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Alternative Casting Challenge
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The Challenge is to identify an actor that perfectly fits the Character, while not actually looking like the physical descriptions in the novels.
My go-to example for such things is the casting of Lestat for Interview with a Vampire vs Queen of the Damned; I thought Townsend did a far better job with the tone and personality of Lestat than Tom Cruise did, but Cruise was the proper Blued-eyed Blond (if about a foot too short).
Another example, Jim said once that he thought Will Smith would make a great Harry Dresden.
So, Ill start:
Father Forthill:
Jemaine Clement
Mac:
Bruce Willis
Molly Carpenter:
Alisha Wainwright
Michael:
Idris Elba
Griffyn612:
Michael - Christopher Judge
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Hmmm, I love the guy, but at least onscreen Ive never seen him loosen up to be able to picture him as Michael (no to say he cant, but Id want him to audition a scene or two). Not that Michael is particularly "loose" persay, but he's a lot softer around his kids than the ever-present formality I associate with Teal'c
I could see Nathan Fillion doing it, based purely on the episode of Castle where his daughter gets kidnapped. Mama Bears got nothin' on him.
Any Ideas for a Mortimer? Im struggling to find the right mix of Cowardice and indignation.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Quantus on August 10, 2017, 09:52:23 PM ---Hmmm, I love the guy, but at least onscreen Ive never seen him loosen up to be able to picture him as Michael (no to say he cant, but Id want him to audition a scene or two). Not that Michael is particularly "loose" persay, but he's a lot softer around his kids than the ever-present formality I associate with Teal'c
I could see Nathan Fillion doing it, based purely on the episode of Castle where his daughter gets kidnapped. Mama Bears got nothin' on him.
Any Ideas for a Mortimer? Im struggling to find the right mix of Cowardice and indignation.
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https://youtu.be/NJGX7xevomI
Here's Judge being casual in a Mamoa interview. He can be normal, too, but does a great job of carrying himself in a un-intimidating manner. That's the key for Michael to me. Being a big guy that doesn't try to look big.
As for Mortimer, if I were casting 15 years ago, I'd of said Steve Paymer, no doubt about it. He doesn't match the description of Mort's weight, but he could easily do the smarmy burnt out Mort and the respectable and stubbornly anti-Harry Mort.
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--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on August 11, 2017, 02:39:17 AM ---https://youtu.be/NJGX7xevomI
Here's Judge being casual in a Mamoa interview. He can be normal, too, but does a great job of carrying himself in a un-intimidating manner. That's the key for Michael to me. Being a big guy that doesn't try to look big.
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He's a casual guy in interviews, Ive just never seen him Act a character on that side of things. What I need is a stargate episode featuring body swapping; did he ever have to play Jack stuck in Teal'c's Body?
--- Quote ---As for Mortimer, if I were casting 15 years ago, I'd of said Steve Paymer, no doubt about it. He doesn't match the description of Mort's weight, but he could easily do the smarmy burnt out Mort and the respectable and stubbornly anti-Harry Mort.
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Oh, Perfect!! The poor soul he played in Oceans 13 is what Ive seen him in most recently, and it had just about the same tone
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