Iceshadow
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How about Bea Arthur(spelling?) for Frau Totenkinder?
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Lynx
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How about Bea Arthur(spelling?) for Frau Totenkinder?
. . .I could actually see that.
Dr.Strangefate
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Okay, first lets list them...
- Snow White
- Bigby Wolf
- Prince Charming
- Beauty
- The Beast
- Boy Blue
- Rose Red
- King Cole
- Jack of Tales
- Briar Rose (aka Aurora aka Sleeping Beauty)
- Flycatcher
- Cinderella
- Weyland Smith
- Frau Totenkinder
- Pinnochio
- Bluebeard
- Trusty John
- Grimble
- Hobbes
- Kay
- Red Riding Hood
- Doctor Swineheart
- Reynard the Fox
- Dun
- Posey
- Collin
- Ichabod Crane
- Mowgli
- Mr. North
- Sinbad
- Yusuf
- Kevin Thorne (vampire journalist)
- Tommy Sharp (TV journalist)
- Gepetto
- The Snow Queen
- Hansel
- Goldilocks
- The Nome King
I discount the cubs (Winter, Darien, Therese, Conner, Ambrose, Blossom, and Ghost) because they aren't really old enough to have real personalities...
I'll come back with some ideas later.
- Snow White
- Bigby Wolf
- Prince Charming
- Beauty
- The Beast
- Boy Blue
- Rose Red
- King Cole
- Jack of Tales
- Briar Rose (aka Aurora aka Sleeping Beauty)
- Flycatcher
- Cinderella
- Weyland Smith
- Frau Totenkinder
- Pinnochio
- Bluebeard
- Trusty John
- Grimble
- Hobbes
- Kay
- Red Riding Hood
- Doctor Swineheart
- Reynard the Fox
- Dun
- Posey
- Collin
- Ichabod Crane
- Mowgli
- Mr. North
- Sinbad
- Yusuf
- Kevin Thorne (vampire journalist)
- Tommy Sharp (TV journalist)
- Gepetto
- The Snow Queen
- Hansel
- Goldilocks
- The Nome King
I discount the cubs (Winter, Darien, Therese, Conner, Ambrose, Blossom, and Ghost) because they aren't really old enough to have real personalities...
I'll come back with some ideas later.
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thee great one
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- Snow White
- of Evanescence fame. The single off the thier new album "Snow White Queen" would be a perfect theme song.
- Bigby Wolf
- I think the voice is the only thing that might hamper him. There are probaly better choices.
- Rose Red
- But with red hair obviously.
- Red Riding Hood
I can't think of anymore. Maybe teabag as the nome king.
- Bigby Wolf
- Rose Red
- Red Riding Hood
I can't think of anymore. Maybe teabag as the nome king.
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Iceshadow
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Who are those people the only one I recognize is Amy Lee (I disagree with her being Snow).
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Here's a few suggestions, off the top of my head.
Snow White - Natalie Portman. She's already proven she's a strong actress who can carry a film. This would provide her with the kind of role she hasn't played before and really develop her as a strong-willed female lead. I think this could work wonders for her.
Prince Charming - Christian Bale. Just look at a cross between Patrick Bateman and Bruce Wayne. killer.
Rose Red - I kind of want to say Kiera Knightley because she looks almost like Natalie Portman's sister, but that's sort of a stretch.
Jack of Tales - Josh Holloway is perfect for this role. He's already got the look spot-on, and he's got the right wry sense of humor to do Jack JUST over-the-top enough.
Flycatcher - Steve Buscemi
Frau Totenkinder - I agree COMPLETELY with Bea Arthur.
Bluebeard - Ben Kingsley
Snow White - Natalie Portman. She's already proven she's a strong actress who can carry a film. This would provide her with the kind of role she hasn't played before and really develop her as a strong-willed female lead. I think this could work wonders for her.
Prince Charming - Christian Bale. Just look at a cross between Patrick Bateman and Bruce Wayne. killer.
Rose Red - I kind of want to say Kiera Knightley because she looks almost like Natalie Portman's sister, but that's sort of a stretch.
Jack of Tales - Josh Holloway is perfect for this role. He's already got the look spot-on, and he's got the right wry sense of humor to do Jack JUST over-the-top enough.
Flycatcher - Steve Buscemi
Frau Totenkinder - I agree COMPLETELY with Bea Arthur.
