Perfect Casting, part 2

[Ivu]

Have you never seen Silence of the Lambs?

Nope, Looking him up on IMDB, I've seen Mission Impossible II (which his must have had a very minimal role in, since it says that he was uncredited), The Mask of Zorro, damn... that explains why Zorro was the only movie that I could think of, it's really the only one I've seen... I was sure I'd seen more, pretty sure I own Fracture, though, but I've never watched it.

I don't recall seeing any warrior-ish description of Langtry in the books. He just looked like the wizard's wizard, IIRC.

Not in his physical appearance, or during any of his screen time, but you don't throw up wards to fend off vampires and Outsiders on the fly while retreating though the Nevernever without some pretty good skill in combat magic.

Not sure where this falls in the conversation, but when I close my eyes, I see Kurt Russell as Michael, Will Smith as Sanya, and Pat Morita as Shiro.

I think that Pat Morita as Shiro was discussed before with general approval, but his being dead was a bit of a problem.
Will Smith as Sanya... I don't know, I really don't think I could take him seriously with a Russian accent. Although I do recall Jim saying (presumably jokingly) that he though Will could pull off Harry personality well, but that he'd need to lose a fair bit of muscle.

[Araris Dresden]

Nope, Looking him up on IMDB, I've seen Mission Impossible II (which his must have had a very minimal role in, since it says that he was uncredited), The Mask of Zorro, damn... that explains why Zorro was the only movie that I could think of, it's really the only one I've seen... I was sure I'd seen more, pretty sure I own Fracture, though, but I've never watched it.

I never felt that 30 was old until now.....

Just watch SoL. That is his definitive creepy role.

[Snowleopard]

His name came up on another thread.
What about Avery Brooks for Morgan?  He does menace very well.

[Starbeam]

Mmm.  Oded Fehr.  Remember in The Mummy when the plane crashed, and he stumbled around, then took off that stupid flying hat and shook out that hair?  I fell in love.

Then he cut it.  Men with hair like that should be forbidden by law from cutting it.  Men with nasty hair can cut it, men with beautiful hair should never.

...

Sorry, where were we?

Hehe...what I remember about that scene isn't so much the hair, it's that he pulls the machine gun off the plane to take with him.

[Paynesgrey]

Hehe...what I remember about that scene isn't so much the hair, it's that he pulls the machine gun off the plane to take with him.

Heh... Mummy 2, the line "No thank you, I prefer the Thompson..."

[Warden John Marcone]

Hehe...what I remember about that scene isn't so much the hair, it's that he pulls the machine gun off the plane to take with him.

Yes indeed.

[Tribblechomper]

His name came up on another thread.
What about Avery Brooks for Morgan?  He does menace very well.

Depends on how faithful you want to be to the books...

"He was a big man, over six feet, with plenty of muscle—and he was completely limp...tall, heavily muscled, with a lean, sunken face I'd always associated with religious ascetics and half-crazy artists. He had brown hair that was unevenly streaked with iron, and a beard that, while always kept trimmed, perpetually seemed to need a few more weeks to fill out. He had hard, steady eyes, and all the comforting, reassuring charm of a dental drill."

Not sure where in the books it is, but I got the impression that Morgan was Caucasian, Conrad Coates' performance as Warden Morgan notwithstanding.

[hatshep2]

Depends on how faithful you want to be to the books...

"He was a big man, over six feet, with plenty of muscle—and he was completely limp...tall, heavily muscled, with a lean, sunken face I'd always associated with religious ascetics and half-crazy artists. He had brown hair that was unevenly streaked with iron, and a beard that, while always kept trimmed, perpetually seemed to need a few more weeks to fill out. He had hard, steady eyes, and all the comforting, reassuring charm of a dental drill."

Not sure where in the books it is, but I got the impression that Morgan was Caucasian, Conrad Coates' performance as Warden Morgan notwithstanding.

I totally agree with you about his being from a Caucasian ethnic background. As for the description, I always picture him somewhat ruggedly hansome, in spite of Harry's description. I think Harry was just a bit biased so I don't really take his censure of Morgan's appearance very seriously. Harry is petty like that. 

[Jaeh]

I keep imagining the Merlin to look very much like Sir Ian McKellen. I blame Gandalf. *sigh*

[Vash the white]

I see christopher lee myself.

[Tribblechomper]

I see christopher lee myself.

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[Snowleopard]

I totally agree with you about his being from a Caucasian ethnic background. As for the description, I always picture him somewhat ruggedly hansome, in spite of Harry's description. I think Harry was just a bit biased so I don't really take his censure of Morgan's appearance very seriously. Harry is petty like that. 

I thought I remember somewhere that Morgan is described as having dark skin.  I think it was in Storm Front somewhere.  Anyway, it was my understanding from the start that he was not Caucasian.  But, I could be wrong.

[Murphy's Stunt Double]

No, Morgan was played by a black man in the television show. I don't think he's described as such in the books. It was kind of a bone of contention for cannon purists at the time.

[dwilson1282]

Yeah because white people never get a break in holywood...

[MoSeS]

Here is the graphic novel image of what Morgan is suppose to look like.



Morgan had long grey hair pulled back in a ponytail, and a craggy face with a perpetually grim, often sour expression. He was apparently Germanic in origin.

But there is another description of him too.

[from Turn Coat]
My first impression of the guy had stuck with me pretty hard—tall, heavily muscled, with a lean, sunken face I'd always associated with religious ascetics and half-crazy artists. He had brown hair that was unevenly streaked with iron, and a beard that, while always kept trimmed, perpetually seemed to need a few more weeks to fill out. He had hard, steady eyes, and all the comforting, reassuring charm of a dental drill.