Monday, March 16, 2009

Fantasy Casting : The Warriors Three

Y'know, there's a lot of rumors and speculation swirling about when it comes to the cast of the upcoming Thor movie (update : Natalie Portman is supposedly being considered for Sif, Thor's Asgardian love interest), but so far no news on who might be playing the most important characters in the whole mythos...

Warriors Three Thor Fandral Volstagg Hogun marvel comicThe Warriors Three are a trio of Asgardian adventurers, and are awesome.

This is Fandral The Dashing...

Warriors Three Thor Fandral Volstagg Hogun marvel comicAnd the thing about Fandral The Dashing is that he is so totally Cary Elwes.

Princess Bride Cary Elwes movieThis is one of those perfect, obvious casting choices (like Patrick Stewart as Professor X or Corey Haim as Shaft) that most everbody can agree upon. Heck, even Wizard : The Guide To Titties got this one right ten or so years ago.

Princess Bride Cary Elwes fantasy movieExcept, yeah, that was like ten or so years ago. Don't get me wrong, Elwes still looks pretty darn good for a man his age, but that age may be just a bit too advanced to pull off such a dashing, rogue-ish role today. So, who could fill those thigh-high green boots?

Gerard Butler sexy hot
Not sure how good Gerard Butler would look as a blond, so maybe he might not be the spitting image of his comic counterpart, but go watch RocknRolla and tell me he couldn't pull it off.

Next up is Hogun The Grim, the handlebar-mustachioed tough guy of the group.

Warriors Three Thor Fandral Volstagg Hogun marvel comicHogun needs to exude badassery, the kind of guy who can make you soil yourself whether he's letting loose a savage battle cry as he lunges at you with his big mace, or just staring at you...

Warriors Three Thor Fandral Volstagg Hogun marvel comic
Enter Josh Brolin, who pretty much played a modern-day version of the character in No Country for Old Men, and even made George W. Bush seem kind of cool.

Finally, we have Volstagg the Voluminous, The Lion of Asgard!

Warriors Three Thor Fandral Volstagg Hogun marvel comic
Volstagg is the burly, hard drinking (maybe just a little past his prime) heart of the team. He's a family man, a legend in his own mind, and just a really big ol' fat dude who's awesome.

John Goodman Big Lebowski Warriors Three Thor Fandral Volstagg Hogun marvel comicThrow a big orange beard on John Goodman and BOOM, Volstagg! Go watch Speed Racer and imagine 'Pops' in a good mood, and we think you'll agree.

John Goodman Death Sentence
Now...who's gonna play Beta Ray Bill?

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BTW, Justin's Lost post will probably be postponed till Thursday, cause we work for a living, dammit.

1 comment:

  1. Robbie Coltrain would make a better volstagg.

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