Mike Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 If I could pull any actor from any period in their career, I'd pick Gregory Peck as Ned Stark. His Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a very similar character and his relationship with his daughter, Scout, from that film echoes Ned and Arya's own dynamic. I'd take Peter Sellers and put him in there somewhere - perhaps as Varys as he is a master of disguise, as Sellers was during his film career. And I can hear Sellers "tittering" as the spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Mel Gibson usually does his best work when he's playing Mel Gibson. I thought Mel Gibson only accepted roles where he got to play a guy who'd lost his wife was out for revenge on everybody in the vicinity. Certainly I don't think I've ever seen him in a movie where he wasn't at some point bleeding from the scalp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Lady Ashalind Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Could we get Arnold ou of retirement for unGregor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middlefinger Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Mel Gibson should play the fanatical Melisandre, spread his own skewed vision of her religion, even direct the movie, taking out most of the details, plot, and character development and name it "The Passion of the Mel(isandre)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yougottawanna Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 "Urlacher in my mind is closer to the Mounain." Too small if you ask me..... I picture the hound as around 6-4, 250....linebacker size. The mountain is offensive tackle-size....maybe 6-8, 300+. Tony Boselli maybe, only meaner and crazier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGallant Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I've read alot of good suggestions. Will Patton for Kevan and Connie Nielson for Catelyn are definitely going on my list. Someone said Alan Rickman for Roose Bolton before I could. Josh Holloway from Lost has struck me more than once but I think its just cause when I watch Lost, Sawyer immediately invokes the image I have of Jaime Lannister. I actually think Jude Law or someone prettier in a more afeminate way might be more fitting though and Holloway doesn't actually strike me as that good an actor. A couple of new suggestions. He may be far too old and not nearly physically fit enough, but Sam Waterston seems to me like a good choice for The Blackfish. I think he looks very similar and I hear him when they describe the Blackfishes kind but gravelly voice. Need further convincing? His imdb photo looks about right. http://imdb.com/name/nm0001832/ When thinking of Tyrion, I've decided that instead of working so hard to find a midget actor that it might be possible to digitally manipulate a normal sized actor who is more capable of playing Tyrions subtleties. He's one of the most complex characters in the book so it would be a shame to compromise this by choosing a mediocre actor who happens to be the right size. I just saw the new Harry Potter last week and Brendan Gleeson looked like he might be able to pull off a Tyrion. http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0330373/Ss/0330...ath_key=0330373 That ones a sortof strange choice, I know, but I think Gleeson's a phenomenal actor and should get some part in this. Preferably something that doesn't make him the same tough oaf that he's usually typecast as. I heard alot of good suggestions for The Hound, but nothings been able to trump my idea of Michael Wincott as far as I'm concerned. http://imdb.com/name/nm0000699/ Finally, I'm thinking of Nathan Fillion for Garlan Tyrell.... ok, I don't know if that works but I gotta put Fillion somewhere cause he's the man and Garlans my favorite character in that age bracket... so Fillion's atleast gotta go somewhere. http://imdb.com/name/nm0277213/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analu Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 If I could pull any actor from any period in their career, I'd pick Gregory Peck as Ned Stark. His Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a very similar character and his relationship with his daughter, Scout, from that film echoes Ned and Arya's own dynamic. Yeah, Peck would be GREAT as Ned Stark (back in his younger years, of course). I was TRYING to recall who Arya reminds me of for years now, and now I finally know. Scout! Definitely!! Good call, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 Will Patton for Kevan and Connie Nielson for Catelyn are definitely going on my list. Sweet. A convert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlame Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Jason Isaacs would be a perfect Roose Bolton. Those cold eyes, that slender-but-quiet strength build. That icy voice. Lordy, he'd be scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog_Filter_2011 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 These three can reprise their role they played in Martin Scorcese's Casino. Cersei - Sharon Stone (much like Rothsteins unstable wife) Robert Baratheon - Robert Deniro (OK, closer to Jake Lamotta than Sam Rothstein) Tyrion - Joe Pesci, shrunken down a bit more with CGI effects Sandor Clegane - Mickey Rourke is perfect for this role (especially Sin City) Littlefinger - Johnny Depp Arianne Martell - Jessica Alba. I can see her