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Who should play Harry Dresden in a Movie?

Zachary Quinto
41 (5.9%)
Lee Pace
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Ryan Reynolds
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Hugh Jackman
91 (13.2%)
Clive Owen
46 (6.7%)
Paul Bettany
19 (2.8%)
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
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2595 on: November 05, 2010, 01:08:23 PM »
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Whatever happened to just casting the perfect person for TDF movie?
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2596 on: November 05, 2010, 04:14:14 PM »
sorry back on subject Keaneu Reeves for harry
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2597 on: November 05, 2010, 08:09:44 PM »
sorry back on subject Keaneu Reeves for harry

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I thought we'd all already agreed on forcibly bleaching Mr. Monotonous' hair blonde and force-casting him as Martin?
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2598 on: November 05, 2010, 09:42:55 PM »
How about Matt Cohen (aka young John Winchester from Supernatural) as Harry? I have only seen clips from the episodes he was in but he really seems like a Harry Dresden to me. Thoughts?
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2599 on: November 05, 2010, 10:00:59 PM »
How about Matt Cohen (aka young John Winchester from Supernatural) as Harry? I have only seen clips from the episodes he was in but he really seems like a Harry Dresden to me. Thoughts?

I'd go for that, except Matt is really a lot more ridiculously good looking than Harry's supposed to be.



I see more Thomas in him than Harry.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2600 on: November 05, 2010, 10:31:50 PM »
I'd go for that, except Matt is really a lot more ridiculously good looking than Harry's supposed to be.



I see more Thomas in him than Harry.

Matt is really good looking, sure...but you cheated by picking such a glammy photo. ;) He's still great looking but with a more down-to-earth appeal in his role in Supernatural. And they could always scruff him up a little by adding some very Dresden-ish bed hair and some 5 o'clock (or, as as frequently the case with Harry, 5 day) shadow.

I'm not sure I could see him as Thomas, even if he played up a glammier look though, because he's got the lean build of Harry and Thomas is supposed to be more Greek god.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2601 on: November 06, 2010, 12:35:21 AM »
Matt is really good looking, sure...but you cheated by picking such a glammy photo. ;) He's still great looking but with a more down-to-earth appeal in his role in Supernatural. And they could always scruff him up a little by adding some very Dresden-ish bed hair and some 5 o'clock (or, as as frequently the case with Harry, 5 day) shadow.

I'm not sure I could see him as Thomas, even if he played up a glammier look though, because he's got the lean build of Harry and Thomas is supposed to be more Greek god.

*giggle* At least Thomas doesn't sparkle. We'd have a REAL problem, then.

And yeah, I guess I could see that... not really sure how I feel about Matt playing him, though. Younger Harry, before he kept getting his face smashed in my creatures that he keeps pissing off, yeah, definitely.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2602 on: November 06, 2010, 04:37:15 AM »
*giggle* At least Thomas doesn't sparkle. We'd have a REAL problem, then.

Lol! Don't get either of us started. ;)

And yeah, I guess I could see that... not really sure how I feel about Matt playing him, though. Younger Harry, before he kept getting his face smashed in my creatures that he keeps pissing off, yeah, definitely.

Yeah, I'm picturing starting the Dresden movies at Storm Front with Harry as a reasonably young and unsmashed wizard detective. Which, as much as I hate admiting it, means that James Marsters might not work as perfectly as I would really, really like to believe. He sure doesn't look 48 (can you believe he's 48?) but I have to reluctantly admit he doesn't really look 23ish either, which is what I imagine the movie Harrry should be.
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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2603 on: November 06, 2010, 06:56:19 AM »
*giggle* At least Thomas doesn't sparkle. We'd have a REAL problem, then.

And yeah, I guess I could see that... not really sure how I feel about Matt playing him, though. Younger Harry, before he kept getting his face smashed in my creatures that he keeps pissing off, yeah, definitely.

Oh dear, what if Thomas had shown up to Ortega's duel all "sparkly" it would have put a whole NEW spin on that scene.
I don't know that anybody other than Ortega and Harry would have been able to keep a straight face.

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2604 on: November 06, 2010, 08:03:59 AM »
OK so not the exact physical description - but Karl Urban. My god those eyes! they're just so intense. oh and he's a kiwi  :P

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2605 on: November 06, 2010, 11:32:00 AM »
sorry back on subject Keaneu Reeves for harry

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2606 on: November 06, 2010, 12:49:54 PM »
Oh dear, what if Thomas had shown up to Ortega's duel all "sparkly" it would have put a whole NEW spin on that scene.
I don't know that anybody other than Ortega and Harry would have been able to keep a straight face.

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« Reply #2607 on: November 06, 2010, 12:51:38 PM »
Look down. See the red dot on the tip of your nose.

He can't see it, but there's another on his forehead.
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Dresden: "Don't call me a dinosaur. It isn't fair to the dinosaurs. What did a dinosaur ever do to you?"

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« Reply #2608 on: November 06, 2010, 12:52:38 PM »
OK so not the exact physical description - but Karl Urban. My god those eyes! they're just so intense. oh and he's a kiwi  :P

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Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« Reply #2609 on: November 06, 2010, 03:59:58 PM »
OK so not the exact physical description - but Karl Urban. My god those eyes! they're just so intense. oh and he's a kiwi  :P
*swoon*

I'm not sure he works as Harry for me but I bet you'd have my sister's support - she's been in love with him ever since "Red."  :)
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