voice-casting, anyone?

[glass_icarus]

So I've been thinking about this, in a semi-parallel to our previous casting discussion, on and off while rereading: every character in the novels has a distinct voice in my head- clearer than their actual physical characteristics, in fact- but I can't quite correlate them to people in real life. Who do you guys think everyone should sound like?

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[gaycrow]

I find it hard to come up with actors for the roles ... most of the ones I know are too old.

For Bran I imagine Sean Bean, who I remember from "Patriot Games". I think he was Irish in that.

There's a picture of Sean here. (I have to take off a few years to see him as Bran.)

Jeremy Irons would make a good Ethan ... I'm not really familiar with Anthony Head, apart from seeing him in a couple of Buffy episodes. I imagine Ethan to be leaner, somehow. Jeremy's voice is perfect to me.

I have problems with the others. I see and hear them clearly in my head, but can't think of any actors off-hand that match up.

[glass_icarus]

ah, interesting pick for Bran! actually, when i first saw that picture, i thought he might make a passable Johnny, with a wee bit of aging/uglifying. *g* he and Ethan are particularly difficult to pin down for me.

i think i mentioned in that other discussion that i was leaning towards James McAvoy for Jeremy, and he seems to have stuck. go figure. :D

[jayellebee]

Mm. I'm not sure I like that picture of Sean Bean, but after watching the trailer for Patriot Games, he's growing on me rapidly for Bran. ^-^ It helps that he had short blonde hair in it as well. >.>

As for James MaAvoy... I dunno. He's just not working for me. *eyes him* Maybe I should look at some more pictures of him.

[glass_icarus]

haha, i just had a thought- Paul Bettany for Bran, perhaps? the paleness is definitely there, and the skinniness.

[jayellebee]

*eyes suspiciously* Oh god, you're right. He could work... but the only things I remember seeing him in is A Knight's Tale and... well, everytime I look at him I think weirdly cheerfully, possibly bipolar gambler. o_o This is not helping Bran's Oh So Serious image in my mind.

Hee hee, serious... <3 Bran.

[jayellebee]

DISREGARD THAT!! The Da Vinci Code! He played the crazy religious dude! THIS IS HELPING HIS OH SO SERIOUS IMAGE IN MY MIND!!!

I'm am now converted. I have found my Bran. No one can convince me otherwise. *flits away to squee*