I'm not sure if there has been a casting thread yet, so I figured I would start one up. I always wondered what would happen if HBO got their hands on this series and turned it into a high budget show like Game of Thrones.
Anyone able to locate some good physical descriptions of these characters?
Who would you cast for the characters?
Merlin:
Sean Bean (mhicks)
Viggo Mortensen (mhicks)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Keith_w)
Zachary Levi (PeterZ)
Having decided to assume a male role,[1] Athrawes manifested as a tall, dark haired man who retained Alban's deep blue eyes[2] as a personal memento to her former self, who Merlin overall resembled in a "distant relative" fashion. Merlin also possessed highly stylized facial hair in the form of fiercely waxed mustachios and a dagger beard. To adopt a noticeable flaw, Merlin created a long, thin scar on his right cheek. He was recognized as very handsome and imposing.
Irys:
Jennifer Lawrence (Dauntless)
Lilly James (PeterZ)
Princess Irys was blonde-haired and gray-eyed.
Cayleb:
Sam Heughan (mhicks)
Sam Riley
Haarahld VII Ahrmahk:
Sean Bean (John Prigent)
Graham Mctavish (mhicks)
Anthony Hopkins (mhicks)
47 years old, he was putting on a bit of extra flesh these days, Merlin noticed. Judging from his chest and shoulders, he'd been a man of heroic physique in his youth, but maintaining that sort of fitness, especially at his age, must have been the next thing to impossible given his immobile right knee.
Sharleyan Tayt Ahrmahk:
Olivia Wilde (PeterZ)
Keira Knightley (thanatos)
Sharleyan was relatively small and slender. She had a handsome face with dark brown eyes and a strong nose, framed by long, totally black hair.
Nimue Chwaeriau:
Jennifer Lawrence (PeterZ)
Kerri Russel (AJKohler)
Nimue was smaller than Merlin for her to fit better among Safeholdians whose average height was less than that of the Terran Federation. Nimue's selected height allows her PICA to pass as a woman or as a man. She retained Nimue Alban's blue eyes and added red hair, rare or unknown in Old Charis but not in the north of the mainland.
Nahrmahn Baytz:
John Rhys-Davies (Keith_w)
Ian McNeice (thanatos)
Nahrmahn II was a short and corpulent man with a round baby face.
Ohlyvya Baytz:
Jennifer Love Hewitt (mhicks)
She was as tall as her husband.
Domynyk Staynair:
Hektor Aplyn-Ahrmahk:
Zahmsyn Trynair:
He was tall, lean, with an angular face, deep, intelligent eyes, and a closely trimmed beard. Like all Vicars, he wore the priest's cassock and cap colored solid orange, and his sleeve bared the blue quil sigil patch of the Order of Chihiro. He also wore an assortment of personal ornamentation, including his ruby ring of office that lower ranking persons would kiss at the start of an audience with him.
Zhaspahr Clyntahn:
Willem Dafoe (khameirsith)
Martin Mull
Anthony Hopkins (Keith_w)
Ian McNeice (thanatos)
Clyntahn was described by the Earl of Coris as a stereotypical figure of corruption and evil. He was said to be overweight, unkempt, and absolutely indifferent to any problem or threat that did not immediately concern him. His physical characteristics were said to be such that he might be easily underestimated, but for his well-established reputation for ruthless cunning and ability to go to any extent to achieve his desires. He is further described as having silver hair and heavy jowls.
As with all Vicars, Clyntahn typically wore a priest's cassock and cap colored solid orange, with his sleeve featuring a badge depicting the flame-encrusted sword of the Order of Schueler. However on official occasions, such as the execution of Archbishop of Charis Erayk Dynnys, he wore the purple monk's habit of most Schuelerites, retaining the orange priest's cap. His clothing was often marked by various food stains.
Allayn Magwair:
Ed Harris (khameirsith)
Magwair was largely representative of Temple Guard officers in that he was a physically fit priest-soldier of the sub-Order of the Sword in the Order of Chihiro. Like other Vicars he wore an orange cassock and priest's cap, his sleeve baring the badge of the Order of Chihiro's quill signet with a sword accompaniment.
Rhobair Duchairn:
Michael McKean (mhicks)
He was tall and acetic.
Hauwerd Wylsynn:
Sean Bean (mhicks)
Paityr Wylsynn:
Tom Hiddleston (mhicks)
Samyl Wylsynn:
Nynian Rychtair:
Jennifer Love Hewitt (mhicks)
Charlize Theron (khameirsith)
Charliane of Chisholm:
Jennifer Love Hewitt (mhicks)
Maikel Staynair:
Ian McKellen (saber964)
Anthony Hopkins (Keith_w)
Eastshare:
Hugh Jackman (Keith_w)
Gorjah of Tarot:
Johnny Depp (wingfield)
