Elric Movie Casting Archive

[Ant]

Here's an idea... I hope Berry et al. are cool with it... I propose this thread as an archive for the casting suggestions in the various Elric movie threads.
* I've also taken the liberty of adding, in gray, further suggestions from an old thread on the Chaosium Elric mailing list.
* Mike's (apparent) preferences are marked M.

Hyperlinked Index!

• Elric
  Arioch (and other higher powers)
  Cymoril
  Dyvim Tvar
  Dyvim Slorm
  Jagreen Lern
  Dr. Jest
  Magum Colim
  Moonglum
  Myshella
  Rackhir
  Sadric
  Sepiriz
  Sharilla
  Smiorgan
  Stormbringer (voice)
  Tanglebones
  Theleb K'aarna
  Yishana
  Yyrkoon
  Zarozinia

If you have new casting suggestions post them to any active thread in the Elric Movie Forum. I'll monitor the forum and update the lists to reflect new suggestions.

If you think I've missed any (serious) suggestions, please email me at antallan(at)mac(dot)com, or AIM me at AntAllanUK, and I'll edit the appropriate entry. (Macauley Culkin as Elric? Come on!)
* Please provide a reference to the orginal post!
* Let me know spelling and other misteaks too.

*** I've added links - mainly in the Elric list - to the Elric Movie Speculative Photos gallery. Let me know if I've missed any... and who the "unknown" artists are.

But to avoid making this too confusing, and so less useful, please do not [Post Reply] directly to this thread.

OK?

Gr.,
Ant

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ELRIC

Actors

Those in the online poll I’ve marked *.

• Kevin Bacon
  Christian Bale (image by Bakkhios)
  Sean Bean
  Paul Bettany * M (images by: unk.; Cheshire Cat; DyvimTvarsBodyguard; unk.; unk.; Bakkhios)
  Orlando Bloom * (images by: Cheshire Cat; unk.)
  Vincent Cassel (image by Athenys)
  Chen Chang (image by Bakkhios; another)
  Stephen Chow
  Chow Yun Fat (image by Bakkhios)
  Tom Cruise *
  John Cusack
  Mark Dacascos
  Tom Daplyn
  Johnny Depp * (image; image, as von Bek too; image by Bakkhios)
  Vin Diesel *
  Christopher Eccleston (image by Bakkhios)
  Ralph Fiennes (image by Bakkhios)
  Jason Flemyng
  James Franco
  Edward Furlong
  Vincent Gallo
  Crispin Glover (image by Bakkhios)
  Ioan Gruffudd
  Nigel Harman (image by Tony Hough)
  Ethan Hawke (image by Bakkhios, with Cymoril)
  Josh Holloway
  Rhys Ifans (image by Ant)
  Jason Isaacs
  Hugo Jackman
  Takeshi Kaneshiro (image by Bakkhios; another, with Cymoril)
  Vincent Kassel
  Will Kemp
  Vladimir Kulich *
  Andy Lau (Tak Wa Lau)
  Jude Law * (images by: Alderian; jgr (?);Bakkhios)
  Tأ³mas Lemarquis (image by Bakkhios)
  Jared Leto
  Tony Leung (Tony Leung Chiu Wai)
  Damian Lewis
  Michael McManus
  Marilyn Manson
  James Marsters * (images by: Alderian; Cheshire Cat; Bakkhios)
  Rudolph Martin
  Cillian Murphy (images by Bakkhios: (1); (2); (3); (4); and with Cymoril)
  Ed Norton
  Gary Oldman
  Timothy Olyphant
  Craig Parker *
  Guy Pearce
  Brad Pitt * (image by Bakkhios)
  Michael Praed
  Keanu Reeves
  Johnathan Rhys-Meyers (images by: PsychicWarVeteran; Bakkhios)
  Alan Rickman
  Michael Rosenbaum
  Tim Roth
  Lars Rudolph
  Jack Ryder *
  Julian Sands (image by Athenys)
  Alejo Sauras (image by Bakkhios)
  Rufus Sewell * (image by Bakkhios)
  David Thewlis
  Stuart Townsend (image by Bakkhios)
  Skeet Ulrich
  Karl Urban
  Vincent Ventresca (image)
  Marc Warren
  Michael Wincott

Actresses

• Milla Jovovich (image)
  Susan Powter
  Azura Skye
  Tilda Swinton (image by Bakkhios)

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YYRKOON

Those marked (E) have also been suggested for Elric.

