Who would you cast in a movie?

[Angel of Death]

Ive probally got a post in here somewhere already but heres my ideas,

 

All the young charcters, Rand, Mat, etc. should be unknown actors. (At least as unknown as most of the Lotr actors were before they did that).

 

Someone else has said Rachel Wiez for Moiriane - i like the idea.

 

Lan - some one who has a japanese look (this nationallity stuff is important to me) Maybe the guy who plays Jin on Lost. Not great but yeah.

 

I thought of Antonio Bandaress as Julian, tariens are ment to have a Spanish look to them, (and accent).

 

I like the idea thats come up a bit of Patrick Stuart for Thom.

 

There are also some charcaters i haven't heard many suggestions for (or got any), wondering what you think. Would like to hear some

 

Aviendha (should be unknown though)

Loial

Ingtar

Hurin

Leanne

Sheriem sp?

Suain sp?

Morgaze

Alanna

Verin

Bayle

[Lopar]

Rand: Kevin McKidd - He is probably too old but I think his look is perfect for Rand. He can be so cold and brooding it would fit amazingly for the "hard" Rand.

 

Mat: Adrian Grenier - Has proven he can play the care free and mischevious part that is the heart of Mat character.

 

Perrin: Tom Welling - He is a pretty big guy that could easily pull off the quite and thoughtfull Perrin.

 

Tom: Sam Elliot - Lots of people have mentioned this actor for the part of Tom and I always thought he would be perfect for the role.

 

Lan: Russell Crowe - He is big, rugged, and has no problem playing the reserved leader/badass. I think he would make a great Lan.

 

Moiraine: Zhang Ziyi - I really like John's choice for Moiraine. I have always felt that the description of Cairhienin characters resembles that of Asians.

 

Padan Fain: Robin Williams - He is a great actor and can easily pull off "crazy."

 

Ba'alzamon: Johnny Depp - Great actor that is good looking and can play the dark, mysterious, and slightly off his rocker Heart of the Dark.

 

Nyneave: Indira Varma - This women is a beauty. Dark hair and eyes and a commanding presence.

 

Egwene: Jessica Alba - Again a beautiful women. Perfect build and features for Egwene.

 

Min: Keira Knightley - Gorgeous but has a toughness about her that is perfect for Min.

 

Elayne: Scarlett Johansson - She was born to play the role of Elayne.

[airminxx]

These are some of the people that come to my mind when reading...some are too old, but I think that younger actors can have trouble pulling off the wieght of the characters

 

Rand=unknown

Perrin= Brandon Roth (Superman)

Matt=Ewan MacGregor or Ryan Gosling

 

Egewene= Natalie Portman or Anne Hathaway

Nyneave= Kiera Knightly

Min= Alyssa Milano

 

Elayne= Katherine Heigl (she is was a perfect choice)

Morgase= Marg Helgenberger (CSI--she is gorgeous yet more mature looking)

Galad= Rodrigo Santoro (Karl in Love actually--the most gorgeous man on earth)

Gawyn= Ryan Phillippe (Reese Witherspoon's hubby)

 

Moraine= Kristin Scott Thomas http://imdb.com/gallery/granitz/1431/Events/1431/KristinSco_Vespa_468068_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Scott%20Thomas,%20Kristin

 

Lan= Oded Fehr is perfect!

Thom=Sam Elliot

 

Tam= Kevin Costner

Fain= Steve Buscemi

Pedron Niall= Robert Duvall

Rhuarc = Liam Neeson ( he is big,tall, and has the right coloring)

Gaul= Sean Bean

Logain =Christian Bale

Gareth Bryne=

Suian=I always picture deborah winger in my mind but she is too old now

 

Faile = Karina Lombard http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518312/

Ishy= Gary Oldman

LTT= Ralph Fiennes

Lanfear= Eva Longoria

Graendal= Sharon Stone

[the dude]

Elaida

 

 

that's almost exactly how i picture cadsuane, actually.

[meauxwalk]

I just read through everyone's suggestions for different characters. I would love to see a WOT series, but personally think that they should do open casting and find some more unknown talent. For me, I would have trouble seeing the characters through more well know actors. If they got less known people for the roles, there may be a greater chance to find the "perfect" person for the part. Just my two cents.

