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Who would you like to see play Matthew in the movie, if one were made?
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Nathan Fillion ... gotta find something for him! yummy!!!
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Kris wrote: "How about Christian Bale?"He's my pick. Perfect!
Richard Armitage! Richard Armitage is the only actor who could be Matthew.
he's been my pick right from the get go!
Robin wrote: "Richard Armitage! Richard Armitage is the only actor who could be Matthew."Just looked him up ... he's the perfect man for Matthew!
I still think Rodrigo Guirao Diaz has the right face for Matthew. He just needs to be 5 years older!Look up 'Rodrigo Guirao Diaz 2012' on google
Anne wrote: "Robin wrote: "Richard Armitage! Richard Armitage is the only actor who could be Matthew."Just looked him up ... he's the perfect man for Matthew!"
OK. I could go with him. He's got the right look. :-)
How about Tom Ward from Silent Witness..old enough, rides a horse, fences, looks right, and he is English
I think a lot of people forget that Matthew is French!
Gilles Marini fits the bill on all levels!
Ooooooh Oui!!! Gilles Marini!!!
Gaspard Ulliel << He is Gorgeous & he is FRENH!!!!
Anne wrote: "I think a lot of people forget that Matthew is French!"Gaspard Ulliel < I vote him... He is french & sexy !
Gaspard Ulliel...way to young!
Stephanie wrote: "Yeah, I agree as well, Richard Armitage does look just like how I pictured Matthew too. Funny. Never heard of the actor though, is he good?"Wait till The Hobbit movies come out he is in those as Thorin Oakenshield I think...he is great
GET MI-5 on DVD...fantastic show and he is eventually in it..I first saw him in Robin Hood and became a big fan! MI-5 and Robin Hood are BBC shows....I have now watched everything he has been in including Monet. There is another guy in MI-5 that might be good as the brother. I need to look him up.
Anne wrote: "It has to be Michael Fassbender. That's all I could think while I was reading the book. He'd be perfect."He would be PERFECT!!!!!!!!!
It's gotta be someone that matches the description in the book. Black hair, solid build, muscular and a little on the larger size and maybe a classic looking.
I just hope they don't use some ditzy blonde girl to play Diana. She has to be smart, pretty and built like an athlete. Not some anorexic model.
Joe Manganiello from True Blood. mid 30's Tall and good looking.Perfect Matthew!
I love Joe Manganiello but I feel like he's too rugged looking. I agree that Fassbender should play Matthew. He looks more clean-cut and has a more intense presence. Henry Cavill is too young and Jim Caviezel is too old. I also agree that Diane should be played by an unknown.
Diana Bishop = Brit Marling. Check Sept 2012 InStyle spread, and the preview for "Sound of My Voice." Something about her strength and vulnerability says Diana to me. And she is American, and age-appropriate.
And my Matthew vote is Micheal Fassbender.
My Matthew vote is for Christian Bale. But I think he is perfect for every male role, so I might be biased. Michael Fassbender would be my unbiased vote.
Brit Marling could be a good candidate for Diana
Matthew is over six feet. In his thirties. Black hair. Green eyes [but I'll take blue]. Jim Caviezel was a hunk in his prime and I absolutely could see him in this role BUT, I think he has past his prime for this role. When he did "Count of Monte Cristo" he absolutely was the right age, height, and rakish demeanor then. He was brutally, achingly handsome and seductive in that movie. That is the Matthew we are looking for now. None of the aforementioned suggestions has hit the mark.
Brit Marling is the first person that I could actually say looks like the diana I have in my head.
Jean wrote: "Matthew is over six feet. In his thirties. Black hair. Green eyes [but I'll take blue]. Jim Caviezel was a hunk in his prime and I absolutely could see him in this role BUT, I think he has past hi..."I agree that no one has hit the mark. That's why I think the movie should be made in 3d animation like Avatar. That's the only way the 'real' Matthew can be captured.
