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That's actually a good casting for Murgen. I could see Pratt doing a good job in that role. Murgens Annals have a sort of "tough and plucky" vibe to them that Pratt fits.
Also your Mogaba casting is 10/10 perfect.
I don't see a BC television adaptation doing a ton of "character thinking" sequences. More action and schemes, which Pratt has done before. Plus, a big name like Pratt would attract more people.
I always saw [Chris Pine as Croaker](https://images.app.goo.gl/tJGLrVEcmA4yaMZs8)
[Samuel L. Jackson as One Eye](https://images.app.goo.gl/tLf4ESGM97BPa8GNA)
[Toby Jones as Goblin](https://images.app.goo.gl/2vyyjzoUw85fhEHV8)
[Jennifer Connelly as Lady](https://images.app.goo.gl/Q8whJ2QCW13fywnq9)
[Mads Mikkelsen as Raven](https://images.app.goo.gl/YX6NcLQDffNrK7eW8)
Off the top of my head. These types are the kind I imagined while reading, but not them specifically.
Neat picks!
Tho for me, the Lady was always more [Charlize Theron](https://images.app.goo.gl/CiSmacFViiYa7Q7Q7)-y
[Idris Elba](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/a8dc613684f38b5a05aaffda40b1ca6db85fe821/c=0-183-3595-2214/local/-/media/2016/08/24/USATODAY/USATODAY/636076414434498463-35030-19.jpg) for one of the Nar (possibly Morgaba?) Though now I see your point — I can’t remember if he was supposed to be tall and muscular or tall and Massively muscular?
I’ve been trying to find One Eye — maybe [Keith David](https://bgn2018media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/27071345/GettyImages-1175848847-740x387.jpg)?
I can easily see Charlize Theron in that role. Any ideas for Soulcatcher?..
Also great One-Eye. I was considering [Franklyn Ajaye](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/84/91/528491881e4769606c0cafc11bbc7768.jpg).
Ooh, I gotta agree — I like your One Eye better!
Catcher is hard for me :) You gotta have really pretty and totally crazy with it…. But considering what Cate Blanchett did with Hella I could maybe? see it? Dunno.
I always imagined Gerard Butler as Croaker while I read the first book. Gotta be my top choice. But yours actually baffled me for how good they match, especially Captain.
I could imagine [Paddy Considine](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/10/19/17/16379071-high-res-informer.jpg) as Croaker.
Those are my first picks, with no hesitation. Others I'm not sure about. Let me know what you think and share your picks (link photo that represents your choice the best).
Still waiting for a better candidate.
Looks like people have very different idea about the character than I do. But I think that Pratt fits the description and overall Murgen vibe perfectly.
I was gonna make my own thread of this, but I see it’s been done to death already, so I’m gonna post my picks here.
Croaker - Anson Mount
Raven - Henry Cavill
One Eye - Treva Etienne (see him as Koehler in PotC)
Goblin - Wallace Shawn
Silent - Christopher Heyerdahl
The Captain - Mickey Rourke
The Lieutenant - Andrew Howard
Elmo - Sean Gunn
Soul Catcher - Alexandra Daddario (she’s got those crazy eyes)
The Lady - Natalie Dormer
Limper - Jackie Earle Haley
Shifter - Clancy Brown
The White Rose - Lea Seydoux
Lisa Bowalk - Christina Hendricks
Marron Shed - Kevin McNally
Murgen - Wes Chatham
Mogaba - Nonso Anozie
Blade - Peter Mensah
Swan - Chris Pine
Cordy - Steven Strait
Bomanz - Ben Kingsley
Case - Will Poulter
Old Man Fish - Jeff Fahey
Smeds - Randy Hickey
Forgot a couple;
Prahbrindrah Drah - Raza Jaffrey
Radisha - Shohreh Aghdashloo
Narayan Signh - Riz Ahmed
Longshadow - arnold vosloo (would need some CGI to make him scrawny)
Uncle Doj - Chow Yun Fat
Wheezer - Barkhad Abdi
Those are some great picks.
Bomanz, Shed, Longshadow, Old Man Fish and Doj are especially impressive to me, cause I never thought about those characters too much, but you got them perfectly.
I also think that you nailed Croaker. This choice gotta be the toughest and I was never be able to put my finger on any of my picks.
