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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by phillies   » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:40 pm

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namelessfly wrote:Two meter tall women are vanishingly rare, but women pushing six feet tall are not that aberrant. (I know a 5'6" Colonel, USMC ret who married such a woman. Obviously makes slow dancing interesting). There are not any well know actresses that fit the part. However; there are plenty of struggling young actresses who are struggling because they do fit the part. I suspect that the studio will discover such a woman and make her career.


If you really want that much height, as opposed to the easy solution of casting everyone else short -- there are plenty of guys who can act well and are shorter than 5'6" -- and you also need someone who is physically fit and accustomed to being somewhat aggressive -- start searching the ranks of college and professional women's basketball teams, especially center and forward.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by seahorse1   » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:43 am

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pokermind wrote:
Wodan wrote:You're thinking too small... the bigger problem with age is to plan for success (sequels). Since it takes 2-3 years to make a film, a 35 yr old would be as much as 38 for the sequel, and 41 for the 3rd film. That doesn't seem like it'll work. Starting younger is really the best solution.


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That's a good idea. As much as I'd like to see a young actor in the role, it is hard to believe that someone that young has the acting chops to pull the role off.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by dreamrider   » Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:30 am

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Wodan wrote:You're thinking too small... the bigger problem with age is to plan for success (sequels). Since it takes 2-3 years to make a film, a 35 yr old would be as much as 38 for the sequel, and 41 for the 3rd film. That doesn't seem like it'll work. Starting younger is really the best solution.


Read again, please, and note that 35 was my absolute upper end. Ideal would be someone around 23-25 with 5+ years of featured acting record.

And for those who have said needs to be able to "be agressive", I trained academically in the theater, and worked around professional theaters (not film, though) before the Service. Believe me, enough agessiveness is not an issue with most young actresses; it isn't an accident that most don't have children until they have learned not to eat their young.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by grendel_one   » Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:06 pm

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did someone say young and cheap?

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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by namelessfly   » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:52 pm

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Just watched John Carter of Mars and spotted an actress who would be superb as Honor Harrington.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Collins

She s tall, dark haired, exotic looking with high cheek bones, and she can do the physical fight scenes very well.

Smoking hot babe too!
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by drothgery   » Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:03 am

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namelessfly wrote:Just watched John Carter of Mars and spotted an actress who would be superb as Honor Harrington.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Collins

She s tall, dark haired, exotic looking with high cheek bones, and she can do the physical fight scenes very well.

Smoking hot babe too!

She's 35 now. You'd like at least some chance of doing sequels without recasting.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by pokermind   » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:01 am

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Hi all,

David Weber is still unsure if the movie will be made. They have to find the investors, and right now people are squeezing their quarters till the eagle screams. David gave his choice actress in the Q&A Michael Sawa provided us:

http://www.youtube.com/user/michalsawa?feature=watch

Note the movie discussion is in the last three 6/8-8/8.

David's choice one of the women on the old TV show Babylon V, but noted she was too old now. David further noted any choice would not allow Honor to remain ageless, but suggested starting the series half way through then bringing a new actress to play the young Honor.

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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by Cheopis   » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:47 pm

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Since I don't know what arrangements might have already been made, this might go over like a lead balloon. However that having been said, the Marvel Comics folks seem to finally have managed to create good movies that actually fit the existing franchise.

Perhaps Stan Lee is a Honorverse fan? Heh.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by Caseyorourke   » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:08 am

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I haven't read all the way through to see if this actress was suggested for Honor, but I think Tia Carrere would be a good choice. Granted at 5'8" she is about 6 inches to short, but there aren't that many actresses of Asian descent that are 6'2" tall so some Hollywood movie magic would need to be applied.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by Caseyorourke   » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:19 am

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Caseyorourke wrote:I haven't read all the way through to see if this actress was suggested for Honor, but I think Tia Carrere would be a good choice. Granted at 5'8" she is about 6 inches to short, but there aren't that many actresses of Asian descent that are 6'2" tall so some Hollywood movie magic would need to be applied.

Never mind, I just noticed on her website that she is 45. While she could pass for an older, more mature Honor, she is definitely out for playing a younger Honor.
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