dreamrider wrote:Talented as she is, I don't think that Ms. Lawrence's personality and acting style is suited to the role, although she is within the appropriate window of physical size (just barely). She's a little on the slight side for her height, as well.
In addition, she is too expensive, too hard to schedule (basically the film would have to be done to fit her commitments, rather than the other way around), and, perhaps worst, would be near impossible to sign to another 10-12 year series filming project.
She also is gaining the reputation of being moderately hard to work with. Not like Catherine Heigl or Gwyneth Paltrow yet, but getting there.
My current front runners are Jaimie Alexander (Lady Sif) or Jennifer Carpenter (Sgt Debra Morgan). Carpenter is a hair short at 5'8.5", and she is getting a little old for the role, but she's certainly got the aggressive dominance. Alexander is comfortably in the zone on all counts.
But you are probably correct that the lead will be a (near) unknown. Certainly someone early enough in their career that it makes sense for them to commit for a series contract on a largely unproven (by film industry standards) property.
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Yeah, the whole Jennifer Lawrence thing is part of my fantasy vision for the movie, i.e. a big-studio big-budget production like the Trek reboots or the Marvel superhero movies.
But it's not, so that's why most of the primary cast will be unknowns or lesser-knowns. They're might even be room for someone on the level of Simon Pegg or Zoe Saldana (both of whom were in the 2009 Star Trek reboot). And, if only for marketability reasons, e.g. Harrison Ford in Enders Game, there could be a spot for a real name, say like Liam Neeson as White Haven?
One thing I'd have no problem with is if actors older than they're 20s are cast for many of the roles, and in fact would be the first thing I discard for Honor. Davids' 3rd-gen prolong works on the printed page, but I say it will NOT work in a movie unless it's a Saganami Island Academy story. It will be totally silly to have a supposed veteran crew be portrayed as a bunch of high schoolers. You can still have prolong, but people will just be a bit older than as described in the books.
As for complaints about someone in their 30s or 40s playing Honor, well, right now there is no guarantee that there will be more Honorverse movies after this one, so you might as well get the best one that can be made. If that requires a 40-year old actress for Honor, than so be it.