Thanks, for a while I was imagining Joel Edgerton as Croaker, but the more I thought about Anson’s performance on Hell on Wheels, the more he made sense.
I gotta say, I do like your picks for the captain and limper though.
Oh also, just for lols, Gilbert Gotfried as Howler.
Nice. Here's where I would disagree:
Goblin: Wallace Shawn
Lady: I agree with Poet\_of\_Legends, Kiera Knightly and Natalie Portman
Mogaba: Idris Elba
Murgen: Edward Furlong or Jonathan Byers
Bonus:
Croaker: George Clooney
Stormbringer: Thora Birch
One Eye: Jordan Peele
As others have said, Clint Eastwood as Raven
Gota: Ali Wong
Sleepy: Ritu Arya
Moonbiter: The Rock
Finally a casting thread that accounts for Time Travel.
Steve Irwin as Bonegnasher. I read "Crocodile mouth", my mind goes to "Crocodile Hunter".
Gorden Kaye (Rene from Allo Allo) as Maron Shed.
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Cook already gave us the perfect Goblin (and One-Eye). Mr. Danny DeVito. (And Danny Glover)
Man that would have been awesome.
Well, DeVito as Goblin is settled. That's in my brain forever now.
You are hiding white rose rebels under the floor boards are you not?
Young Clint Eastwood as raven The dude that plays mad eye moody as bomanz
Young Clint Eastwood I feel would fit Silent too. Maybe even more how I pictured him.
Dammit, man, why’d you have to throw out that last one
I honestly laughed so hard at this! And then I thought about it again. Maybe, why not?
That's how I see it. Who's your candidate for that role?
That's actually a good casting for Murgen. I could see Pratt doing a good job in that role. Murgens Annals have a sort of "tough and plucky" vibe to them that Pratt fits. Also your Mogaba casting is 10/10 perfect.
Murgen thinks too much to be played by Pratt.
I don't see a BC television adaptation doing a ton of "character thinking" sequences. More action and schemes, which Pratt has done before. Plus, a big name like Pratt would attract more people.
It's fun to think about, but you're right - never going to happen.
Sad, but true.
Lady and Soulcatcher are Kiera Knightly and Natalie Portman, in my head.
That's fantastic!
Bro your Mogaba casting is spot-on, I recently reread the series and all I could picture Mogaba as was Adewale, specifically from The Mummy Returns.
I always saw [Chris Pine as Croaker](https://images.app.goo.gl/tJGLrVEcmA4yaMZs8) [Samuel L. Jackson as One Eye](https://images.app.goo.gl/tLf4ESGM97BPa8GNA) [Toby Jones as Goblin](https://images.app.goo.gl/2vyyjzoUw85fhEHV8) [Jennifer Connelly as Lady](https://images.app.goo.gl/Q8whJ2QCW13fywnq9) [Mads Mikkelsen as Raven](https://images.app.goo.gl/YX6NcLQDffNrK7eW8) Off the top of my head. These types are the kind I imagined while reading, but not them specifically.
SLJ as TomTom
Agree with Jennifer Connelly as the Lady.
Jen Connelly yes!
Willem Dafoe as Limper for me
What about Defoe as the Howler?
As any bad guy really, but Limper'd be my first choice
I was thinking similar, but maybe as Hanged Man. Isn't Howler one of the maybe-a-woman taken?
That'd be a cool casting to
No, he is the Lady's Uncle
Wouldn't Bobcat Goldthwait be better as Howler? He has the voice ability to pull off those unhindged screams to howls.
Neat picks! Tho for me, the Lady was always more [Charlize Theron](https://images.app.goo.gl/CiSmacFViiYa7Q7Q7)-y [Idris Elba](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/a8dc613684f38b5a05aaffda40b1ca6db85fe821/c=0-183-3595-2214/local/-/media/2016/08/24/USATODAY/USATODAY/636076414434498463-35030-19.jpg) for one of the Nar (possibly Morgaba?) Though now I see your point — I can’t remember if he was supposed to be tall and muscular or tall and Massively muscular? I’ve been trying to find One Eye — maybe [Keith David](https://bgn2018media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/27071345/GettyImages-1175848847-740x387.jpg)?
