Favorite Actors as Named Characters

[Drunkencorgimaster]

This is your chance as casting director. Imagine you have been chosen to hire actors to play characters in the 40k Universe. Who would you hire, and which named characters would they play?

[Drunkencorgimaster]

To start things off, I am going with Gary Oldman to play Conrad Kurze, aka the Night Haunter. I can't think of a better person to play my favorite 40k psychopath.

[ThePov]

Hmmm... Arnold Schwarzenagger as "Try Agin" Bragg, of Gaunts Ghosts fame, for obvious reasons (he looks bad-*** with a huge machine gun)... Edward Norton as Larkin, again from Gaunt's Ghosts, because nobody does the unassuming, maybe-I'm-Crazy, maybe-I'm-Not guy like Norton...

For the life of me, though, I can't figure out who would play Gaunt...

[Psychosplodge]

How about sean bean for gaunt?

The bloke who played captain spears in band of brothers for rawne?

that blonde out of sin city for criid?

bruce willis for soric?

pete postlethwaite for larkin?

jet li for cuu?

And I bet patrick stewart would make a good eisenhorn...

[JuiceSpringsteen!]

Nahh, the Govinator should be Harker, I would cast (if it were a comedy) John Candy as bragg, if he were still alive. Gaunt would have to be a young Alec Guiness, his mannerisims remind me of Gaunt. Howbout Harvey Keitel as Peturabo, and a PO'd Dolph Lundgren as Angron. I saw a Picture of Mickey Rourke recently, and with his battered face, Bruly and Squarejawed face, I bet he could make a good Leman Russ or Horus.

[JuiceSpringsteen!]

[QUOTE=Psychosplodge;11579]How about sean bean for gaunt?QUOTE]

Change Bean to Rawne, Sean Bean will forever be the bad guy from goldeneye in my mind

[Psychosplodge]

if we're making comedies how about johnny depp as sanguinius?

lmao

Have you never seen Sharpe?

[ThePov]

Christian Bale as Gaunt, perhaps? Has a side that cares for his men, but not afraid to get down and dirty and kick some *** on either side.

[JuiceSpringsteen!]

I keep trying to find Sharpe, but its always sold out at best buy when I go to look. Oh and Steve Buscemi should be a chaos demon.

[gwensdad]

Clint Eastwood as Commissar Yarrick. Go ahead Ork, make my day.
(who else is that old and still that bada$$?)

Ken Watanabe as Jaghatai Khan

Mark Hammill as some voice(s) (because he's a really good voice actor now)

(I love IMDB by the way, can you tell)

Radical idea: Morgan Freeman as the Emperor (but...his voice! It explains why everyone would follow him!)

[JuiceSpringsteen!]

Actually, Morgan Freman could work. The emperor would have to be CG'd because I don't think there are really any actors out there that match the images we have been given. Morgan Freeman could easily be a voice for him.

[Psychosplodge]

Idk steve buscemi might make a good Ayatani Zwei...

and what about harrison ford as ciaphas cain?

[JuiceSpringsteen!]

Idk steve buscemi might make a good Ayatani Zwei...



Hah, awsome. Ted Nugent should be Kharn.

[Psychosplodge]

interesting, the pre or post heresy kharn?

[JuiceSpringsteen!]

Pre, definitely. Modern day Nuge is comprable to the Pre-heresy Kharn's sanity level.

[Big Jimmy]

Liam Neeson are Clagar. You can't really do space marines out of power armor, so all you need is his head.

[JuiceSpringsteen!]

I think Neeson would make a fantastic Luther. He's got that mix of class and radiccalism that Luther had.

[Aldramelech]

Tim Oliphant as any Space Marine.

[entendre_entendre]

i think Johnny Depp as an eldar character (Yriel perhaps?) if he could tone done some of his weirdness you usually see when he acts in a movie
idk TC Carson (voice of Kratos from God of War) would make a cool Kharn purely for the voice (Kratos shouting "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!!!!!!" is an image i can't get out of my head :p)
Hugh Jackman for Sicarius?
Ron Pearlman would be an awesome primarch, maybe Dorn or Mortarion :D.
also Elijah wood for Milo

[EmperorEternalXIX]

Vin Diesel as Marneus f***ing Calgar. 'Nuiff said!

[AirHorse]

Bruce Willis would make an awesome space marine, his head is like designed to stick out from a massive suit of power armour!!

[Abominable Plague Marine]

I think Jeremy Irons or Bill Nighy would make a pretty good Gaunt, they are how I envisage him to look like.

Rutger Hauer as a Space Marine (maybe the Lion?)

Kevin Grevioux as Vulkan.

[ThePov]

Hmmm... Jack Nicholson... IDK... sombody crazy... Fabius Bile?

