Mistborn Movie Casting

[Kal4]

hello, i just made a list for my thoughts on the cast. I belive Dafne Keen would make the best Vin, also Michael Fassbender is my option for Kelsier, I believe he would fit well with his darker side. 
please check the rest of the list and let me know your thoughts. 

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls084529398/

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

I also immediatly thought that Eliot Page would be perfect for Vin, I guess we all think he is perfect for the role. 

[BreezeCauthon he/him]

On 1/5/2021 at 0:36 PM, Kal4 said:

hello, i just made a list for my thoughts on the cast. I belive Dafne Keen would make the best Vin, also Michael Fassbender is my option for Kelsier, I believe he would fit well with his darker side. 
please check the rest of the list and let me know your thoughts. 

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls084529398/

Mostly looks quite good, well done.

That said, I can't stand the idea of Woody Harrelson as Breeze

[IndigoAjah he/him]

On 05/01/2021 at 5:50 PM, Bearer of all agonies said:

I also immediatly thought that Eliot Page would be perfect for Vin, I guess we all think he is perfect for the role. 

He's too old now. A decade ago, maybe.

 

I also back Keen, or someone new. I also, however, think having Vin as someone mixed race would carry a lot of thematic significance, especially if they made the World of Scadrial colour blind.

 

My favourite call for Kel is still Tom Hiddleston, and Marsh is Mark Strong.

[BreezeCauthon he/him]

On 1/12/2021 at 4:37 AM, IndigoAjah said:

I also back Keen, or someone new. I also, however, think having Vin as someone mixed race would carry a lot of thematic significance, especially if they made the World of Scadrial colour blind.

Vin kinda looks Asian on the cover of Hero of Ages, so there is that.

[Kingsdaughter613 she/her]

I would like Saze to be voiced by either a deep voiced woman or a high pitched man. This is because Sazed is a eunuch and never went through male puberty so his voice should be higher pitched. A transwoman who never went through male puberty would be perfect for the voice.

Edited January 18, 2021 by Kingsdaughter613

[King Karl he/him]

On 1/18/2021 at 7:07 AM, Kingsdaughter613 said:

I would like Saze to be voiced by either a deep voiced woman or a high pitched man. This is because Sazed is a eunuch and never went through male puberty so his voice should be higher pitched. A transwoman who never went through male puberty would be perfect for the voice.

I agree.

[Dar Dar]

I think of Michael Fassbender whenever I picture Kelsier, more specifically when he plays Magneto. Kelsier is magneto light with some humor.

[Kingsdaughter613 she/her]

20 minutes ago, Dar Dar said:

I think of Michael Fassbender whenever I picture Kelsier, more specifically when he plays Magneto. Kelsier is magneto light with some humor.

He’s Brandon’s pick too.

[Danyel Gomes he/him]

Anyone like Rodrigo Santoro as Lord Ruler? (He was Xerxes in 300 and I think he resembles Ben Barnes a lot, which was my other choice)

For some reason I see Henry Cavill whenever I read Ham.

I always thought a blond Hugh Jackman would be a great Kelsier hahahaha or maybe Bill Skarsgard with Gustaf Skarsgard as Marsh. Could Sam Claflin be a good Kelsier?

Dafne Keen could be a good Vin, but I would prefer someone that is not in a famous fantasy franchise already.

Louis Partridge from Enola Holmes could be a good Elend. And please let Burn Gorman be an Inquisitor or an Obligator.

Karl Urban as Dockson! But it's another case of being in another famous series.

Colin Firth could be a good Breeze or Dockson as well.

[elisium he/him]

She’s obviously too young now, but I doubt we’d get an actual MB movie for several years, so I think Millie Bobby Brown might make a pretty good Vin in 5-10 years. 

[matt1.]

I don't tend to think about lookalike actors while I'm reading, but whenever I read about Steris, I can't help but picture Romola Garai. 

[STAG]

I think Summer Glau fits the role better, in my head at least. I know it’s difficult, but I wish someone younger, actual teenage age, could play vin. As for RDJ playing kelsier, he might be too old. Can we please get Tom Hiddleston in here somewhere?

Edited May 27, 2021 by STAG

[Kingsdaughter613 she/her]

On 5/27/2021 at 5:33 PM, STAG said:

I think Summer Glau fits the role better, in my head at least. I know it’s difficult, but I wish someone younger, actual teenage age, could play vin. As for RDJ playing kelsier, he might be too old. Can we please get Tom Hiddleston in here somewhere?

Hiddleston cameos as Hoid.