[Gandaal]

Rand- Orlando Bloom

Min- Amy Acker

Lan- Ken Watanabe

Elyas- Daniel Day Lewis

Fain- Edward Norton

Asmodean- Johnny Depp

Gaul- Ralph Fiennes

Rahvin- Brad Pitt

Elayne- Scarlett Johansson

Alanna- Salma Hayek

Artur Hawkwing- Russell Crowe

Ishamael/Ba'alzamon- Mel Gibson

[Angel of Death]

Oh.. I like Amy Acker as Min.

[Corlan]

Gerard Butler - Rand ?

[Darth_Teacup]

Rand- Christian Bale

Perrin- Sean Astin

Mat- Billy Boyd

Ishamael/Moridin- Christopher Lee

Padan Fain- Stanley Tucci

Sammael-Kenneth Branagh

Lanfear- Liv Tyler

Rahvin- Russel Crowe

Demandred- Sean Bean

Cadsuane- Meryl Streep

[gak]

to sorta wade my way into this discussion... i dont think i would make a live action wot movie... i would want to make anything as close to the books as possible so i think i would make a whole tonne of computer animated cartoons and just get some good voice actors... that way everything could look as close to how rj wants it to as possible...

[destiny477]

would totally choose as tuon or min

 

 

Lyndsey Marshal

http://www.hbo.com/rome/episode/season1/episode08.html

 

played cleopatra in the rome series

 

and if u guys have ever seen this

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120157/

 

kurt russell would make a good Lan

[Jonn]

Tuon is dark-skinned.

 

Kurt Russel is pretty cool for Lan, although Lan to me seems like he'd look taller...a longer body frame.

[Jonn]

Rand: Austin Nichols (He's the one on the left.)

 

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/11/28/surface_wideweb__470x299,0.jpg

 

Perrin: Stanislav Ianevski

 

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/6827/stan47sw.png

 

http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/7466/uhpviktor15ur.jpg

 

Mat: Steven Strait

 

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/lions_gate_films/undiscovered/steven_strait/undiscovered_preg.jpg

 

Egwene: Keisha Castle Hughes

 

http://blitzgal.com/scans/Blitzscan_KeishaCastleHughes01.JPG

 

Zhang Ziyi as Moiraine

 

http://www.chinadaily.net/english/doc/2005-09/05/xin_25090205091794531241.jpg

 

http://www.helloziyi.us/Pictures/zhang-ziyi.jpg

 

Min: Eva Green

 

http://sports.donga.com/bbs/data/re_enter_100sexy/jb_eva_green01.jpg

 

http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/personalidades/atores/eva-green/eva-green03.jpg

 

Elayne: Elisha Cuthbert

 

http://www.e-jul.com/elisha-cuthbert/image/elisha_cuthbert-mar2k_ba9df.jpg

 

http://www.girlskickbutt.com/images/profile/elisha_cuthbert.jpg

 

Nynaeve:

Kiera Knightley

 

http://scribblenation.typepad.com/photos/scribble_nations_25_most_/keira_knightley2.jpg

 

http://www.xzgames.com/tn9/images/keira_knightley_wall_29232i.jpg

 

Lan: Daniel Day Lewis

 

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/5d/images.art.com/images/-/Daniel-Day-Lewis---Last-of-the-Mohicans--C10103887.jpeg

 

http://crazy4cinema.com/Actor/imgs/daylewis.jpg

 

Thom: Gary Oldman

 

http://uncleodiescollectibles.com/img_lib/Gary%20Oldman%2013%203-1-4.jpg

 

Fain: Willem Dafoe

 

http://www.bonnyhthr.com/spiderman/pictures/willem/05.jpg

 

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/lions_gate_films/shadow_of_the_vampire/willem_dafoe/vampire.jpg

 

http://www.blogdecine.com/archivos/willemdafoe.jpg

 

Logain: Matthew MacFayden

 

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8092/0035matthewmacfadyen2ji.jpg

 

Bayle Domon: James Gandolfini

 

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/dreamworks_skg/surviving_christmas/james_gandolfini/surviving.jpg

[DaiAldazar]

rand: no clue

mat: jake gyllenhaal

perrin: Eric Bana

Egwene: Rachel Bilson

Nynaeve: Holly Mary Combs

thom merrilin: Sam Elliot

Moiriane: Emma Thompson

Lan: mark ferguson(look at him as Gil-Galad, then transfer him into a different costume/outfit and put a hadori on him, hes perfect).