Bluebeard - Ben Kingsley
Dr.Strangefate
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Snow White - Jennifer Connely (A Beautiful Mind) or Morena Baccarin (Firefly) - Connelly seems the obvious choice, She clearly has the talent and the beauty. But she always tends to play more down to earth characters, and I think Baccarin might have the regality and snootiness that gives the character so much spunk.
Bigby Wolf - Gary Oldman (Batman Begins) - I couldn't find a picture that fit him perfectly... But imagine the dirt and musk of Oldman as Sirius Black on the costume of Oldman as Jim Gordon... Think of his ruffled hair as Sirius, give him a shave and a little haircut and then let him grow out the facial hair a little so he has his everpresent stubble. Gary Oldman is one of the best actors today... and anyone who says that he's too smallish to play bigby needs to learn that its better if there's a huge contrast between him as Bigby Wolf and him in his Wolf form.
Prince Charming - Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds)- I know people will disagree with me here... but he's charming as hell, AND he's a total *******. And despite his personal life, he happens to be a very good actor.
Beauty and the Beast - Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Someone came up with this idea on the Fabletown Forums, and I have to say I think its pretty brilliant. The two had plenty of chemistry on Buffy, and they both have the beautiful people thing down... And plus, can't you just see David in his half-beast form?
Boy Blue - Ryan Phillipe (Crash) - He has the innocent look to him, and he looks much younger than he actually is. Honestly though, they'd need to get somebody who would interact well with whomever plays Snow.
Rose Red - Scarlett Johannson (Lost in Translation)- 'Nuff Said.
King Cole - Bill Murray (Ghostbusters) - This is also from the Fabletown Forums... but i think that its Murray's eyes that did it for me. He has this eternal sparkle in his eyes that makes his good moods big and booming and his bad moods quite sad.
Jack of Tales - Callum Blue (Dead Like Me) - People might want to cast Sawyer in this part, but the truth is that Sawyer is good at what he does, while Jack is NOT very good at what he does. Callum would have to go blond, and ditch the british accent, but I think he'd be a great choice
Flycatcher - Matthew Lilard (Scooby Doo) - Lovable and awkward looking.
Cinderella - Laura Harris (Dead Like Me) - In my mind she's a perfect fit for this role.
Frau Totenkinder - Dame Judi Dench (Casino Royale) - 'Nuff Said
Bluebeard - Adam Baldwin (Firefly) - Imagine him bald and with a goatee. Then Imagine him swordfighting Tom Cruise. I think he'd be a great choice
Reynard Fox - Antonio Banderas (Evita) - Infinitely charming, especially as a fox in love with Snow White
Mowgli - Naveen Andrews (Lost) - While Andrews is Indian in origin, I think he'd be equally suited to play Sinbad... But I think Andrews has the physical stamina and the skill to play one of the top Tourists of the mundy world.
Mr. North - Liam Neeson (Batman Begins) - Not because of how he looks in the comics, but more because I think he would be a great counter to Gary Oldman. Also.. He -would- look good with longer white hair and a white moustache. He has the proper regality to him. You can hear him yelling at the lesser winds to stop acting so juvenile.
Goldilocks - Zooey Deschanel (Weeds) - She makes a FANTASTIC crazy person. She's also very beautiful and if she put on a pair of crazy-round glasses, she's be perfect.
Bigby Wolf - Gary Oldman (Batman Begins) - I couldn't find a picture that fit him perfectly... But imagine the dirt and musk of Oldman as Sirius Black on the costume of Oldman as Jim Gordon... Think of his ruffled hair as Sirius, give him a shave and a little haircut and then let him grow out the facial hair a little so he has his everpresent stubble. Gary Oldman is one of the best actors today... and anyone who says that he's too smallish to play bigby needs to learn that its better if there's a huge contrast between him as Bigby Wolf and him in his Wolf form.
Prince Charming - Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds)- I know people will disagree with me here... but he's charming as hell, AND he's a total *******. And despite his personal life, he happens to be a very good actor.
Beauty and the Beast - Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Someone came up with this idea on the Fabletown Forums, and I have to say I think its pretty brilliant. The two had plenty of chemistry on Buffy, and they both have the beautiful people thing down... And plus, can't you just see David in his half-beast form?
Boy Blue - Ryan Phillipe (Crash) - He has the innocent look to him, and he looks much younger than he actually is. Honestly though, they'd need to get somebody who would interact well with whomever plays Snow.
Rose Red - Scarlett Johannson (Lost in Translation)- 'Nuff Said.
