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Who would you like to see play Matthew in the movie, if one were made?
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Anson Mount would be a great Matthew - not sure if he can do the accent but he has the eyes and the bod for it!
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Margaret wrote: "Fassbender! Hands down. No question. He is who I pictured when I read the books. Wouldn't mind Benedict Cumberbatch in the role, or Tom Hiddleston. Hiddleston rocks the dark hair, and he has also p..."You must have seen him playing an American character because Tom Hiddleston is actually British... VERY much so... even more reason to cast him! :)
Wouldn't mind Benedict Cumberbatch or Michael Fassbender :)
Richard Armitage immediately came to my mind!
Linda wrote: "Richard Armitage immediately came to my mind!"YES! Richard Armitage has that otherworldly, European aristocratic look. Perfect!
How about Richard Madden, who played Rob in "Game of Thrones" for the Matthew role...?
Natalie wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Fassbender! Hands down. No question. He is who I pictured when I read the books. Wouldn't mind Benedict Cumberbatch in the role, or Tom Hiddleston. Hiddleston rocks the dark hair, ..."? Yeah, I know he's British. Don't know how I made that unclear to you. Am not aware of him playing any american characters etc. anyway. I meant that whoever plays Matthew should prob. be a British actor.
Margot wrote: "For me it would have to be Aidan Turner ( Mitchell the vampire from Being Human)"Ooh, good one. He plays Luke in the Mortal Instruments. When I saw him in that, I was like, Mitchell! I thought you were a vampire, not a werewolf! : ) he also makes a pretty hot dwarf in the Hobbit!
Nancy wrote: "How about Richard Madden, who played Rob in "Game of Thrones" for the Matthew role...?"That's not a bad idea!! I can really see Benedict Cumberbatch as Matthew though.He can pull off the brooding intensity and his accent is seriously sexy.
I like some of the suggestions such as Luke Evans or Tom Hiddleston, although I think some of the others are too old. In the book Matthew is described as being tall, having black hair and appears to be in his mid- to late thirties. So I think if he meets those requirements and can pull off an air of mystery and danger I don't really mind who the actor is as long the movie gets made.
Luke Evans would be lovely
I can't believe I'm gonna throw this out there but ... what about Justin Theroux?
Margaret wrote: "But he's got to be British (or European) with the appropriate amount of gravitas."That sounded (at least to me) like you didn't think he was British. He was F. Scott Fitzgerald in Midnight in Paris, which is one American role that I can think of. Both him and Michael Fassbender would be amazing!
how about jonathan rys meyer!! he played in the tudors and has a lovely accent..love love
Matthew is kind of a tormented soul, has been for ages. I really can't imagine anyone else than Richard Armitage here. Have you seen him as Thorin in "The desolation of Smaug"? The moment when he enters the mountain? The expression on his face, the emotions Thorin felt, it touched my heart. He is Matthew. No one else (for me, at least ;) ).
Victor Webster would be a great vampire.
With British actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill!!! One of the two and any other.
How about Benedict Cumberbatch?
Jude Law would be an awesome Matthew. I would like to see Amy Adams or Jennifer Lawrence as Diana.
Gilles Marini, complete with incredible vampire good looks and French accent.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1694302/?r...
Tall, lean, pale, European and otherworldly -- I would cast Benedict Cumberbatch as Matthew. I envisioned him as Matthew throughout the first novel.
Richard Armitage, all the way.
Michelle wrote: "Henry Cavillhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147147/"
Why can't Goodreads have a "Like" button?
Richard Armitage so fits the description of Matthew Clairmont (dark hair, tall, long lanky legs, beautiful body, the nose, intelligent, beautiful dark voice, has the ability to play the dark side of Matthew as well as the lover) when I read the books, I think Deborah Harkness must of been dreaming of him when she wrote this. What a wonderful vampire Matthew he would make.
Brizo wrote: "Richard Armitage so fits the description of Matthew Clairmont (dark hair, tall, long lanky legs, beautiful body, the nose, intelligent, beautiful dark voice, has the ability to play the dark side ..."I agree completely. He can be tender, he can be vicious, he has the European flair Matthew has from being around for centuries. He has a fine chiseled face. Richard Armitage is so Matthew. I hope that our input gets out on the wind to whomever directs the series, should it be optioned out. I have hopes, since Outlander is ready to be viewed on Showtime.
Check out Anatomy of Matthew Clarmont starring Richard Armitage on https://www.youtube.com/user/Armitage...
When I picture Matthew Clairmont I do not picture any person that I've already seen. The closest would be Henry Cavill, but even he's not quite right. I would go for an unknown in this case.
