Mistborn Movie Casting

[xXਦਰਸ਼ਨXx she/her]

I am a formal actor and have performed live and on film. I might make a pretty good Elend or Zane or Spook.

[Wander89 he/him]

13 hours ago, xXਦਰਸ਼ਨXx said:

I am a formal actor and have performed live and on film. I might make a pretty good Elend or Zane or Spook.

Anything we would have seen you in? Those are some vastly different character portrayals!

[xXਦਰਸ਼ਨXx she/her]

12 hours ago, Wander89 said:

Anything we would have seen you in? Those are some vastly different character portrayals!

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[Kaladin-Stormblessed]

After seeing Cara Delevinge in Carnival Row, I felt that she would be perfect as Vin. The only thing I am concerned about is her acting skills.

But here is my cast

Vin - Natalie Dyer (Stranger things) or Sarah Hyland (Modern Family)

Elend - Daniel Gilles (The balance to Joseph Morgan from the Originals)

Kelsier - Joseph Morgan (The Originals - I mean if you want that sort of charismatic leader who is reckless... do I need to explain more) or perhaps Ian Somerhalder

Marsh - Paul Wesley if Ian Somerhalder is Kelsier

Ham - Tom Hopper (Black Sails) or perhaps Manu Bennett (Arrow, Spartacus)

Breeze - Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, although I could consider casting him as Straff Venture

Spook - Tom Holland (Spiderman)

Clubs - Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica)

Dockson - Russell Crowe (Something like the Gladiator role he played)

Sazed - Morris Chestnut (Initially I was thinking of Mike Colter who is known for playing Luke Cage but I felt that would be too big a built for Sazed. This is because while Sazed is tall, he is not as built as Colter unless he taps into his feruchemy)

Tindwyll - Tilda Swinton (she did an amazing job in Dr. Strange) or perhaps Gina Torres (Suits, Firefly)

Thoughts?

Edited October 4, 2019 by Kaladin-Stormblessed

[1st of Lunch he/him]

On 10/4/2019 at 7:51 AM, Kaladin-Stormblessed said:

After seeing Cara Delevinge in Carnival Row, I felt that she would be perfect as Vin. The only thing I am concerned about is her acting skills.

But here is my cast

Vin - Natalie Dyer (Stranger things) or Sarah Hyland (Modern Family)

Elend - Daniel Gilles (The balance to Joseph Morgan from the Originals)

Kelsier - Joseph Morgan (The Originals - I mean if you want that sort of charismatic leader who is reckless... do I need to explain more) or perhaps Ian Somerhalder

Marsh - Paul Wesley if Ian Somerhalder is Kelsier

Ham - Tom Hopper (Black Sails) or perhaps Manu Bennett (Arrow, Spartacus)

Breeze - Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, although I could consider casting him as Straff Venture

Spook - Tom Holland (Spiderman)

Clubs - Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica)

Dockson - Russell Crowe (Something like the Gladiator role he played)

Sazed - Morris Chestnut (Initially I was thinking of Mike Colter who is known for playing Luke Cage but I felt that would be too big a built for Sazed. This is because while Sazed is tall, he is not as built as Colter unless he taps into his feruchemy)

Tindwyll - Tilda Swinton (she did an amazing job in Dr. Strange) or perhaps Gina Torres (Suits, Firefly)

Thoughts?

This is a pretty good list! I don't know all of them but the ones I do make sense. The only one I'm really against is Tilda Swinton for Tindwyll. I'm just really stuck in Phylicia Rashad (the mom from the Cosby Show). She would nail the whole I-tell-kings-what-to-do thing!

[NysemePtem he/him]

Hugh Grant as Elend anyone? 

Just restructure the whole movie as a dorky rom-com with the Skaa revolution in the background 

[Quantus he/him]

Ive think Ive landed on John Leguizamo for Lopen.  Not sure exactly how old Lopen is supposed to be though?

[Channelknight Fadran]

Everybody's saying Samuel L. Jackson as Sazed, but I honestly think the only man for the job is Morgan Freeman

If only Robin Williams was still around. He'd be a perfect Kelsier...

[Danthemystic he/him]

I think Chris Hemsworth would be an amazing Kelsier and Henry Cavill should play Marsh

[Channelknight Fadran]

I added some characters that the actos have played for reference:

Kelsier - Robert Downy Jr. (Iron Man)

Vin - Zendaya (M.J.)

Sazed - Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury)

Lord Ruler / Rashek - Benedict Cumberbatch (Smaug the Magnificent)

Lestibournes / Spook - Tom Holland (Spider Man)

Elend Venture - Chris Evans (Cap. America)

Dockson - Chris Hemsworth (Thor)

Hammond - Will Smith (Genie)

Breeze - Chris Pine (Steve from Wonder Woman)

Mare - Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)

Clubs - Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

Marsh - Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner)

 

Tindwyl - Emma Watson (Hermione Granger)

Straff Venture - Micheal Keaton (Batman, the Vulture)

Zane - Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes)

 

The Citizen - Tom Hiddleston (Loki)

Beldre - Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie)

Yomen - Jeff Goldblum (Jeff Goldblum)

Ruin - Josh Brolin (Thanos)

Preservation - Morgan Freeman (Morgan Freeman)

Edited February 6, 2020 by Channelknight Fadran
Upp skipped Breeze...

