Perfect Casting, part 2

[Atanvarno]

No argument on Bomer - the silvery colour scheme makes that picture seem highly relevant

I don't think Pratt's the strongest actress, and she's too much the straight-up Amazon, it seems to me, for Murphy.

TJ Thyne is probably fine (ooch, sorry; that rhyme was unfortunate), but for some reason, I see Kevin Smith in my head when I read Butters' lines.

I also think of Will as being played by Seth Green, but that's no doubt the influence of Buffy.

I could buy Urban (or, oddly, David Wenham, don't ask me why) as Kincaid. I tend to think of Morgan as older. I found the TV choice for Morgan too dull. Morgan is not boring! In my head, Morgan looks like a combination of David Bradley (Argus Filch from the Harry Potter movies) and Brian Cox. I think Urban is quite underrated as an actor; he was very effective (and very different) in The Lord of the Rings and The Bourne Supremacy.

I didn't like any of the casting choices made for the TV series, except for Paul Blackthorne as Harry and Terrence Mann as Bob - though a very different version of Bob. Everybody else was a resounding meh or worse. (Valerie Cruz as Murphy?! Ack.)

[MoSeS]

Matt Bomer, I checked out his IMDB and have to say WOW, I have never seen any of the stuff he has been in. That being the case I am unsure of his talent, therefore I would have to vote no.

Victoria Pratt, I completely agree with Atanvarno, I was thinking the same exact thing, too Amazon.

TJ Thyne, again, not familiar with his work, and when I saw the pic I did not see Butters at all.

Seth Green as Will Borden. I see the Buffy logic there, but Sethy is 36 now.

My pick for Will Borden is Emile Hirsch, he is 25, and I think he is a decent actor. I have not seen Speed Racer, but I liked him in The Girl Next Door.


Urban or Wenham as Kincaid. Neither. I can see Urban as like maybe a Denarian like Cassius and Wenham as Peabody, but neither of these would make a better Kincaid then Alexander Skarsgard. Though he was not my original choice.


For Morgan I think almost everyone agreed with my choice of Stephen Lang.

[Jaeh]

I still say:

Thomas Raith: Matt Bomer
http://www.mattbomerfan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=11736&fullsize=1

Karrin Murphy: Victoria Pratt (I think she fits)
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm399217152/nm0695560

And maybe for Butters this guy:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2959381504/nm0862328

He's on the show Bones. Plays a good nerdy type forensics guy.
He fits the profile I think for Butters.

Just another of my two cents.

always been a fan of your cast list, j3nee. xD I love it. a lot. TJ Thyne ftw!

...do you have anyone in mind for harry? and... for the others?

I like the idea of viggo for michael, btw

[MoSeS]

I had this same poll up before in McAnally's (The Community Pub) here and it was up to 23 votes, but due to the renovation of the forums it has been locked and that poll is gone.

The poll included Ryan Reynolds, Clive Owen, Adrian Brody, Paul Bettany, Hugh Laurie, Gerard Butler, Joe Flanigan, Neil Flynn, and Jared Paladecki, but due to the fact that each of those had about 1 vote each I decided to trim the list down.

I haven't figured out yet how long to run the poll or up to how many votes. In your opinion what would be a fair amount to decide. The first actor to reach 25 votes?

Later I would like to poll for additional characters, but naturally we should cast the star first.



POLL RESULTS AT CLOSE:

Lee Pace     - 1 (16.7%)
Zachary Quinto    - 0 (0%)
Hugh Jackman    - 0 (0%)
Timothy Olyphant    - 1 (16.7%)
Nathan Fillion    - 4 (66.7%)
Chris Evans    - 0 (0%)

[MoSeS]

always been a fan of your cast list, j3nee. xD I love it. a lot. TJ Thyne ftw!
...do you have anyone in mind for harry? and... for the others?
I like the idea of viggo for michael, btw

Hey, Viggo for Michael, that sounds like my cast list. 

Anywho I started a new poll here for who should play Harry Dresden.

Other polls to come later.

[stitchy1503]

Nathan Fillion...because that man is awesome, also i can see him being all detectivy and serious along with being snarky (watch castle for a good idea as to why i chose him)

[Atanvarno]

Love the Vig - he's the King of Men, after all. But I think he's too old to play Michael (for me). Morgan, on the other hand, hmm.

I noticed Jared Padalecki's name in the poll referred to above, and I meant to say I think he'd make a pretty good Thomas, if Matt Bomer or Tom Welling, you know, turned us down. But I think of him as looking too young to play Harry, in spite of the fact that I am absolutely convinced that he was an inspiration, if not the model, for Christian McGrath's cover art. I'd have no problem with him as Thomas, since Thomas is older than Harry, but doesn't look it. I want to say that there's a reference (before White Night?) to Thomas's looking younger than Harry, but I won't swear to it.

[miketh]

Sorry, but I really don't see Viggo Mortenson as Michael.  He does grungy, emotional roles (The Road, Appaloosa) far too well to be relegated to a paladin.  Even if he is Aragorn (minor squee!).

I'd much prefer him to be an antagonist, or someone hindering Harry rather than helping him - such as Morgan, or Lloyd Slate.

[Vash the white]

i liked him in history of violence, if he looked like that,he would be like a perfect Michael,and val kilmer is my choice for kincaid, well, when he was younger

[MoSeS]

Nathan Fillion was winning in the original poll too. That's so strange, I have had many people disagree with that choice, but he always seems to be ahead in the poll. Well we will see if he gets to 25 votes first.

[MoSeS]

Sorry, but I really don't see Viggo Mortenson as Michael.  He does grungy, emotional roles (The Road, Appaloosa) far too well to be relegated to a paladin.  Even if he is Aragorn (minor squee!).

I'd much prefer him to be an antagonist, or someone hindering Harry rather than helping him - such as Morgan, or Lloyd Slate.

I chose Viggo as Michael because of his role as Aragorn. Sean Bean was my second choice (coincidentally Boromir).

But someone (i think in this thread) pointed out he would make a good Marcone.

I am still not sold on this idea though, I don't know if Viggo could pull of the right attitude for Marcone.

As Morgan, eh, he'd probably be like my 5th choice.

As Slate, I picture Slate a little more stark raving mad drug user.

And btw that movie "The Road" was soooo super boring, I thought it was going to be a little more Mad Max.

[MoSeS]

This was my original choice for Slate. Sam Worthington.

Really I just stuck him there because of his recent popularity though.

[Shecky]

This topic has been discussed here, among other places.

[MoSeS]

My second Slate choice. Matt Damon.

[Warden John Marcone]

Not Nathan Fillion.  He's just not Harry.  Clive Owne sure, but you deleted him from the list.