Casting the EU

So yeah, I'm @work and pretty bored so I'm finally getting around to making this thread. I've been reading EU back since Heir to the Empire came out (93? 94?) and pretty soon they were introducing characters that were not cast in the OT. So what I started doing back then was partly due to my not so active imagination, and partly because it made the characters easier to see in my minds eye - I started to associate actors with the EU characters.

Besides some characters just reminded me too much of other roles actors had played too.

Not sure if we're supposed to attach images or link'em so maybe a mod can let me know or make changes if necessary.

But for starters I got Sam Elliot of Tombstone fame as Garm Bel Iblis:

The X-Wing series was introducing like 3 new characters a book and there was 9 books in that series.

I forgot who I was thinking of the 1st time I read Rogue Squadron but when I re-read it, Rhysati Ynr was described as a smaller blondish girl so I thought of Elisha Cuthbert from 24:

Bror Jace was another x-wing character who was supposed to be a arrogant hotshot competing with Corran. Casper Van Dien(starship troopers) stood out as a good Bror Jace:

After seeing how crazy she was in Kill Bill 1 & 2 I thought Darryl Hannah would have been an awesome Ysanne Isard:

Mirax Terrik also was introduced in that series. I've always pictures the sexy Vanessa Marcil in that role:

Pash Cracken was a character who reminded me of someone like Barry Pepper:

Airen Cracken/James Caan. I mean, the guys was freakin SONNY in the Godfather:

ATTN: Mod on duty- clarify the linking policy. It would be easy to do that so I would have so many individual posts. 🙂

Nice idea for a post and Daryl Hannah is inspired casting as Isard.

Rutger Hauer as Dengar perhaps? (I understand that he was played in Empire already, but if the role was expanded, they'd need someone.)

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Nice, I've never thought of that.

Originally posted by exanda kane
Nice idea for a post and Daryl Hannah is inspired casting as Isard.

Thanks. It's one of those 'you have too much time on your hands' days here so I'm killing it appropriately.

Ron Rifkin of Alias as Flirry Vorru the Blacksun crimeboss:

It's a slightly constructive waste of time though 🙄

Although I must say, alot of these actors aren't very known to me, Alias etc. are shows that when they are shown in the UK, I don't get the liberty to watch.

Keep the thoughts coming though. It's interesting seeing some of the smaller players in the galaxy and the actors your bringing up.

I was a fan of the Band of Brohers series on HBO so I thought of Damien Lewis as Myn Donos:

"Face" Loran who would end up taking over Wraith Squadron, I'd have David Wenham aka Faramir:

Other wraiths:

Ton Phanan -Nick Chinlund who's done alot of action movies. Notably, Chronicles of Riddick as Toombs, a crooked cop in Training Day, Ultraviolet and Tears of the Sun as one of the special forces guys with Bruce Willis.

Falynn Sandskimmer the Tatooine Wraith Squadron pilot - Jennifer O'Dell, I first saw he play Veronica in Arthur Conan Doyles Lost World tv show.

Kell Tainer /David Boreanaz from Bones, and even further back from Buffy the vampire slayer.

I dont know about Jedi Academy trilogy era Kyp, but a NJO/LOTF era Kyp Durron could be Joaquin Phoenix. He can play great as a villain or hero.... Or hero with a past of villainy like Kyp:

Kirana Ti, the Jedi from Dathomir was described as dark skinned and very amazon. I always pictured the woman below, too bad she can't act and can't pull off being a bad ass that Kirana is:

Time for the New Jedi Order and Legacy characters. First up, Kenth Hamner. I used to think Clive Owen would be good as the refined, mature, diplomatic Jedi Master but after seeing Rome on HBO I like Ray Stevenson aka Titus Pollo:

How about the Matrix's Carrie Anne Moss as Octa Ramis?