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Perfect Casting, part 2
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--- Quote from: Rasins on March 26, 2013, 05:27:22 PM ---What would you guys think of Michael Weatherly as Harry?
He's filled out a bit in the last few years, but he's snarky with that edge of seriousness to him.
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If he could get back to the lank guy he was I could see it. He can certainly do the snark well enough.
Mr. Ghostbuster:
--- Quote from: ShadowX81 on March 21, 2013, 04:08:36 AM ---Hey everyone! First time poster, long time reader. I just created an account because this ia subject which ive been thinking about alot for the past few days and wanted to share my thoughts on a couple key characters.
Harry Dresden
This is a tough one. I don't think any of the choices have quite nailed it yet. Harry Dresden is a powerful wizard and one durable guy, but "cool" and "badass" are words that you can't really use to describe him; or at the very least words that he would never use to describe himself. In terms of his personality, he's a self-described geek who makes sarcastic jokes to himself, has bad luck with woman, and is often down on his luck. While he has mentioned that people have described him as attractive, he doesn't really seem to believe it himself, and lacks the confidence to really buy into that fact or the fact that he actually is a pretty cool guy. Overall he is a guy that never really seemed to grow out of his "awkward teenager" phase.
For this reason I think he should be played by someone with boyish and lean good looks, giving him a somewhat innocent feel while still being attractive and the appropriate age. People like Jared Padalecki and Sam Worthington just seem wrong to me as they project too much confidence.
My choice: Lucas Bryant (Haven)
Karrin Murphy
This one came to me pretty quickly. Karrin is an attractive; tough-as-nails cop whose outer maturity and badassery covers up the fact that she is actually dealt with alot of crap in her life. She definatly needs to be more grown up than Harry personality wise, as it makes it easier to see how she could mistrust him early in their relationship. I get the feeling that the reason Harry never seemed to even consider a relationship with her early in the series was because he saw her as too grown up for him. He initially knew her only as a cop, in time a woman/friend, and finally a peer. To keep this authority figure dynamic it is important that they cast someone of the appropriate age (early 30s). Actually I thought Valerie Cruz did a great job and was very close to the book character, but for the sake of keeping her looks more in line with the book series and the obvious nerd cred, I picked someone different.
My Choice: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
My Full Cast List:
http://www.imdb.com/list/B0TTWKLfl48/?publish=save
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Nailed it. I've been looking for a good Harry for years. You, sir, have nailed it. At least as far as looks go (I haven't seen Lucas Bryant act). And he is even tall (6'2")
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Mr. Ghostbuster on March 28, 2013, 01:11:09 PM ---Nailed it. I've been looking for a good Harry for years. You, sir, have nailed it. At least as far as looks go (I haven't seen Lucas Bryant act). And he is even tall (6'2")
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I've mentioned Bryant several times because of his looks. He has that mid-western look, with the tight jaw, lean build, and requisite height for Harry.
But I feel like, and this is nit-picking, his eyes are too watery. I know, it sounds lame, but on Haven, I always feel like he's soft around the eyes. He doesn't have a hard, stern look. He's also very soft-spoken and quiet, which isn't how I see Harry. I haven't seen him in anything else, so I don't know how much of it is him or acting.
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--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on March 28, 2013, 02:18:24 PM ---I've mentioned Bryant several times because of his looks. He has that mid-western look, with the tight jaw, lean build, and requisite height for Harry.
But I feel like, and this is nit-picking, his eyes are too watery. I know, it sounds lame, but on Haven, I always feel like he's soft around the eyes. He doesn't have a hard, stern look. He's also very soft-spoken and quiet, which isn't how I see Harry. I haven't seen him in anything else, so I don't know how much of it is him or acting.
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To be fair, that can be a product of the lighting choices as much or more than the actor himself. Have you seen him in anything else? Does he give the same impression?
Rasins:
Regarding Lucas Bryant - I could see it, but he seems to broody to me. In the early books Harry wasn't nearly as broody as he is now. Granted that has a lot to do with what's happened in his life, but to start off with a broody guy might turn folks off.
Hey, how about Dean Norris as Eb. Just need to age him a bit, but make-up can do that easily enough. If not Dean, I'd love to see Bruce Willis as Eb. That would be a hoot.
I've been listening to the books recently and based on James Marsters rendition of Molly I thik Emily Kinney as Molly would be convincing.
Anthonly Head as Langtry would be a good fit.
And what about Joe Flanigan (Stargate: Atlantis) as Harry? A bit snarky, pulls off serious well, has the looks. He's 6 foot 2 inches, but that can be fixed.
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