cast a GARGOYLES live action movie

[rainingcrow]

yeah... but keith david isnt hot... goliath was sexy

 

[lou2099]

yeah... but keith david isnt hot... goliath was sexy

I wouldn't know, but you should read the Wendy Pini foreword to the Gargoyles: Clan Building TPB. She mentioned how Vincent from Beauty and the Beast was sexy. Ron Perlman, who played him, is butt ugly, but the character isn't. It's amazing what layers of makeup can do. They can work the same magic for Keith if you'd prefer.

 

[rainingcrow]

perhaps

 

[JINoside]

I posted something similar a while back, http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?p=16438741#post16438741, here are my choices.

I just got to say that you were spot on on Everything. Am i the only one that finds it strange how similar the voice actors looked towards their characters?....

 

[jaymes_e06]

Guys I found our Eliza Maza.

Lisa Marcos
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[jdogg willie]

Olivia Munn as Eliza

 

[Jordacar]

Okay, I've been working on this for a little while, and here's my first cast board for what would be the first Gargoyles movie (adapted from the show's opening 5-parter):

Roger Cross ("24") as GOLIATH
Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") as DAVID XANATOS
Anna Torv ("Fringe") as DEMONA
Rosario Dawson (Death Proof, "Gemini Division") as ELISA MAZA
Brian Cox (X2, The BOURNE movies) as HUDSON
Garrett Hedlund (Four Brothers, Tron Legacy) as BROOKLYN
Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) as LEXINGTON
Seth Rogen as BROADWAY
David Anders ("Alias", "Heroes") as OWEN
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("The Tudors") as MAGUS
James Preston Rogers (Outlander) as HAKON
Sarah Bolger ("The Tudors", Spiderwick Chronicles) as PRINCESS KATHARINE
John Rhys-Davies as CAPT. Of THE GUARD

Okay, a few words. First off, I don't want them to ever make a Gargoyles movie. I think the show was as perfect as it can be, and aside from more violence and drawn-out action, there's not much that could be improved by translating the material to live-action. I would much rather see some kind of continuation of the show (I still have to check out the new comics) rather than starting all over again in a new format.

That being said, the opening 5-parter would make an excellent live action movie. On that we can all agree. But after the first five, the show goes into full on episodic TV series mode, and to my eyes translating those complex characters and those long-form stories into subsequent 2-hour films would be a logistical nightmare. I don't know how they would be able to do sequels. But of course, that hasn't stopped me from casting everyone.

More cast boards to follow...

 

[jaymes_e06]

^Your casting is spot on.

Great job man.

I especially like Anna Torv as Demona, Brian Cox as Hudson, and Seth Rogen as Broadway suggestions.

 

[LexCorp]

I had no idea so many voice actors looked like their cartoon counterparts.

 

[Artistsean]

Okay, I've been working on this for a little while, and here's my first cast board for what would be the first Gargoyles movie (adapted from the show's opening 5-parter):

Roger Cross ("24") as GOLIATH
Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") as DAVID XANATOS
Anna Torv ("Fringe") as DEMONA
Rosario Dawson (Death Proof, "Gemini Division") as ELISA MAZA
Brian Cox (X2, The BOURNE movies) as HUDSON
Garrett Hedlund (Four Brothers, Tron Legacy) as BROOKLYN
Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) as LEXINGTON
Seth Rogen as BROADWAY
David Anders ("Alias", "Heroes") as OWEN
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("The Tudors") as MAGUS
James Preston Rogers (Outlander) as HAKON
Sarah Bolger ("The Tudors", Spiderwick Chronicles) as PRINCESS KATHARINE
John Rhys-Davies as CAPT. Of THE GUARD

Okay, a few words. First off, I don't want them to ever make a Gargoyles movie. I think the show was as perfect as it can be, and aside from more violence and drawn-out action, there's not much that could be improved by translating the material to live-action. I would much rather see some kind of continuation of the show (I still have to check out the new comics) rather than starting all over again in a new format.

That being said, the opening 5-parter would make an excellent live action movie. On that we can all agree. But after the first five, the show goes into full on episodic TV series mode, and to my eyes translating those complex characters and those long-form stories into subsequent 2-hour films would be a logistical nightmare. I don't know how they would be able to do sequels. But of course, that hasn't stopped me from casting everyone.

More cast boards to follow...

Perfect, very inspired casting.
These are like the movie counterparts of the voice cast of Gargoyles.

I still like some of the original cast, like the voice of Goliath, Hudson, so on.
But these actors would work perfectly.
I especially like Brian Cox, Seth Rogen, and so on.

 

[Jordacar]

At last, my second cast board is finally done, this one basically encompassing the rest of the season 1 cast, and the beginning of season 2 preceding 'City of Stone,' before things get really crazy (so pretty much just humans and dead gargoyles on this board). And since some of my picks are a little more obscure, some explanation may be necessary.

