Russell Crowe is no TC

Post by **theDespiser** » Mon May 31, 2004 3:56 am

i guess Willem Defoe would be too old?

Post by **Romeo** » Mon May 31, 2004 4:09 am

How about Gene Wilder?

Post by **[Syl]** » Mon May 31, 2004 1:27 pm

Willem Defoe would've been a great choice ten years ago, but I think he might still be able to pull it off. Christian Bale or Eric Bana would also get my approval.

Post by **Furls Fire** » Mon May 31, 2004 2:10 pm

I'm not sure anyone could play him. He's such a complicated character. He is precisely the reason why I don't think a movie could ever touch the intricate emotional scope of the Chronicles. But, if it does come to pass (and I shudder still at the thought), I hope they go for an actor who can pull off charactization and not go for the Hollywood "star" to give it a good "look".

Post by **markjeffrey** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:10 pm

Russell Covenant, the Master and Commander of Starfare's Gem?

Tell me this isn't so. I cannot imagine 'Hellfire and bloody damnation' being delivered with an Australian accent. The world does not need a beefy, affable Covenant - he must be gaunt. And irritable.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:31 am

Crowe is a chameleon; he also changes accents with relative ease. But I agree that he's not the right physical type for Covenant.

Russell Covenant, the Master and Commander of Starfare's Gem?

This is good, Mark.

Post by **TRC** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:50 am

markjeffrey wrote:Russell Covenant, the Master and Commander of Starfare's Gem?

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Very very good !~!!
very very good !!

But yet there is one of the right age, the right physical attribute, one of the right mental offset that could carry, no, be the character needed to pull off such a part

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 4:04 pm

TRC, are you still trying to get yourself a big acting contract?

Post by **TRC** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:51 am

No, just a little one, I would do it for scale.

in fact instead of taking it to the big screen it should prob be done in a miniseries first, and then re-done with the big budget and all the FX that would go with it.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:24 pm

It should be done as an animated film, with Sean Connery as the voice of Mhoram, and James Earl Jones as Foul.

Post by **Variol Farseer** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:14 am

James Earl Jones could do Foul, no doubt; I think Christopher Lee would be better. But they'll have to hurry up and start casting if they want to use him!

Post by **Seafoam Understone** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:41 am

James Earl Jones' voice would be the personfication of our idea of FOUL but consider this... his total gross box office draw (domestic) of all his movies...(52 of them) since his first (Dr. Strangelove) is $1,509,797,255.00 .... anybody want to write a check?

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:27 pm

Now, we are turning it into a cartoon???

Post by **Ninquelote** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:54 pm

I'm new here, haven't read too much what you've written, but the fact that there may be an adaption for the screen of the chron is kinda heartbreaking. How can they even believe that they can transform Linden's thoughts and feelings into pictures, in a pleasant way? Foul damn it! I don't want the works of SRD become a comercial issue, they're just to precious to be destroyed like that, don't you think?

Have a great night (at least it's 23.00 here in Sweden at the moment)

Post by **danlo** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:58 pm

Welcome! I don't think we need fear of it happenening any time in the near future.

Post by **UrLord** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:23 am

God, I can just see the advertising campaign...wouldn't it be horrific to see it promoted the way Shrek 2 is being promoted right now? They'd be serving "Leprosy Sundaes" at Baskin Robbins with "White Gold Sprinkles" and horrific Drool Rockworm toys in your McDonald's Happy Meal...

Though a Covenant prequel focusing on Kevin might be entertaining...

Post by **Furls Fire** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:27 pm

*shudders* Now I'm going to have nightmares....

Post by **Iryssa** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 4:15 am

hehehe....how about a Foamfollower fun pack? Super-sized drink and popcorn, with some strange flavour of pop claiming to be diamondraught *grin*
ok, yes, that was lame...

I still stand by Viggo Mortensen for the Covenant part...I have absolutely no clue who to cast for any of the Haruchai...

Post by **Ninquelote** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:11 pm

hehe

Anyway I wouldn't like it if Aragorn suddenly became Covenant. I actually think SRD himself would be perfect for the part. He just has that perfect covenant-look. But that's just silly

When I look at pics of Crowe now, I actually see a Covenant in him. But, still, he's not the one.

Woa, this pic of Gary Oldman, gah! Perfect!

www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/1406/Event ... an,%20Gary

or maybe this:

www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/1137/Event ... an,%20Gary

Post by **Seafoam Understone** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:54 pm

Gary Oldman is a fabulous character actor and he would go the extra mile it takes to get a persona down just right. IN TC's choice, he'd lose the weight to get the gauntness needed.
Very good choice. I've admired his versitility for years.

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Russell Crowe is no TC

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