Perfect Casting, part 2

[NeuroHeart]

I find it difficult to envision Zachary Levi as a badass. Harry can be terrifying as well as being funny. Has Levi ever been terrifying? I never did keep up with Chuck, so maybe he has been, but he seemed to be mostly rather bumbling and overwhelmed.

[Jaeh]

I find it difficult to envision Zachary Levi as a badass. Harry can be terrifying as well as being funny. Has Levi ever been terrifying? I never did keep up with Chuck, so maybe he has been, but he seemed to be mostly rather bumbling and overwhelmed.

I think he can pull it off.

She probably could, yes. She was brilliant as "The Woman." (Jaime Murray is also English, and I'd like to see her as Lara (she's got the black hair for it) or one of the Fae)
You know, maybe we should.

I support this. Both of these.

[Fuego de Alma]

Can Lara Pulver, Irene Adler, pull off Lara Raith?

What was it that Harry said about Lara doing more for him just sitting in a chair than Madeline could ever hope to do?

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I'm a straight woman and I still think that's pretty sexy.

[NeuroHeart]

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I'm a straight woman and I still think that's pretty sexy.

...I'm a not-entirely-straight woman, and that is smoking hot.

[Jaeh]

What was it that Harry said about Lara doing more for him just sitting in a chair than Madeline could ever hope to do?

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I'm a straight woman and I still think that's pretty sexy.

I once said that Irene Adler is the only woman I'd ever go bi for. hot and sexy, that picture is.

[Griffyn612]

I find it difficult to envision Zachary Levi as a badass. Harry can be terrifying as well as being funny. Has Levi ever been terrifying? I never did keep up with Chuck, so maybe he has been, but he seemed to be mostly rather bumbling and overwhelmed.

I don't know, the character Chuck never really had an opportunity to be bad ass.  The character itself was only supposed to be a geeky, intelligent nerd, uncomfortable with most social and combat settings.  As the character progressed, we saw a more physically active Chuck, but even when he was supposed to be a bad ass super spy, he was still just Chuck Bartowski pretending to be a spy.  It was Levi staying in character as another character, and it worked really well.  Whether Levi could, as an actor unrestricted by the script, play a bad ass, I don't know.  I haven't seen him in anything but Chuck.

But from what I've seen of his acting skills on chuck, I wouldn't put it past him.

[Jaeh]

I don't know, the character Chuck never really had an opportunity to be bad ass.  The character itself was only supposed to be a geeky, intelligent nerd, uncomfortable with most social and combat settings.  As the character progressed, we saw a more physically active Chuck, but even when he was supposed to be a bad ass super spy, he was still just Chuck Bartowski pretending to be a spy.  It was Levi staying in character as another character, and it worked really well.  Whether Levi could, as an actor unrestricted by the script, play a bad ass, I don't know.  I haven't seen him in anything but Chuck.

But from what I've seen of his acting skills on chuck, I wouldn't put it past him.

I think he can pull it off.

[NeuroHeart]

Perhaps. Actors can be really good in some roles without necessarily being able to do  absolutely anything they want, performance-wise. Someone can be really good at playing a wise mentor type, say, but be hopeless at playing the villain. If I haven't seen someone deliver a performance that assures me they can play that sort of character, I don't bank on them. (of course, if I were actually a casting director, I could ask for auditions and then there would be no questions, but as it stands I'm forced to draw on what I've actually seen people do.

[Griffyn612]

Perhaps. Actors can be really good in some roles without necessarily being able to do  absolutely anything they want, performance-wise. Someone can be really good at playing a wise mentor type, say, but be hopeless at playing the villain. If I haven't seen someone deliver a performance that assures me they can play that sort of character, I don't bank on them. (of course, if I were actually a casting director, I could ask for auditions and then there would be no questions, but as it stands I'm forced to draw on what I've actually seen people do.

True, and I'm not saying anyone I recommend would get a role based on looks alone.  But he looks like what I imagine Harry to be.  Although, my first choice overall would still be a slimmed down, less muscled Eric Balfour.  He's in the right height realm (6' 2"+), he's got the dark hair and complexion, and something about his chin and nose just yell bad ass wizard to me.  But if you've seen him act in Haven, he can also pull off the embarassed, aw-shucks moments that I think Harry would require.

[Chiana]

I believe I am in the minority here but I just can't picture David Tennant as Harry.  In my mind, Harry is more sturdy/muscular than Tennant appears to be. 

[DragonEyes]

I believe I am in the minority here but I just can't picture David Tennant as Harry.  In my mind, Harry is more sturdy/muscular than Tennant appears to be.

I see him as thin and reedy with tense runners muscle. Tennant could pull that off and he's relatively tall too (6'1").  Still, I would rather get a Harry that can pull off the attitude than one who matches physically. I'm sure that Tennant could pull off the attitude, but I'd rather see him for someone else.

[Chiana]

I haven't seen him in anything other than as Who.  I think I would have a hard time seeing him as anything other than the Doctor.

[Dina]

Barty Crouch Jr.!

[shades of grey]

You mean you can't see him as Nicodemus?

[Chiana]

I can't see him as Harry.  I can see Matthew Fox as Harry though (he is supposed to be 6'2").



I just realized he is 45.  Rats.