sheryl318 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 In regards to Game of Thrones, Highlander Adrian Paul states at his official website: "Yes, I know of A Song of Fire and, in fact, it is a project at HBO called “Game of Thrones†that is about to start casting. I think it is a really interesting project and I have read the first script. We are waiting to see where the casting process goes, since, yes, it would be fun to be a part of this." [url="http://www.adrianpaul.net"]http://www.adrianpaul.net[/url] [url="http://www.adrianpaulnewswire.blogspot.com"]http://www.adrianpaulnewswire.blogspot.com[/url] [url="http://winter-is-coming.blogspot.com/"]http://winter-is-coming.blogspot.com/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinso Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Some time ago Ran gave the wonderful idea of Adrian Paul playing Stannis. Though if he's interested in the first season, I don't know how that can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I am (or maybe that should be [i]was [/i]after seeing The Source...) a huge Highlander fan, both the original movie and the tv series. But I'm not sure how well Paul would fit into Thrones, or ASOIAF in general. Highlander is the only thing I've seen him in that I thought he worked well. Duncan MacCleod is closest in nature to Ned (honor above all), but I don't see Paul as Ned at all. Maybe Stannis. I'd love to see Paul pull it off and make me eat my doubts, but I'm not seeing it. ETA: A bit of a late addition, but Doran? Paul has a Dorne (Medeterranean) look. And just saw this on his site: "Narrates "Dreamsongs" by Gerorge R Martin, which receives a nomination in the Audio Publishers Association 'Audies' awards for excellence in audio books. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
About Yea High Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Adrian Paul is not only a good actor, but I think good for the role of Ned. Ned is a brooding, conflicted figure who needs to express more with his face and actions than with his words (despite what the leaked script would have you believe; that added banter with Jaime at the feast is wasted space). And if anyone can do that, Adrian Paul can. That said, I agree he'd be even better as Benjen, briefest cameo as it is. But if we, the fans, are looking for an extended [i]Game of Thrones[/i] TV series that garners both respect and ratings, you can't get a better name than Adrian Paul to lure in fantasy fans (fantasy fangirls, especially - I was literally amazed at the skewed female-to-male ratio, eighty-twenty, at an autograph-signing gathering when Paul took the stage a few short years back). I suppose the question would be: does the series need to lure in fans it may already have? Not sure. People who watched [i]Highlander[/i] might be tuning in anyway, especially if buzz is good. I'm just glad the script is getting around. If buzz is going onto "name" actor websites, then the wheels are turning, and I am one happy little Yea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kreb Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJIebdvrL4I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJIebdvrL4I[/url] No. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqsdn8gs0lU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqsdn8gs0lU[/url] No! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHKaW1ihLNg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHKaW1ihLNg[/url] NOOOOOO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrian-Steel Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 [quote name='About Yea High' post='1724440' date='Mar 18 2009, 17.22']Adrian Paul is not only a good actor, but I think good for the role of Ned. Ned is a brooding, conflicted figure who needs to express more with his face and actions than with his words (despite what the leaked script would have you believe; that added banter with Jaime at the feast is wasted space). And if anyone can do that, Adrian Paul can. That said, I agree he'd be even better as Benjen, briefest cameo as it is. But if we, the fans, are looking for an extended [i]Game of Thrones[/i] TV series that garners both respect and ratings, you can't get a better name than Adrian Paul to lure in fantasy fans (fantasy fangirls, especially - I was literally amazed at the skewed female-to-male ratio, eighty-twenty, at an autograph-signing gathering when Paul took the stage a few short years back). I suppose the question would be: does the series need to lure in fans it may already have? Not sure. People who watched [i]Highlander[/i] might be tuning in anyway, especially if buzz is good. I'm just glad the script is getting around. If buzz is going onto "name" actor websites, then the wheels are turning, and I am one happy little Yea.[/quote] I think he has gotten a little old to play Ned. But I definitely could see him as Stannis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 [quote name='Valyrian-Steel' post='1725428' date='Mar 19 2009, 08.53']I think he has gotten a little old to play Ned. But I definitely could see him as Stannis.[/quote] Stannis is younger than Ned, even though he seems older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Highlander Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I think Adrian would be all benefit for Thrones. I do think he can pull off a number of different characters from the series, but I would put him as Ned. Whatever he has done in his acting career, his role on the Highlander series was very well done. I too see a huge resemblence in the characers of Duncan Macleod and Ned Stark. I also agree that his name ans status will help bring in veiwers that Thrones may not have pulled simply due to his fan base. And those who know of the sci fi/fantasy genre do know his name. I think he would also fit into the budget restraints a Cable TV series would have, as opposed to some of the names I have seen put forth. He is a very capable actor, with direct experiance with this sort of story. And, he wants to do it. that, I think, is a big step in it's own right. I believe he is the right choice for our books brought to TV. I also think that allot of us need to be prepared for a difference in what our minds see as our characters, and the reality of what can be done as far as making a great series that is well inturpereted and still is a profitable situation for its makers. And i think the age of some of our characters will be adjusted to make it all sensible. The story is so incredible, as long as you have good actors and a director who shares a majority vision of our story, it can't go wrong. I am excited for Thrones to have made it this far, and I think adding Adrian can only take it farther. