Kevin Durand for Chicago's only Private Eye Wizard, the inimitable Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden.
At 6'6", he's a bit of a behemoth, but Harry's bangin' his head on the top of normal door frames at 6'8", so whatever, and Durand's done a bit of action, so that's a plus. He was Little John in the most recent Robin Hood, and the archangel Gabriel in Legion. He has a fairly commanding presence on screen, and has done a memorable role with dark comedic edge in the movie Smokin' Aces as one of the murderous, but strangely endear (at least to warped lil' ol' me) Tremor Brothers. He's never had a huge leading role like being cast as Harry would be, (There's only one other wizard named Harry that I know of and that kid is a bit of a git of you ask me...
) but there's always a first time, no? Not sure if Durand has his snark factor completely dialed up or not to play Harry's glib, sardonic, rapier wit to the hilt, but give him an intricately carved staff, a snazzy leather trench, and a brooding, wide brimmed hat, with dramatic lighting with the rest of him in shadow, and see what you get, hmmm? He might surprise everybody, and he might be the best antihero since Clint's The Man With No Name, or at least be badder than Liam Neeson's campy bandage wrapped Darkman. Cry Havoc, And Let Loose The Dogs Of War!!!
Definitely Cristina Ricci for Murph. At 5'3', and curvy as a Lamans race course, all you gotta do is blonde her up, with color contacts, hand her a gun, and BAM! Murphy's Law on the Chi-Town prowl, baby!
Did you see our sweet and creepy Wednesday Addams all growns-up in Black Snake Moan? Sheesh! Scariest Lil' Nympho Ever! Poor Samuel L. Jackson had a miniature tiger by the tail there. Nothin' like an ol' black man keepin' a firey lil' white girl chained up to a radiator in the Deep South! Heh...
As for Morgan? Well, he's gettin' a bit old, but I'm feelin' Ed Harris. That boy is one steely eyed mofo! Carl in a History Of Violence. General Hummel in The Rock. And lest we not forget, the freaky psycho serial killer, Blair Sullivan, in Just Cause. I still say he gave Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter a run for his money in that flick.
He should easily be able to pull off the fanatical Warden Morgan.
Look at 'im! Such a handsome devil!
Well, that's all for now.
As ya'll can tell, I'm kind of a cinophile. Hey, we all gotta' have our hobbies.
Oh, and, um, just wondering... Are we allowed to post pics like this? If not, I'll take 'em down, and jam the links instead.
Jimmy Out.
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