Aviendha: Adriana Lima(i dont care what any of you say she looks like a perfect aviendha to me).

Elayne: Kate Bosworth

Min: Mandy Moore

Gawyn: Hayden Christiensen(sorry about the spelling!!!!!!!!!! lol)

Galad: ?

[GTPapabear]

No. I would have to agree with Maj when he posted at the begining of the thread that Matt And Perrin need to be cast from unknowns. However Rand Needs to be a Name of Some Sort in order to Bring Attention to the Movie.

 

Definatly having the Dude from the Mummy and Deuce Bigalo movie ( Name is Oded Fehr by the way) as Lan. I mean come on...Scott Bakula? As Lan? Totally not beliveable.

I like Emma Thompson as Moraine. It Fits. She has a nice accent, and an agless quality about her. Plus she's not as High Profile as some other actors people were suggesting.

Those are some ideas anyway, but i'll be posting a Almost complete list shortly.

 

I have been in casting pretty much since I was 18. So i've been doing this awhile, but Maj's Suggestion of Unknowns for the lead (excluding Rand), is damn near brilliant. I mean it's got a great story line, we don't want to take from that do we? you cast High profile players in movies with weak plots and story lines in hopes they can help surmount the failing. Take Johnny Depp. Dead Man... HORRIBLE MOVIE! But Johnny Depp was FANTASTIC in it.

 

Post more later. :)

[GTPapabear]

Rand- Paul Walker? Best Fit. I had Thought about Seth Green but he's like what 4'3"? :)

 

Matt-Tom Welling

 

Perin- Jon Favreau

 

Egwene- Rachel Lee Cook

 

Nynaeve- Eliza Dushku

 

Elayne- Elisha Cuthbert

 

Thom Merrilin- Patrick Stewart? Maybe Christopher Lee? The person has to have a sense of humor AND be slick all at the same time. I think either one of these actors would work.

 

Lan- Oded Fehr

 

Moraine- Emma Thompson

 

Loial- Michael Clarke Duncan. He has the Nose AND

the Voice. Throw some Vulcan ears on him and BINGO!

 

Faile- Mila Kunis

 

Min- Alexis Bledel

 

Sammael- Gary Oldman

 

Rahvin- Billy Zane

 

Lanfear- Juliet Landau

 

Graendal- Alicia Silverstone

 

Bit Part for Aurther Hawkwing...

Sean Connary! Oh yeah.

 

That's all I got for now. But keep in mind while posting that even IF they were serious about a movie, that it would probably have to have Sub-par to unknown actors/actresses in it for a Studio to come anywhere near it. Or it would have to be done independant... Too high of a Budget, escpecially since there would be lots of Special effects (Call up ILM!!! Lucas Here We Come!), means low profit margins for studios. but I would LOVE to see a Multi-Film series come out in theaters.

Director? I would stay away from The "Buffy" guy, and go towards a more special effect oriented guy, though I did see Serenity and I have to say THAT was a wonderful movie.

Enough of me today. LATER!

You can See Pics at www.IMDB.com

[Jonn]

Rand- Paul Walker? Best Fit. I had Thought about Seth Green but he's like what 4'3"? :)

 

Too old, I think. He's like 30, and he pretty much screams, b-movie. Good look though, about 5 years ago. He's in his 30's now.

 

Matt-Tom Welling

 

He's my pick for Galad. He has a prettiness about him, like a male model type, but he pulls off this virtuous, self-righteous thing as well. I can see how that would drive Elayne nuts. If not Galad, I'd look at him to play Jahar Narishma later on maybe.

 

Perin- Jon Favreau

 

Waaaay too old for an 18-year old. He looked about right as a grad student in Rudy, and that was over 10 years ago. He was my pick for Lamgwin, Basel Gil's bouncer. He can look kind of sleepy and jovial, but there's a menace that can be concealed by that front. He has a good enough sense of humr, I'd take a second to consider him for Bayle Domon. that'd be kind of fun.