King Cole - Bill Murray (Ghostbusters) - This is also from the Fabletown Forums... but i think that its Murray's eyes that did it for me. He has this eternal sparkle in his eyes that makes his good moods big and booming and his bad moods quite sad.
Jack of Tales - Callum Blue (Dead Like Me) - People might want to cast Sawyer in this part, but the truth is that Sawyer is good at what he does, while Jack is NOT very good at what he does. Callum would have to go blond, and ditch the british accent, but I think he'd be a great choice
Flycatcher - Matthew Lilard (Scooby Doo) - Lovable and awkward looking.
Cinderella - Laura Harris (Dead Like Me) - In my mind she's a perfect fit for this role.
Frau Totenkinder - Dame Judi Dench (Casino Royale) - 'Nuff Said
Bluebeard - Adam Baldwin (Firefly) - Imagine him bald and with a goatee. Then Imagine him swordfighting Tom Cruise. I think he'd be a great choice
Reynard Fox - Antonio Banderas (Evita) - Infinitely charming, especially as a fox in love with Snow White
Mowgli - Naveen Andrews (Lost) - While Andrews is Indian in origin, I think he'd be equally suited to play Sinbad... But I think Andrews has the physical stamina and the skill to play one of the top Tourists of the mundy world.
Mr. North - Liam Neeson (Batman Begins) - Not because of how he looks in the comics, but more because I think he would be a great counter to Gary Oldman. Also.. He -would- look good with longer white hair and a white moustache. He has the proper regality to him. You can hear him yelling at the lesser winds to stop acting so juvenile.
Goldilocks - Zooey Deschanel (Weeds) - She makes a FANTASTIC crazy person. She's also very beautiful and if she put on a pair of crazy-round glasses, she's be perfect.
thee great one
Master of TOG-fu.
Hugh Jackman (Wolverine)
Elisha Cuthbert
Natalie Portman.
I could see and love everyone one of those.
The buffy-angel/beauty & the beast part was the best.
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Iceshadow
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Hmm, yeah Jackman probably could make a good Bigby.
Agreed, but Doc what about Geppetto and Pinnochio?
Dr.Strangefate
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couldnt think one up for them or for sleeping beauty, and i had spent about an hour thinking it out... so i decided just to post and finish up my homeworks.
compound
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Okay, to begin with, let's assume we're sticking with the cast of Legends in Exile (vol. 1), for the time being.
Christina Ricci (Ally McBeal, Sleepy Hollow) as Snow White. Yeah, I know, she's not the immediately obvious choice, but she handles a mix of grounded and surreal themes very well, which is what Fables calls for.
Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings) as Bigby Wolf. C'mon he's frickin Aragorn. This seemed kinda obvious to me. As did...
Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli from Heroes) as Prince Charming
Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, Smallville) as Boy Blue
I agree with everybody who picked Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Lucky Number Sle7in) as Bluebeard
UPDATE! Owen Wilson as Jack. Perfect for a charismatic loser.
No idea who I'd pick for Rose Red. Maybe i'll edit this, later on.
EDIT:
Finally picked a Rose Red who could not only pass for Christina Ricci's fraternal twin sister, she could also be a suitable foil for Owen Wilson...
Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under). She can play a 'wild child' party girl, but still retain a modicum of human sympathy, despite her manipuloations.
Also, I changed my mind -- I want Kyle Gallner (Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas from Veronica Mars) as Boy Blue.
As for the rest of the cast, from Vol. 2 onwards...
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh from Heroes) as Mowgli
Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge, Gangs of New York) as King Cole
I agree with Dame Judi Dench as Frau. Totenkinder, but I also think it would be interesting to see Amy Madigan (Carnivale), under layers of makeup, as the witch.
Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser M.D., How I Met Your Mother) as Flycatcher
Christina Ricci (Ally McBeal, Sleepy Hollow) as Snow White. Yeah, I know, she's not the immediately obvious choice, but she handles a mix of grounded and surreal themes very well, which is what Fables calls for.
Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings) as Bigby Wolf. C'mon he's frickin Aragorn. This seemed kinda obvious to me. As did...
Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli from Heroes) as Prince Charming
Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, Smallville) as Boy Blue
I agree with everybody who picked Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Lucky Number Sle7in) as Bluebeard
UPDATE! Owen Wilson as Jack. Perfect for a charismatic loser.
No idea who I'd pick for Rose Red. Maybe i'll edit this, later on.
