[Merenwen]

the connection to LOTR wasn't intentional...just relaised i did it..and yes..somehow fantasy done with an american accent just end up sounding increabily cheesy..i'm still going with Sean Bean or someone like him..while Billy is a good choice. ithink he is still to 'pretty' to play Cadvan..

Yeah i agree Billy would be ok but he is a bit too "pretty". I think Viggo Mortision (i think that is his name) u know Aragorn in LOTR and yeah i know it might be a bit of a copy usin him but wat can i say i've got a soft spot for him :rolleyes: :D

Merenwen

[Amanda]

Sean Bean for Cadvan - yes, please! ( In fact Sean Bean as anyone, although I wish they'd give him a break from the stock villain roles. He is by far and away the best actor on our screens at the moment)
Not sure who could play Maerad yet. I'll put some thought into that one. What about the Winterking? Stuart Townsend? Joaqin (sp?) Phoenix?

( Btw, hi Alison. I just found this forum the other day. It's great! I loved The Riddle, especially the Winterking and the wolves. I think the Winterking deserves a thread of his own)

[the masked poet]

Maybe that NZ chick from Whalerider for Maerad and Hugh Jackson for Cadvan. huh i'm going for neighbors! :p i dunno honestly. its a good question to ask though.
i still haven't been able to read The Riddle yet! :eek: i'm dying to...i can't wait!

[alison]

Hi Manda - fancy seeing you here! :eek: I've been meaning to ring you - for weeks - and I suppose I should pick up the phone instead of writing this - I guess you're back from waving swords in Middle Earth, New Zealand?

(End of diversion...Manda and I were at primary school together folks, so excuse us...)

I'm for Sean Bean as Cadvan - (or anyone) - but my Sean Bean preference is well known. :D I reckon Alan Rickman might make a good Winterking, with a bit of make-up - he's got that fabulous voice... glad you liked Arkan, btw.

[Tari]

Still, it hasn't stopped me wondering who I would cast in the Ideal Movie...any

Well i think a movie with undiscovered new talent although a major risk is a great idea.

~ Tari

[Amanda]

Yes, we're back from NZ. It's stunningly beautiful - really lush and cool and green. The lakes are literally turquoise in colour (not from the reflected sky, but in any light) and there were snow capped mountains even in March.

As for how I got here, I looked at your website for news about The Crow and found the discussion forum! I've really been enjoying reading the threads on writing.
MP, I like your suggestion of Keisha Castle-Hughes for Maerad. She even looks a little like the illustration on the cover of the US copy of The Naming.

Alan Rickman certainly has the ability to play cruel, sexually ambiguous characters (Snape!?!) but somehow I pictured the Winterking as being a little younger. He seems to have a sort of Heathcliffian rock god persona. Marilyn Manson? ( He's got the eye thing happening already...)

[alison]

Alan Rickman certainly has the ability to play cruel, sexually ambiguous characters (Snape!?!) but somehow I pictured the Winterking as being a little younger. He seems to have a sort of Heathcliffian rock god persona. Marilyn Manson? ( He's got the eye thing happening already...)

Actually, the young Ian McKellan (I just watched a dvd of him and Judy Dench in a completely brilliant production of Macbeth) is just the thing for the Winterking. He was matinee idol good looking, with just the right amount of camp and a wonderfully sinister seductiveness. We'd have to stick him in a time machine tho...

[Fionnoula]

he is a very good actor..i like when he plays the bad guy..like Magneto..he does it very well..i don't know who the Winterking is so can't really comment but i'd go for Ian Mckellen in any film..he brings a certain spark to it i think..

[Amanda]

Ian Mckellan is a brilliant actor - he and sean bean were the standout performers in a very strong cast in LOTR imho. Anyway,there's no reason why we can't suggest a fantasy cast for a movie of a fantasy novel, so that removes time/age as a barrier. I'll have to check out that Macbeth dvd, it sounds great.
I should mention that I forgot to put the :P sign after my Marilyn Manson suggestion...

[alison]

I saw the tongue stuck firmly in your cheek, Manda. I guess it would please Marilyn Manson fans... yes, have a look at that Macbeth dvd, it's just beautiful. McKellan's about 25 years old or something and there's lots of straight into the camera stuff. It's also got another favourite actor of mine, Bob Peck, as Macduff.

Bob Peck, sadly, is dead, but he was a really brilliant actor. And someone last night suggested him as Cadvan. And actually, he would make a GREAT Cadvan - if not quite as handsome as Bean or Crudup :p What an actor that guy was! - the most amazingly expressive face - I was quite in love with him as a young woman, after that role in Edge of Darkness.

Stuff on Peck here (http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/P/htmlP/peckbob/peckbob.htm)