Cindy wrote: "Brizo wrote: "Richard Armitage so fits the description of Matthew Clairmont (dark hair, tall, long lanky legs, beautiful body, the nose, intelligent, beautiful dark voice, has the ability to play ..."Interesting you see it as a TV series, I think of it as a movie, or a series of movies. I wonder what Warner Brothers see's it as?
Fik wrote: "The actor casted must be of a certain age to be able to portray all 3-4 movie sequels. So they can't possibly choose an exac..."No I don't agree. Movies today are shot very fast 2-3 years max for all three, as you'd want to shoot them together because the story line doesn't make sense without all three pieces. I don't think I could see Matthew Clairmont played as a kid in his 20's, I see him in his 30-40 at least. He's a college professor and so is she that's not a 20 year old person. A younger actor wouldn't have the emotional maturity to play this character.
As for movie audience, one has to remember there are more baby boomers then kids, perhaps if they developed more scripts like this and aimed it at them, their audience would quadruple... Plus this has lots of other vampires that surround Matthew that are younger like his children and nephew that would fit a 18-25 year old. I think the young viewers are more interested in action scripts (look at the Hobbit, it made billions and most of the actors in it are in their late 30's some even older) so I wouldn't tie an actor's age to this, but rather who could carry the role best, what the script offer the young in terms of action sequences (the book offers a lot of possibilities there), and the older viewer in terms of a believable Matthew/Diana love story that spans time.
As for Henry Cavill I think he's not dark enough to fit Matthew's description. Michael Fastbender could carry it off but he doesn't really have the same characteristics as the character in the book. I think Richard Armitage is a much better fit.
Brizo wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Brizo wrote: "Richard Armitage so fits the description of Matthew Clairmont (dark hair, tall, long lanky legs, beautiful body, the nose, intelligent, beautiful dark voice, has the ab..."I'd be happy to see it in any format...a full length movie would be great, several installments like Hunger Games.
Brizo wrote: "Fik wrote: "Michael Fassbender or Henry Cavill i think could portray a good Matthew. The actor casted must be of a certain age to be able to portray all 3-4 movie sequels. So they can't possibly ch..."Richard Armitage has all the qualifications, dark and brooding, sexy, European, right age, athletic build...etc. etc. I guess you can tell, I really like Armitage for Matthew.
CindyI totally agree Richard Armitage is Matthew Clairmont in every way
I just read that Warner Brothers decided to not develop the Movie/TV rights to Deborah Harkness' All Souls Trilogy and she has the rights back in her hands and is looking for someone else to develop the screen rights project. How sad is that!! Here is what she has to say.http://deborahharkness.com/about-debo...
Sorry to hear this. I was hoping... In the meantime, I am looking forward to one of my other favorites,The Outlander, coming as a series to Starz. Maybe the triology will be optioned out as a mini-series down the road, if not as a movie.
I would like to see the actor who played Rob in Game of Thrones, Richard Madden, play Matthew
Movie rights reverted back to Harkness from Warner Brothers, see http://deborahharkness.com/about-debo... and I really hope they still make a movie!
My choice is Benedict Cumberbatch...A versatile British actor with a wonderful sexy voice!
I think Jason mamoa would be a good matthew.
Second the vote for Benedict Cumberbatch!!
At the moment it looks as if there was no movie at all, but if another producer would step in, I'd still support Richard Armitage. Saw him on stage now and he's just WOW!
Jacqueline wrote: "Faydra wrote: "I think Gaspard Ulliel would be perfect for the role...and he's french as well."Gaspard Ulliel, there's is not much to say except . . . yum! Though he might be a bit young he'd def..."
I agree totally!!
Richard Armitage for Mathew and Rachelle Lefevre for Diana!!
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Benedict Cumberbatch, but I'm not sure he's the one for this role. I think it should be a relatively unknown French actor.
Sights wrote: "I think Jason mamoa would be a good matthew."
Nice but a bit too "raw" for Matthew I think.
Nice but a bit too "raw" for Matthew I think.
Catherine wrote: "Jason mamma looks scary. But would an intelligent women change her life and bear his children???"He's definitely good looking, but imho not sophisticated and European enough. Richard Armitage has it all!
Catherine wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Jason mamma looks scary. But would an intelligent women change her life and bear his children???"He's definitely good looking, but imho not sophisticated and Europ..."
Too common after True Blood. IMHO, Moyer is not tall enough, or suave enough and Paquin is not "soft" enough in looks...needs the coloring to be a coppery redhead, as well as blonde...eyes changeable and not brown.
Catherine wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Jason mamma looks scary. But would an intelligent women change her life and bear his children???"He's definitely good looking, but ..."
Just my opinion, as you have yours. I like Moyer and Paquin, just not who I envisioned while reading the trilogy.
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