EDIT:
Finally picked a Rose Red who could not only pass for Christina Ricci's fraternal twin sister, she could also be a suitable foil for Owen Wilson...
Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under). She can play a 'wild child' party girl, but still retain a modicum of human sympathy, despite her manipuloations.
Also, I changed my mind -- I want Kyle Gallner (Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas from Veronica Mars) as Boy Blue.
As for the rest of the cast, from Vol. 2 onwards...
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh from Heroes) as Mowgli
Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge, Gangs of New York) as King Cole
I agree with Dame Judi Dench as Frau. Totenkinder, but I also think it would be interesting to see Amy Madigan (Carnivale), under layers of makeup, as the witch.
Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser M.D., How I Met Your Mother) as Flycatcher
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compound
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Excellent pick! I'm not quite sure whether I think Connelly is still youthful enough to play Snow, honestly. But Baccarin is an unconventional -- but wonderful -- choice for the role.
I noticed that you didn't mention the obvious -- that Sirius Black is a lychanthrope, which just makes Oldman seem like an even more appropriate choice!
Different storkes for different dolks, I guess. I'm so used to Cruise in "dedicated career man" roles, that I can't imagine him playing an unreformably smug bastard like Charming.
Best. Casting. Ever. I won't even attempt to top that, for the reasons you mentioned.
He looks waaaay too sinister. I can't NOT think of him as his Cruel Intentions character, and I feel like, at this point, he seems like a "poor man's Hayden Cristiansen (sp?)", despite the fact that he's had a longer acting career.
Glad to see a fellow Dead Like Me fan on this board! A lot of people I know wrote off Callum as a James Marsters/Spike wanna-be, but I think he could carry the role of Jack quite nicely.
I always thought Dead Like Me lead actress Ellen Muth could make a convincing Goldilocks, but you've nailed it with this one. Best of all, she can be crazy AND quasi-sympathetic, because I think Goldie has an aspect of tragedy about her, as well.
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compound
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I failed to notice this, earlier on. Buscemi wouldn't have been my original choice, but he makes a lot of sense; his acting style fits the part, even though he looks nothing like the comic character.
Lynx
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No, that's Lupin.
Anyways, Compound and Doc had some spot-on choices. The only one I didn't really like was Judi Dench as Frau. I just. . .can't see it, for some reason.
Oh, and Doc? You get bonus points for Gellar and Boreanaz. That. . .that's just amazing casting right there.
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Iceshadow
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I was thinking that he could be Ichabod Crane.
Judi Dench is too big to be Frau I think.
Also, Kevin Smith as that Reporter that Bluebeard shoots, and I think Michael Caine could voice Hobbs the butler.
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Dr.Strangefate
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Anyone still picking up "Jack of Fables"
What do you think of Sam... I mean, they haven't really addressed it bluntly... but he -is- Little Black Sambo. That's a rather... contraversial move for them to take, don't you think.
What do you think of Sam... I mean, they haven't really addressed it bluntly... but he -is- Little Black Sambo. That's a rather... contraversial move for them to take, don't you think.
Lynx
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Snow White getting raped by the 7 dwarves wasn't? It's Vertigo, the whole line is controversial. Hell, look at Preacher.
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Yes, I really like Jack of Fables. I originally doubted that the series might not have worked, but it's kept my interest. I didn't know who Sam was until I looked at the fabletown forums, and that is a bold move.
The next two issues are called "Jack Frost" and have something to do with the Ice Queen. The arc after that is set in Las Vegas.
One thing I pointed out at the forums was that because Jack has been involved with so many stories, that each arc in this book could be based on a genre of story as well. Like the arc that just finished, that's an escape story. The Las Vegas arc coming up, I'm pretty sure has something to do with a con or a heist story. Fun stuff.
The next two issues are called "Jack Frost" and have something to do with the Ice Queen. The arc after that is set in Las Vegas.
One thing I pointed out at the forums was that because Jack has been involved with so many stories, that each arc in this book could be based on a genre of story as well. Like the arc that just finished, that's an escape story. The Las Vegas arc coming up, I'm pretty sure has something to do with a con or a heist story. Fun stuff.
Lynx
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I think it's interesting that they keep piling on who Jack is. Jack Frost, the Jack of Hearts? I mean. . .damn.
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That's one of the main reasons I love Fables. Jack is every Jack in every story. Frau is every witch in every story. It's great stuff.
I also got Vol.'s 3-5 for my birthday. I'm slowly collecting them all. It's still beautiful when you reread them for the second time 'round.
