NBC's Witchblade

[MbJ]

But they didn't need to cast someone with such a hard edge? Sure, it was never going to be as cheesecake as the comic, but they could've cast a more appealing actress that you'd actually want to watch.

I'm honestly not seeing what is so hideous about this woman in question.

 

[Dark Raven]

I'm honestly not seeing what is so hideous about this woman in question.

I didn't say she is hideous. I just said that she was more of the tough ***** cop type which is not what I really want for the character, especially this time round.

I prefer her not to be the hardened female cop. That's getting rather cliched. Almost all series seem to do that, where the policewoman is probably the daughter of a former cop who has either now retired or was killed in action. It feels like we've had this same scenario dozens of times now.

I don't want it to feel like, if you took the comic book elements out of it, that it would seem like just any other generic cop show/ police procedural.

 

[jaymes_e06]

Here's the thing though should they go completely in th opposite direction though? Because technically Megan Fox has shown interest in the comics and the role in the past and is now doing television.

She's not nearly as "bad" of an actress as some have made her out to be but she would be the very sexy Sara Pezzini more akin to how she was presented in the comics. It would give star power as well but maybe some backlash the other way from people who believe she's just a pretty face.

I'm not trying to patronize to you just asking.

Anyway,

I'm still thinking if there's some way she could get off The 100 Marie Avgeropoulos would be ideal for Sara also someone else on another show that could work would be Peyton List also though she's currently on Frequency. Fortunately it doesn't seem like they are going to pick that up next season.

Also in regards to the original supporting cast one thing I think is a must is not white-washings Ian Nottingham's mixed heritage of English and Native American. This is why I looked through hundreds of actors on the internet to find those of this lineage or had the look.

I'm really afraid they'll try to cast Ian Somerhalder in the role just because of TVD connection.

Some that would be better are Tyler Blackburn although, admittedly, I'm not that familiar with his work. I have seen a few clips of him on Pretty Little Liars and he seemed capable enough to convey a mostly silent assassin anyway.

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I personally think that Jason Issacs was born to play Kenneth Irons but I have a feeling they will skew younger for this version so perhaps Niel Jackson instead?
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China Anne McClain as Lisa Buzanis the aspiring model and Sara's murdered best friend's daughter.
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[Sithborg]

I didn't say she is hideous. I just said that she was more of the tough ***** cop type which is not what I really want for the character, especially this time round.

I prefer her not to be the hardened female cop. That's getting rather cliched. Almost all series seem to do that, where the policewoman is probably the daughter of a former cop who has either now retired or was killed in action. It feels like we've had this same scenario dozens of times now.

I don't want it to feel like, if you took the comic book elements out of it, that it would seem like just any other generic cop show/ police procedural.

Except it seems like you are intertwining personality and back story with looks. Which is kind of creepy.

 

[Eddie Dean]

That's Dark Raven for you!

 

[Dark Raven]

Here's the thing though should they go completely in th opposite direction though? Because technically Megan Fox has shown interest in the comics and the role in the past and is now doing television.

She's not nearly as "bad" of an actress as some have made her out to be but she would be the very sexy Sara Pezzini more akin to how she was presented in the comics. It would give star power as well but maybe some backlash the other way from people who believe she's just a pretty face.

I'm not trying to patronize to you just asking.

Anyway,

I'm still thinking if there's some way she could get off The 100 Marie Avgeropoulos would be ideal for Sara also someone else on another show that could work would be Peyton List also though she's currently on Frequency. Fortunately it doesn't seem like they are going to pick that up next season.

Also in regards to the original supporting cast one thing I think is a must is not white-washings Ian Nottingham's mixed heritage of English and Native American. This is why I looked through hundreds of actors on the internet to find those of this lineage or had the look.

I'm really afraid they'll try to cast Ian Somerhalder in the role just because of TVD connection.

Some that would be better are Tyler Blackburn although, admittedly, I'm not that familiar with his work. I have seen a few clips of him on Pretty Little Liars and he seemed capable enough to convey a mostly silent assassin anyway.

https://postimage.org/

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I personally think that Jason Issacs was born to play Kenneth Irons but I have a feeling they will skew younger for this version so perhaps Niel Jackson instead?
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China Anne McClain as Lisa Buzanis the aspiring model and Sara's murdered best friend's daughter.
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Peyton List could work. I don't think Frequency is going to be renewed, and I can't see how they could continue the story past its current season anyway. It feels like it's at the end of it.

