Pathfinder movie: cast of characters

[baron arem heshvaun]

James Sutter wrote:

Dreams wierder than electric sheep.

Just what did you eat before going to bed ?

edit: wohoo top of the page !

[Montalve]

James Sutter wrote:

Not that this is relevant to anything, but I had a bizarre dream last night in which Nathan Fillion (Captain Reynolds from Firefly) played Ezren, Clinton Boomer played Lem, and Josh Frost was done completely in low-budget CGI. It appeared to be some sort of musical, a la "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."

I think I've been hanging out with Jacobs too much. He's normally the resident "weird dream" guy.

jajajaja James... you owned the thread, jajaja

[KaeYoss]

James Sutter wrote:

Not that this is relevant to anything, but I had a bizarre dream last night in which Nathan Fillion (Captain Reynolds from Firefly) played Ezren, Clinton Boomer played Lem, and Josh Frost was done completely in low-budget CGI. It appeared to be some sort of musical, a la "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."

I think I've been hanging out with Jacobs too much. He's normally the resident "weird dream" guy.

Nah, that was me, sorry. Wanted to call you about a minor bug in the blog, but my cell phone didn't work, so I used the Nightmare spell.

[Epic Meepo]

Jared Bobadilla wrote:

Do you have any suggestions as to which actors/actresses would be the best to represent the Pathfinder iconics in a movie?

That's a trick question.

You don't need actors to represent the iconics, only the voices of the iconics, because a properly-done Pathfinder movie would be an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki.

[Zombieneighbours]

Epic Meepo wrote:

Jared Bobadilla wrote:

Do you have any suggestions as to which actors/actresses would be the best to represent the Pathfinder iconics in a movie?

That's a trick question.

You don't need actors to represent the iconics, only the voices of the iconics, because a properly-done Pathfinder movie would be an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki.

Meepo makes an excilent point, but i can also see and arguement for Shinichirō Watanabe.

[Lord Fyre]

James Sutter wrote:

Not that this is relevant to anything, but I had a bizarre dream last night in which Nathan Fillion (Captain Reynolds from Firefly) played Ezren, Clinton Boomer played Lem, and Josh Frost was done completely in low-budget CGI. It appeared to be some sort of musical, a la "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."

I think I've been hanging out with Jacobs too much. He's normally the resident "weird dream" guy.

Is that what has fueled his creative writing? :D

[flash_cxxi]

James Sutter wrote:

Not that this is relevant to anything, but I had a bizarre dream last night in which Nathan Fillion (Captain Reynolds from Firefly) played Ezren, Clinton Boomer played Lem, and Josh Frost was done completely in low-budget CGI. It appeared to be some sort of musical, a la "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."

I think I've been hanging out with Jacobs too much. He's normally the resident "weird dream" guy.

You obviously haven't read my weird dream then have you...

Weird Pathfinder Dream

[Balor]

Was it a dream where you're in sun-god type robes atop a pyramid while thousands of scantily clad college girls toss tiny pickles at you?

Why am I the only one that has that dream?

[Mikaze]

I emphatically second the idea of looking towards American Gladiator types for an Amiri rather than at the current crop of action heroines.

There really aren't any Bridgette Nilson(You're damn right I misspelled it!) in Hollywood these days, huh?

[Lord Fyre]

Mikaze wrote:

I emphatically second the idea of looking towards American Gladiator types for an Amiri rather than at the current crop of action heroines.

There really aren't any Bridgette Nilson(You're damn right I misspelled it!) in Hollywood these days, huh?

True, and Amiri needs to be really buff. To a lesser degree, so does Seelah (which is why I suggested Gina Torres).

[KaeYoss]

Balor wrote:

Was it a dream where you're in sun-god type robes atop a pyramid while thousands of scantily clad college girls toss tiny pickles at you?

Why am I the only one that has that dream?

Because we're not sick sickoes like you.

Pickles, blech!