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kreb Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Why do people keep saying he's a good actor? Must I post more youtube links? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [quote name='The Kreb' post='1726295' date='Mar 20 2009, 00.39']Why do people keep saying he's a good actor? Must I post more youtube links?[/quote] Post some to his better scenes in [b]Highlander[/b] then ;) Seriously, stick Laurence Olivier and Clark Gable in [b]Dynasty[/b] and they'd look shit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kreb Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm sorry, I just think he's bad. Even in the Highlander series, which I actually liked. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgixxRPg3tg&feature=PlayList&p=12B6FEE468FB045F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgixxRPg3tg...=PL&index=2[/url] And of course there's this. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkwT4V_Z_pE&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkwT4V_Z_pE...feature=related[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitheach Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [quote name='The Kreb' post='1726311' date='Mar 19 2009, 19.49']I'm sorry, I just think he's bad. Even in the Highlander series, which I actually liked. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgixxRPg3tg&feature=PlayList&p=12B6FEE468FB045F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgixxRPg3tg...=PL&index=2[/url] And of course there's this. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkwT4V_Z_pE&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkwT4V_Z_pE...feature=related[/url][/quote] I agree. I think Adrian Paul looks great- but he isn't a good actor. I watched Highlander and I never thought he was very good- but it wasn't a big budget production (like HBO will be) and he was the best they could get... HBO could do better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kreb Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Thank you fitheach! Finally! I think I could stand Paul as a Meryn Trant or some other small nearly line-less part. But that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybroleach Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [quote name='fitheach' post='1726441' date='Mar 19 2009, 22.23']I agree. I think Adrian Paul looks great- but he isn't a good actor. I watched Highlander and I never thought he was very good- but it wasn't a big budget production (like HBO will be) and he was the best they could get... HBO could do better than this.[/quote] The reason HBO will give Game a bigger budget is for CGI, costume, set design not to get really expensive actors. Adrian Paul would likely be the biggest actor in a full time role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoth Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I enjoyed Highlander and Pauls' work in it. But I also just don't "see" him in ASOIAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashiara Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [quote name='Quoth' post='1726920' date='Mar 20 2009, 17.15']I enjoyed Highlander and Pauls' work in it. But I also just don't "see" him in ASOIAF.[/quote] :agree: I liked him in the TV series, really. I can't picture him in asoiaf though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I recall Paul having some pretty good scenes on occasion in the course of [i]Highlander[/i], and a few years back I saw him in a (non-fantasy) film in which I thought he had a good presence. That his acting can seem inconsistent is, I fact, largely due to the fact that he ends up in shows with inconsistent quality. He's not a great actor, by any stretch of the imagination. But I think he's about as good as your average actor on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kreb Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 But look at HBO's past caliber. Gandolfini. Edie Falco. ANYONE on Deadwood. We're talking real acting ability here. That's what I really care about in this ASOIAF show. Real. Fucking. Acting. I know the story because I'm reading it. The special effects in my brain are better than anything that could ever be realized on screen. The acting is what I'm signing up for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Adrian Paul, hell yeah! I would love to see Duncan MacLeod of the clan MacLeod in the HBO series. And a Christopher Lambert cameo wouldn't be too shabby either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Highlander Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 To be fair, IMO, all you can know about ANY actors ability is limited as to what extent you have SEEN their ability. You mentioned other actors used in HBO series that had no real evidence of their extrodidary acting ability before they were in said HBO project. You may not like what you have seen by Adrian Paul, and you are entitled to your opinions of course. But to say some one can't act, is pretty powerful, especially when you might not have been able to see someone's true acting ability with what that actor has been allowed to do. (The lead guy in deadwood for example, I just saw some of his work before Deadwood, he played a rocker in the movie "Rockstar", it was cheesy, which in no way NOW catigorizes his acting ability since we have been able to see him act under different circumstances.) Obviously I disagree with your opinions on this subject. And that's OK. I just think saying some can't act because of what you have seen them in is mean, for lack of a better term. IMO, you can't be a working actor for any real length of time and NOT have acting chops. This business will expose you IMO. And most of the time, an actor is being told how to "act" by someone else. If you tell me run in a straight line for 50 yards, and I do it perfectly, but it turns out the right thing to do was to run in a jagged line, is it really my "fault"? I think Adrian would surprise those who doubt him if given a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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