Overlord Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 we should stick Mel Gibson in there somehwere Any suggestions? How about as the Blackfish. Mel Gibson usually does his best work when he's playing Mel Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Lady Ashalind Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 too funny overlord LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miryana Storm Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 These threads show up again and again, but they're still fun. Stark Ned: Viggo Mortensen. I see Ned as a rather sad, weary man who can be kind and commanding as well. Jon: I can't really think of any good Jon, but I'll say Cillian Murphy because I'd like to include him somewhere. Sansa: Michelle Trachtenberg. She mastered dividing audiences when on Buffy. Lyanna: Keira Knightley with her dark Pride & Prejudice hair. Lannister Tywin: Ed Harris. For a long time I went with Patrick Stewart but after watching The Truman Show I feel that Harris is a better match for Tywin's ruthlessness. Cersei: Nicole Kidman. She's beautiful more than sexually inviting, but she can do Cersei's AFFC paranoia just right. Tyrion: Peter Dinklage.A dwarf who got praise for his role in The Station Agent . Joffrey: Max Pirkis from Rome. Thanks to whoever suggested this at the old board! He's a fine match, much better than my former choice of Tom Felton. Myrcella: Dakota Fanning. Baratheon Robert: John Rhys-Davies. Stannis: Robert Patrick. Steely and creepy. Renly: Orlando Bloom. Pretty and too old to be Loras. Tully Catelyn: Julianne Moore. She's a great actress and can handle a character that's caused so much debate. Brynden: Liam Neeson. Tough and worthy of one's respect. Targaryen Dany: Scarlett Johansson. There's no perfect Dany but Johansson is a blonde beauty, almost the right age and talented enough to succeed in a major role. Rhaegar: Heath Ledger. He's getting some raves for his latest film that suggest he's a better actor than I'd thought. Other Sandor: Russell Crowe. He can certainly do violent intensity. Gregor: Tom Sizemore. Just make him look bigger. Littlefinger: Alan Cumming. Nonthreatening but cunning. Melisandre: Monica Bellucci. Hot, dangerous and intelligent. Oberyn: Benicio Del Toro. Not entirely happy with this choice. Ellaria: Penelope Cruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobin Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 This guy would make an excellent Tom O' Sevens. Or Littlefinger if youve ever seen him in Ravenous he kind of reminds me of him. He was cute as hell in Formula 51, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Dinklage, Johannson, and Bellucci are excellent suggestions. I think Viggo is too young, and Kidman too old, for the respective parts you suggested them for. Jon is far and away the most difficult to envision. Probably, for me, it's because I envision myself. BWHAAHAHAH. Call it the "perceived fantasy hero identification syndrome". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkasel Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think Orlando Bloom would be perfect for the NW deserter who Eddard beheads in Act 1: Scene 1 of AGOT. I would like that very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobin Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 help, i'm stuck in reply and can't get out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bran's Muffin Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Queen of Thorns – Vanessa Redgrave / Maggie Smith They're both a bit too tall. But I'd take Maggie Smith. I loved her in "David Copperfield" playing Aunt Betsey, and I imagine the QoT sort of similarly, so it works. You guys pick good looking people for everyone. Hee. I picture a lot of the characters as pretty ugly. Johnny Depp could surely play Littlefinger, but I think we would've hear about it if Littlefinger had cheekbones that could slice glass. I picture Littlefinger a bit more greasy like Alan Cumming or Robert Knepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think Lee Boardman (Timon from Rome) would make a decent Littlefinger. Dakota Fanning as Arya is brilliant. Too good in fact. I can't get the image of DF stabbing someone out of my head. "Where is your gold?..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yougottawanna Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 If they do make a move/series out of this, I'd actually rather not it be stuffed with celebrities. You can find stage actors and lesser-known people that can do just as good a job. Celebrities tend to be themselves first and the character second too often. I will admit, though, that I always pictured Eddard Stark as Liam Nesson. Also, this is weird, but I always pictured the Hound as looking like Brian Urlacher (NFL linebacker). I imagine they're comparable in terms of size, athleticism, and attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analu Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I just rewatched Troy last night, so am trying to think who would be good for Eric Bana to portray. I think he could play Robert Baratheon really well. Did anyone see him in Chopper, where he gained like 50 pounds? That would serve him well in GoT, as he would have to put on weight to show the drunken old SOB that Robert became. And if they ever had a flashback of the fight between him and Rhaegar, we know Bana can fight (Achilles/Hector fight was sweet!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobin Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Also, this is weird, but I always pictured the Hound as looking like Brian Urlacher (NFL linebacker). I imagine they're comparable in terms of size, athleticism, and attitude. Gods, that looks like a friend of mine, he's a cook though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Pirate Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 That black midget from Bad Santa was BORN to play Tyrion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Black Dragon Tagaryen Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Tywin Lannister- Ia have to agree with Ed Harris on this one. Ceresi Lannister- If we could decrease Sharon Stone's age to when she was in Basic Instinct I think she would be perfect. Littlefinger- the guy from prisonbreak who was in prison for molestation and talks with a southern acccent. Jamie Lannister- Brad Pitt or Jude Law Tyrion Lannister- the one smart guy from the beginning of Princess Bride who says "Inconceivable" if we could get him shorter some how. Wll I guess that is more of just how the character is in the movie... but hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobin Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Tyrion Lannister- the one smart guy from the beginning of Princess Bride who says "Inconceivable" if we could get him shorter some how. Wll I guess that is more of just how the character is in the movie... but hey. "Ha-ha, you fool. You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Astapor", but only slightly less well known is this: "Never go in against a Lannister, when *death* is on the line.". Hahahahahah. " *choke* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Tobin, He would make a good LF if he could play it with a bit more edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingslayer Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Benicio Del Toro would be a good Red Viper: http://img.pathfinder.gr/CMAN/i/90/0/65-5.jpg Johnny Depp is Littlefinger, Dakota Fanning is Arya, and Mel Gibson is Ned. Other than that, no ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlame Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I think Liam Neeson would be a good Ned, though he's a little too old. However, I always pictured Ned as looking older than he really was. Johnny Depp could pull of a good Littlefinger. Petyr always struck me as being sharp-faced. Plus, Depp's short enough. While he isn't a midgit or anything, he's not particularly tall. Though if you were going for dimunitive stature and creepiness, go with Tom Cruise. :sick: As for the Hound, my first choice is Gerard Butler He's the tall Scot from Phantom of the Opera and the upcoming Beowulf. He can really go crazy and ferocious when he wants to, but like in Dear Frankie, can show extreme warmth. He's around the right age, and plus, he's pretty good with a sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 If they do make a move/series out of this, I'd actually rather not it be stuffed with celebrities. You can find stage actors and lesser-known people that can do just as good a job. Celebrities tend to be themselves first and the character second too often. Actually, I was watching a Masterpiece Theater historical drama not long ago and thinking how well-suited the troupe would've been to ASOIAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndelicious Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Mel Gibson would be a great Randyl Tarly. Urlacher in my mind is closer to the Mounain. You gotta remember, everyone in the Ned/Robert/Catelyn/Cersei/Jaime generation is only like 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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