[Adam Daigle]

Balor wrote:

Was it a dream where you're in sun-god type robes atop a pyramid while thousands of scantily clad college girls toss tiny pickles at you?

Why am I the only one that has that dream?

Win!

Spoiler:

I'm always a sucker for a Real Genius quote

[Kendrosmeren]

James Sutter wrote:

Lord Fyre wrote:

If you are talking about a Pathfinder Movie, you are missing some of the most important parts.

Who would play these important characters ...

James L. Sutter

Hmmm ... :D

Oh man... I can't wait to hear the suggestions for this one....

James L. Sutter played by Joe Flanigan.

[jreyst]

flash_cxxi wrote:

Valeros: Hugh Jackman

I'm pretty tired of ol' Hugh, sorry.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Seoni: Scarlett Johansson

Hot, but over-rated methinks.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Merisiel: Charlize Theron

Meh. Again, hot, but long in the tooth. She's been around a while.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Kyra: Jessica Alba

Bleh. Certainly attractive but can't act her way out of a paper bag.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Seelah: Jada Pinkett Smith (possibly Halle Berry, but I think Jada fits it better)

Oh god no please not Halle Berry. Way over-rated both in looks and acting ability.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Ezren: David Duchovney

An interesting choice.. not sure about this one.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Harsk: Vin Diesel

HAH! Now I know you're being silly.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Lem: Johnny Depp

Ok. I can see that one.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Sajan: Sendhil Ramamurthy

Good call.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Lini: Dakota Fanning

Another good one.

flash_cxxi wrote:

Amiri: Milla Jovovich (possibly Megan Fox, but Milla is my first choice)

Ok, I can see either one. While I find Megan Fox only about 10,000 times hotter, I think Milla may look more the part. I would not be displeased with either choice :)

flash_cxxi wrote:

Seltiyel: Doug Jones

Another good one.

[mattdroz]

Valeros: Nathan Fillion
Seoni: Rosario Dawson
Merisiel: Summer Glau
Kyra: Zuleikha Robinson
Seelah: Gina Torres
Ezren: Dennis Quaid
Harsk: Brendan Gleeson
Lem: Dominic Monaghan
Sajan: Vin Diesel
Lini: Thora Birch
Amiri: Milla Jovovich
Seltiyel: Luke Goss

[Misery]

Valeros: Jensen Ackles
Seoni: Christina Hendricks
Merisiel: Not Sure Yet
Kyra: NSY
Seelah: Gina Torres (I can see this)
Ezren: Viggo Mortensen
Harsk: NSY
Lem: Alan Tudyk
Sajan: NSY
Lini: NSY
Amiri: NSY
Seltiyel: Jared Padalecki.

I will edit this at times to fill in my missing cast members.

Honestly I hate the thought of putting names down of people who've done notable work together (IE Firefly and Supernatural) however I just found the names listed to be people I think fit.

Seelah I could be swayed to turn over to someone else possibly but Alan Tudyk would make a pretty cool Lem.

As for Valeros as Jensen Ackles ... it just feels like a good fit to me. Give them guy some hair extensions and I honestly see it working out great.

Same think goes for Seltiyel. As far as male characters goes, he is the iconic that has been presented to us as the prettiest (drawn at least). With that in mind (and with him being a half elf so fairly tall) I saw Jared Padalecki as a good strong choice. He's a pretty boy and I think has the potential to pull off the bittered L/E type while still making the character likeable despite the dark side.

(I do love Supernatural but that aside, these two actors are really great at their work as far as I'm concerned)

[Disenchanter]

Grr. Found this thread before going to bed, and now I can't sleep until I hash out my ideas. I do reserve the right to rewrite it after I've had some sleep.