But I'd prefer she played it more like her character on the Flash than her character in Frequency, who is much more serious and downbeat, because of the type of dark story that it is. I prefer her to be lighter, which I know she can do, because that's how I knew her before.

Although I would've preferred Peyton List if she hadn't played in Frequency. Now that we've seen her as a cop, I don't feel like watching her play one again, if that's what she was doing. It's like we've been there, done that. So in that regard, I'd prefer a fresh face and someone new to follow in a weekly show.

 

[Primal Slayer]

I would love Peyton List as well, she deserves a break out show.

 

[Dark Raven]

Peyton List could probably play Fathom/ Aspen Matthews as well. She kind of has the eyes for it.

I would personally prefer not to see her as Witchblade.

 

[jaymes_e06]

Who cares if she played a cop in a show no one really even seen (it would be one thing if the show was a hit lasting for like, 7 seasons)? I say Peyton List would be really great and has the right kind of look for what I'd assume they were going for based on the shows the show runners have done.

 

[Dark Raven]

Maybe they'll get this Peyton List instead:

 

[Primal Slayer]

Yeah....no thank you. You want an 18 year old to play a cop?

For me, I want my Sara to look like a mature adult.

 

[jaymes_e06]

I think DR was being sarcastic Primal though I think she would make a good Danielle Baptiste one day!

Anyway, I did another fan cast of actors that would be available and ready to take the part ASAP.

Kelly Thiebaud as Sara Pezzini
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or more ideally Marie Avgeropoulos
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but she most likely will be unavailable.


She'd be more of an unknown for the role but again looks very similar and not a bad actress at all.


Tom Wisdom as Ian Nottingham
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Wih long hair in 300.
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Or if skewing younger...
Daniel Di Tomasso
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They both are exactly how I want them to cast Ian, otherworldly, enigmatic and exotic looking. Also brooding man but childlike quality to him as well.

Steven Yuen as Michael Yee
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He literally is perfect he would give a very warm and likable appeal that the character needs especially if they kill him off as early as he should be.

Trevor Donovan as Jake McCarthy
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There's no need to sell this guy I think hed be perfect for the demo they are trying to reach.

with Christopher Meloni as Joe Siri
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He is another obvious choice as the cheif and looks the part now to a t.

and Nikolaj Coster- Walden as Kenneth Irons
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Again pretty perfect for the role. GOT will be ending very soon so he could bring some of that audience to this show.

 

[jaymes_e06]

You know what I reread the articles about the show and it doesn't even say she will have the gauntlet and they changed how she even aquires it by saying she's always owned it... not to mention changing the setting (which I don't mind as much but still) and no mention of Irons or Nottingham? This is less like the comics than the original show. If that is true I will not be tuning in that's a promise.

From EW:

"The show will revolve around the character of Sara Pezzini, a homicide detective tracking an elusive serial killer in San Francisco’s Mission District. She discovers the bracelet she’s worn her entire life is the Witchblade, a mystical amulet worn by remarkable women throughout history. The artifact offers her supernatural insight into a crime she’s trying to solve, claiming her its next wielder.

It’s slightly different from the Witchblade comic, which is one of the longest-running series from Image Comics about an NYC homicide detective who bonds with a sentient bracelet that grants her an arsenal of abilities."

 

[X Knight]

I'm not overly familiar with the Witchblade lore.

so, as a casual fan, I'm not overly concerned if they change the backstory or origin a bit.

however, the basic premise still has to be there. as well as the visuals and powers.

if it's radically different or watered down to the point where it doesn't even resemble the comics, then I wouldn't be interested.

 

[jaymes_e06]

Like I said the setting isn't that big of a deal but if she does not have the Witchblade- a sentient gauntlet that looks like this

And none of the characters are the same or even in the show why bother?

Also does anyone have twitter to ask Caroline Dries if she will exclude any of the original cast outside of Sara and most important if she'll have the gauntlet?

 

[X Knight]

yeah. the Witchblade should be a gauntlet.