 

 

Egwene- Rachel Lee Cook

 

Hmmm...interesting. Again , a bit too old to pass for a 16-year-old. I'd consider her for Min or Nynaeve.

 

Nynaeve- Eliza Dushku

 

Nice. I'm actually tempted to save her for Berelain. Good pick, though, I'm not too sure about her acting chops. Nynaeve is a delicate role in that respect. You need someone who is really good to keep her from just seeming like a bossy $#@$#.

 

Elayne- Elisha Cuthbert

 

A fine choice. ;) Charming and vulnerable with a hint of frost on her, and so dam pretty.

 

Thom Merrilin- Patrick Stewart? Maybe Christopher Lee? The person has to have a sense of humor AND be slick all at the same time. I think either one of these actors would work.

 

I like Patrick Stewart. The only problem is that Thom, even wounded by a myrdraal weapon, is pretty spry and can move alramingly well for an older gentleman. Now Captain Picard was quite spry in his Star TRek days, but that was nigh on 20 years ago. If I can have a second choice behind Gary Oldman, I'd have to go with Hugo Weaving with some make-up touches to age him a bit. I never pictured Thom much more than 60 anyway.

 

Lan- Oded Fehr

 

Brilliant choice. I like it a lot. If not Lan, for me he'd be a great Taim.

 

Moraine- Emma Thompson

 

Again, sorry, but I just think she'd look too old. Moiraine is a 40-year old woman, but she doesn't look it. she's also dark haired and dark of eye. that means basically black or really dark brown. Emma Thompson is rather fair. She's talented, certainly, but her look isn't right for Moiraine.

 

Loial- Michael Clarke Duncan. He has the Nose AND

the Voice. Throw some Vulcan ears on him and BINGO!

 

The voice is right.

 

Faile- Mila Kunis

 

Cute, but can she act? Maxim models and the like are well and good, but we're not talking about a magazine spread here nor a teen movie boobies flick. Acting is crucial, just as important as the look and feel. Besides, Faile is about Egwene's age, so think 16-19. As she's later in the story, I haven't thought too hard on Faile yet.

 

Min- Alexis Bledel

 

I really REALLY like this pick. Excellent.

 

Sammael- Gary Oldman

 

Nah, Sammael is stocky and athletic looking.

 

Rahvin- Billy Zane

 

I like it.

 

Lanfear- Juliet Landau

 

Hmm...I can see her losing it at the Docks. Interesting pick. Not a frontrunner for me though. Liv Tyler or Angelina Jolie would work well, but they seem too high profile. Still, I can't see who wouldn't jump at the chance to be one of the most electrifying villainesses of all time.

 

Graendal- Alicia Silverstone

 

Hehe, good for you. At least someone is willing to give her some work. I think it may actually work out. My choice at the moment is Polly Parker from HBO's Rome.

[Jonn]

mat: jake gyllenhaal

 

Yeah, just a bit too old, but his look isn't too bad. Marginal...He could pull it off, perhaps.

 

perrin: Eric Bana

Way too old. He'd make a decent Lan.

 

Egwene: Rachel Bilson

 

Again, age and acting chops. Age is the problem here. She's 25. Egwene is 16 starting out in the first book.

 

 

Nynaeve: Holly Mary Combs

 

Maybe. Age...Nynaeve looks no older than 18-21

 

thom merrilin: Sam Elliot

 

Can't complain too much about this one except the cowboyisheness of his manner and voice.

 

Lan: mark ferguson(look at him as Gil-Galad, then transfer him into a different costume/outfit and put a hadori on him, hes perfect).

 

Looks, maybe, but I have no idea about his acting.

 

Aviendha: Adriana Lima(i dont care what any of you say she looks like a perfect aviendha to me).

 

Yes, but can she act the part? besides, Aviendha has light colored hair.

 

Elayne: Kate Bosworth

 

I don't see it. maybe a Min, or even a Moiraine, but not Elayne.

 

Min: Mandy Moore

 

Uh...no.