Valeros: Hugh Jackman Overplayed perhaps, but a good visual fit.
Seoni: Selma Hayek a good "gypsy" type vibe from her.
Kyra: Eliza Dushku
Merisiel: Summer Glau
Ezren: Sam Elliott
Seelah: Gina Torres
Harsk: Vin Diesel, only because I can't think of a better "brick" right now...
Lem: Heath Ledger ideally, but Alan Tudyk in reality.
Sajan: Jason Statham
Lini: Karen David
Seltyiel: Karl Urban
Amiri: Michelle Rodriguez

[flash_cxxi]

Disenchanter wrote:

Lem: Alan Tudyk

Damn, yes I can totally see this!

He was great in Dollhouse, but better as Wash!

[The 8th Dwarf]

Valeros: Eric Banna (Chopper crossed with Hector)
Seoni: Billie Piper (not the best actress but yeh)
Merisiel: Ziyi Zhang (Crouching Tiger)
Kyra: Jessica Alba
Seelah: Angela Bassett (Strange Days (loved that movie))
Ezren: Malcolm McDowell
Harsk: Brian Blessed (should have played Gimli in LotR)
Lem: Stephen Fry
Sajan: Oded Fehr
Lini: Dakota Fanning
Amiri: Milla Jovovich (possibly Megan Fox, but Milla is also my first choice)
Seltiyel: Johnny Depp

[Disenchanter]

flash_cxxi wrote:

Disenchanter wrote:

Lem: Alan Tudyk

Damn, yes I can totally see this!

He was great in Dollhouse, but better as Wash!

I'd love to take full credit for that choice... But as I take the time to go back through the thread and get other ideas for my casting choices, I see I'm not the only one with this choice.

And by the way, if you enjoyed his work in Dollhouse, you should look for his CSI episode. Creepifying.

The 8th Dwarf wrote:

Seelah: Angela Bassett (Strange Days (loved that movie))

Oohhh.... That is a much better choice.

I've rethought my casting choices, and have come up with some non-standard choices. There might be a little stretching, but I give the actors credit for being able to fill the role properly.

My revised list:

Valeros: Patrick Swayze Unless he has let himself go, he has the physique for the roll more than Hugh Jackman. Not to mention, he isn't as overplayed.
Seoni: Selma Hayek A good "gypsy" type vibe from her. As an alternate, if you aren't going for the gypsy/Rom angle - and don't mind a British accent, Layla Kayleigh has the... physique to pull off a fine Seoni.
Kyra: Eliza Dushku
Merisiel: Summer Glau
Ezren: Sam Elliott
Seelah: Angela Bassett
Harsk: Jack Black With all of the hair on Harsks' head and face, we would need a good facial expression actor. And Jack Black can fill that role. As long as he isn't allowed to "run rampant" with the comedy - which he pulled off well in Kung Fu Panda - he can play a good "straight man" funny.
Lem: Heath Ledger ideally, but Alan Tudyk in reality.
Sajan: Jason Statham
Lini: Karen David
Seltyiel: Karl Urban
Amiri: Michelle Rodriguez

[Montalve]

Disenchanter wrote:

Seoni: Selma Hayek A good "gypsy" type vibe from her. As an alternate, if you aren't going for the gypsy/Rom angle - and don't mind a British accent, Layla Kayleigh has the... physique to pull off a fine Seoni.

repeat with me Salma

not Selma
not Selma & Patty
just Salma :P

defending the honor of his connationals since he has memory

[Gilamunsta]

Disenchanter wrote:

My revised list:

Valeros: Patrick Swayze Unless he has let himself go, he has the physique for the roll more than Hugh Jackman. Not to mention, he isn't as overplayed.

Health permitting I think he'd make a great Valeros =) Last I heard he's still dealing with some of the complications from cancer, but is very much alive...

[Sara Marie]

Epic Meepo wrote:

Jared Bobadilla wrote:

Do you have any suggestions as to which actors/actresses would be the best to represent the Pathfinder iconics in a movie?

That's a trick question.

You don't need actors to represent the iconics, only the voices of the iconics, because a properly-done Pathfinder movie would be an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki.

I am all for this.

