williamjm Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Let the fantasy casting begin...I agree with Lockesnow's suggestion of Chiwetel Ejiofor for Stephen Black.I can't actually remember how old Norrell was or what he's meant to look like, but I'd suggest Toby Jones, I think he could manage the difficult combination of being uncharismatic but interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokisnow Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 oooh, Toby Jones is a brilliant idea.Benedict Cumberbatch for Jonathan Strange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemused Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Norrell - at the opening , in his fifties , but gives the impression of being older , due to his fussiness.I really like the idea of Toby Jones ...I always like Ejiofor, but how old is he now? I think Stephen ought to be about low to mid 30's ? ( Ahhh... just checked 35 in 2012...perfect , then ;)) Cumberbatch ...maybe too busy now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Toblerone Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Well how about the other modern day Holmes then, Johnny Lee Miller?John Childermass - Paul Bettanyand how about Tom Hollander for the Man with the Thistledown hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Well how about the other modern day Holmes then, Johnny Lee Miller?John Childermass - Paul Bettanyand how about Tom Hollander for the Man with the Thistledown hair?Wrong thread but it seems to be surviving here.Elementary seems to be a success so with the crazy 22 episodes a year schedule I doubt Miller has time either. Cumbernatch definitely has the hair I imagine Strange having.I can see Tennant fitting into the series quite well or Matt Smith.I always saw Norrel as being the first Doctor, Willian Hartnell. I think they have an actor playing him in the Doctor Who special so maybe he could do it?It's odd how I seem to have cast Dr Who or Moffat characters while reading the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Cumberbatch was my first thought, but he's too intense for what Strange is in my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitheach Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Aaron Johnson as Jonathan StrangeHans Matheson as Man with Thistledown HairIan McKellan or Toby Jones as Gilbert NorrellChiwetel Ejiofor as Steven Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Cumberbatch was my first thought, but he's too intense for what Strange is in my brain.How about the guy who played Jonathan Creek :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 You read this when you were 12? What type of freak (good way) are you?A bored one. I've loved literature and have been an avid fantasy reader (pretty much only fantasy, actually) since about 11. I'd ran out of other stuff to read and was complaining to my dad about it, and for some reason he (who, despite having a library of over 1500 books, just about never even touches fiction) had it, and told me to give it a shot. Took me about 2 weeks to get through the first 200-300 pages (I do remember it starting off quite slowly...), but after that I actually got quite into it. If I hadn't had absolutely nothing else to read for that short period I probably wouldn't have bothered, but I'm glad I did.I need to go reread that sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I remember reading (some of) Covenant way too young too. I had to google what "leperosy" was. (I was reading in translation though.) No, scratch that, I went to go look it up in a dictionary. Made of paper. Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 How about the guy who played Jonathan Creek :PAlan Davies is Welsh, therefore non-existent, therefore he should be the Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I always saw Norrel as being the first Doctor, Willian Hartnell. I think they have an actor playing him in the Doctor Who special so maybe he could do it?It's odd how I seem to have cast Dr Who or Moffat characters while reading the book.The TV movie about the making of the first season of Doctor Who is meant to have David "Walder Frey" Bradley playing Hartnell. I guess he could play Norrell, but I still think Toby Jones (another Doctor Who actor) would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hmmm...it would be pretty difficult for this to be worse than the book for me. Actually, this sounds like a series I really want to watch, even with my very strong dislike for the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokisnow Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 The Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair is the primary villain and is revealed as Puck at the end of the book, right? been a few years since I read the book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The two leads have been cast: Bertie Carvel and Eddie Marsan Why is this not in Entertainment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merentha Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair is the primary villain and is revealed as Puck at the end of the book, right? been a few years since I read the book Sort of and no, not at all. His identity is left vague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The two leads have been cast: Bertie Carvel and Eddie Marsan Why is this not in Entertainment? Sweet. Seven one-hour episodes. This should be good. I'm glad the BBC is doing this, and not an American network who would attempt to string it out over seven seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The two leads have been cast: Bertie Carvel and Eddie Marsan Why is this not in Entertainment? Cool. I don't know Carvel at all but Marsan, while he doesn't look anything like I imagined Norrell, could be bang on the money persona-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Cool. I don't know Carvel at all but Marsan, while he doesn't look anything like I imagined Norrell, could be bang on the money persona-wise. thought the exact same thing about marsan. Carvel was amazing as miss truchbull in matilda, but not sure how he is for this role? still very pleased, loved the book, can't believe its been 9 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hopefully we might hear about the sequel soon. It took her a decade to write the first book, it's looking about the same for the second (or third, if you count The Ladies of Grace Adieu as the second). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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