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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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 Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 03:29:40
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"All I want to know is, who put all these mother*** spiders on my mother*** flying carpet?"
Samuel L Jackson... he's da man. 
I don't like Rob Shneider either, but for some reason I think giving him a bit part, as one of the townsfolk in a crowd, would work.
Picture it - the Zhents are about to attack, and a couple of Harpers and a small party of adventures is all that stands between the Zhent army and certain doom for the village...
Rob Schneider: "You can do it!"
It's so stupid, and so out of place, I think it would be funny as hell. 
Got a new one - how about Gary Busey as Halaster? He's a pretty scarey dude.
Hmmm... now you have me considering black actors as Drow... not being racist - Star Trek was doing it with Klingons. Samuel L jackson would be great as one of the baenre' boys, or even that psionicist Drow, Jarlaxle's lieutenant.
But Will Smith would make an awesome Jarlaxle. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 04:08:28
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Originally posted by Markustay
Hmmm... now you have me considering black actors as Drow...
Actually, my thinking on Jackson as Jarlaxle was based on something I'd picked up from recent re-readings of Mace Windu [in the Attack of the Clones novelisation] and Jarlaxle [from Servant of the Shard]. Certain examples in those two books naturally made me think he'd be a decent fit for the infamous drow character. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 04:10:58
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I forgot about Windu! Good call.
Not a big SW fan - I'm more of a ST guy (and usually you are one OR the other).
Still, I think we've already gone at least a billion over budget with just the payroll. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 05:11:56
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Originally posted by Markustay
Not a big SW fan - I'm more of a ST guy (and usually you are one OR the other).
I tend to have a foot each in both camps. Yes, 'tis unusual, but I generally enjoy both franchises.  |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 05:14:32
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Still, I think we've already gone at least a billion over budget with just the payroll.
And that's just the cast... don't forget we need to pay the crew too... |
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If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 05:51:16
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| Yep, that is the biggest problem. Some actors just ask too much money for appearance in movies, so they take cheaper ones. |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 06:02:53
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Originally posted by Markustay
I forgot about Windu! Good call.
Not a big SW fan - I'm more of a ST guy (and usually you are one OR the other).
Still, I think we've already gone at least a billion over budget with just the payroll.
Yeah, like we'd be able to work all of these characters into one two-hour movie... |
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Immortalis
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 11:01:38
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long time lurker new member and late to the party :)
I think triple H would be a good wulfgar or maybe Rob Terry. I also think Luke Goss (hellboy 2) would make a good Drizzt |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 11:08:03
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You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
588 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 11:18:43
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| That reminds me: Will they use the same trick like in LotR to make people seem like they are of different height? |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Sylrae
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 11:51:15
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From Before:
Ian Mckellen: Elminster
Chris Walken: Halaster Blackcloak
Robert Downey Jr.: Khelben Blackstaff
Bill Nighy: Gromph Baenre
War of the Spider Queen:
Stuart Townsend: Pharaun Mizzrym.
Kate Beckinsale: Aliisza
Ron Perlman: Ryld
James Marsters: Kaanyr Vhok
?? hmm: Quenthel Baenre
Keira Knightly: Triel Baenre
Angelina Jolie: Halistra Melarn
@Sill Alias: I imagine they would, but this is really just a mental exercise where we pick actors who would do a good job portraying a character, as from what I understand, no FR movie is in production, or will be in the near future. =/ |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 20:24:12
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Height doesn't matter so much, because with CGI you can most anything (look at Harry Potter of LotR).
I might be inclined to agree that triple 'H' is getting too old for the part. I haven't watched pro-wrestling in years so i couldn't offer a younger substitute. Guys like Randy Savage and the Ultimate Warrior are more from my time, and all those guys are way too old (although those two would have been PERFECT in their younger days - Wulfgar is 7' tall!) |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 21:54:04
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They could cgi Orlando Bloom to be Drizzt
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Denzel Washington = Zaknafien |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 21:56:08
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and I was just hit by a lightning bolt of divine inspiration!
Paul Bettany for Manshoon (and his clones????...what a fabulous actor, he could pull off the all  )
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A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 23:50:15
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Jennifer Lopez as Jhaele Silvermane
Gabrielle Union as Liriel Baenre
She did a bunch of those Cheerleader movies and... ummm... some other stuff...
This Guy as her buddy, Fyodor
You got to feel sorrow for a guy who's name rhymes with 'The Odor' |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2010 : 02:22:38
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Has John Cusack been thrown into the mix yet? Or Kevin Bacon?
Aye. You brought up Bacon back on the second page.
And I still think he'd make for an interesting Artemis Entreri. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2010 : 04:16:03
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What about John Lithgow?
Damn fine actor, and he's done everything form comedy to a psycho - I can think of a dozen parts he'd be right for.
Arnold Schwrts-whatever as the guy Wulfgar beats up to become chief. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2010 : 13:41:40
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Stop the Presses!!
Paris Hilton as.........
Phyrea |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 03:52:36
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Originally posted by Markustay
Arnold Schwrts-whatever as the guy Wulfgar beats up to become chief.
Heafstaag, former leader of the northern Tribe of the Elk.
Edit: At the same time, let's not forget about the portrayal of deities, namely if a film about the Time of Troubles ever comes into the works. Here are my ideas.
For live appearances of deities -
Bane: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Bhaal: Steward Townsend, Callum Blue, or Steve Buscemi
Cyric: Stewart Townsend, Hank Azaria, or Topher Grace
Helm: Michael Rosenbaum
Ilmater: John Shea
Myrkul: Michael Emerson
Mystra: Unknown
Torm: Kevin Sorbo
Tyr: Sir Anthony Hopkins
Tymora: Lady Gaga
Voice-over roles if deities are animated -
Bane: Kevin Michael Richardson, Tony Todd, or David Kaye
Bhaal: Alec Willows
Cyric: Hank Azaria
Helm: Michael Rosenbaum
Myrkul: Frank Welker
Mystra: Grey DeLisle or Heidi Shannon
Torm: Peter Cullen or Kevin Sorbo
Tymora: Melissa Disney
Tyr: Jim French |
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Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
Edited by - Galuf the Dwarf on 19 Jun 2010 04:20:29 |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 04:29:58
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| Voice-over for Ao = James Earl Jones |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 04:40:44
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Originally posted by Markustay
Voice-over for Ao = James Earl Jones
"Mystra... I am your father." |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
USA
624 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 06:38:24
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| I can only see Helm as a young Terence Stamp though that's mostly just because of his performance in 'The Limey' (i.e. the man who does that which is right, whether or not it happens to be smart or 'good'). Although, I must say, Terence Stamp now however,actually reminds me of Eltargrim. |
How can life be so bountiful, providing such sublime rewards for mediocrity? -Umberto Ecco |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 07:19:24
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Natalie Portman as the Simbul
Jack Black as Malik |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 07:58:36
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As much as I can't stand her, how about Demi Moore for the Red Knight? I think she has just enough testosterone for the part.
Who's going to play Jak Fleet? For some reason I keep picturing the guy who played Frodo, but thats been done, so....
Too bad Michael Jackson's dead... he'd have made a helluva Sojourner.  |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 08:18:38
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Patrick Stewart as any of these Zulkirs: Maligor, Lauzoril (just use a wig), Druxus Rhym. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 08:25:01
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James Marsden is also fit to take the role of the Harper Galvin, and then Famke Janssen as his partner, Brenna. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Another casting call for a live-action FR film
