Casting the EU

Shawn Ashmore who was Bobby Drake/Iceman in X-men as Ganner Rhysode:

Tenel Ka, to me almost resembles a slimmer/athletic version of Kate Winslet.

For Anakin Solo I see Max Pirkis from master & commander:

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For the longest, I had trouble trying to put a face with Jaina Solo. I kind of settled of Rachel Mcadams even though I can't really see her doing Jedi stuff. But she's pretty hot so it balances out. 😄

Jacen Solo was a no brainer for me. After seeing him go from happy rich boy to brooding psycho throught the Spidermans I picture James Franco as Jacen.

Jagged Fel is another who I'm never really sure about. In LOTF he's reappeared as a bitter guy with a bad attitude. That makes me think someone along the lines of Karl Urban(doom, lord of the rings trilogy, bourne supremacy).

I have another one who may be the biggest no-brainer for me and maybe for other people reading this thread even.

Could you think of anyone better to play a Madolorian than Jason Statham? He'd be Goran Beviin, the guy who scalped a freakin Vong, and doesn't watch what he says when he talks to Boba Fett(read Bloodlines to get what I mean)

A no brainer for a mandalorian is Vinnie Jones. Perfect look for the job.

No Vinnie Jones, no Statham, just no. Your suggestions have gone sour, no offense 🙄

Cockney gangster and actor wannabe's should stay as footballer-turned-actors and cockney gangsters.

I've always wondered: who would play a good Thrawn?

My only big disagreements are with Shawn Ashmore and Rachel McAdams.

I'm not a big Shawn Ashmore fan. If anything, I'd suggest that his brother, Aaron Ashmore, would be able to pull off the more character-side of Ganner. Shawn just annoyed me in the X-Men films. 🙁

Although I don't mind Rachel McAdams, she seems just a bit too much....I don't know, though, 'cause she's probably the one I'd be most willing to give leniency to.

I had to think about James Franco for a while. The longer I thought about it, the more I could see him (or an actor of the same calibre) as Jacen.

I enjoyed your suggestion that the Mandalorians would be best played by people like Vinnie Jones, but I've decided that their Cockney accents would probably stand out too much as they acted. Still, they're generally the sort of people born to play like roles.

Ya, now thinking about it his voice wouldn't work.

But Arnold, Arnold would.

I'm not Brittish, what is cockney? If its funny, I'm going to start using that to insult people out here.

I see the backlash from my Mando preference. I think Patrick Kilpatrick(from minority report) would be a good Mando too, but more like a Montross or someone else. Not Beviin, he has the tough, 'I've-been-in-alot-of-fights' look to him.

http://www.trektrak.com/2003/kilpatrick.jpg

Cockney. Right.

Ok, take Orlando Bloom's accent (as unconvincing an actor as he is) and put it against Vinnie Jones' (as unconvincing as he is) accent and the latter is cockney.

You'll hear it most in Guy Richie films, where it does work, but when you inhabit the tubes of London alot, you do not want to hear that accent on the big screen.

Kilpatrick suits Montross, certainly.

Originally posted by exanda kane
Cockney. Right.

Ok, take Orlando Bloom's accent (as unconvincing an actor as he is) and put it against Vinnie Jones' (as unconvincing as he is) accent and the latter is cockney.

You'll hear it most in Guy Richie films, where it does work, but when you inhabit the tubes of London alot, you do not want to hear that accent on the big screen.

Kilpatrick suits Montross, certainly.

I think I get it. Its like the rough around the edges Brittish accent where Blooms would be like a softer accent. Like those dudes who say 'El-lo' instead of Hello?

Pretty much. Its a London-dialect.

Yeah, nothing particular wrong with it, but I don't think it's exotic enough for a Mandalorian. Realise that may simply be because I live in London and even I'm prone to the odd "Ello".

I thought the Kiwi accent ws an odd, but effective choice for Jango Fett, so why not just get the New Zealand Rugy team in to the studio, strap 'em up in fiberglass Mando, and you have your mercenaries.

So wot about C'boath and Katarn? :-)))