuvius.

No, really. I just found out that Keira is practically flat-chested in reality and had to be digitally retouched for many movie posters. The first page of a google search shows what she really looks like. And she's slender like hell. She's already played a man in Pirates and we can see how not-very-feminine she can look with the right makeup. She's certainly capable of pulling off the haughty, self-assured type as well. (I personally thought her annoying in Pirates, but as a character who's supposed to be haughty and self-assured she may be a perfect fit.)

(I agree with Lissou that Mylene Farmer would also make an interesting V, feature-wise at least. She may be a bit too busty though.)

Puppeteer

2008-12-10, 04:24 PM

Since I talked to my friends (About 5 of them read OOTS) and told them that apparently V is an undetermined gender. All of them were surprised, and the joke was old as soon as it was started. It's not a general consensus. It's just obvious.

Personally I've always considered Vaarsuvius to be a female rather than a male, for quite a number of reasons, personal and not.
If V were to be a man it would seem a rather male-centric group. 5 men and 1 girl? Call me weird but it sounds odd, 4 men and 2 women at least try to even out the numbers a little. It's similar to the composition of Firefly's crew, although all of them are very different in characterization.
Other times it struck me as impossible that a girl like Haley would choose Vaarsuvius immediatly as her roommate instead of somebody else.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0123.html

It's not about the others being not trustworthy enough, because I'm pretty sure either Roy or Durkon would have been a safe choice anyway, so something else must have been subtletly hinted by Rich.

Either way there is not a sure answer to what's her real gender, it's whatever we think it's plausible until Rich decides to put an end to it.

Going back IT, actually I wouldn't know who to cast in a live action movie. I've always pictured it to be a cartoon if anything, or a 3d animated movie, never a media with real actors... What I know is that I've always pictured Belkar's voice with Seth McFarlane's Stewie.

Hopeless

2008-12-10, 04:49 PM

Okay here goes

:roy: - Will Smith
:durkon: - Robbie Coltrane (I have to admit I like that one!)
:haley: - Alyson Hannigan (I was thinking the Firefly and Terminatress actress)
:vaarsuvius: - Orlando Bloom!
:elan: - Owen Wilson (Not bad!)
:belkar: - Jamie Bell (difficult one that)
:miko: - Cate Blanchett (Charlie's Angel, darn my memory's fritzed!)
:nale: - Wes Bentley (Doesn't Owen have a brother? Or get him to do both roles!)
:sabine: - Mena Suvari (Adams Family daughter...)
:thog: - Michael Clarke Duncan (I admit that is intimidating!)

:xykon: - Alan Rickman admittedly he'd have to dumb things down but either him or Gary Oldman...
:redcloak: - Hmm how about the other from the above?
:mitd: - Vin Diesel sounds good...

I do love these threads!

Trebuchet

2008-12-10, 05:22 PM

Mos Def is hilarious. He just doesn't seem... built enough to be Roy. I could actually see him more as Roys dad (ah the wonders of make up) than Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson is too badass to play the elder Greenhilt.

Yeah, but remember Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2? You can't rule someone out on that basis. Mos Def would be great. But so would Chiwetel Ejiofor. I am not sure how he'd look bald, but I think he could be a convincing Roy, and anyway I really like his work.

I third Alan Tudyk as Elan and Nale.

GSFB

2008-12-10, 11:01 PM

:roy: Will Smith (http://www.willsmith.com/). Duh.
:elan:/:nale: Sean William Scott (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005405/). Comic genius and looks the part.
:haley: Jewel Staite (http://jewelstaite.com/). Looks the part, already has a fan base.
:vaarsuvius: Alan Rickman (http://www.gifttrek.net/images/gallery/galaxyquest/alan_rickman_galaxy_quest_002.jpg). In drag. Yeah. Or else Jaye Davidson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001109/)...
:durkon: Billy Connolly (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175262/). He talks like Durkon.
:belkar: Vin Diesel (http://www.yourprops.com/norm-4895c26e30663-Chronicles+of+Riddick,+The+(2004).jpeg). Hey, if they can make Sean Astin look small, why not? Plus, he is a hairless sexy god of war who plays D&D in real life.
:xykon: Bruce Campbell (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/110/298567405_4a2bb377cc.jpg?v=0). Oh yeah!
:sabine: Rosario Dawson (http://www.rosario-dawson.net/). Mmmmmm!
:thog: Michael Clark Duncan, but only if he talks like this guy (http://shannonscorner.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/cookie-monster.jpg)
:redcloak: Tim Curry (http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/2636/legend.jpg). Looks good as a bad guy in red.
:mitd: John Lithgow (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001475/). Great at playing oblivious and farcical.
:miko: doesn't matter because she is dead (hahahahaha)

GSFB

2008-12-10, 11:15 PM

some extras:

Samuel L. Jackson as Horace Greenhilt, but only if Chris Rock is Eugene.

