18. | Picspam: recasting Legend of the Seeker for legendland.
Character: Richard Cypher
Original actor: Craig Horner
Recast: Joshua Jackson
I just... went with my gut on this one.
Character: Kahlan Amnell
Original actress: Bridget Regan
Recast: Evangeline Lilly
Anyone could see this coming from a mile away, but I had to do it.
Obviously, Bridget and Evangeline could be sisters!
Character: Cara Mason
Original actress: Tabrett Bethell
Recast: Natalie Press
I can't tell you how difficult this was for me, as Tab is Cara to me and she's irreplaceable.
But, since Richard, Kahlan, and Cara were required, I didn't have a choice in the matter. ;)
I originally thought, "Maybe Natalie could be Jennsen?"
However, when I found some recent photos of her, I realized she might actually work as Cara;
she's looking much less Mona-like (from My Summer Of Love, my all-time favorite film) these days.
Character: Mistress Denna
Original actress: Jessica Marais
Recast: Julie Benz
I've always said that Jessica reminded me of a combination of Julie Benz and Erin Cummings, so...
Character: Shota
Original actress: Danielle Cormack
Recast: Gillian Anderson
Despite the fact that I really wanted Patricia Clarkson for this role, I honestly felt Gilly was a better fit.
Plus, as usual, I had a hard time finding HQ photos of Patricia.