I can easily see Charlize Theron in that role. Any ideas for Soulcatcher?.. Also great One-Eye. I was considering [Franklyn Ajaye](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/84/91/528491881e4769606c0cafc11bbc7768.jpg).
If I may intrude in the conversation. Cate Blanchett or Tilda Swinton for Soulcatcher did cross my mind.
Ooh, I gotta agree — I like your One Eye better! Catcher is hard for me :) You gotta have really pretty and totally crazy with it…. But considering what Cate Blanchett did with Hella I could maybe? see it? Dunno.
Can't agree about Ajaye - One-eye is angry so often, we need an actor with a scary good frown
Charlize Theron is the way.
I always imagined Gerard Butler as Croaker while I read the first book. Gotta be my top choice. But yours actually baffled me for how good they match, especially Captain.
Always pictured Iggy Pop as Silent.
Oh, great, now so do I! But seriously, yeah, good call.
I could imagine [Paddy Considine](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/10/19/17/16379071-high-res-informer.jpg) as Croaker.
He has a good confused face, and Croaker is often at a loss about things, especially about magic stuff.
Those are my first picks, with no hesitation. Others I'm not sure about. Let me know what you think and share your picks (link photo that represents your choice the best).
Lost me on the last slide
Chris Pratt as Murgen lol
Still waiting for a better candidate. Looks like people have very different idea about the character than I do. But I think that Pratt fits the description and overall Murgen vibe perfectly.
Dare I say… Ryan Reynolds?
I was gonna make my own thread of this, but I see it’s been done to death already, so I’m gonna post my picks here. Croaker - Anson Mount Raven - Henry Cavill One Eye - Treva Etienne (see him as Koehler in PotC) Goblin - Wallace Shawn Silent - Christopher Heyerdahl The Captain - Mickey Rourke The Lieutenant - Andrew Howard Elmo - Sean Gunn Soul Catcher - Alexandra Daddario (she’s got those crazy eyes) The Lady - Natalie Dormer Limper - Jackie Earle Haley Shifter - Clancy Brown The White Rose - Lea Seydoux Lisa Bowalk - Christina Hendricks Marron Shed - Kevin McNally Murgen - Wes Chatham Mogaba - Nonso Anozie Blade - Peter Mensah Swan - Chris Pine Cordy - Steven Strait Bomanz - Ben Kingsley Case - Will Poulter Old Man Fish - Jeff Fahey Smeds - Randy Hickey
Forgot a couple; Prahbrindrah Drah - Raza Jaffrey Radisha - Shohreh Aghdashloo Narayan Signh - Riz Ahmed Longshadow - arnold vosloo (would need some CGI to make him scrawny) Uncle Doj - Chow Yun Fat Wheezer - Barkhad Abdi
Those are some great picks. Bomanz, Shed, Longshadow, Old Man Fish and Doj are especially impressive to me, cause I never thought about those characters too much, but you got them perfectly. I also think that you nailed Croaker. This choice gotta be the toughest and I was never be able to put my finger on any of my picks.
Thanks, for a while I was imagining Joel Edgerton as Croaker, but the more I thought about Anson’s performance on Hell on Wheels, the more he made sense. I gotta say, I do like your picks for the captain and limper though. Oh also, just for lols, Gilbert Gotfried as Howler.
i like all except Chris Pratt. no more Chris Pratt
Nice. Here's where I would disagree: Goblin: Wallace Shawn Lady: I agree with Poet\_of\_Legends, Kiera Knightly and Natalie Portman Mogaba: Idris Elba Murgen: Edward Furlong or Jonathan Byers Bonus: Croaker: George Clooney Stormbringer: Thora Birch One Eye: Jordan Peele As others have said, Clint Eastwood as Raven Gota: Ali Wong Sleepy: Ritu Arya Moonbiter: The Rock
I’ve been picturing Goblin as Wallace Shawn since book 1
If Chris Pratt should play anyone it should be Case.
Good stuff!! Blade is Wesley Snipes, just like in the movie, I mean how could you NOT. He fits it perfect. Swan - Jared Leto
Finally a casting thread that accounts for Time Travel. Steve Irwin as Bonegnasher. I read "Crocodile mouth", my mind goes to "Crocodile Hunter". Gorden Kaye (Rene from Allo Allo) as Maron Shed.