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Who should play Harry Dresden in a Movie?

Zachary Quinto
41 (5.9%)
Lee Pace
26 (3.8%)
Ryan Reynolds
51 (7.4%)
Hugh Jackman
91 (13.2%)
Clive Owen
46 (6.7%)
Paul Bettany
19 (2.8%)
Timothy Olyphant
75 (10.9%)
Nathan Fillion
220 (31.9%)
Joe Flanigan
37 (5.4%)
Chris Evans
7 (1%)
Gerard Butler
22 (3.2%)
Neil Flynn
8 (1.2%)
Jared Padalecki
47 (6.8%)

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5265 on: September 22, 2012, 11:56:13 PM »
How about Jennifer Lawrence for Elaine?

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5266 on: September 22, 2012, 11:57:04 PM »
I haven't seen acting, but she looks quite like I imagine her.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5267 on: September 23, 2012, 03:41:18 AM »
I don't think she fits my mental image for acting.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5268 on: September 24, 2012, 01:09:00 AM »
I absolutely LOVE Nathan Fillion, but he is too broad and bulky to be Harry. He totally has the snark factor but he doesn't fit the lanky factor.

How about Brian Steele? he is actually 6'7'' and is lanky. I put Dresden hair on him in my head, I think he would work.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5269 on: September 24, 2012, 03:12:25 AM »
For Harry, why don't we just take the body of Jared Padalecki (sam winchester) and swap his brain/acting skills /snark with Jensen Ackles (Dean winchester) and voila! Harry actor.
 Or maybe if you smush them together enough they'll combine and form a freakishly tall super actor.

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5270 on: September 24, 2012, 01:50:54 PM »
Or maybe if you smush them together enough

The fans have tried.  *twitches*

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5271 on: September 24, 2012, 05:23:22 PM »
oh god, the lengths some fans go are just...twisted
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5272 on: September 24, 2012, 06:56:24 PM »
And twisted is mild compared to what some of them get up to.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5273 on: September 24, 2012, 08:38:11 PM »
If I had to pick, my choice for Harry would be Zachary Quinto. And I was the director, I'd definitely ask him to audition.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5274 on: September 24, 2012, 08:50:51 PM »
The problem with Harry is that our image of him is dramatically skewed towards how he sees himself, which is essentially a Big Magic Nerd and kind of a softy.  The rest of the world sees him as this freaking terrifying nexus of destruction that fortunately tends to champion the weak. 

Im still stuck on Michael Fassbender as Harry.  In X-men he seemed to have the full range of what harry would need to be: coldly powerful and willing to do dark things for teh greater good, but also able to show a softer side
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5275 on: September 30, 2012, 12:53:40 AM »
Forgive me for not going through the whole 352 pages of this thread but a few suggestions for some of the characters I pictured in my head when reading the books . But to add a little spice these ideas are all from my part of the world (Britain) and so maybe some will be new, so see what you think.

James Purefoy-Harry Dresden
Carey Mulligan-Karrin Murphy
Richard Armitage-Thomas Raith
Martin Sheen/Andy Serkis-Waldo Butters
Stephen Fry/Hugh Laurie-Bob the skull
Mark Strong-Nicodemus Archleone
Kate Winslet-Charity Carpenter
Jeremy Sheffield/Chris Vance-Micheal Carpenter
Rachel Hurd-Wood/Juno Temple-Molly Carpenter
Kate Beckinsale-Lara Raith
Saffron Burrows-Leanansidhe
Emily Mortimer-Elaine Mallory
Jason Isaacs-Johnny Marcone (Jason Isaacs would probably make a very good Bob too.)
Clive Owen-Jared Kincaid
Sanya-Chiwetel Ejiofor
Bernard Hill (if he could do the accent properly)-Ebenezar McCoy
Dakota Blue Richards-Lily
Justine-Imogen Poots
Ben Whishaw/James McAvoy-Toot toot
David Morrissey-Malcolm Dresden
Rufus Sewell-Madrigal Raith

and I know it doesn't strictly count, but those of you who've played the game Bayonetta will know there is a small girl character called Cereza in it (the cutest kid ever by the way) who is always in my mind when thinking of The Archive.   








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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5276 on: October 08, 2012, 11:14:27 PM »
How did James Marsters not make this list?

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5277 on: October 08, 2012, 11:49:01 PM »
How did James Marsters not make this list?

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5278 on: October 08, 2012, 11:49:10 PM »
Put Marsters down for the Erlking
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #5279 on: October 09, 2012, 12:40:46 AM »
How did James Marsters not make this list?

Ive been thinking he'd make a great Nicodemus
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