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Who should play Harry Dresden in a Movie?

Zachary Quinto
41 (5.9%)
Lee Pace
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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 #3420 on: March 08, 2011, 09:44:04 PM »
A young John leguizamo would have been perfect.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #3421 on: March 09, 2011, 12:34:24 AM »
John leguizamo paired with the Ramirez cockiness would just come off as skeevy.  You need someone with more charm and at least able to pull off innocence.   Or maybe I just think Molly can do better than John leguizamo

Edit: i think I picture more of a Adrian Grenier
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« Reply #3422 on: March 09, 2011, 01:22:21 AM »
I still say Mario Lopez or Joseph Gordon Levitt for Ramirez.

And Chritopher Lee for Merlin.  He does snobby, condescending, can't tell if he's good or evil, but betting on evil, Brit better.

What about Tommy Lee Jones for Marcone?

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« Reply #3423 on: March 09, 2011, 06:49:11 AM »
While Christopher Lee would make an excellent Merlin, I feel like it would just be typecasting. And he seems far too sinister. The Merlin isn't evil (as far as we know), he's just an ass.

And Tommy Lee Jones is too old and weathered-looking. Mark Harmon is my choice. Watch an episode or two of NCIS and you'll see why.
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« Reply #3424 on: March 09, 2011, 03:06:17 PM »
Don't forget Marcone needs to seem formidably athletic.  You need to believe he can perform precision knife throwing while hanging from one leg over a pit, or strap on his tactical gear and go running atop a train after angelic nightmares.  Soul of a tiger and all that.  If Jason Statham only had hair...
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« Reply #3425 on: March 09, 2011, 03:22:17 PM »
Now that I think about it, John Hurt might make a good Merlin.
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« Reply #3426 on: March 09, 2011, 05:55:01 PM »
It didn't consciously happen but in my head whenever i read a line spoken by Marcone i hear don Fat Tony from the simpsons. I can't help it, it just happens and adds so much to marcone.

Joe Mantegna does his voice and i think would actually be pretty good for marcone anyway.

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« Reply #3427 on: March 09, 2011, 06:28:47 PM »
Slight sidetrack, what about



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« Reply #3428 on: March 09, 2011, 09:31:16 PM »
My wife loves this guy. Though, he is too good for such a minor role.
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« Reply #3429 on: March 09, 2011, 10:16:42 PM »
Don't forget Marcone needs to seem formidably athletic.  You need to believe he can perform precision knife throwing while hanging from one leg over a pit, or strap on his tactical gear and go running atop a train after angelic nightmares.  Soul of a tiger and all that.  If Jason Statham only had hair...
can you really see jason as a crime lord who looks like a kids soccer coach? he could do the action, but not the acting
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« Reply #3430 on: March 10, 2011, 01:56:55 AM »
Again, people, Mark Harmon is Marcone. For me, anyway.
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« Reply #3431 on: March 10, 2011, 01:59:14 AM »
It's just that when Jim describes Langtry, I picture Saruman.

You could give statham hair, but you can't lower his voice.  His voice is just too high pitched for Marcone.  Marcone needs a deeper, more imposing voice.  Threatening without sounding angry.  I could buy Statham for Kincaid.

Comedian Alonzo Bodin for Gatekeeper?  Very tall, deep voice, can do serious.

I agree with Isaiah Mustafa for Sanya.

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« Reply #3432 on: March 10, 2011, 04:37:29 AM »
Alright. Here is my revised cast:

Harry Dresden- Ryan Reynolds
Thomas- James Franco
Carlos Ramirez- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Marcone- Viggo Mortenson
Michael- Russell Crowe
Sanya- Will Smith
Bob- Johnny Depp
Kinkaid- Hugh Jackman
Luccio- Demi Moore
Morgan- Sean Bean
Lara Raith- Sasha Grey
Lash- Hayden Panattiere
Ebenezer- Sean Connery
Hendricks- Tom Hardy
Nicodemus- Liam Neeson
Uriel- Kevin Pollack
Merlin- Christopher Lee
Cowl- Gary Oldman
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« Reply #3433 on: March 10, 2011, 06:38:38 AM »
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« Reply #3434 on: March 10, 2011, 10:20:52 AM »
My wife loves this guy. Though, he is too good for such a minor role.

At the moment he's minor, I have my suspicions over that guy.