Kevin's Watch

I've never seen Once Were Warriors, but I know of the film's wife-beating scenes by reputation. I can imagine how such a scene would leave a negative impression about an actor in the mind's eye, unfair though it would be.

Morrison definitely has presence. His screen time was brief in Attack of the Clones, but he still brought a nice dark intensity to what was otherwise a generally torpid Star Wars movie.

I could see Morrison as either Ramen or Haruchai, but if I were casting specifically for the First Chronicles, I'd reserve him as Haruchai. I think he'd be gone to waste as a Ramen, since the male Ramen were (in my mind) minor characters, while the female Ramen had the larger roles. (Yeah, I know screenwriters could simply switch things around, but we're trying more or less to be faithful to the books.)

drew wrote:Kind of like how the Woodhevlins are decentants of the Elohim, and the Stoendowners are decendants of the Brathairians

Yeah, that was kinda my reaction to that statement as well.

Morrison does very well in most of his roles - my only worry about choosing Maori actors to play Haruchai is that most either don't have Tem's presence or are overweight, although a few months intensive training could fix that.

variol son wrote:Yeah, that was kinda my reaction to that statement as well.

Morrison does very well in most of his roles - my only worry about choosing Maori actors to play Haruchai is that most either don't have Tem's presence or are overweight, although a few months intensive training could fix that.

Overweight!? Thats a bit harsh Variol. Most of the Maori's i've seen are about 250lbs of solid muscle. They are more often than not casually flipping other large men to one side with an egg shaped ball in their hands.

It occours to me that for a movie you wouldn't need more than two or three speaking Haruchai. Most would just need to stand around looking tough.

You're thinking rugby players Tazz, not actors, and most of them are from various Pacific nations as opposed to being Maori.

You have a point though that only a couple would be needed - for Lord Foul's Bane you could get away with two at a stretch.

variol son wrote:You're thinking rugby players Tazz, not actors, and most of them are from various Pacific nations as opposed to being Maori.

Well, maybe we can get some actors to train with the All Blacks.

Might be a good idea - the actors could teach some of the All Blacks to string a sentence together in the process.

variol son wrote:Might be a good idea - the actors could teach some of the All Blacks to string a sentence together in the process.

I think you give actors too much credit Variol.

Or maybe I don't give rugby players enough.

I'd really like to see Ray Park. He's the guy that played Darth Maul. His phyisicallity would be great!

actually, he looks like Triock to me, for some reason.....

Esmer wrote:actually, he looks like Triock to me, for some reason.....

Yeah, kinda fits....

variol son wrote:You're thinking rugby players Tazz, not actors, and most of them are from various Pacific nations as opposed to being Maori.

On the other hand, Peter Jackson left a plethora of Maori stunt-doubles and extras looking for work in New Zealand.

Wayfriend wrote:

variol son wrote:You're thinking rugby players Tazz, not actors, and most of them are from various Pacific nations as opposed to being Maori.

On the other hand, Peter Jackson left a plethora of Maori stunt-doubles and extras looking for work in New Zealand.

Problem Solved!!!!!

And maybe they could use Steven Segal as teh original Harchai (name escapes me now) show how he was there at KL despair and the Desecration..........(I said with tongue FIRMLY in cheek)

I always had a picture of the Blooguard all looking sort of like Ryu from the Street Fighter games except with a black robe. I don't know why.

I dunno, but I always saw the Haruchai as being more of Asian descent than anything, though perhaps that's my love of Japan poking it's bum up... ^.^"

Definately, danlo.

danlo wrote:

Ong Bak? or someone similar?

I've read this thread on who could play Bannor (and the rest of the Bloodguard) and really agreed with the "Tem Morrison" choice.

He has that stolid appearance and yet can maintain a look of Vulcan-like asceticism.

However I agree with the other posts that are concerned with having enough agreeable "South Pacifics" to fill all the roles. I would not like to see quality visuals for just Bannor, Korik and Tuvor and the rest seem incongruous. We are looking for compact, solid, but not fleshy.

I, too, thought of Native Americans, but was looking a little further south to Central America and South America (Westron Mountains meets Macchu Piccu).