I think good options to play Matthew would be Jensen Ackles or Misha Collins.
Manuela wrote: "How about Ian Somerhalder? :) He plays wonderfully as Damon in TVD...So I think he would be fitting..."Ian Somerhalder would be an excellent choice :)
Clive Owen! Perfect!
Jessica Chastain as Diana.
Just googled Ian Somerhalder..looks to sweet....remember everyone the budget for this movie might not be big so you can forget the big name stars....
There is no actor alive that could play him. He needs to be CG.
Henry Cavill for Matthew. Who I picture as late 20's-early 30's and a bit rugged but distinguished. I believe he was turned fairly young. Also, the actor should be dark haired, blue eyed. And european/british. I can't see an American actor pulling this off.http://images2.fanpop.com/images/phot...
I have to say I think Gwyneth would kill the film. So I vote heavily no to her. Plus I picture Diana a bit more delicate with strawberry blonde hair.
I can get behind the Jessica Chastain idea. She's amazing. And has just the right delicacy, and fire to make it work.
I adore Jessica Chastain's work, and I agree she is gorgeous. But my mind's eye has someone a bit less obviously beautiful. A little more eccentric, especially remembering her trying to tame her hair and jump into old, worn leggings. And yet, the actress needs to be able to pull off an Elizabethan look as well. My vote still goes Brit Marling. Does anyone remember the end of Pride and Prejudice (the newer film adaptations) when Mr. Darcy comes striding through the field at sunrise with his shirt open and cloak billowing behind? Matthew McFayden has a little Clermont in him as well. (Just avoid thinking "Death at a Funeral"....)
..still love Richard Armitage....as much as I love Matthew McFayden...Mi-5..I can't see him in this movie. I do love his wife if she can do a good American accent
For whatever reason I kept picturing Colin Farrell as Matthew the whole way through. He cleans up well, that's for sure.. ;)
I like Alex O'loughlin for Matthew.
Richard Armitage could be Matthew as well. As for Alan Richman he would make a better Knox.
OMg i lovedddddd these books!!!! I am thinking maybe josh dumel (has to learn french accent) or Gilles Marini, or Dan Cortese to play Matthew one of these guys would pop into mind.. and saw nicole kidman as diana
Matthew doesn't have a strong french accent and has huge english influence. So the actor doesn't need to be french. Nicole Kidman is too tall, too old and too slim. Diana has an athletic physique. She can't have too much of a slender frame.
lol i pictured her face then kate winslet etc... any word on the movie or 3rd book???
i actually saw myself more as diana.. i have that hair and etc lol
I think that Rob James-Collier would make an excellent Matthew de Clairmont. He has the intelligent looks, hauteur, and charisma that is evident in the vampire.
Miranda Otto (Eowyn in LOTR) would be a perfect Diana Bishop.
Miranda Otto as Diana Bishop!
man, i do love trying to cast people into roles for stories i LOVE LOVE LOVE! i personally had a hard time thinking of a current actor to imagine playing Matthew while i was reading the books. i agree that Michael Fassbender would be a wonderful choice, but seeing Giles Marini (all French and stuff) would send me reeling in bliss. Giles is so amazingly delicious. i am NOT saying anything against other choices being unattractive either. i do have to take exception to the suggestions for actors who are really young (in their 20's) and those who have already played or are currently playing roles of vampires. really? i don't see an actor like that taking on yet another vampire role to be good for either the role of Matthew or the actor's career (everyone will then think of him as 'that vampire actor guy' and nothing else).
as for Diana, lots of the suggestions were for women who are well into their 40's (Diana is in her early-mid 30's people). looking up the suggestion of Brit Marling was SPOT ON for how i imagined her.
i'll try not to get too hung up on who i think should play specific roles though. when i do, i am horribly disappointed in the choices the actual casting agents make. (like the guy they chose to play Finnick Odair. pretty sure he's a great guy and good actor, but NOTHING like i imagined him to be. :-(
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