[Channelknight Fadran]

As for Hoid? Definitely Tom Hanks or Stan Lee (Rest in peace, my man)

[Channelknight Fadran]

On 1/15/2020 at 6:50 AM, Quantus said:

Ive think Ive landed on John Leguizamo for Lopen.  Not sure exactly how old Lopen is supposed to be though?

Uhmm, this is Mistborn casting, buddy.

[Quantus he/him]

2 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Uhmm, this is Mistborn casting, buddy.

oops, Sorry, Im apparently playing in too many casting threads.

[Daelight]

I think that Nathan Fillion doesn't look much like how i thought Kelsir was. 

[jamesbondsmith He/him]

Some of these are way too old, but it's how I pictured them.

Vin: Felicity Jones (like I said, way too old)

Kelsier: Stephen Amell 

Clubs: Brendan Gleeson (somehow any grizzled scarred veteran becomes Mad Eye Moody in my head)

Sazed: Danny John-Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf, if anyone is wondering. Again, possibly too old, but I'm not sure if there was an age specified for him)

Breeze: Alex Bellamy (the merchant captain from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)

Ham: Vinnie Jones (it'd be fun seeing him being super intellectual)

[Skaromas he/him]

I was reading through this and on page 8 or 9 it said what about the Wax and Wayne series, and I personally think Robert Downey Junior would make a good Wax

 

[Chip Hazard]

5 minutes ago, StoneBound said:

I was reading through this and on page 8 or 9 it said what about the Wax and Wayne series, and I personally think Robert Downey Junior would make a good Wax

 

I could see it...but I always imagined him more stoic and not at all funny. Like maybe Josh Brolin. I could see a younger RDJ playing Wayne actually but now he's too old.  

[Winter Wolf]

I recently finished reading the first trilogy and all throughout I couldn't help but imagine Maisie Williams as Vin and Timothée Chalamet as Elend. Since Vin is only 16 in the first book and makes it into her early twenties by the third, Maisie would be perfect since she can play younger than she is and would be the exact age by the end. 

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

Recently, I have been considering Sam Claflin as Kelsier. He looks the part, is about the right age, and can pull off the charisma (Finnick in Hunger Games). 

Also, Zach McGowan would make a cool Marsh. He is Roan on The 100, among other stuff.

[Kiya]

Totally random opinion, but all I can picture in my head for Vin is Lily-Rose Aslandogdu. Y'all have to watch the Save the Children video that stars her--her acting is unreal, especially for her age.

Knowing how long productions take, I think she would make a lot more sense. She'd actually be closer to Vin's real age, and would grow with the series. I think a lot of the other actresses that have been suggested are too adult, curvy, sexy, etc. to play Vin, especially initially. The first book strongly emphasizes how small, thin, and scrappy she is, and how easily she can hide herself. She's grown up being starved and beaten--an amazing powerful healthy curvy woman doesn't seem anywhere close to the right fit. I think this actress's sharp features and super-focused stare work really well for Vin. Plus all the hinting in the first book of Vin being like the daughter Kelsier never had--a Natalie Portman or even Summer Glau would not be close to believable as his daughter figure. I think the next closest suggestion I've seen is maybe Brianna Hildebrand or definitely Mckayla Twiggs.

[PiedPiper she/her]

I think I've done a pretty thorough job. I've also spent an inordinate amount of time on this post. These are all of my "OH MY GOD THIS WOULD BE SO COOL" castings, in no particular order:

Vin: Aubrey Plaza (April from Parks and Rec)

Kelsier: Robert Downey Jr.

Spook: Tom Holland

Hammond: David Boreanaz (Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)

Elend: Timothée Chalamet

Straff: Michael Keaton

Zane: Kit Harrington

Dox: Chris Pratt

Breeze: Matthew Perry (Chandler from Friends)

Tindwyll: Elisabeth Röhm (Kate Lockley from Angel)

Sazed: Anthony Stewart Head (Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Lord Ruler: Sean Maher (Simon from Firefly)

Marsh: Josh Brolin (Thanos)

Clubs: Adam Baldwin (Jayne from Firefly)

Mare: Gina Torres (Zoe from Firefly)

Lord Cett: Samuel L. Jackson

Allriane: Katherine Langford (Hannah from 13 Reasons Why)

Preservation: Mark Ruffalo

Ruin: Jake Gyllenhaal

The Citizen: Tom Hiddleston

Beldre: Scarlett Johansen

Yomen: Nathan Filion (Mal from Firefly)

OreSeur and TenSoon: James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)

 

[Knight of Iron she/they]

10 hours ago, PiedPeterPiper said:

Spook: Tom Holland

Yes, I believe Tom Holland does play the role of the awkward teenager very well.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

I don't know why, but Breeze needs to be British (please not Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch though).

Maisie Williams as Vin.

Chris Pine or David Wenham as Kelsier

The Rock as Ham, if Stormlight doesn't get him first.

Daniel Radcliffe as Zane

Benedict Cumberbatch as Straff Venture

Daisy Ridley or Sofia Boutella as Shan Elariel

John Boyega or The Rock as Sazed.

Adam Driver as The Lord Ruler?  (Mostly kidding.  But he might do a good job.) 

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

On 2020-06-15 at 2:26 AM, Spren of Kindness said:

Adam Driver as The Lord Ruler?  (Mostly kidding.  But he might do a good job

You could cast Adam Driver as anything, and he would do a good job.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

Just now, Toaster Retribution said:

You could cast Adam Driver as anything, and he would do a good job.

True.  Very true.