protar Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I totally get that, even the USA has a massive range of accents despite being settled by the English a couple hundred years ago (so what you said about Australia not having the time to diverge isn't necessarily true). I just thought it was worth mentioning that there are countries without that diversity, so it wouldn't bother me if the Dornish had a similar accent to the rest of Westeros :)True enough, but I'm not an expert on either colonisations. Did America have more nations colonising it? That would certainly explain it.In any case, looking at Westeros it's best to look at Britain (massive history, several waves of invading cultures) and then times that diversity by like 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Baratheon Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The dornish look like sicilians or greeks. It is known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DornishFroggy Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Last year Cas Anvar tweeted about having an audition for the show... When i saw him i thought whether we could get the Red Viper on season 3... Check him out,'cause he might get a call back ;) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031679/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManceSnow Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I think Brendan Gleeson would be good. Also Robbie Coltrane :D!For Oberyn, definitely Oded Fehr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jslay427 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 We need Purefoy, somehow, someway. Maybe not for the RV, but Euron maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Martell Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I've always pictured Oberyn as looking something like Eric Bana. He's a wicked actor, but probably too high profile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russo Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yes America had French and Spanish areas too, but their diversity would come more from immigrationAustralia does actually have some diverse accents though anyway. North Queenslad and country NSW can be very strong. An Adelaide accent is very weak, almost as close as I have heard to no accent at all in any country. So the point is well made, but this is fantasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victim Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yes America had French and Spanish areas too, but their diversity would come more from immigrationAustralia does actually have some diverse accents though anyway. North Queenslad and country NSW can be very strong. An Adelaide accent is very weak, almost as close as I have heard to no accent at all in any country. So the point is well made, but this is fantasyI've always found the differing Australian accents to be defined less by region and more by social class. You can have two people that live in the heart of Sydney with almost entirely different accents, for example, if one is a brick layer and the other is a lawyer. Though this is wildly off-topic. I really hope they flesh out the Wildlings more next season. I had high hopes for them after Ciaran Hinds was cast, and he had a certain delightful-warmness to his portrayal of Mance, but lacked the appropriate amount of screentime to truly make his presence felt. Adding the Thenns is certainly a step in the right direction, because it shows not all Wildlings are well, wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Red Viper could be the role of a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctid1977 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I totally get that, even the USA has a massive range of accents despite being settled by the English a couple hundred years ago (so what you said about Australia not having the time to diverge isn't necessarily true). I just thought it was worth mentioning that there are countries without that diversity, so it wouldn't bother me if the Dornish had a similar accent to the rest of Westeros :)I think the point, (off topic really as it doesn't matter for casting purposes) is that the USA doesn't have a massive diversity of accents at all. Is there a huge accent difference between SF and LA? Do different parts of Texas have dramatic differences? I don't think they do.However in the UK where accents have developed through histories of invasion, migration and ISOLATION, you can travel 20 miles down a road and people talk very differently often using different vocab.If westeros mimiced life the accents would be massively different, as would dialects, but this is fantasy. I don't think it matters at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honourable Ser Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I've always found the differing Australian accents to be defined less by region and more by social class. You can have two people that live in the heart of Sydney with almost entirely different accents, for example, if one is a brick layer and the other is a lawyer. Though this is wildly off-topic.I really hope they flesh out the Wildlings more next season. I had high hopes for them after Ciaran Hinds was cast, and he had a certain delightful-warmness to his portrayal of Mance, but lacked the appropriate amount of screentime to truly make his presence felt. Adding the Thenns is certainly a step in the right direction, because it shows not all Wildlings are well, wild. I agree with this. Hinds was really good as Mance for the short time we saw him and I kind of wished he had appeared in the finale to "light the biggest fire the North has ever seen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedMan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 When I read the books for the first time, I imagined Red Viper to look like Cliff Simon. I think he could nail the role.Not so sure about Oded Fehr. In The Mummy & the sequels his acting didn't really impress me. Whoever it'll be, he should be good enough to make a lasting expression to viewers. Someone to make him memorable for unsullied too. I'm totally ok with unknown actor if he fits the part and I wouldn't mind if Oberyn gets more scenes than in the books. :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunadangelo Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Last year Cas Anvar tweeted about having an audition for the show... When i saw him i thought whether we could get the Red Viper on season 3... Check him out,'cause he might get a call back ;) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031679/That's interesting. Whilst I personally root for James Purefoy for the role, I think Cas Anwar would also be a great fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExBruinsFan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 When I read the books for the first time, I imagined Red Viper to look like Cliff Simon. I think he could nail the role.Not so sure about Oded Fehr. In The Mummy & the sequels his acting didn't really impress me.I would have agreed with you about Fehr, but I saw him in 'Sleeper cell', and yeah, he has the talent.Cliff Simon was great as Baal in Stargate, but I prefer Fehr as the Red Viper. Simon would have been great as Littlefinger, and no doubt there are plenty of weasels he could play well. I'd love to see him in the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Oded Fehr looks exactly how I picture Red Viper, but not sure about his acting. I've only seen him in The Mummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keishi of Oldstones Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Oberyn either Rufus Sewell or Oded Fehr i could go with Cliff Simon also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keishi of Oldstones Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I can see Monica Belluci more of a Taena Merryweather than Ellaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Why hold casting auditions for the Red Viper when we already know it should be Oded Fehr!much too tall IMO, tho I agree that his age & other aspects of his look are perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExBruinsFan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Have we confirmation on who is playing The Mountain in season four? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davos' Middle Finger Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Maybe Raul Esparza for Oberyn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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