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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 #315 on: April 22, 2010, 04:53:50 AM »
Um. No. I like the Old Spice Guy.

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #316 on: April 22, 2010, 01:49:11 PM »
Will/Billy - Charlie Hunnam
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I think he has the right build, although he may be too tall (over 6 feet). 

Oddly, I actually see more of Kincaid in him than Will, lol.

Oh yeah!  Totally!  And he's got the British accent to boot! 
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #317 on: April 23, 2010, 12:28:33 PM »
Since there was mention of Sanya and Old Spice commercials, thought I had to just jump in with this:

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #318 on: April 23, 2010, 02:57:42 PM »
Oooookay then....  averts eyes from guy in commercial and walks away slowwwwly and nonchalantly.  *ROTFLMAO*
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #319 on: April 23, 2010, 04:15:20 PM »
Since there was mention of Sanya and Old Spice commercials, thought I had to just jump in with this:

Sanya
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« Reply #320 on: April 23, 2010, 04:51:30 PM »
LMAO!
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #321 on: April 23, 2010, 04:52:36 PM »
Since there was mention of Sanya and Old Spice commercials, thought I had to just jump in with this:

Sanya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCl5uyn5K7k

LMAO. OMG, this guy freaks me out.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #322 on: April 23, 2010, 06:07:44 PM »
I hereby declare that those should be the only commercials ever aired, ever again.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #323 on: April 23, 2010, 07:21:23 PM »
Now I think the voice is wrong, but the guy who plays Sam Winchester on Supernatural looks like the US Cover art picture of Dresden. Add the fact that he is 6'4" and he actually dwarfs most other actors and that he is the appropriate age to play Dresden in Stormfront and I really like him for Harry.

















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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #324 on: April 23, 2010, 07:27:37 PM »
I dunno... He's young for it, though maybe not for "Storm Front" Harry.  But every time I look at him, I see Dean from Gilmore Girls.  Like, he'll be in the movie version, walking down the streets of Chicago in his trench, and I'll be thinking, "Shouldn't you be stocking the corn starch at Doose's?"
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« Reply #325 on: April 23, 2010, 07:40:06 PM »
Haven't watched gilmore girls but just started watching supernatural and caught up through 4 seasons and I can't help thinking he'd make a good dresden every time I watch an episode. Especially with his character starting down the darkside.

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #326 on: April 23, 2010, 07:46:23 PM »
im ify on him, i mean sure he is the right height and looks like harry a little bit, but he is young, good for early harry, but i cant see that guy being a smart ass. then again i only saw one episode of supernatural
really in my mind their are only two people i can see playing harry, sure they are getting a little older, but they would be great for DM up, paul bettany and hugh jackman, and again ify on hugh. most people say wtf paul?, but ive seen him in a couple movies where he wheres a big trench and is all bad ass and he does funny well, if anyone saw him inkheart, well thats how i see harry,except you know with black hair. but that dude would work too, if he can be funny, he looks the part so i would say yeah if he can be funny
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #327 on: April 23, 2010, 08:01:29 PM »
He's had flashes of funny but the character is not necressarily all that funny. A good actor should be able to play different types of characters though and that is why these casting choices we often make are pretty limited. We assume that an actor can not play a character a certain way.

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #328 on: April 23, 2010, 08:09:14 PM »
A good point, i have not seen him in enough things really to tell, but he does look the part i suppose
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #329 on: April 23, 2010, 11:31:46 PM »
Now I think the voice is wrong, but the guy who plays Sam Winchester on Supernatural looks like the US Cover art picture of Dresden. Add the fact that he is 6'4" and he actually dwarfs most other actors and that he is the appropriate age to play Dresden in Stormfront and I really like him for Harry.


Jared Padelecki is adorable! I can't see him as ever playing Harry, but yeah, he does have most of Harry's attributes down pat. And if anyone has purchased Welcome to The Jungle, and is also an obsessive fan of Supernatural, your eyes will bug out at the sight the Harry on the cover of the hardback novel. The artist seems to have used Jared's image as a basis for Harry.

Murphy: "Maybe you know the monsters, Martin. But I know the guy who stops them."

Dresden: "Don't call me a dinosaur. It isn't fair to the dinosaurs. What did a dinosaur ever do to you?"

Dresden: "Hell's holy stars and freaking stones shit bells."

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