• Christian Bale (E)
  Antonio Banderas
  Simon Russell Beale M
  Gael Garcأ*a Bernal
  Clancy Brown
  Vincent Cassel (E)
  Billy Crudup
  Willem Dafoe
  Timothy Dalton
  Johnny Depp (E)
  Jason Done
  Crispin Glover (E) ([expired link])
  Nicholas Gonzalez
  Richard E. Grant
  Ioan Gruffudd (E)
  Neil Jackson (IV)
  Matthew Macfadyen
  Kevin McKidd
  James Marsters (E)
  Timothy Olyphant
  Joaquin Phoenix ([expired link])
  Johnathan Rhys-Meyers (E)
  Alan Rickman
  Tim Roth (E)
  Peter Sarsgaard
  Rufus Sewell (E)
  Kevin Spacey
  Marc Warren (E)
  Hugo Weaving
  Michael Wincott (E)
  James Woods
  Stelios Yiakmis

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MOONGLUM

Although Elric's companion will not, Mike tells us, appear in the first movie, here are the casting suggestions.

• Eric Bana
  Paul Bettany
  Jack Black
  Ewen Bremner
  Adrian Brody
  Steve Buschemi
  Robert Carlyle
  Robbie Coltrane
  Daniel Craig
  Willem Dafoe
  Johnny Depp
  Matt Dillon
  Jason Flemyng
  Seth Green
  Hugo Jackman
  Daniel Day Lewis
  Ewan McGregor
  Jonny Lee Miller
  Dominic Monaghan
  Cillian Murphy
  Gary Oldman
  Simon Pegg
  Brad Pitt
  John Rhys-Davies
  Giovanni Ribisi
  Andy Serkis
  Armin Shimerman
  Alan Tudyk
  Sean Scott Williams

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SADRIC

• David Bowie ([expired link])
  Rutger Hauer
  Ben Kingsley M
  Christopher Lee
  Malcolm McDowell
  Jack Nicholson
  Jأ¼rgen Prochnow
  Terrance Stamp
  Max von Sydow
  Christopher Walken
  Peter Weller
  Michael York

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CYMORIL (and - maybe - MYSHELLA : see below)

• Asia Argento
  Morena Baccarin ([expired link])
  Fairuza Balk
  Kate Beckinsale
  Monica Bellucci
  Bjأ¶rk
  Saffron Burrows
  Tia Carrere
  Jennifer Connelly
  Rachel Leigh Cook
  Claire Danes
  Lisa Dillon
  Lexa Doig
  Alison Doody
  Mylene Farmer
  Claire Forlani
  Laura Fraser
  Susana Gonzalez
  Sienna Guillory
  Shalom Harlow
  Salma Hayek
  Scarlett Johannson
  Angelina Jolie
  Catherine Zeta Jones
  Claire Keim
  Mia Kirshner
  Kristin Kreuk
  Juliet Landau
  Sophie Marceau
  Bridget Moynahan
  Aishwarya Rai M ([expired link])
  Christina Ricci
  Winona Ryder
  Emanuelle Seigner
  Mariana Seoane
  Shannyn Sossamon
  Audrey Tatou
  Lili Taylor
  Robin Tunney
  Uma Thurman ([expired link])
  Liv Tyler
  Patricia Velasquez ([expired link])
  Rachel Weisz
  Sarah Wildor
  Alicia Witt
  Zang Ziyi (
  [link expired])

The suggestions for MYSHELLA pretty much overlaps with this. Notable suggestions for Myshella, but not for Cymoril, include:

• Halle Berry
  Cate Blanchet
  Naomie Harris
  Vanessa Redgrave M
  Chloe Sevigny

There is a body of opinion that the actresses for both parts should be similar (if not the same!) because Myshella reminded Elric of his lost love.

