If Thrawn were on film...

WarScarab · Post by **WarScarab** » 2005-03-15 10:32pm

I was thinking about this today: what actor would you cast to play Grand Admiral Thrawn if he were ever to appear on film? I have my own ideas but I would like to see what people around here think.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2005-03-15 10:35pm

Ian McKellan could probably capture the character well, although he might look a bit stupid with blue makeup and red eyes.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2005-03-15 10:36pm

I always see Jeremy Irons in that role when I write him in starcrossed.

Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba · Post by **Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba** » 2005-03-15 10:38pm

Johny Depp?

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-03-15 10:39pm

Alan Rickman? Nah, that's a joke.

Jeremy Irons? He's been known to play megalomaniacs before:

"My name is Profion... fear me. Time to die, Ridley! *gets eaten by a Gold Dragon*"

"We Morlocks are totally badass. You skin... looks delicious. You should come over... for dinner."

(The Morlocks were cannibals, right?)

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-03-15 10:39pm

Maybe Alan Rickman.

The only guys I can really think of for this are Englishmen.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2005-03-15 11:23pm

My choice: Daniel Day-Lewis

I don't want Thrawn to be portrayed as a megalomaniac, but calm and cool like he was in the novels.

I never liked Jeremy Irons as a choice. His voice is too distinctive and distracting.

Enola Straight · Post by **Enola Straight** » 2005-03-15 11:29pm

Walter Koenig.

Chekov on Star Trek, Bester on Babylon 5, why not make it a trifecta?

(btw, that's the first time I ever used the word trifecta...

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SCVN 2812 · Post by **SCVN 2812** » 2005-03-16 12:28am

Enola Straight wrote:Walter Koenig.

Chekov on Star Trek, Bester on Babylon 5, why not make it a trifecta?

(btw, that's the first time I ever used the word trifecta... )

With his performance as Bester, yeah I could see it. Though, I worry about the temptation for anyone writing for him to make a cheap Trek reference, 'Imperial Wessels' or something like that

JMS managed to avoid any blatant Chekov references though....

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-03-16 12:32am

How about Lani Tupu?

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » 2005-03-16 01:26am

Galvatron wrote:My choice: Daniel Day-Lewis

*image*

I don't want Thrawn to be portrayed as a megalomaniac, but calm and cool like he was in the novels.

I never liked Jeremy Irons as a choice. His voice is too distinctive and distracting.

That guy does bear a resemblemce to the mental image of Thrawn I have...

WarScarab · Post by **WarScarab** » 2005-03-16 01:51am

Wow, Galvatron...where's that picture of Mr. Day-Lewis from? It's just about a perfect facial structure for Thrawn IMO, and good point about the demeanor the part would require.

My personal choice was Jeremy Irons because like Daniel Day-Lewis he also has this 'look' that I feel is appropriate for the part, not to mention his versatility as an actor and the fact that I feel his voice would be perfect (it leaves an impression on a person, a quality I feel our good Grand Admiral would also possess). Additionally, I also felt he was about the right age to have interacted with the original cast had they continued on to an episode 7, 8, and 9 (he's right around Harrison Ford's age, actually).

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2005-03-16 01:57am

Robert Walper wrote:
Galvatron wrote:My choice: Daniel Day-Lewis

*image*

I don't want Thrawn to be portrayed as a megalomaniac, but calm and cool like he was in the novels.

I never liked Jeremy Irons as a choice. His voice is too distinctive and distracting.
That guy does bear a resemblemce to the mental image of Thrawn I have...

He's also British, a very good actor, and he's not instantly recognizable by everyone. More pics for my case...

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2005-03-16 02:17am

Tim Roth

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-03-16 05:01am

The thing about Thrawn is he was never a megalomaniac. He was always calm and collected.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-03-16 08:44am

Jeremy Irons, because of the pic from here:

http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/cas ... thrawn.asp

Caius · Post by **Caius** » 2005-03-16 09:02am

Daniel Day-Lewis would be good.

I always thought Thrawn was younger than an Ian Mckellan or Allan Rickman.

I think Ralph Fiennes would be a pretty good Thraw as well. Even though on theforce.net he was voted for Tarkin.

desertjedi · Post by **desertjedi** » 2005-03-16 11:18am

Jason Issacs, the actor who played Tavingto in The Patriot.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2005-03-16 01:54pm

Ozzy Osbourne.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2005-03-16 02:03pm

I shouldn't say I never liked Irons for the part. I used to like him (despite his voice), but he lost a lot of credibility with me after being in genre bombs like The Time Machine and D&D.

I'd rather see an actor cast for the part who isn't a sci-fi actor and can impart his own credibility to the entire movie, not just the role. It's all about gravitas.

That's what Sir Alec Guinness did for ANH, essentially "classing up the joint" as a result.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2005-03-16 03:28pm

Kurgan wrote:Ozzy Osbourne.

Yeah because Thrawn cussed every other word and was an incoherant junkie.

Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2005-03-16 04:31pm

I always thougth Everett McGill would make a good Thrawn.

Bertie Wooster · Post by **Bertie Wooster** » 2005-03-16 07:18pm

Christopher Walken. His non-British accent would be consistent with Thrawn's foreign background.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2005-03-16 11:30pm

You know, this might not seem like the most obvious choice, but...

Phil LaMarr. ^_^ He might need a pretty extensive makeup job for the part, but heck, he already plays everyone else anyway...

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2005-03-19 03:06pm

Christian Bale