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Stellan Skarsgard to Play Villain in Legendary's 'Dune'
- Thread starter BrokenFiction
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He's a little ermmm ... slim for Baron Harkonnen. Very uninspired casting decision, in my opinion.
YES
Stellan Skarsgard is one of my favorite actors ever. He was the best choice for Martin in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stellan Skarsgard is one of my favorite actors ever. He was the best choice for Martin in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
do you think the part needed an actor too overweight to move without physical assistance
wouldn't an "uninspired" casting be one that's too on-the-nose
Chalamet is absolutely incredible. Should've won best actor last year in Call me by your Name
Yea, he's like the go-to vanilla baddie in everything. Hence, uninspired.
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Makeup and special effects can do a lot.
The most important part is an actor who can nail the character portrayal and deliver an outstanding performance.
And the Baron and Paul are 2 of the most important ones.
Not familiar with the source material, but is there a reason he has to be really overweight?
Hell yes!
This project must be seriously moving along. That's the second major casting announcement this week.
This project must be seriously moving along. That's the second major casting announcement this week.
It's now the character is described. He's a massively fat, despicable person who has to float because he can't walk.
Massively morbidly obese actors tend to have shorter careers sadly. He'll wear a suit or digital enhancement no doubt.
at first i was going to dismiss this casting as a poor choice, but then i seriously tried to think of any actors who are overweight as the role calls for and couldn't think of anyone
nick frost?
devito? they could use cg to make him look bigger idk
nick frost?
devito? they could use cg to make him look bigger idk
Jonah Hill gets big again. Seth Rogen could have even been Rabban!
And Stellar Skateboard doesn't even have to look like a real historical figure.
hah i thought of that, but slim jonah is looking really good lately and i wouldn't want him to get bigger again if he doesn't want to
rogen as rabban, sure, why not
Off the top of my head I can't even think of any time he's played a villain.
I think Timothée Chalamet works as Paul Atreides. He's a great actor, is charismatic and has the "look".
Not sure I can think of many other current actors who would be right for the part.
The fact that this exists is enough to get me hyped.
The genius casting decisions take it to the next level.
The genius casting decisions take it to the next level.
To be fair, I don't think we should be speculating based on one very specific interpretation of the bookAlso I can see Skarsgard as Baron Harkonnen:
It's not that big of a stretch.
Killer casting right here, and excited to see what Denis can get out of him. The casting just continues to deliver on this.
Now to wait to see who is playing Duke Leto.
Now to wait to see who is playing Duke Leto.
Ha, I misread and guessed it was about his son playing Feyd.
I trust their casting so far, Batista as Raban is great. Looking forward to seeing who is playing my favorite Piter de vries. Brad Dourif was amazing in that role.
I trust their casting so far, Batista as Raban is great. Looking forward to seeing who is playing my favorite Piter de vries. Brad Dourif was amazing in that role.