I reread the description you posted above. and it says the Witchblade is a mystical "amulet" even though it's a bracelet she's worn her entire life.

maybe it's just the wrong choice of words. but when I think of amulet, I think of necklace.

but it's already a bracelet. so, wouldn't the logical thing to do make that bracelet transform into the traditional Witchblade gauntlet?

so, yeah, if they make the Witchblade an amulet/necklace, that's just stupid and makes no sense.

The Witchblade disguises itself as a normal bracelet. when it awakens/activates or whatever, it transforms into the gauntlet. that lets the wearer conceal it and wear it during normal life.

that just makes sense. not a bracelet that's really an amulet or necklace.

 

[jaymes_e06]

Yeah I'm in no way a purist who thinks she needs the metal bikini or even the full body suit of sentient armor from the Sejic run. What I posted above is sufficient for my own tastes. It's just that if this does not even have remotely the same asthetic then I'm out.

I mean Daredevil and Flash aren't exactly like the comics but it's close enough to know what you're seeing is based on that source.

Also I have never boycotted a show but if they have some chick grabbing her necklace every time she wants to solve a crime I'll literally track down the chicks writing this and mow them down...

 

[Loki882]

That's very cool looking. Is that the Angelus with her?

Yes, that's Dani/Angelus.

 

[jaymes_e06]

Oh and I did some more research and at the very least it's going to be a bracelet.

I did, however, get Twitter just so I could try to persuade her to try to stay as close to the source as possible.

 

[Thome216]

Well, with Witchblade being the title of the show, I would assume that a blade is part of those 'arsenal of abilities' mentioned. If not, then she's just a clairvoyant cop and it's not worth it...

 

[Dark Raven]

If she's just a cop with special insight, then how is she really different to Josh Holloway's character in Intelligence? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_(U.S._TV_series)

He just had a high tech microchip in his brain that allowed him to link up to the global information grid and could analyse any crime scene.

And Sherlock Holmes is especially observant and insightful, so just having an amulet to help Sara do that is nothing special. In fact, Sherlock Holmes is more exceptional because he doesn't rely on anything to solve crimes.

 

[Fincher]

It wouldn't surprise me if they do tone things down. It means they want a supernatural procedural to replace Grimm more than a superhero show.

 

[jaymes_e06]

Well, with Witchblade being the title of the show, I would assume that a blade is part of those 'arsenal of abilities' mentioned. If not, then she's just a clairvoyant cop and it's not worth it...

At that point why even call it Witchblade. The most interesting part of the Witchblade is its powers to transform into many different forms every other adaption from the TNT show to the anime got this right... errrghh

Why would Marc Silvestri and Matt Hawkins even agree to this if she doesn't have the full range of powers and they changed everything about Sara's background?

It wouldn't surprise me if they do tone things down. It means they want a supernatural procedural to replace Grimm more than a superhero show.

Which is what I'm dreading....


I at least have my videos of Sara's origin that I made and the tone I wanted even if this turns out to be trash.

Her origin in case anyone's interested.
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Here's an opening credits style too.
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[Dark Raven]

If they pitched this show as a woman with an amulet or bracelet that gives her special insight to solve crimes, and didn't attach the name Witchblade to it, I bet they could have passed this off as a completely different show for a long time without anyone realising. This could've been a show we would watch without knowing any better, and only later on if someone pointed it out that it was actually Witchblade, then we might think "well, I suppose there are some similarities."

 

[jaymes_e06]

If they pitched this show as a woman with an amulet or bracelet that gives her special insight to solve crimes, and didn't attach the name Witchblade to it, I bet they could have passed this off as a completely different show for a long time without anyone realising. This could've been a show we would watch without knowing any better, and only later on if someone pointed it out that it was actually Witchblade, then we might think "well, I suppose there are some similarities."

Exactly and even worse they seem to have abandoned her entire rogues gallery. It feels very unrecognizable and highly unnecessary. How could Marc Silvestri allow someone to bastardize his tent-pole character (and the late Michael Turners first work) that has soo much potential on its own merits?

I will be genuinely dissapointed if it's anything like how it's being described on paper. Just doesn't interest me at all at the moment. Hollywood does it again...