Mental Casting: The Dresden Files
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jedibuttercupSince I wrote my first Michael Carpenter story a couple of years ago-- my first non-crossover bookfic ever, if I remember right-- I've started populating the Dresdenverse with actors' faces. (Prior to that, believe it or not, I didn't actually visualise the characters at all; I tend to think neither in pictures nor in words, but concept-strings). And something hit me today, when I was rereading the bit in "Dead Beat" where Harry explains what's going on to Mac, proprietor of McAnnally's.
Mac? On whom bald looks good, and doesn't talk much, but is clearly tough as nails? Is totally Bruce Willis as DH4's John McClane. And Luccio's original body? Is now Dame Judy Dench, to me. LOL. Those are new; I'd been picturing Neal McDonough as seen in Tin Man as Michael and George Clooney in his Ocean's 11 guise as Marcone for awhile now. And Jordan Hinson as Eureka's Zoe Carter has been creeping in to play Molly lately.
I still don't have a Harry, though, other than the miniseries' not-quite-right Paul Blackthorne, or a Murphy-- I'd pick SMG, but her Buffy's too sharp-edged in my mind to ever qualify as "cute". Anyone have any suggestions, for them or any other significant book characters?
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Mac? On whom bald looks good, and doesn't talk much, but is clearly tough as nails? Is totally Bruce Willis as DH4's John McClane. And Luccio's original body? Is now Dame Judy Dench, to me. LOL. Those are new; I'd been picturing Neal McDonough as seen in Tin Man as Michael and George Clooney in his Ocean's 11 guise as Marcone for awhile now. And Jordan Hinson as Eureka's Zoe Carter has been creeping in to play Molly lately.
I still don't have a Harry, though, other than the miniseries' not-quite-right Paul Blackthorne, or a Murphy-- I'd pick SMG, but her Buffy's too sharp-edged in my mind to ever qualify as "cute". Anyone have any suggestions, for them or any other significant book characters?
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Date: 2010-07-14 11:28 pm (UTC)I think my brain pictures Murphy as SMG, because that's who the comics resemble... but I never saw her as that when I was reading. Murphy's more pixie-like, and SMG's just not that pixie-ish to me. Alyson Hannigan's more of a pixie.
There was a discussion on one of the Dresden communities where someone posted a video of... I think it was Ben Barnes... as Thomas. I think he's a little to *pretty* to be Harry, but I could definitely see him as Harry's pretty-boy brother who looks like him, only cleaned up and less battered. :)
I can't seem to find that discussion (and video) now, though, and it's driving me nuts. LOL!
(I think the only role I could see James Marsters doing is Marcone, actually. o_0 )
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Date: 2010-07-14 11:37 pm (UTC)*googles Ben Barnes* Oh, ooo, pretty. You're right; he'd make a very good Thomas.
Dark-haired James Marsters would make a pretty good Marcone, I agree, but he's very stuck in my head as Spike already. =)
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Date: 2010-07-15 12:01 am (UTC)http://community.livejournal.com/dresden_files/126101.html
I agree that James Marsters=Spike (although, amazingly enough, I actually see him as Captain John from Torchwood more than as Spike, and he was only in 2 episodes of Torchwood!) but the comment I was referring to had mentioned him as a potential casting choice. I was just saying that the only role I could really see him in would be Marcone. I think he could definitely pull off that charming yet frightening smarmyness that Marcone has. ;)