Who should play Roy in an OotS movie? And others.

[BelgarathMTH]

I nominate Samuel Jackson for Roy.

I could go with Rhys Davies or Peter Dinklage for Durkon, but they've both kind of already "been there, done that."

I like Suzie Plakson as she was circa 1990 for Haley, or maybe Allyson Hannigan, but they're both too old now. Who are similar young actresses currently who are the right age?

Elan could be played by any good-looking young blonde actor, probably tall and thin, not too muscular. V is tough, since you need that genderless quality. He/she could be any actor or actress that has a lot of the secondary characteristics of the opposite gender - either a tomboyish female or an effete male. I'm open to suggestions.

Belkar could be any of the guys from the LotR movies, but I doubt they'd ever agree to play "halflings" again, and they're all probably too old now. Again, I'm open to suggestions. I think Belkar has red or deep auburn hair, just like Haley. Come to think of it, Peter Dinklage might make a better Belkar than a Durkon.

[georgie_leech]

I dunno, I like Idris Elba for Roy. Nothing against Samuel L Jackson, but I think that accent that Idris has lends itself really well to the Not Just a Dumb Fighter thing Roy has going.

[BelgarathMTH]

Ooh, I like it. Roy is like Heimdall, huh? I need to find more clips of his voice. One of the things I'm looking for in actors, besides matching appearances, is voices I can read the comic in.

So, you think Roy speaks like Heimdall?

[Synesthesy]

For me, Roy is Will Smith.

[2D8HP]

I dunno, I like Idris Elba for Roy. Nothing against Samuel L Jackson, but I think that accent that Idris has lends itself really well to the Not Just a Dumb Fighter thing Roy has going.

Not sure if they sound like anyone specific in my head. If I were casting them for an animation or live-action film, though, I would want to see:

Roy played by Idris Elba...

I second (third?, forth?) Idris Elba as Roy, and my other picks remain:

Forgetting for a moment that a "live-action" OotS is a stupid idea since a lot of the charm is in the art, who to cast?

Off the top of my head, I've picked:


Idris Elba as Roy

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Jessica Chastain as Haley

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Owen Wilson as Elan

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Tilda Swinton as Vaarsuvius

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Brian Blessed as Durkon

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And the hardest for me to "cast" Tom Cruise as Belkar

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What are your picks?

I hope this thread lasts.

[Peelee]

I hope this thread lasts.

Oh, don't worry about that. It'll come back around in a year or so, same with the voice-actor thread.

[Dr.Zero]

The Rock, Dwayne Johnson.

[GloatingSwine]

Sam Jackson is way too old to play Roy.

He'd be OK as Eugene though.


I'd say Ricky Whittle (Shadow from Amazon's American Gods series) for Roy.

[k_bukie]

Dwayne Johnson as Roy
Karen Gillan as Haley
Jack Black as Vaarsuvius
Nick Jonas as Elan
Kevin Hart as Belkar
Rhys Darby as Durkon
Bobby Cannavale as Xykon

Though I feel like I just saw a movie like this...

[Fyraltari]

Dwayne Johnson as Roy
Karen Gillan as Haley
Jack Black as Vaarsuvius
Nick Jonas as Elan
Kevin Hart as Belkar
Rhys Darby as Durkon
Bobby Cannavale as Xykon

Though I feel like I just saw a movie like this...

And know I am picturing Jumanji turning into a D&D game.



It's awesome.

[littlebum2002]

I nominate Samuel Jackson for Roy.

I like Suzie Plakson as she was circa 1990 for Haley, or maybe Allyson Hannigan, but they're both too old now. Who are similar young actresses currently who are the right age?
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You literally just said that you think a 70 year old man is OK to play a 30 year old man, but a 44 year old woman is "too old" to play a 30 year old woman.

I wonder why that is


I personally like Winston Duke, the guy who played the chief of the "Mountain tribe" in Black Panther. He's the right age (unless maybe 31 is too young to play a 30 year old, who knows anymore) and he's actually buff enough for the part.

[godsflunky]

I second Winston Duke! Elba has the gravitas but he's a bit old, yeah. And Duke in Black Panther had the dignity (and touch of humor) that Roy would require.

Karen Gillan is fine, but once you've seen Allyson Hannigan play morally-questionable (as she did in Buffy and Veronica Mars) you know she could totally have the chops for Haley. To this day.

But who is both a natural goofball and has the sheer attractiveness for Elan? Owen Wilson's got the "goofball" part down, but not quite the "has to fend off women with a stick" physicality. Doesn't Chris Hemsworth have a brother?

For V I nominate someone who actually identifies as gender neutral.

[Dr.Zero]

Dwayne Johnson as Roy
Karen Gillan as Haley
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Actually, she is quite a good choice, too.

Oh, John Statham as Belkar. (I give for granted that real height is not an issue, else the choices are too much reduced)

[littlebum2002]

Remember, a significant portion of Haley's characterization is that she has self esteem issues from being "curvy" and doesn't think she's attractive enough to get Elan. So I'm not sure all these hot skinny girls really fit her character.

I think the girlfriend from Eastbound and Down would be perfect. She's still very attractive, but also "curvy" enough that her self esteem issues would be believable.


Also, for Belkar I'm thinking about someone who is also short and cocky: Kevin Hart.


Edit: her name is Katy Mixon

Edit 2: and if we want an actual genderfluid person to play V? No contest: Ruby Rose.

[Dr.Zero]

Remember, a significant portion of Haley's characterization is that she has self esteem issues from being "curvy" and doesn't think she's attractive enough to get Elan. So I'm not sure all these hot skinny girls really fit her character.