physically fitting this role perfectly, but her acting skills need too improve. Edward Norton - Doran martell (sickly king in Kingdom of Heaven) Brienne - Charlize Theron is hot, but watch her in the film called Monster. Eddard Stark - Jim Caviezel. Similar to his role in The Passion of the Christ. Christopher Walkin - Roose Bolton. Pale and creepy Asha Greyjoy - Keira Knightly. Plays good strong female charactor roles. Khal Drogo - The Rock. See the Scorpion King. Danaerys - Amy Smart. Hmm. How would she perform in a darker role, instead of her usual light comedies like Road Trip and Just Friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloanzilla Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Big dude from ROME= Robert Serious dude from ROME= Ned evil slutty chick from ROME= Cersei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yougottawanna Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Wincott is the jailor from count of monte cristo? Good voice but too skinny I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlysanneQ Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 we should stick Mel Gibson in there somehwere Any suggestions? Up his own arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynon Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I've always pictured Patrick Steward as Syrio. Partly because of AMOK's portrait i think: http://amoka.net/eng/gal/asoiaf/syrf.JPG I think alot of the suggestions are way too old or do not fit the pysical description at all. If they made a movie I would rather have little known actors that fit the roles well than a lot of everyones favourite actors. And Robert deNiro as Robert? deNiro is too old, too short and too slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeswax Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Obvious choices: Roose Bolton - Gary Oldman (Zorg!) Robert Baratheon - Brian Blessed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightstar Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Here's my choices, and yes, they are all older than the characters' ages in the series (Who wants an entire cast of children?) Ned - Liam Neeson Catelyn- Julianne Moore Cersei- Angelina Jolie Robb- Heath Ledger Jon- Cillian Murphy Sansa- Keira Knightley Arya- Dakota Fanning Dany- Kate Bosworth/Sarah Michelle Gellar Loras- Orlando Bloom Margaery- Selma Blair Queen of Thorns- Linda Hunt Old Bear- Donald Sutherland Tywin- Ed Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am no one Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Jason Isaacs would be a perfect Roose Bolton. Those cold eyes, that slender-but-quiet strength build. That icy voice. Lordy, he'd be scary. How about John Malkovich as Roose. Pale blue eyes, slender, could be cold/almost unapproachable and sort of weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrigan Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 It's funny... but the only two people in ASOIAF I've imagined actors for as I read them were: Eddard Stark - David Straitharn (Good Night and Good Luck) Brienne of Tarth - Robin Weigert (Calamity Jane on Deadwood) For some reason, their faces seem to fit the characters. Despite her excellent role as Jane, Robin is too womanly to be Brienne! My picks: Ned Stark - Kiefer Sutherland Catelyn Stark - Connie Nielsen or Julianne Moore Lyanna Stark - Nathalie Portman Stannis Baratheon - Patrick Stewart Melisandre - Angelica Huston (I can't picture her with red hair, but damn if she doesn't fit the evil matron-like woman character well ) Margaery Tyrell - Keira Knightley Jaime Lannister - Josh Holloway, granting that he can do non-Southern accents Cersei Lannister - Nicole Kidman in her prime, DEFINITELY. She might be a bit too old now, though. Tywin Lannister - Ed Harris or Kurtwood Smith Lancel Lannister - Leonardo DiCaprio Barristan Selmy - Donald Sutherland I don't think anyone could really play Danaerys or Rhaegar well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime_Lannister Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Wow, you people have some pretty fruity taste. I could see someone as soft as Orlando Bloom MAYBE as the Knight of Flowers or some other pretty boy, but let's be serious. JUDE LAW AS JAIME?!?! I threw up in my mouth a little bit when I heard that poof suggested for my favorite character. I agree that Sawyer from Lost could maybe look the part a bit, but you really need someone with some great acting chops to get all the pathos of the Kingslayer into the role. If Brad Pitt hadn't turned so lame with Troy he could have been a decent Jaime (I'm talking about the 12 Monkeys/Legends of the Fall/River Runs Through It Pitt, who could act and was not busy pretending to be a humanitarian to diggle Angelina). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndelicious Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 JL I whole-heartedly agree with you. I think Jude Law could MAYBE pull off the swagger, but he would have to do some serious bulking up to be any kind of intimidating. Jaime is not girly . To add to my previous list: Roose Bolton - Jason Isaacs defintely Ramsay Snow - Jaoquin Phoenix Syrio - Ben Kingsley Stannis - whoever thought of Robert Patrick is dead on Garlan Tyrell - Josh Duhamel Davos Seaworth - Ewan Mcgregor Mance - Willem Defoe Aerys - Gary Oldman more to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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