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Who should play Harry Dresden in a Movie?

Zachary Quinto
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Lee Pace
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Ryan Reynolds
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Hugh Jackman
91 (13.2%)
Clive Owen
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Paul Bettany
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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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Offline Jaeh

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #135 on: February 16, 2010, 03:30:48 PM »
Quote from: Darkling on February 16, 2010, 07:23:00 AM

Hugh Laurie is kind of up there in age though.   Paul Blackthorne was only thirty five.  Hugh Laurie is fifty one.  That makes him sixteen-years-older than the last man who played Dresden.



well yeah. But since this is "Perfect Casting", a young Hugh Laurie would do just a nicely, I'd think.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #136 on: February 16, 2010, 04:00:15 PM »
Young Hugh Laurie looked like a doofus.  Only with age did his hotness emerge. :D
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #137 on: February 16, 2010, 04:15:46 PM »
Sounds like Connery...
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #138 on: February 16, 2010, 11:52:58 PM »
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #139 on: February 16, 2010, 11:53:48 PM »
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #140 on: February 17, 2010, 12:01:56 AM »
I didn't know Hugh laurie was that old, doesn't look like it
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #141 on: February 17, 2010, 05:28:24 AM »
Perfect casting is a fun game that I play every time I reread one of the books.  I don't have them all handy, but I have to say that I do "see" some of the characters differently from the other posters.  I would love to get Jim Butcher's response to one of my preferences: I think the ONLY person who would be fabulous as Lasciel is Tyra Banks: angel/devil/goddess-girl (I'm a Tyra fan).

I also see Sean Bean as Kinkaid (as well as Aquitainus Attis in Codex Alera).

Paul Blackthorne was OK as Dresden, but a little too smooth--might make a better Thomas.  Harry should be a little more rugged, I feel.

Christopher Walken as the White King.

Lindsay Lohan as Maeve, Sienna Miller as Aurora.

Haven't any good suggestions for Gentleman Johnny Marcone yet--really a challenge!
So, Jim, are any of these close to your vision?
I'll list more possibilities next time.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #142 on: February 17, 2010, 10:36:43 PM »
Quote from: wizardsrule on February 17, 2010, 12:01:56 AM
I didn't know Hugh laurie was that old, doesn't look like it


It's the hair.  If a man dyes his hair people tend to assume he's a lot younger than if he lets it go gray.   A good example of this is Terrence Mann and Tim Curry.  I've heard people say Terrence Mann is like an older Tim Curry but really he's seven years younger than Tim Curry.  It's just unlike Tim Curry he doesn't bother to dye his hair anymore.

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #143 on: February 17, 2010, 11:04:22 PM »
I think Sean Bean (IMOP) would be good either as Michael or Morgan. I think he would be a better Michael.
For some reason I see Josh Holloway as Kincaid. Josh Holloway plays Sawyer on Lost.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #144 on: February 18, 2010, 03:02:05 AM »
This is something I've thought about a lot:

Dresden: Tough... I think Brendan Fraser could work (he's tall, but not thin... but I think he could do the character)

Murphy: Either Maggie Lawson from Psych

-or (going on body type)-

Jamie Eason (girl next door, and all springy muscle that doesn't preclude feminine curves)

Thomas: Brad Pitt (I'm thinking Fight Club vintage), but Matt Bomer could work too.

Lara: Angelina Jolie. And she does "wanton, predatory sexuality" really well (and with Mr. & Mrs. Smith/Tomb Raider/Wanted, audiences would believe the action sequences)

Kincaid: Christian Kane (Eliot on Leverage... he may also work for Micheal)

Justine: Megan Fox (if she can do vaguely innocent)

Ebenezar: Sean Connery. Old, badass Scott... yep.

Marcone: George Clooney

Hendricks: Some pro wrestler (Triple H?)

Gard: Lucy Lawless

Bob's Voice: Hugh Laurie

Micheal: dunno

Sanya: Micheal Clark Duncan (a voice-over could fix the accent if he can't do a decent Russian accent)

Butters: Steve Buscemi (with some makeup to make him look younger).

Nicodemus: I want to say Alan Rickman (because everything's better with Alan Rickman), but while he could certainly do "souless evil", I'm not sure if I could buy him as a neigh invincible engine of destruction. Maybe Hugo Weaving?
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #145 on: February 18, 2010, 12:43:50 PM »
as someone already said alan rickman, why don't we go ahead and hire the guy who played voldemort as nicodemus? dude can sing, too. not that that matters. xD

And I can see what you're saying about young Hugh Laurie. Haha.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #146 on: February 18, 2010, 01:10:26 PM »
Morgan: John Rhys-Davies (ie: Gimli from the LOTR series... he's actually 6-1)
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #147 on: February 18, 2010, 04:40:21 PM »
Quote from: Raptor on February 18, 2010, 01:10:26 PM
Morgan: John Rhys-Davies (ie: Gimli from the LOTR series... he's actually 6-1)
Eh...  I could see that but he's just a bit heavy for it.  He's a bit off on the build in my opinion.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #148 on: March 16, 2010, 06:48:28 AM »
Billy Zane as Mac.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #149 on: March 16, 2010, 01:19:44 PM »
What REAL-WORLD BREED do we cast as mouse? xD

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