Movie casting

Moleman · Post by **Moleman** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 1:08 pm

If a movie "Baldur's Gate" was made, and you would be a casting director, who would you choose to play each NPC? Or enemies?

Here's some choices of mine:

Minsc - John Malkovich (would be a similar role as in "Of Mice and Men")
Nalia - Drew Barrymore
Jaheira - Uma Thurman
Edwin - Robert De Niro
Noober/Neeber - Quentin Tarantino

Timekeeper · Post by **Timekeeper** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 1:19 pm

Damnit, you stole this idea from me.

Minsc: John Malkovich (a blend of Con Air & Of Mice and Men)
Jahiera: Famke Jannesen
Nalia: Cameron Diaz, maybe Thora Birch
Edwin: Al Pachino
Imoen: Alyson Hannigan
Jan: Elija Wood
Valygar: Wil Smith
Anomen: Johnathan Frakes
Keldorn: Ian McKellen

Bodhi: Vanessa Williams
Irenicus: David Warner

And Mr. S: Arnold (for the trailer leading into ToB)

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 1:23 pm

Baldur's Gate 2 Soa film

Moleman · Post by **Moleman** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 1:27 pm

Originally posted by HighLordDave
Baldur's Gate 2 Soa film

Ah, should have known...

Arcane · Post by **Arcane** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 1:28 pm

keldorn:sean connery
valygar:denzel washington
minsc:haken from gladiator (i forgot his name, big german guy)
haer dalis

ossibly brad pitt, matt damon
jan:martin short

korgan:
anomen:
edwin:
cernd:george clooney
yoshimo:
imoen:go with drew barrymore
viconia:halle berry
nalia:
jaheira:julia roberts
mazzy:
aerie:famke jennesen
ellesime:
jon irenicus

avid Werner
saemon Haverain:nicholas cage

main character should be a drow cleric/mage like me!!!!!!(more intersting plot too) romance should be aerie like me!!!!!!!

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:20 pm

yeah..that post has been talked right through. Loved the suggestion of Arnold as a Stone Golem though....

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:35 pm

Imoen: Lou Costello

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:53 pm

Im not sure who I would put in it, but if a Baldurs Gate movie was ever made I would surely crap my pants and dance around like a little school-girl.

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:04 pm

@Spike
LOL!

I'd be happy too, but crapping my pants....no
Dancing like a school girl is no problem.

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:22 pm

Then, hope its nothing like the novels...

*shudders*

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:40 pm

I didn't get the novel with my edition of BG...

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 5:41 pm

Neither did I.

I got from a book store. Waste of $5. It would be a waste of 1 cent. Really.

Imoen and Pheare have a lezbo relationship.

Obsidian · Post by **Obsidian** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 7:39 pm

Because for $5 you are garunteed a good piece of writing

I have to say I doubt your honesty on the lesbian thing Gaxx, especially given your *ahem* thoughts on the matter.

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 7:47 pm

Originally posted by Obsidian
I have to say I doubt your honesty on the lesbian thing Gaxx, especially given your *ahem* thoughts on the matter.

He's being honest... unfortunetly.

Timekeeper · Post by **Timekeeper** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 8:40 pm

Say you're kidding. I just can't imagine sweet, innocent Alyson Hannigan going with Phaere. Now Willow and Tara, that's just common sense. Imoen and Phaere...that's scary.

Seeing as how I've played all the novels, I probably have no reason to buy them.

PS: Oh, and Arnold ain't gonna be a Stone Golem. He'll be Mystery Guest #1, a certain someone introduced at the beginning of the Bhaalspawn War.

Littiz · Post by **Littiz** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 2:50 am

What are these novels you're talking about?
Oh, it doesn't matter, they don't sound good at all.

P.S.: Lou Costello??!?!?

Dezarond the Red · Post by **Dezarond the Red** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 11:09 am

this are my personel picks

keldorn- mel gibson
imoin-girl from american pie 1 & 2 red head
jahera-allanis morset (i know shes not an actress but....she is a tree huger)
valygar- willl smith
cernd-ummn...allanis morset????
haer whatever his name-
nalia-meg ryan
edwin-sean connery
aerie-tara reed form american pie
anomen-james van der beek
korgan-a midget
sarovok- arnold swartenager
mazzy-a midget
jan-a midget
viconia- hally berry
Drake (thats my assasin)- guy that plays ceaser in gladiator

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 11:17 am

Originally posted by Littiz
[BP.S.: Lou Costello??!?!? [/b]

Oh, I'm so glad somebody noticed.

Think it more as my reaction to the endless round of dull, bad Hollywood casting that the studios have got everybody here doing.

Just my POV, but the only way to truly do a good film version is not to have BIG NAME performing the role of, say, Keldorn or Edwin, but an unknown who 1) doesn't play him/herself, 2) doesn't have a name to distract from the character, and 3) doesn't have a series of preconditioned actions that their fans love, and which they're incapable of rising above.

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 11:31 am

Originally posted by Dezarond the Red
-allanis morset (i know shes not an actress but....she is a tree huger)

She is in fact an actress; that's how here career actually started. She was on the classic kids TV show You Can't Do That On Television which was a Canadian (wouldn't you know it!) TV show and was aired heavily on Nickelodeon in the early days of the network. You can see some pictures of her on the show here.

After the show ended in the late 80s, she was a Debbie-Gibsonesque popstar in Canada. You can see some big hair pictures of her here.

She grew out here hair (and stopped washing it, I think), became bitter and disenchanted with life and released Jagged Little Pill in 1995.

She returned to acting and played the non-speaking role of God in the movie Dogma in 1999.

Littiz · Post by **Littiz** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:00 pm

Hey, I'm with you here, Fable.
Less famous actors could do well: in LotR this worked, IMHO.
You love the character, not the actor.

Of course, they NOW are all famous actors.....