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ZAROZINIA

• Kate Beckinsale
  Thora Birch
  Jennifer Connelly
  Claire Forlani
  Mia Kirshner
  Heike Makatsch
  Shannyn Sossamon
  Naomi Watts
  Rachel Weisz

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HIGHER POWERS

Lords of Chaos

Arioch

• Joey Lauren Adams
  Antonio Banderas
  Orlando Bloom
  David Bowie
  Rosalinda Celentano
  Tim Curry
  Jay Davidson
  John de Lancie
  Johnny Depp
  Leonardo DiCaprio
  Brad Douriff
  Josh Hartnett
  Milla Jovovich
  Heath Ledger
  Christopher Lee
  Diego Luna
  Gary Oldman
  Max Pirkis
  Brad Pitt
  Tilda Swinton ([expired link])
  Uma Thurman
  Stuart Townsend ([expired link])

Xiombarg

• Madeleine Stowe

Misc.

• Orlando Bloom (?)
  Henry Rollins

Lords of Law

Donblas

• Keira Knightley

Elemental Lords

Straasha (water)

• James Cosmo
  Ian McKellen ([expired link])

Grome (earth)

• Gabriel Byrne
  Thomas Ian Griffith
  Arnold Schwarzenegger

Beast Lords

Meerclar (cats)

• Johnny Depp ([expired link])

Nnuuurrrr'c'c' (insects)

• Thomas Ian Griffith

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JAGREEN LERN

• Russell Crowe
  Timothy Hutton
  James Earl Jones
  Ian McShane
  Gary Oldman
  Alan Rickman
  Michael Rosenbaum
  Rufus Sewell
  Michael Wincott

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THELEB K'AARNA

• Tim Curry
  Colin Farrell
  Crispin Glover
  Gary Oldman
  Rufus Sewell
  Ben Stiller
  David Suchet
  Stuart Townsend
  Hugo Weaving

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RACKHIR

• Eric Bana
  George Clooney
  Sean Connery
  Willem Dafoe
  Johnny Depp M (
  [link expired])
  Taye Diggs
  Ralph Fiennes
  Ioan Gruffudd
  Rutger Hauer
  Robert Patrick
  Kevin Spacey
  Ben Stiller
  Ray Winstone

A surprisingly short list for such a popular character...

Connery and Hauer are likely too old...

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DYVIM TVAR and DYVIM SLORM

Father...

• Sean Bean
  Brian Blessed
  Kevin Branagh
  Robert Duvall
  Michael Keaton
  Malcom McDowell
  Viggo Mortensen
  Liam Neeson
  Craig Parker
  Michael Wincott
  Peter Wingfield

... and son...

• James Marsters
  Everett McGill
  Kevin McKidd
  Ray Park
  Robert Patrick
  Jأ¼rgen Prochnow
  John Saxon

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DR. JEST

• Jeffrey Combs
  Benicio del Toro
  Anthony Hopkins
  Jeremy Irons
  David Patrick Kelly
  Charles Krauthammer
  Richard O'Brien
  Christopher Walken

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TANGLEBONES

• David Bowie
  David Carradine
  James Cromwell
  Ben Kingsley
  Malcom McDowell
  Stewart Patrick
  Wayne Pygram
  Max von Sydow

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YISHANA

• Monica Bellucci
  Halle Berry
  Maria Grazia Cucinotta
  Alison Doody
  Diane Kruger
  Lucy Lawless
  Lucy Liu
  Eva Mendez
  Julia Stiles
  Madeleine Stowe
  Leonor Varela

A suprisingly short list for a character who Mike suggests will have a major role in the (first) movie... "Yishana gets a larger role" ... "the Young Kingdoms will be represented by Yishana".