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Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV role?

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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by Bergie   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:42 pm

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There are simply too many choices for these characters. . .

Honor - Acting ability is a must. Actress must be reasonably tall (5'6"-6'00"), generally pale, atheletic physique, and if possible mixed Caucasian/Asian heretage.

She has to be recognizable as Honor to fans, and be able to carry the role in a vaccuum (pardon the pun) for non-fans.

As for the others, there is significantly more leeway for that.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by dreamrider   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:51 pm

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Bergie wrote:There are simply too many choices for these characters. . .

Honor - Acting ability is a must. Actress must be reasonably tall (5'6"-6'00"), generally pale, atheletic physique, and if possible mixed Caucasian/Asian heretage.

She has to be recognizable as Honor to fans, and be able to carry the role in a vaccuum (pardon the pun) for non-fans.

As for the others, there is significantly more leeway for that.


Agree with the above broad characteriztion, but I don't know where "generally pale" comes from?

She shouldn't be dark complected, if only for the contrast with Michelle and Elizabeth, but beyond that I think you could cast anyone who wasn't a strongly freckled redhead (and pro make up can pretty much take care of even that extreme.)

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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by Bergie   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:38 pm

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As I recall, Honor has been discribed as being pale complexioned. Of course, 'pale' compared to the dusky colouring of the rest of humanity at that time is probably relative :P

dreamrider wrote:
Bergie wrote:There are simply too many choices for these characters. . .

Honor - Acting ability is a must. Actress must be reasonably tall (5'6"-6'00"), generally pale, atheletic physique, and if possible mixed Caucasian/Asian heretage.

She has to be recognizable as Honor to fans, and be able to carry the role in a vaccuum (pardon the pun) for non-fans.

As for the others, there is significantly more leeway for that.


Agree with the above broad characteriztion, but I don't know where "generally pale" comes from?

She shouldn't be dark complected, if only for the contrast with Michelle and Elizabeth, but beyond that I think you could cast anyone who wasn't a strongly freckled redhead (and pro make up can pretty much take care of even that extreme.)

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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by waddles for desert   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:34 pm

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Physically, Charlize Theron's portrayal of Aeon Flux would be commercially successful and close to canon.

Does she have a younger clone?
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by Charles83   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:01 pm

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Why dont you look for a girl from finland or norway, they are usually tall and muscular, the problem will be to find the combination of hair and eyes I think (dont remember Honor's hair but the eyes are amber)
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by rdt   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:40 pm

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Charles83 wrote:Why dont you look for a girl from finland or norway, they are usually tall and muscular, the problem will be to find the combination of hair and eyes I think (dont remember Honor's hair but the eyes are amber)

I was in Norway in June. I did not see very many muscular gals. In fact there was just one.

Hair can be dyed--it is done all the time. Eyes can be changed with colored contact lenses--also done often enough. Hollywood sells illusion and entertainment. They can make people look like whatever they need to look like. And so what if Honor of the movies does not look like Honor of the books? It is the story (script) and the acting that make a movie. All else is illusion and easy for Hollywood.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by Raze1138   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:26 pm

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tourist wrote:Other actors
White Haven: Mark Harmon (Gibbs on NCIS)
Protector Mayhew: Michael Weathersly (DiNozzo on NCIS)
Rob Pierre: Patrick Stewart


I'd see Protector Mayhew to be more for Patrick Stewart or Mark Harmon myself.

Parnell: Don S Davis (Gen. Hammond on SG1)

The biggest problem with that is that Don S Davis has a rather terminal case of being dead.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by BrightSoul   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:44 pm

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I've been re-watching some recent SciFi and could help myself but think that Col. Tigh from the 2003 edition of BSG would make a pretty good Howard Clickscales.
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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by pokermind   » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:31 pm

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Re: Who would make a good Honor Harrington in a Movie/TV rol
Post by dreamrider   » Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:54 am

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I'll take Charlize Theron in the role at any age up to about 62, and rely on her acting chops to pull it off without the slightest disbelief!

Unfortunately, I don't think that Ms. Theron would sign on for the kind of series commitment that would be necessary, given the enormous scope of the roles that she seems to like to take on.

Now, for Sonja Hemphill...

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waddles for desert wrote:Physically, Charlize Theron's portrayal of Aeon Flux would be commercially successful and close to canon.

Does she have a younger clone?
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