[Disenchanter]

Montalve wrote:

Disenchanter wrote:

Seoni: Selma Hayek A good "gypsy" type vibe from her. As an alternate, if you aren't going for the gypsy/Rom angle - and don't mind a British accent, Layla Kayleigh has the... physique to pull off a fine Seoni.

repeat with me Salma

not Selma
not Selma & Patty
just Salma :P

defending the honor of his connationals since he has memory

Blah... Typo.

I apologise for the mixup, but it was purely a slip of the fingers.

[Montalve]

Disenchanter wrote:

Blah... Typo.

I apologise for the mixup, but it was purely a slip of the fingers.

lol I though so... I just couldn't resist myself :P

[Dogbert]

What about Liv Tyler for Merisiel, she already -has- proven elven-compatibility... no wait, scratch that, I don't want to end up liking Merisiel better than Seoni.

[Disenchanter]

Dogbert wrote:

What about Liv Tyler for Merisiel, she already -has- proven elven-compatibility... no wait, scratch that, I don't want to end up liking Merisiel better than Seoni.

I considered it... But given that Merisiel is almost never illustrated with her feet on the ground, and Summer Glau has already proven herself in that area, I went with her.

[mattdroz]

Disenchanter wrote:

Valeros: Patrick Swayze Unless he has let himself go, he has the physique for the roll more than Hugh Jackman. Not to mention, he isn't as overplayed.

Umm... you do know that he's fighting cancer right now?

[Shadowborn]

After seeing her in a guest role on Warehouse 13 (looking amazing in an evening gown), my vote for the Seoni role goes to Erica Cerra.

[Fafhrdnorseman]

lastknightleft wrote:

So has everyone seen those XX beer comercials with the most interesting man in the world? Anyone else think he would be a great Ezren?

I second this! give just a leetle more hair and he's perfect

[Devlin "Dusk" Valerian]

Lord Fyre wrote:

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If you are talking about a Pathfinder Movie, you are missing some of the most important parts.

Who would play these important characters ...

Lisa Stevens
Eric Mona
Vic Wertz
Jeff Alvarez
James Davis
Joshua J. Frost
Dave Erickson
Chris Self
Gary Teter
Jeff Strand
Cosmo Eisele
Alison McKenzie

James Jacobs - though he could be C.G.I.
Jason Bulmahn
F. Wesley Schnieder
Sean K. Reynolds
James L. Sutter
Christopher Carey
Sarah Robinson

Hmmm ... :D

Ohhhh yeah, I can go with this....Might make a good Dead Gentleman production (see The Gamers; The Gamers II, Dorkness rising)

[Threeshades]

cappadocius wrote:

Jared Bobadilla wrote:

How about Scarlett Johansson as Merisiel?

Scarlett Johanssen is, like, two feet tall!

And has the facial traits of an ogre more than those of an elf.

I think if we're going to have people who have had plastic surgery, let's at least take the ones that aren't surgical failure. Hearing things like Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson and Devon Aoki for Seoni gives me the creeps.

Disenchanter wrote:

My revised list:

Valeros: Patrick Swayze Unless he has let himself go, he has the physique for the roll more than Hugh Jackman. Not to mention, he isn't as overplayed.
Seoni: Selma Hayek A good "gypsy" type vibe from her. As an alternate, if you aren't going for the gypsy/Rom angle - and don't mind a British accent, Layla Kayleigh has the... physique to pull off a fine Seoni.
Kyra: Eliza Dushku
Merisiel: Summer Glau
Ezren: Sam Elliott
Seelah: Angela Bassett
Harsk: Jack Black With all of the hair on Harsks' head and face, we would need a good facial expression actor. And Jack Black can fill that role. As long as he isn't allowed to "run rampant" with the comedy - which he pulled off well in Kung Fu Panda - he can play a good "straight man" funny.
Lem: Heath Ledger ideally, but Alan Tudyk in reality.
Sajan: Jason Statham
Lini: Karen David
Seltyiel: Karl Urban
Amiri: Michelle Rodriguez

I agree with this mostly, only the first two im not entirely satisfied with. I think the rest is perfect.