Moonglum: not in the (first) movie, but...

[Ant]

There was a feature in yesterday's Times about "sexy-ugly" actors... the kind my mother used to refer to in French as jolie-laid. One of those featured was Daniel Craig - Alex West in Tomb Raider.

It struck me he'd be good for this part...

Another one to add to the [broken link]list

Cordialement,
Ant

[Anonymous]

Moonglum thoughts

Having read the Elric books numerous times, and being presented with the idea of an Elric movie trilogy...Well the first face that came to mind when I thought "Moonglum" was Armin Shimerman, best known as "Quark" on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Call me crazy, many do.

-WW

[Anonymous]

eventually they will need a Moonglum heres my choice, giovanni ribisi

[Anonymous]

moonglum

how about Dominic Monaghan...reckon he'd fit the bill

[EverKing]

how about Dominic Monaghan...reckon he'd fit the bill

I imagine Universal (and Mike, for that matter) will want to stay away from Dominic because of his association with Lord of the Rings. Otherwise, I can definately see where you are coming from.

[Vampyro]

I don't see moonglum as a comedic sidekick, I see him as a strong, agile, slightly seasoned warrior, I dont know if Dominic could fill those shoes

[lemec]

OK, what about Jonny Lee Miller (aka Sick Boy) from Trainspotting?

He could play a warrior and maybe be more serious than some others.

They could use make-up and make him look ugly, besides Moonglum is not really really ugly is he? He seemed to have charisma to me that went a long way.

If you want someone a little odd-looking though, Ewan Bremmer also from Trainspotting could be a choice. :)

[EverKing]

Ewan Bremmer is perfect! I've yet to see a movie with him where I wasn't impressed by some aspect of his performance. Even his brief appearance in "Snatch" (as "Mullet" the tie-wearing, dog-breathed junkie) was an entertaining and convincing performance I thought.

[Ant]

[broken link]Elric Movie Casting Archive updated with your suggestions! Now with hyperlinked index!!! :cup:

Oops... I'd missed this thread. Moonglum's list also updated! :oops:

I think I'm up to date, but I'm sure you'll let me know if I've missed any (serious) suggestions... Or any new images by Bakkhios or others...

Cheers,
Ant

[jaybiz]

How about Simon Pegg? His face just shouts Moonglum at me. I don't know the full range of his acting capabilities tho having only seen him in comedy roles - Spaced, Shaun of the Dead.

[Ant]

How about Simon Pegg? His face just shouts Moonglum at me. I don't know the full range of his acting capabilities tho having only seen him in comedy roles - Spaced, Shaun of the Dead.

Are you suggesting a sequel to Shaun of the Dead - perhaps Howling: A New Moonglum Rising?

Well, he's a leftfield suggestion, but not necessarily a bad one. He's certainly a sf/fantasy fan, so maybe he'd jump at the chance!

Ciao,
Ant

[DeeCrowSeer]

Although I agree with all the fine suggestions above, I've been watching a sitcom called Just Shoot Me! a lot recently (it's on when I have breakfast) and I think that Enrico Colantoni (who plays Elliot the photographer) might also be a candidate. Having just checked his IMDb page, I've discovered he was also in Galaxy Quest, which is certainly to his credit!

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0170186/

(Shout out to Pam Brady, writer on JSM and often overlooked writer on many fine South Park projects) :)

[Bradi]

How about Simon Pegg? His face just shouts Moonglum at me. I don't know the full range of his acting capabilities tho having only seen him in comedy roles - Spaced, Shaun of the Dead.

Okay, I'm in. I never imagined Moonglum to look like Simon Pegg, but he would be terrfic. They would need to put him through some physical training. I think he would need about 20 more pounds of muscle and a drop in body fat by 10 percentage points. Also, intensive sword work to toughen him up.