[Levitas]

Hugh Jackman as Shrike "hey my claws dont retract anymore and I have 4!"

Definitely agree with Patrick Stewart as Eisenhorn.

Heres a random one, Christian Bale as Lucuius (think american psycho)

Russell Crowe as Sicarius

[ZenPaladin]

I'd like to see Jackman playing Ragnar Blackmane...

[Trinity]

Brandon Gleeson as Magnus the Red
Gerard Butler as Abaddon

[VinceBlack]

The Rock as a space marine sergent.

[TSINI]

jim carrey as fabius bile...

[Fantomex]

Well, Ryan Reynolds as Commissar Cain, and most certainly Brian Blessed as either Leman Russ or The Emperor..:D

GORDONS ALIVE!

[gwensdad]

Brian O'Halloran as Dante.

(no, too lame or too bad?)

My chapter is not even supposed to be here today!

[Drunkencorgimaster]

Morgan Freeman was amazing in Glory, but I was kinda thinking of Daniel Day Lewis as the Emperor. I know he is not huge, but you could CGI him to a larger size and he does have the right jet-black mane. Furthermore, Day is clearly the premier actor of his generation and he could capture the complexity of the Emperor well.

I have to agree with Captain Picard as Eisenhorn. Perfect choice.

[imperialsavant]

I keep trying to find Sharpe, but its always sold out at best buy when I go to look. Oh and Steve Buscemi should be a chaos demon.

Beg, borrow or steal!;) You just HAVE to either read the Sharpe Novels or watch the DVDs!
Better still do both.
I regularly rewatch the videos & Sean is sooo good as Richard Sharp & yes I can see him as Gaunt.:cool:

[imperialsavant]

:) Susan Sarandon as Col.Karsteen from Caiphus Cain Novels
Sean Connary as an Inquisitor.
The actor who played Baldrick in the Blackadder Series as Jurgen.

[imperialsavant]

:D After some further thought here's some more!

Rod Stiger-- Ursarker Creed (remember Rod as Napoleon in Waterloo)
Cate Blanchett as Amberley Vale ( Caiphus Cains Inq friend)
Arnold Swartznegger just has to be Marbo.
Ed Harris as Eisenhorn
Viggo Mortensen as Garviel Lorken

[entendre_entendre]

c'mon, the only person to play Marbo has to be Sly Stallone (a younger one). i mean really RAMBO... MARBO... i mean really :rolleyes:

[imperialsavant]

c'mon, the only person to play Marbo has to be Sly Stallone (a younger one). i mean really RAMBO... MARBO... i mean really :rolleyes:

:D Yeah! I was waiting for someone to pick me up on that!
Just amased no one had listed him before:D

[Aldramelech]

Beg, borrow or steal!;) You just HAVE to either read the Sharpe Novels or watch the DVDs!
Better still do both.
I regularly rewatch the videos & Sean is sooo good as Richard Sharp & yes I can see him as Gaunt.:cool:

Worst piece of casting ever!!!!!!!

Richard Sharpe is a 6ft tall black haired Londoner, not a short assed blond bloke from Sheffield!:mad:

As for the TV series........ Could you mess a book up more then that?

[CaptainSinon]

Brian Blessed as baharroth - remember flash? 'die my birdmen die!'

[Psychosplodge]

:) Susan Sarandon as Col.Karsteen from Caiphus Cain Novels
Sean Connary as an Inquisitor.
The actor who played Baldrick in the Blackadder Series as Jurgen.

Tony Robinson, yes it would work - I can see it now...


Worst piece of casting ever!!!!!!!

Richard Sharpe is a 6ft tall black haired Londoner, not a short assed blond bloke from Sheffield!:mad:

As for the TV series........ Could you mess a book up more then that?


Well if you're going to stray from the books, at least they got someone who can play the part properly, and gaunt basicly is sharpe lol

[mountaincycle661]

The only thing i can ever imagine casting for is the primarchs and heresy characters:

Bruce Willis - Robute Gulliman
Michael Duncan - Vulcan
Heath Ledger (deceased) - Sanguinius
Ron Pearlman - Rogal Dorn
Brendan Gleeson - Lemun Russ
Daniel Day Lewis - Fulgrim

Magnus the Red - Anyone huge. it doesnt matter since they would have to CG his face all to hell anyways, being a cyclops and all (A REAL CYCLOPS! not that "oh im missing one eye" bull$hit.

Alan Rickman - Fabricator General of Mars (the guy practically IS a robot)

[Drunkencorgimaster]

Alan Rickman - Fabricator General of Mars (the guy practically IS a robot)

It would be completely wrong not to include Rickman.

[person person]

Dan Castellaneta the ork!

[slovak]

Tom Berenger as Iron Hand Straken.

John Madden as Nork Deaddog.