Perfect Casting Part Three

[Seriphina]

Tony Hale's face is too round and cute for Harry for me.

Martha Plimpton.......a resounding NO, and a hell no.

Mac - Michael Chicklis

Vadderung - Liam Neeson

[frankcesca]

Finally! Someone is with me on Ben Barnes.

Also, Jim mentioned Joe Manginello for Michael (I know I've mentioned this before) and Hiddleston for Harry. I'm kinda stuck on those two.

Also, I would like to mention Gina Torres for Terra West.

You're not the first to mention Gina Torrres for Tera West.

Also, how about Zachary Quinto for Harry?

[Seriphina]

I can get behind that.

[rudobrody]

Jay Baruchel is maybe a little too young, and definitely too tall for Butters I think.  However, he definitely does the freaking-out thing very well haha

[Quantus]

Jay Baruchel is maybe a little too young, and definitely too tall for Butters I think.  However, he definitely does the freaking-out thing very well haha

Meh, he has the character down well enough, and the Height bit wasnt ever a big part of Butter's character, unlike Murphy and Harry.  I think he could work, though Ill still keep him as a second behind DJ Qualls.

[Denarian]

Also, how about Zachary Quinto for Harry?

In that case, can Chris Pine play Thomas?

[Seriphina]

Chris is too beefy.

[frankcesca]

Meh, he has the character down well enough, and the Height bit wasnt ever a big part of Butter's character, unlike Murphy and Harry.  I think he could work, though Ill still keep him as a second behind DJ Qualls.

I disagree. The first thing I think of when I word-associate Harry's descriptions of Butters is "the little ME." Then again, just about everyone is little to Harry, including "the little ectomancer" Mort.

As for the actor, no clue. I still go for Moist - Simon Helberg. I don't know if he can do the "scream like a girl" (I haven't seen very much of his work) but he's got the Judaism and the dark hair... and he's five-foot-seven.

[Quantus]

I disagree. The first thing I think of when I word-associate Harry's descriptions of Butters is "the little ME." Then again, just about everyone is little to Harry, including "the little ectomancer" Mort.

Well, like you said everyone is little in Harry's eyes. But for me that part of Butters description had more to do with him being scrawny and weak looking rather than simple height, but that could just be me. 

As for the actor, no clue. I still go for Moist - Simon Helberg. I don't know if he can do the "scream like a girl" (I haven't seen very much of his work) but he's got the Judaism and the dark hair... and he's five-foot-seven.

Oh, yes, he's done the girly scream and other various cowardly bits in his time on Big Bang Theory (I take it you havent seen the show, so dear lord watch it, it's Great!)  But thats part of my problem with him is I dont want to be getting Butter and Wolowitz mixed up, the characters are a little too similar.  For that same reason Im against the idea of Sarah Michelle Geller for Murphy, because it wouldn't be Murphy, it would be Buffy and her new wizard friend. 

[frankcesca]

Well, like you said everyone is little in Harry's eyes. But for me that part of Butters description had more to do with him being scrawny and weak looking rather than simple height, but that could just be me.  Oh, yes, he's done the girly scream and other various cowardly bits in his time on Big Bang Theory (I take it you havent seen the show, so dear lord watch it, it's Great!)  But thats part of my problem with him is I dont want to be getting Butter and Wolowitz mixed up, the characters are a little too similar.  For that same reason Im against the idea of Sarah Michelle Geller for Murphy, because it wouldn't be Murphy, it would be Buffy and her new wizard friend.

I've seen 4 or 5 episodes of Big Bang Theory, all on airplanes. Liked them all, and it's also where I found my (physically) perfect casting for Murphy. I'll get on it with the watching.

I see where you're coming from with the idea that he's already played too similar a part. I guess my want to see him as Butters is stronger than the worry I'll mix 'em up, personally!

[Griffyn612]

At 6', Michiel Huisman is at the bottom range I'd really consider for Harry.  There's something about him on-screen that I like. He's on Orphan Black and Game of Thrones, so he's pretty busy.  But OB doesn't seem too demanding of his time, unless they up his character screentime.  As for GoT, there's no telling how long his character will last.

[Dina]

In GoT he is playing a character that another actor played last season, so who knows what will happen in the next season?
I find it kinda meh.

[Griffyn612]

In GoT he is playing a character that another actor played last season, so who knows what will happen in the next season?
I find it kinda meh.

Alright, what about Armie Hammer?  6'5, 27yo.  Right age and height, if not quite as slim as I picture Harry.

That's him on the left.

[Dina]

I don't want to sound too picky, but he is too pretty for Harry.

[Griffyn612]

Harry Dresden -- Tony Hale.  (You all keep coming up with pretty boys for Dresden.  He's NOT.  He's a tall, skinny, gangly geek who won't make eye contact with anyone and only turns into a bad ass when magic is involved.  The rest of the time he's total geek.)

Bah, Tony Hale is 6'1.  He's not tall.  Tall enough, maybe, but not tall.  And he's 43 now, meaning he'd be nearly 20 years older than Harry in SF.

If I want tall, skinny, gangly geek, Zachary Levi is my pick.  At 6'4", he's close to Dresden's height, he's skinny as a rail, and he does geek very well.  At 33, with two books a year, he'd be around 43-44 when the series completed.