So. I’ve been basically marathoning Deadliest Warrior for the past few days, and during the Joan of Arc vs William the Conqueror episode I think I found my mental image for Laindawar.
[Image: Jason McNeil, medieval combat specialist, in a workshop. He is holding a sword in front of him. Jason is blue-eyed and blond. His hair is long and tied into a ponytail, and he is wearing a long-sleeved red shirt.]
I mean damn.
[Image: Same man, same workshop, same clothes, just from the side and holding his sword up above his head.]
He even does that “tilt my head to the side and frown while I listen to you” face.
[Image: Same man, same clothes. He is now out in a grassy area, tilting his head and frowning while he listens to someone speak offscreen.]
When I think up a character, I don’t really consider their facial features in much depth, to be honest. I concentrate far more on other attributes, such as relationships, behaviour, personality, likes and dislikes. Sometimes a prominent physical characteristic gets in there if it is relevant to who the character is (Barur’s giant moustache, Loni’s height, Jeri’s green beard) but mostly, I paint them in very broad strokes.
That said, there are a couple of actors who I consider very close to the characters! Perhaps only the hair or eye colour differs. No beards, unfortunately. They could all play the roles (in some cases, under a LOT of Dwarven padding and gear. Dwarven body ratios *headdesk*)
Orla – Grace Jones
(Orla is faaaaar bustier. But good goddamn.)
Hrera – Helen Mirren OR Sian Phillips
(waaaaaay too skinny, but the faces and the gravitas is JUST RIGHT. Hrera has hazel eyes, and light brown hair.)
Christina Hendricks – Gimris
Dawn French – Genna
(though Genna has ginger hair!)
Rose Leslie – Bomfris
(”you know nothing, Thorin Stonehelm”)
Rita Hayworth – Fris
Baris – Rebel Wilson
(Baris, however, has brown hair)
I’d love to hear other people’s ideas! Fan casting is fun 🙂
When I think up a character, I don’t really consider their facial features in much depth, to be honest. I concentrate far more on other attributes, such as relationships, behaviour, personality, likes and dislikes. Sometimes a prominent physical characteristic gets in there if it is relevant to who the character is (Barur’s giant moustache, Loni’s height, Jeri’s green beard) but mostly, I paint them in very broad strokes.
That said, there are a couple of actors who I consider very close to the characters! Perhaps only the hair or eye colour differs. No beards, unfortunately. They could all play the roles (in some cases, under a LOT of Dwarven padding and gear. Dwarven body ratios *headdesk*)
Orla – Grace Jones
(Orla is faaaaar bustier. But good goddamn.)
Hrera – Helen Mirren OR Sian Phillips
(waaaaaay too skinny, but the faces and the gravitas is JUST RIGHT. Hrera has hazel eyes, and light brown hair.)
Christina Hendricks – Gimris
Dawn French – Genna
(though Genna has ginger hair!)
Rose Leslie – Bomfris
(”you know nothing, Thorin Stonehelm”)
Rita Hayworth – Fris
Baris – Rebel Wilson
(Baris, however, has brown hair)
I’d love to hear other people’s ideas! Fan casting is fun 🙂
Aw Yiss 