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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
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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 #2430 on: October 22, 2010, 12:19:23 AM »
What about tom cruise.

What about him? He's a scale model of himself - a microwhackjob.
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« Reply #2431 on: October 22, 2010, 12:22:58 AM »
For Michael. He was great in several movies including the minority report which i am nominating him for michael for
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« Reply #2432 on: October 22, 2010, 12:29:57 AM »
For Michael. He was great in several movies including the minority report which i am nominating him for michael for

Still not seeing it. Especially given that Gross has far more of the look and the size. Tom Cruise is pocket-sized.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2433 on: October 22, 2010, 12:31:54 AM »
Hey, he could always play the field marshal of the 'za knights.
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« Reply #2434 on: October 22, 2010, 12:32:29 AM »
I think he could be very convincing. How about Fillion for michael instead of harry. He played that preacher on buffy
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« Reply #2435 on: October 22, 2010, 12:38:24 AM »
I think he could be very convincing.

I've yet to see him play any role convincingly, to be honest. And that's despite being a big fan of his first M:I movie. He just comes across as a little too slick to be Michael. That role requires an unmistakable look of pure-good + badass, and I don't see Cruise pulling either of those off convincingly, much less both.

How about Fillion for michael instead of harry. He played that preacher on buffy

... I had not considered that. He could have the look VERY easily. But it would be a sad, sad waste of prime snark delivery. :D
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« Reply #2436 on: October 22, 2010, 12:42:10 AM »
I've yet to see him play any role convincingly, to be honest. And that's despite being a big fan of his first M:I movie. He just comes across as a little too slick to be Michael. That role requires an unmistakable look of pure-good + badass, and I don't see Cruise pulling either of those off convincingly, much less both.

... I had not considered that. He could have the look VERY easily. But it would be a sad, sad waste of prime snark delivery. :D

For Cruise you could watch Valkerie which was pretty good.

Fillion could be restrained which would make an amazing michael. You just know he restrains himself.
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« Reply #2437 on: October 22, 2010, 12:45:20 AM »
*slips in*

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« Reply #2438 on: October 22, 2010, 12:45:55 AM »
Everybody is banging me today  ::)
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« Reply #2439 on: October 22, 2010, 12:48:14 AM »
For Cruise you could watch Valkerie which was pretty good.

Watched part of that before getting tired of Cruise's characterization. He seemed so out of sync with the rest of the cast.

Fillion could be restrained which would make an amazing michael. You just know he restrains himself.

I know, and that makes the lost potential snark that much more heartbreaking. :D
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« Reply #2440 on: October 22, 2010, 12:52:06 AM »
Watched part of that before getting tired of Cruise's characterization. He seemed so out of sync with the rest of the cast.

I know, and that makes the lost potential snark that much more heartbreaking. :D

Some would say above the cast.
I would be sad but proud of fillion. He would capture the show. Unless they had a good harry.
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« Reply #2441 on: October 22, 2010, 12:55:39 AM »
Some would say above the cast.

Not I. If that were the case, it'd be the rest of the cast being out of sync with him. Which (sorry) wasn't how it looked.
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« Reply #2442 on: October 22, 2010, 12:58:02 AM »
I liked it probably because i like him as an actor. I really like Minority Report
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« Reply #2443 on: October 22, 2010, 01:05:35 AM »
I liked it probably because i like him as an actor. I really like Minority Report

Oh, I enjoyed the heck out of Minority Report. But that was despite Cruise.

Now, don't mistake me. I don't hate him or even particularly dislike him. He's just no great shakes as an actor. He had a pretty face and could portray a confident attitude when he was younger; since then, he's pretty much been coasting on those laurels.
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« Reply #2444 on: October 22, 2010, 01:07:32 AM »
His war of the worlds was the second best after the second one. (btw there are four i think)
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