I love Glau as Vin, but I don’t know if she can still play a teenager.

[Jruesch2 he/him]

I think Jim Caviezel would make a fantastic Kelsier (or, even better, Waxillium). Personally, I'm not sure there are any well-known actors out there that could play Vin. If it ends up happening, I think they would have to bring in someone who hasn't made it big yet. I think Ben Kingsley would make a great Sazed, although he's a little on the older side now. George Clooney or Hugh Jackman might be a good Lord Ruler. If Alan Rickman were still around, I think he would've made a wonderful Breeze. As he isn't, I think Paul Bettany or Benedict Cumberbatch would do a great job. I think Taika Waititi would be incredible as Wayne because he not only has the accent to go with it but that's also the kind of character he always plays. Dave Bautista or Dwayne Johnson would be good choices for Ham. I think Mark Ruffalo would be a good Marsh. Tom Holland would be a great Spook. That's my list based on actors I know of but I think many of these characters would be better with unknown actors that fit the parts best.

Edited June 2, 2021 by Jruesch2

[Shadesmar13]

I honestly know nothing of this topic but can I just say, WE NEED A MISTBORN FILM.

*mic drop*

[matt1.]

I just watched the first episode of The Handmaid’s Tale series 4, and Mckenna Grace was superb! Without saying anything very spoilery, she nailed emotionally tragic, a little brutal, and being tough and sensitive all at once.

I could totally see her as Vin.

Thoughts?

Edited June 26, 2021 by matt1.
Photo added.

[+Oltux72 he/him]

On 26.6.2021 at 9:22 PM, matt1. said:

 Without saying anything very spoilery, she nailed emotionally tragic, a little brutal, and being tough and sensitive all at once.

I could totally see her as Vin.

Thoughts?

Vin needs to have a pragmatic side and she is a killer.

[matt1.]

1 hour ago, Oltux72 said:

Vin needs to have a pragmatic side and she is a killer.

Yes, exactly!

[HoidByOwnPetard]

Big movie studios ruin everything, so I'm going to give my opinions with a smaller studio (read: more of a budget) in mind who would give the Dragonsteel crew more control. 

Kel - Stephen Amell: He's 40, fit, and blonde. He played a killer with his heart in the right place in the first season of Arrow. But can he be inspiring and funny like Kel? Maybe with a better director than the CW could afford.

Vin - Amber Midthunder (from Legion). Has already played a decent badass with vulnerabilities.

TLR - I'm going to let budget slide a little here because TLR probably needs to be on set a fraction of the time of the leads. I mean I'd really like to see Bruce Campbell in this, but he's too old (obviously not chronologically) and might make the movie seem to zany (he plays a good serious role but the audience expectation might be a problem). There are similar problems with my other choices: Robert Carlysle, Gary Oldman, Javier Bardem. If we gender swapped (no reason not to, really): Michelle Forbes.

Saze - Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes from 300 is pretty much how I picture Sazed. But I doubt that guy looks like that anymore. 300 came out when I was in college, so the dude's at least 12 years older now. 

[Morghana she/her]

I love summer glau, Rdj and Nathan Fillion, but sadly they are all too old. I can see Cillian Murphy pulling off Kelsier, And Elle fanning as vin. Eddie Redmayne would make a good Elend, Jeremy irons as Sazed, or even Robert Downey junior, but my fave would be Hugh Jackman.

[Kalak_]

Nikolaj coster waldau for kelsier, and I recently had the thought during a rewatch if lord of the rings that I recon Elrond looks like rashek quite alot

[Kalak_]

Charlie rowe as elend , my onky problem is getting the actor for cute final empire elend to look like scadrian dalinar kholin elend in HOA

[AonDoor he/him]

On 4/2/2021 at 7:41 PM, elisium said:

She’s obviously too young now, but I doubt we’d get an actual MB movie for several years, so I think Millie Bobby Brown might make a pretty good Vin in 5-10 years. 

Vin is actually supposed to be sixteen in the first book, so I think she would be fine.

[EmperorDinBoi]

On 1/12/2021 at 4:37 AM, IndigoAjah said:

He's too old now. A decade ago, maybe.

 

I also back Keen, or someone new. I also, however, think having Vin as someone mixed race would carry a lot of thematic significance, especially if they made the World of Scadrial colour blind.

 

My favourite call for Kel is still Tom Hiddleston, and Marsh is Mark Strong.

We have to save Tom Hiddleston to play Hoid! (to cameo in all cosmere movies but particularly for any stormlight content)