If made into a movie, who would you cast? (showing 1-9 of 9)

[Ken comment history]

While reading this book, I pictured Robert Downey Jr. playing Locke. His "Sherlock Holms" would fit right in.

[Napoez3 comment history]

Warner Brothers has the rights for the movie adaptation...

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117...

Reading that I think I'll be disappointed.

[Michael comment history]

The actor need to be fairly young.
Probably people we've never heard of.
(Unless they try to use the Harry Potter mob)
If your going to use older actors you may as well
call it Oceans 14 or 15.

[Anne comment history]

We already have a thread that started with picturing the Harry Potter cast, but quickly turned into a discussion about who we would cast. You can find it here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...

I'd imagined either Stephen Fry or Michael Caine as Chains. Can't quite decide what would be better. I love them both.

As for the others I don't have any real preferences. Either Gary Oldman or Alan Rickman would make a great Bondsmagi I think.

The only thing I'm sure of is that it would have to be British or Irish actors. I don't know why but seeing this on screen without fancy accents would seem wrong to me.

[Tim comment history]

I pictured The Falconer being younger than Gary or Alan, although I do agree that either of those guys can totally own an evil magician role.

I always imagined Chains as being played by Brian Blessed, but that might be just me... he always seems to get a part somewhere in the books I read. I like Stephen Fry better though I think!

[Ewan comment history]

Tim wrote: "I pictured The Falconer being younger than Gary or Alan, although I do agree that either of those guys can totally own an evil magician role.

I always imagined Chains as being played by Brian Bles..."

Brian Blessed would make a great chains.

[Stuart comment history]

I imagined Locke as Edward Norton, probably because of The Illusionist and The Score.

Chains seemed slightly sinister and obsessive to me, and I thought of Anthony Hopkins.

[Steve comment history]

Orlando Bloom as Locke, of course! He's thin and has that mischievous twinkle in his eye. He may be a little old for the role, but I think he still has the youthful face to pull it off.

[Ian comment history]

From the moment the book started describing the Elderglass buildings I thought this would make a great animated movie from Studio Ghibli, their style would really match the city I think.

Having it animated would let you use all the good older actors too for voices.