Perfect Casting, part 2

[Warden John Marcone]

Alan Tudyk as Michael?  That's...just funny enough to work.

[Ziggelly]

 . If they can get him, he can play any role he darn well pleases.

[Warden John Marcone]

To be fair, though, his sense of humor says "Butters" to me, though.

[NeuroHeart]

^ So much yes to all your choices it's ridiculous.

Yayz 

If they can get him, he can play any role he darn well pleases.

Too right! He is mainly my choice for Michael because I think he is a fantastic performer, and could deliver those righteous lines without sounding like a prick. He can also be pretty badass, even downright scary when he tries. He can get pretty buff when he tries, too, so I just think he could do it, and do it well. It would probably be a pretty interesting role to him, too.

To be fair, though, his sense of humor says "Butters" to me, though.

Well, yeah, he could probably play Butters if he wished. However, he is not anything like what I see for Butters, which is more like this:

[Warden John Marcone]

Mmm, Butters is a confirmed coward at first, and Charlie from Numb3rs/Serenity's Mr Universe, what ever he may be, is not a coward.

[NeuroHeart]

I have full confidence that Krumholtz could turn in a cowardly performance if that was needed, and he could also pull off the evolution towards greater bravery. He could give the serious moments the gravity they deserve, and he can be kind of funny and goofy, and he can also do geeky and smart. And best of all, he looks the part of a little dark-haired Jewish guy.

[Warden John Marcone]

point taken.

[Tempus Corvus]

This is only half-joking, but I'd cast George Takei as Shiro. Partly because of his awesome voice. I mean, imagine the scene between Ursiel and Shiro with George Takei. It's awesome.

And after hearing his voice in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, I'll say it again; Lance Henriksen for Grevane. (He was the Grim Reaper/Eric Williams, for anyone who's seen the show.)

[Dina]

And URIEL addresses him as "little brother".

I read that several times. What is has to do with nothing? LTW called his racoon Little Brother. It is a thing with the animals and do not necessarily means anything. St Francisco de Asis was famous for calling all the animals brothers and sisters. Uriel may just be borrowing a page of his book.

[Figging Mint]

I read that several times. What is has to do with nothing? LTW called his racoon Little Brother. It is a thing with the animals and do not necessarily means anything. St Francisco de Asis was famous for calling all the animals brothers and sisters. Uriel may just be borrowing a page of his book.

All true, but LTW and Francis of Assisi were both human, whereas Uriel is both nonhuman  and pedantic about proper use of names.   

[NeuroHeart]

This is only half-joking, but I'd cast George Takei as Shiro. Partly because of his awesome voice.

Takei does indeed have a wonderful voice, and I would like to hear him as Shiro. However, I always picture Shiro as rather... wispy. Takei never looked wispy.


Speaking of wispy, here is my attempt for Tessa:


And her sidekick:

(Modeled on Marissa Miller, but I think she should be played by Rebecca Romijn)

[Quantus]

This is only half-joking, but I'd cast George Takei as Shiro. Partly because of his awesome voice. I mean, imagine the scene between Ursiel and Shiro with George Takei. It's awesome.

I had Shiro pegged as Mako personally.  He may have been a bit too tall, but if the actors for Harry and co. are properly giantish, it shouldnt be too noticeable.  Of course, he passed away a few years ago, so its not a realistic casting.  But he's basically the image I have when I read Shiro

[Figging Mint]

  But he's basically the image I have when I read Shiro

My Shiro image is Takashi Shimura.

[NeuroHeart]

Interesting how many different images there are for Shiro. I never saw him as anyone but Kim Chan.


So, this weekend I was thinking about who could play Martin. It's actually a fairly tricky cast, because Martin can't just be bland, he has to be a skilled enough performer to assimilate into several different looks and attitudes. Those sorts of performers are rare, and it can be difficult to remember who they are because they become so absorbed into the characters they play. But I think I've settled on Sam Rockwell:



I also found some pictures for the Eebs. Since Esmerelda was described as a tiny woman, my instant mental image of her was Terra Jole:


Esteban was more difficult, because he needed to be dark-skinned without being of the 'original Maya' and he needed to look somewhat predatory. Now, I know this guy has been put out a few times for Rashid, but I like him as Esteban:


(I see/hear someone else for Rashid, anyway)


Oh! And I did the Beetle:

[Ziggelly]

Speaking of wispy, here is my attempt for Tessa:

*quizzical head tilt*. That's not really how I pictured her. Isn't Tessa supposed to look like a pretty fifteen-year-old with silvery hair?