Zuriel and I were chatting randomly the other day, and got on the topic of casting choices for a hypothetical Aeryis movie. Assuming an unlimited budget, who would you cast for various roles?

Here's some picks from that conversation. Counterpicks, anyone?

PARTY
Boreas: Viggo Mortensen
Keef: Peter Dinklage (kid); Matt Smith (adult)
Lyriel: Kristen Bell
Maeve: Michelle Rodriguez
Zuriel: Benedict Cumberbatch

Team Tris
Baldwin: Neil Patrick Harris
Rachel: Karen Gillan
Oliver: Sam Worthington
Captain Ryse: Sean Maher
Tolliver Vesper: Martin Freeman
Copper: Gweneth Paltrow

Team Haedriel
Lady Reginna Vesper: Nicole Kidman
Alanna Vesper: Chloë Grace Moretz
Grand Marshall Harlington: Nathan Fillion
Sir Finwe Harlington: Rufus Sewell
High Priestess of Tassada: Sandra Bullock
Sir Eldric Vesper: Alexander Skarsgard

Team Lodriel
Knight-Captain Edrahil Silendril: Russel Crowe
Lt. Faye: Kate Beckinsale
High Priestess Selena of Ma'or: Anna Kendrick

Team OSA
Darris: Alan Rickman
A'tril: Paul Bettany
Ptolmy: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Page, James McAvoy, RDJ, Eva Green
Kurr: Adam Baldwin

Team Order
High Inquisitor Valerie: Anna Paquin
Grand Marquise Pellinore: Kat Dennings

Team Gaelia
Dr. Harrison Jones: Rob Low
General Hassan: Ghassan Massoud
Staff Sergeant Akkar: Pedro Pascal
Lt. Ababwah: Alan Tudyk

Team Drynn
Morachiga Choso: Daniel Craig
Sir Ravn Culley: Idris Elba
Lord Saul Balaur: Dwayne Johnson

Other Notables
The Everstaff (voice): James Earl Jones
Ká: Michael C. Hall
Sir Giles Thistleworth: John Barrowman
Cassie: Jenna Coleman
Meira: Liv Tyler
The Shoe Lady: John Cleese
Captain Jonathan Lucas Prichard: Patrick Stewart
Gil the Imp (voice): Gilbert Gottfried
Chubbs: Himself
Simon: Jack White
Trish: Evangeline Lily

Unintroduced Characters
Unknown: Michael Fassbender
Unknown: Hugh Laurie
Unknown: Bryan Cranston
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:54, Wed 11 Mar 2015.

Gilbert Godfery as the voice of the imp

and Chubbs as himself

Point 1: I always kinda pictured Boreas as looking like Viggo, but that could just be the thumbnail Chris picked out.

Point 2: Zuriel is NOT Benny C, but I also don't have a better suggestion.  I'll think on this.

Point 3: You've left off Reverend Simon.  Based (once again) solely on the thumbnail, I'd go with Jack White :p

In reply to Maeve Hassan (msg # 4):

Updating to incorporate your suggestions to the master list.

Agree with Maeve re: Boreas; Nathan Fillion moved to the Grand Marshall... he's certainly able to play an egotistical character doing what he thinks is right :)

Not married to Benedict for Zuriel but I don't have a better option offhand.

Would love to find a place for Michael C. Hall, Hugh Laurie, and Bryan Cranston, too.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:09, Mon 09 Mar 2015.

Christoph Walz needs to be fit in too.

Anyhow, re: Benedict

My thoughts were: high cheekbones, dark hair, pale skin, and a voice that you don't mind listening to because you'll be hearing it an awful lot.

If not Benny C, who else fits that category?

I thought for this whole time that Zuriel had blond hair. . . . . .

OH, and I think Giles has gotta be John Barrowman.

^^^ This so much

In reply to Zuriel Silendril (msg # 10):

I'll update that in shortly.

Any thoughts re: Rob Lowe, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, or Adam Baldwin?
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:45, Mon 09 Mar 2015.

Ooooooh, can Sgt. Akkar look like Pedro Pascal?  If so, Maeve is totally asking him out assuming he survives the temple.

. . . . .Sgt. Akkar's skull is going to be crushed, isn't it?

In reply to Maeve Hassan (msg # 12):

Spoilers!

But sure, I've added him to the list.

In reply to DM (msg # 13):

I kinda want Rob Lowe as Dr. Harrison

In reply to Keef (msg # 14):

Done!

Jason Isaacs might be a better call for Harlindon than Fillion.

Think Lucius Malfoy, but an elf, and not evil. Just arrogant.

In reply to Zuriel Silendril (msg # 16):

Hmm... Maybe. Is he enough of a fighter, though? The Grand Marshall is a charismatic, quasi-heroic person with a chip on his shoulder and the arrogance to believe only he knows what's best.

He plays the menacing military type pretty well as Admiral Zhao in (good) Avatar.

Granted, it's just his voice, but still. Very intimidating.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:21, Mon 09 Mar 2015.

Alexander Skarsgard and Stellan Skarsgard for Eldric and Tolliver Vesper?

In reply to Zuriel Silendril (msg # 19):

I added Alexander, but for Tolliver I select another.

We really have too many excellent folks to choose from. Will need to whittle.