Sean Connery cameo as Odin.

Jackie Chan as Guy With a Halberd.

Joe Pesche as the Oracle.

Rainn Wilson and Ed Helms as the WotC Lawyers. Or Tim Roth and Gary Oldman.

And for the demon roaches...

Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Tony Robinson!

Soepvork

2008-12-11, 05:21 PM

Just browsing through this thread I saw quite some Joss Whedon-actors and actresses coming by. So, that got me thinking, how about a complete 'Whedon' cast, completely in character:

:roy: Gunn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._August_Richards)
:elan:/:nale: Xander Harris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Brendon)
:haley: Kaylee Fraye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_Staite) / Willow Rosenberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyson_Hannigan)
:vaarsuvius: Oz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Green)?
:durkon: Shepherd Book (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Glass)/ Giles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Head)
:belkar: The hero of canton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Baldwin)
:xykon:
:sabine: Faith Lehane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Dushku)
:thog: Wash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Tudyk)
:redcloak: Caleb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Fillion)
:mitd: Doyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Quinn)
:miko: River Tam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Tam#River_Tam)

Dash Buckler

2013-05-13, 05:21 PM

The Order of the Stick
:roy: I was originally going to cast Samuel L. Jackson in this role, but he's in his mid-sixties and Roy's only in his late 20's. SLJ could still play ROy's dad as a bitter old man, like Stephen in Django Unchained. This had me thinking of Jamie Foxx as Roy. (There's still an age gap, but it's passable.)
:haley: At first I had Scarlett Johansson as Haley after seeing her play a Rogue in the Avengers, but then I noticed someone else had cast Christina Hendricks as Sabine and remembered her role as YoSaffBridge in Firefly, so either would work.
:durkon: I'd say John Rhys-Davies, but I know he's sworn to never play another dwarf again. I guess Robbie Coltrane would work.
:elan:Orlando Bloom. Can you think of a better brainless pretty-boy?
:vaarsuvius: David Bowie is a great androgenous brit with elven features, but Johanna Wokalek played a great clergy member of ambiguous gender in Pope Joan (2009)
:belkar: Gilbert Gottfried all the way. He's a annoying little b*****d who's humour comes from being mean and hurting people. That also describes Belkar.

Team Evil
:xykon:I had John Malkovich playing him and Mark Hamill as Malack, but I decided to switch them because of Firelord Ozai
:redcloak: Someone else said Geoffery Rush, and I completely agree. I see him as a high-class lower-class brit.
:mitd: Tim Curry replaced Billy West for him in my mind.
:roach: Billy West: who else to lampshade?
Tsukiko: Summer Glau. Crazy girl who is also crazy dangerous

Linear Guild:
:nale: A CG double for Orlando Bloom. It worked in Tron Legacy
:thog: Kevin Nash. I saw him play the Russian the The Punisher (2004), and he's really good at being dumb muscle, unsurprisingly.
Sabine: Connie from "I hit it with my Axe" A succubus is the embodiment of seduction, and who else to play that than a stripper? (who also plays D&D)
Zz'dtri: David Bowie.
Yikyik/Yokyok/Yukyuk/Kilkil: Andy Serkis, the man who plays Gollum.
Tarquin: Cary Elwes. Has Elan ever not been Wesley? The only issue is an age difference.
Malack: John Malkovich.
Hilgya Firehelm, Pompey, and Leeky Windstaff, : I've got no idea.

:miko: Who else but Lucy Lui?

veti

2013-05-13, 06:39 PM

I'm a great admirer of Alyson Hannigan, but she'd be terrible as Haley. In every respect except, possibly, hair, she's the opposite of Haley. (Haley is secretive - Hannigan's characters literally can't stop talking about their secrets. Haley is confident, I've never seen Hannigan do 'confident' without coming across like a kid that the real teacher has left in charge for 15 minutes.) Plus, I would pay good money not to see her making out with Owen Wilson, who incidentally is 20 years too old to play Elan anyway, thankyouverymuchIdon'tthink.

Jewel Staite would be a better choice. And Gina Torres for Sabine.

Roy was made to be played by Chiwetel Ejiofor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252230/). There's not many actors who can pull off tough, charismatic, sensitive, sarcastic, male and female, all in one - he (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/) can (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434124/).

I like the idea of Keira Knightley for Vaarsuvius. Or, of course, Orlando Bloom.

When casting Belkar, please remember he's not just a slow-witted thug. He's a very articulate, highly intelligent thug, who speaks better and faster than Haley. I suggest Matt Damon.