Mort

[callowyn]

So Colin Morgan once mentioned that if they ever make a movie of it, he wants to play Mort- Death's apprentice, from the Terry Pratchett novel of the same name. Mort is described as having "the sort of body that seems to be only marginally under its owner's control; it appeared to be built out of knees" and possessing "the vague, cheerful kind of

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[woldy]

Colin would be amazing as Mort & it makes me wonder if he drew on that for Merlin's character (the sort of bumbling, good-natured, incompetent & physical comedy thing). Great manip :-D

[callowyn]

If they cast anyone else I will cry.

There really are a lot of similarities between the two- bumbling country boy with a burgeoning power he's not really sure how to use, and which nearly consumes him but for his human friends. It would be so awesome if Colin was doing a subtle tribute with his characterization.

[nuclearsugars]

SO. MUCH. WIN. This is epically amazing! :D

[callowyn]

Thanks!

[alexi_lupin]

He would be SO GOOD as Mort and that's a fab manip! I love the expression you picked XDD

[callowyn]

This is one of my favorite expressions Colin makes- funny as Bradley's faces are, this one gets me every time!

[a_shadow_there]

Sheer genius :D

[callowyn]

Thanks! :)

[itzcoatl]

Love how you've made that photo of Colin as Mort. "Mort"'s my favourite of all the Pratchett books, and Colin would be just PERFECT in the role.

[callowyn]

Don't you think? :D After I saw the interview I went and reread Mort, and spent the entire time exclaiming "HI COLIN" whenever he did something endearing. (This is why no one wants to live with me.)

[van_x_tango]

I'd live with you after saying that

Ignore my scrapeing scrapey-ness into this comment...