I always thought her self esteem problems were more about personality: she saw herself as a liar (who she actually was, to some extent) and not good (alignment wise) for a pure of heart guy as Elan.

About her body, I distinctly remember she calling herself sexy, some time back.
(And the strip where she had wardrobe problems, in the first dungeon, with all the guys looking at her with gaping mouths should have quickly removed any doubt from her, if she ever had any)

[Peelee]

I always thought her self esteem problems were more about personality: she saw herself as a liar (who she actually was, to some extent) and not good (alignment wise) for a pure of heart guy as Elan.

Seconded. I'm not sure where "self esteem problems due to her looks" came from. Also, aside from age issues, the lack of love for Terry Crews rankles me.

[Quartz]

How about Chris Hemsworth for Elan? Blond, charismatic, has to fight off women. I think Johnson is a bit old to play Roy but is a much better fit as Durkon. Will Smith is absolutely not right as Roy. I like the idea of Tilda Swinton as V. And why not a non-black actor for Roy? If we can make Durkon black, why not make Roy Indian or Indonesian or white?

[littlebum2002]

I always thought her self esteem problems were more about personality: she saw herself as a liar (who she actually was, to some extent) and not good (alignment wise) for a pure of heart guy as Elan.

About her body, I distinctly remember she calling herself sexy, some time back.
(And the strip where she had wardrobe problems, in the first dungeon, with all the guys looking at her with gaping mouths should have quickly removed any doubt from her, if she ever had any)

You're right. I thought she called herself "curvy" but it wasn't her, it was Bandana who called her curvy. So it is still part of her character description, but not the cause of her self esteem issues

Seconded. I'm not sure where "self esteem problems due to her looks" came from. Also, aside from age issues, the lack of love for Terry Crews rankles me.

Terry Crews is to old to be most characters and too young to be others. There aren't many middle aged characters in the show. He could play Tarquin I guess; there are plenty of attractive, young black actors who could play Elan and Nale.

Or he could play Horace! Remember age doesn't matter in the afterlife.

[Thurulian]

Zack Efron as Elan, he had long hair in Highschool musical and he would just need a blonde dye and he would be perfect i think it would be hilarious to see him play Nale as well with the goatee
plus hes a pretty boy so it would emulate Elans' 17 charisma.

For Durkon i would say John Davies, he played Gimli in Lotr.

Tilda swinton is perfect to play V and shes played elves and wizards in the past.

Chiwetel Ejiofor would be my perfect Roy hes shown us hes good at combat scenes and he is the right age as well.

Thats all i can think of for The order, Belkar and Hailey are tough

David Tenant would be good for Redcloak and then maybe For Xykon Robert Carlyle.

[Peelee]

Robert Carlyle.

Nothing he does will ever match up to The Full Monty. Criminally underrated, that was!

[Thurulian]

Nothing he does will ever match up to The Full Monty. Criminally underrated, that was!

i think he really is an underrated actor in general i just thought he would be perfect for Xykon after seeing him as Rumpelstiltskin in Once apon a time.

[Synesthesy]

+1 for Karen Gillian as Hailey and David Tennant for Redcloak.

Now, I should stop propose ex Doctor Who actor for roles here, or I'll go on all day....

However, for Hailey, I would say that it's true that she thinks that she's not that good... and that Bandana says she's curvy (that is not bad alone); but we should notice that usually other characters like her. I mean, like like her.

[Fyraltari]

Seconded. I'm not sure where "self esteem problems due to her looks" came from. Also, aside from age issues, the lack of love for Terry Crews rankles me.

The only thing I can think of that would support this is this strip but that is clearly about Elan being an insensitive idiot rather than Haley having self-esteem issues.

[Quartz]

How about Benedict Cumberbatch for Xykon? Or would he be better as Redcloak?

[Dr.Zero]

Xykon should be easier, since we have no age restrictions. But if we want to apply some, any old actor who can act evil, mean and funny, should work. Robert De Niro, for example.
(For now I've suggested The Rock, De Niro, Statham... it would be quite the pricey movie!)

[godsflunky]

David Tennant for Redcloak is brilliant!

Well, if we want curvy, and price is no object: Scarlet Johanson, anyone? She's not as comedic/roguish as some of our other candidates, but I think she'd do just fine.

Chiwetel Ejiofor for Roy is also a good choice -- but I'd like to keep Roy black, please. It may seem an even trade that if we make Durkon black, we could make Roy white; but that ignores the wider context of an infinitely larger number of white leading men across history.

[Fincher]

Jane Levy for Haley.

[Dr.Zero]

However, for Hailey, I would say that it's true that she thinks that she's not that good... and that Bandana says she's curvy (that is not bad alone); but we should notice that usually other characters like her. I mean, like like her.

Well, after all she has the most magnificent set of perky round eyes Tarquin has ever seen (and he seems to have seen some!). And all men love perky round eyes.

(Now I wonder if the fact that she has green eyes is my headcanon, built on stereotypes of redheads, or is effectively said somewhere, because, even if I've the feeling they said it, I have not any specific sentence ringing in my head).

Returning to actresses, Johanson is good too. Mainly, I don't see her right for the most silly scenes, like the one with the wardrobe malfunction. (Which reminds me, instead, of Jessica Alba, when she was the invisible woman and she lost invisibility in the middle of a crowd, even if Haley seemed to be uncaring about the view she granted). But she is a good actress, she might make it work. Is she a natural redhead, though?

[ZMiles]

Chris Hemsworth for Elan is a great idea. Ghostbusters 2016 showed that he can play the 'really stupid, but also really hot' role very well.

[ranagrande]

I'd say Grant Gustin for Elan.