Perfect Casting Part Three

[Griffyn612]

I think we have a good candidate for Mavra in the form of Kellyanne Conway... Sorry if that is too political.

/Ulfgeir

I don't think that's political. She's not a politician, after all.  And my co-workers (Reps & Dems alike) all agreed last week she looks like a walking corpse.

Im currently leaning toward Eva Green.  Anyone that hasnt seen her on Penny Dreadful is missing out big-time

Mavra is supposed to lack a feminine figure.  They're going to have to do some work to make Eva Green look androgynous.

[Quantus]

Mavra is supposed to lack a feminine figure.  They're going to have to do some work to make Eva Green look androgynous.

I dont really think so, the episodes from Penny Dreadful where she was possessed and/or locked in a mental institution had her lacking most of anything Id call femininity.  Feral maybe, but not feminine. 

That being said Mavra will need lots of corpse make-up regardless, and that effort will undoubtedly emaciate her plenty, which will further help hide any femininity she may hang onto. 

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[Dina]

Both of them would be well in my opinion, but the older woman is scarier.

[Griffyn612]

I dont really think so, the episodes from Penny Dreadful where she was possessed and/or locked in a mental institution had her lacking most of anything Id call femininity.  Feral maybe, but not feminine. 

That being said Mavra will need lots of corpse make-up regardless, and that effort will undoubtedly emaciate her plenty, which will further help hide any femininity she may hang onto. 

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By saying it would be difficult to make her androgynous, I was referring to Eva Green's... other physical characteristics.   

[Rasins]

I'd be willing to go with a more feminine figure to get Eva Green. (No, I'm not thinking THAT way.) (Okay I am, but I'm also thinking about the scary look.)

[Dina]

Mavra clothing will probably take care of most feminine traits.

[Rasins]

I agree Dina ....

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[Foxed]

Chyler Leigh for Lara Raith.

[Quantus]

Chyler Leigh for Lara Raith.

Not yet, but maybe soon.  My only issue with her is that she's so young that it would force Thomas to be cast in the "hollywood Highschool" age-range for her to fit the Older Sister feel.  Unless of course they completely scrap the notion of relative age appearance for the Raiths.  Which would be bold, and a little disconcerting, but definitely fitting the source material. 

[Quantus]

Ive settled a few more in my mind:

Jon Malcovich as Ferro

Michael:Timothy Omundson (Current Vintage) or Dylan Deal (SF Vintage)

[Rasins]

Ive settled a few more in my mind:

Jon Malcovich as Ferro

Michael:Timothy Omundson (Current Vintage) or Dylan Deal (SF Vintage)

I could handle Timothy, but I wasn't able to find anything on Dylan.

How about Anson Mount of Hell on Wheels for Michael?

How about Colm Meaney for Gregory Cristos?

[Quantus]

I could handle Timothy, but I wasn't able to find anything on Dylan.

Here you go.  He played a villain (Prof Ivo) on the Arrow tv show.  He worked well there as a psychotic yet still oddly sympathetic captor who was experimenting on people. 

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How about Anson Mount of Hell on Wheels for Michael?

Too..Hard.  Michael is a tight-rope walk in that he needs to be a guy that can smile with his eyes alone and exude happy contentment while holding a baby at a little league game, while still chill your blood with a hard look and soft-spoken word.  Mount could do the Warrior of Heaven but not the gentle Daddy side of the character, even when he smiles it just doesnt look like it quite fits on his face. 

I could see him as a decent Slate or Kincaid, though Jason Statham is my go-to.  He'd also make a dynamite Morgan, if Clancy Brown ever starts aging.

How about Colm Meaney for Gregory Cristos?

I think he'd fit the tone of La Fortier more.  He fits what we all suspect is under the surface of Cristos, but not the public persona.  Cristos projects himself as more of the Gilderoy Lockhart of politicians (maybe a hair less stupid).  I expect whomever plays Cristos to be a little on the younger side (relative to the SC) and to have a blindingly white fake smile. 

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Isn't Cristos Greek?

I figured that Thomas and Lara would look the same age, given that they're Wamps.

I said it earlier, but I still think Jaime Camil would be a great Esteban Batiste.

[Quantus]

Isn't Cristos Greek?

I figured that Thomas and Lara would look the same age, given that they're Wamps.

That was my point.  Given that they're Vamps they technically look about the same age as Papa Wraith as well, but that would play extra weird on screen;  it makes the familial relationships extra confusing, as compared to casting that offers more traditional visual clues.  But then it might be a weird they like and decide to run with, and it would be an interesting way to make the Wampires extra-unsettling. 

[Rasins]

Okay, I might get shot for this, but ....

Kind of like in the Twilight movies?  All of those vampires looked to be close in age.  Even the "mom" and "dad".