Liam Neeson as MACBETH
--Ten years ago I would've said Sean Connery. Today, Neeson is The Man.
Idris Elba ("The Wire", RockNRolla) as OTHELLO/COLDSTONE
--Elba would easily be my second choice for Goliath, which I suppose would be true of whoever is cast as Othello.
John Noble ("Fringe", Lord of the Rings) as THE ARCHMAGE
--I would love to see Noble play an all out bad guy.
Julian Sands as DR. SEVARIUS
Taylor Kitsch as TONY DRACON
Annie Wersching ("24") as FOX
--After last season of '24', I thought of Wersching for Fox, and then I couldn't think of anyone better.
Ray Stevenson ("Rome", Punisher War Zone) as WOLF
Ryan O'Nan as JACKAL
--Okay, if you didn't catch "The Unusuals" last spring (which I suspect most of you didn't), this guy had a memorable recurring role as this creepy cop-killing sociopath who just would not go away. Needless to say, he left quite an impression on me, because I can't think of anyone else for Jackal.
Riki Lindhome (Last House on the Left) as HYENA
Lawrence Makoare (Lord of the Rings) as DINGO
--This one was very tricky. Eventually I figured that since Dingo is so physically similar to Wolf, and since Dingo is a shade darker than the rest of the pack anyway, it wouldn't be such a bad idea to go all the way and make Dingo an Aboriginal. Plus, it would be cool to see Makoare play a major character without the twenty pounds of makeup and prosthetics we usually see on him.
Kenneth Mitchell ("Jericho") as MATT BLUESTONE
--I'm sure there are plenty of tall, red-haired white dudes who could pull off Matt, but this guy looks eerily like Bluestone brought to life
Lourdes Benedicto ("V", "The Nine") as LT. CHAVEZ
--It's strange that Chavez doesn't look latina on the show (I suspect to differentiate her from Elisa), but that would be less of an issue in live action.
Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) as DESDEMONA
Lance Reddick ("Fringe", "The Wire") as IAGO
--As far as the character is concerned, I wouldn't really call this one spot-on casting, but I know Reddick would make an excellent gargoyle
Aldis Hodge ("Leverage") as GLASSES
Michael Ealy (Miracle at St. Anna) as DEREK MAZA
L. Scott Caldwell ("Lost") as DIANE MAZA
Michael Horse as PETER MAZA
--Horse was only about 43 when he first did the voice of Peter Maza on the show, so he's still just old enough to play the character in live-action.
Jasika Nicole ("Fringe") as BETH MAZA
Ron Glass ("Firefly") as JEFFREY ROBBINS

With Cameron's AVATAR coming out, I can safely say that the method of turning actors into aliens (that I'm sure people will call "The Avatar Method" or something) is the only way to do the Gargoyles in live action. Five years ago, hell, even two years ago, it would all have to be full-body prosthetics and elaborate computer effects to make it even kind of work onscreen. But like I was saying before, just because the effects are now possible doesn't mean the story of the show can be so easily translated to film.

Next cast board: Season 2 continues with "CITY OF STONE"

 

[LexCorp]

I love that idea

 

[sabetoonth]

i found hevean i loved this show! man i can think of any casting actually, bu these are a lot of great ideas

 

[sabetoonth]

ley me try some casting
goliath- keith david or mike clark duncan
hudson-anthony hopkins
xanathos-gerard butler
demona-rebecca romijn

 

[jaymes_e06]

What about the new agent on Fringe for Elisa Maza. She certainly has the look and physicality for the role and is a bit more of an unknown. Her name is Meghan Markle google her. You will see some hot pictures of her.

 

[sabetoonth]

ill have to look into it

 

[javphonic]

Great line up Artisean

 

[Lobo]

I just got to say that you were spot on on Everything. Am i the only one that finds it strange how similar the voice actors looked towards their characters?....

The characters were specifically drawn to look like their voice actor counterparts. It wa sdone that way purposefully.

 

[Jordacar]

Finally done, my CITY OF STONE cast board:

Anna Torv as DEMONA
Liam Neeson as MACBETH
Henry Ian Cusick ("Lost") as YOUNG MACBETH
James Cosmo as MacBeth's father FINDLAEGH
Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes, Pride & Prejudice) as GRUOCH
Brendan Gleeson as BODHE
David Murray (Batman Begins, GI Joe, King Arthur) as GILLECOMGAIN
Richard Armitage ("Robin Hood") as DUNCAN
Tom Wisdom (300)as CANMORE
Jayne Wisener (Sweeney Todd) as THE WEIRD SISTERS
and Adair Tishler ("Heroes") as THE WEIRD SISTERS (as creepy little schoolgirls)

Coming up really soon: AVALON!

 

[brainchild81]

Damn good castings, Jord

 

[sabetoonth]

i didnt know the 'were are you?!" guy was in gi joe and king arthur

 

[Shifty]

Bravo I won't even attempt to try, Disney needs to get a hold of Greg Weisman and you.
It's also the 15th anniversary of the series, hopefully for the 20th there is a movie.

 

[sabetoonth]

that would be epic win

 

[Ratcrawler]

Keith David is to Goliath what Peter Cullen is to Optimus Prime. If you have a "Gargoyles" movie without him as Goliath, it would be a failure.

You may be right. I mean you can try with Kevin Michael Richardson, but that'd be like replacing Chris Rock with Phil LeMar. Y'all know what I mean.

 

[sabetoonth]

mm yeah, true, if they go the fully gc gargoyle route, they could have him do the motioncapture if they go for more practical effects and guys in suits they could vader his voice on over some one else ,so we get the goliath gargoyle, and hes actually gargantuan