My ultimate to play TC in a film version
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Lord Doom wrote:I'm suprised no one has mentioned this, but Viggo M. could pull off the Unbeliever easily.
Even though he was in Lord of the Rings, I still think he could do it.
Stephen R Donaldson wrote:Well, thanks to LOTR, Viggo has probably become too expensive. But I can't see him as Covenant anyway: he doesn't seem to have the emotional range--or the emotional extremes--to play Covenant.
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I have to agree there; Viggo is not an impressive actor. His performance in LOTRs was bland.Murrin wrote:Lord Doom wrote:I'm suprised no one has mentioned this, but Viggo M. could pull off the Unbeliever easily.
Even though he was in Lord of the Rings, I still think he could do it.Stephen R Donaldson wrote:Well, thanks to LOTR, Viggo has probably become too expensive. But I can't see him as Covenant anyway: he doesn't seem to have the emotional range--or the emotional extremes--to play Covenant.
To be honest, Mortensen is a good TV actor and not much more (which was exactly what I thought when he was cast). He had (debatably) the right look and just enough gravitas to make a good Aragorn though.
The more I think about it, the more I realise just how difficult a role TC would be for an actor. Not only must the difficult issues of the rape and leprosy be addressed, but also the actor will have to play Covenant as the frustrating SoB that he is (during the 1st chrons anyway) without turning off the audience completely. To my mind, it is impossible to underestimate just how challenging this role will be, and I think we'll probably have to sacrifice the look of the guy for his ability to perform (please God, not the other way around. Not after Tarzan, the series).
The more I think about it, the more I realise just how difficult a role TC would be for an actor. Not only must the difficult issues of the rape and leprosy be addressed, but also the actor will have to play Covenant as the frustrating SoB that he is (during the 1st chrons anyway) without turning off the audience completely. To my mind, it is impossible to underestimate just how challenging this role will be, and I think we'll probably have to sacrifice the look of the guy for his ability to perform (please God, not the other way around. Not after Tarzan, the series).
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But let us not overblow just how hard the role will be. There have been harder roles to play.Nav wrote:To be honest, Mortensen is a good TV actor and not much more (which was exactly what I thought when he was cast). He had (debatably) the right look and just enough gravitas to make a good Aragorn though.
The more I think about it, the more I realise just how difficult a role TC would be for an actor. Not only must the difficult issues of the rape and leprosy be addressed, but also the actor will have to play Covenant as the frustrating SoB that he is (during the 1st chrons anyway) without turning off the audience completely. To my mind, it is impossible to underestimate just how challenging this role will be, and I think we'll probably have to sacrifice the look of the guy for his ability to perform (please God, not the other way around. Not after Tarzan, the series).
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Somebody did mentioned Edward Norton somewhere, and I agree, he has the range and the look.
Bruce Campbelll is a no for me. I've never seen him in a serious role. He's always the action hero or the comic relief. He's good at what he does, and he's one of my favorite actors, but Covenant is no action hero, and I challenge you to find something funny about the role.
Bruce Campbelll is a no for me. I've never seen him in a serious role. He's always the action hero or the comic relief. He's good at what he does, and he's one of my favorite actors, but Covenant is no action hero, and I challenge you to find something funny about the role.
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Not a Depp fan, either, for this role. He's all wrong for it. He has the talent, for sure, but he doesn't have the look, or the air. I'm all for them casting a relative nobody, like Mortensen in LOTR. That way you'll see Covenant, not Johhny Depp or Ed Norton or whoever.
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"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
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I'll double that - a barely known actor can do well, without unnecessary comparisons to other characters he acted. It worked for LOTR, why wouldn't it work for Chonicles?I'm all for them casting a relative nobody, like Mortensen in LOTR. That way you'll see Covenant, not Johhny Depp or Ed Norton or whoever.
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