 

Gawyn: Hayden Christiensen(sorry about the spelling!!!!!!!!!! lol)

 

you know what...that's pretty brilliant. Gawyn always struck me as a whiny pouter. This pick would work.

[GTPapabear]

Agreed. Pretty much everyone else you suggested in place of my pics were people that I considered previously. So were right on track.

 

on another note, i would like to say for the record, that after discussing this with some of my co-workers, we all came to the conclusion that we would rather see a prequal to the WOT series before any WOT came out. Something of the Age of Legends, either in book form or in movie form. I would love to see/read about the rise of Auther Hawkwing, or the Fall of the Ten Nations, The Destruction of Manatheren, The Over-running of the Seven Towers, maybe even the Rise of the White Tower. Who knows. But That would be required information to really pull off a movie based on these books.

I mean before LOTR movies, there was the Hobbitt...in book and animated feature...

[GTPapabear]

What about Emma Watson for Elayne?

[Myrelle]

i cant remember who suggested it, but i like the idea of Eric Banner as perin.

 

(i want to sneak brad pitt in there aswell, but i cant really think of a character that matches him that well :oops: )

[Jonn]

What about Emma Watson for Elayne?

 

She'd be a pretty good Egwene actually.

 

I do hesitate though at the thought of type-casting the girl into roles where she does magical things.

 

Oh, and no offense to anyone in particular but I'll say this as many times as I need to:

 

Eric Bana is too old to play an 18-year-old Perrin.

 

The guy's nearly 40 people. He's a good two decades too old.

That and his body type seems off. Perrin is rather brawny and really heavy in the shoulders. Eric Bana's transformation into the Hulk was computer generated, ok. Talented actor to be sure, but just simply wrong for Perrin.

[Gandaal]

Nynaeve: Kira Knightly

Min: Amy Aker

Padan Fain: Edward Norton

Rahvin: Brad Pitt

Faile: Eliza Dushku

Elaida: Marcia Cross

Lanfear: Rose McGowan

Moridin: David Boreanaz

Geofram Bornhald: Peter Stormare

Aran'gar: Morena Baccarin

Elayne: Rachel Nichols

Liandrin: Juliet Landau

Sammael: Kevin McKidd

Logain: James Marsters

Egwene: Natalie Portman

 

New attempt based on previous suggestions from other people... although with some I agreed with the actor but not the character.

[Jonn]

Gawyn- Rupert Friend

 

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/hh/1670029/HH/1670029/iid_1022683.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Friend,%20Rupert

 

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/hh/1670029/HH/1670029/iid_1022814.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Friend,%20Rupert

 

Galad- Tom Welling

 

http://us.tv1.yimg.com/tv.yahoo.com/images/he/photo/tv_pix/thewb/smallville/tom_welling/ep_jameswhite2.jpg

 

Elaida- Tilda Swinton

 

http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/TV2/archive/00147/Tilda_Swinton_147409a.jpg

 

http://www.splicedonline.com/03reviews/teknolust.jpg

 

Tallanvor- Kevin McKidd (Trainspotting, Topsy Turvy)

 

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/hh/0571727/HH/0571727/iid_890795.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=McKidd,%20Kevin

 

Basel Gil- Brendan Gleeson

 

http://www.kingdomofheaven.de/german_wb/movies/koh/brendan.jpg

 

http://www.cinema.com/image_lib/5503_17.jpg

 

Gareth Bryne- Ray Winstone (Funny guy. Just liked him ever since I saw his performance in Nil By Mouth. Really good actor.)

 

http://us.imdb.com/gallery/hh/0935653/HH/0935653/RayWinstoneHeadshot.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Winstone,%20Ray

 

http://www.copperlily.com/AboutRayWinstone/Images/midsizeraysundaytimesoct03.jpg

 

Lamgwin- Jon Favreau (Dinner for Five, Swingers)

 

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/the_break_up/jon_favreau/breakuppreg.jpg

 

Elyas Machera- Ray Stevenson (Rome as Titus Pullo, King Arthur)

 

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/gallery/2004/07/26/arthoiuoeuoiuoiuoiuoiue.jpg

 

Raen- Ben Kingsley (Ghandi, Sexy Beast)

 

http://www.rpsnorthwest.co.uk/images/Sir_Ben_Kingsley.jpg

 

Ila- Kathy Bates (Misery, Titanic)

 

Aram- Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Bend it Like Beckham, Match Point)

 

http://www.omelete.com.br/imagens/cinema/news/atores/jonathan_rhys-meyers.jpg

 

Lord Captain Geofram Bornhald- Sam Niell[/b] (Jurrasic Park, Even Horizon)

 

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/he/photo/movie_pix/festivals/fall_film_festivals_2002_photos/sam_neill/toronto.jpg

 

Byar- Tomas Arana (Gladiator as Quintus, Last Temptation of Christ as Lazarus)

 

http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/images/tomas2.JPG

 

http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/images/tomas1.JPG

 

Dain Bornhald- Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Red Eye)

 

http://www.donyell.net/images/murphy-cillian.jpg

 

http://www.queerty.com/queer/cillianmurphy-thumb.jpg

 

Ba’alzamon/Ishamael- Ralph Feinnes

 

http://www.krstarica.com/slike/magazin/film_muzika/fajns.jpg

 

Lews Therin Telamon- Heath Ledger

 

http://www.getlippy.com/graphics/gallery/heathledger2.jpg

 

Lord Agelmar Jagad- Ken Watanabe

 

http://www.caixadeimagens.blogger.com.br/ken_watanabe.jpg

 

http://i.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/031230/145949__watanabe_l.jpg

 

Lord Ingtar- Hugo Weaving (The Matrix, Lord of the Rings)

 

http://www.alicia-logic.com/capsimages/LOTR_Fell051_HugoWeaving.jpg

 

Aginor- Bruce Spence

 

http://www.autographmania.net/bruce_spence.jpg

 

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/star_wars__episode_iii___revenge_of_the_sith/bruce_spence/sith.jpg

 

http://www.herrderringe-fanfiction.de/Die_Darsteller/andere/BruceSpence.jpg

 

Balthamel- Ray Park (in The Phantom Menace as Darth Maul, X-Men)

 

http://www.cswu.cz/cast/temp/park/ray_9.jpg

 

http://www.wallsoffame.com/assets/images/1199park.jpg

 

Gaul- Paul Bettany (The DaVinci Code)

 

http://www.alohacriticon.com/images/elcriticonfotos/bettany5.jpg

 

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/wenn/paulbettany2406.jpg

 

Selene/Lanfear- Kate Beckinsale (Underworld, Van Helsing)

 

http://www.myclassiclyrics.com/artist_biographies/Kate_Beckinsale_Biography.jpg

 

http://www.arach.net.au/~writer/Kate%20Beckinsale%20-%20Underworld.jpg

 

http://sorenz.dk/Film%202004/Kate%20Beckinsale%20pic%206.JPG

[Jonn]

Nynaeve: Kira Knightly

 

I picked her for Nynaeve as well. She would look good as a couple with my pick for Lan, Daniel Day Lewis.

 

Padan Fain: Edward Norton

 

I can see that. Nice choice.

 

Rahvin: Brad Pitt

 

That would be spectacular. Too bad he costs so much to hire.

 

Faile: Eliza Dushku

 

Too old I think. Faile is about 16.

 

Elaida: Marcia Cross

 

Wonderful choice!

 

Lanfear: Rose McGowan

 

Hmm, another good one.

 

Moridin: David Boreanaz

 

I'd definately cast him somewhere if I could. Angel was one of my favorite shows.

 

Geofram Bornhald: Peter Stormare

 

Hmm...interesting. He strikes me as too odd I guess. Geofram is very dignified and commanding.

 

Elayne: Rachel Nichols

 

A bit too old for Elayne. My cutoff is at 22-23.

 

Egwene: Natalie Portman

 

Again, a little too old. Natalie Portman is 25. Egwene is 16.

 

I really think it's important that these principle actors are close to their character's age. I'd make the stretch for a 5 year cushion, but when you're closing in on a 10 year age difference...have to draw a line somewhere.

 

Characters around the age of 30 are easier to manage the difference in age for an actor.

 

I think at this stage, trying to play a teenager with an actor in their mid to late 20's into their 30s doesn't work anymore. Audiences can get pretty sophisticated when it comes to such details.