I prefer the idea of a live action movie to an animated one, just because in the games themselves we already have five different interpretations of what an animated MI world looks like. I'd like to see a live-action stylized take on the world.
I've thought a lot about this previously, and here's the casting I've come up with for some of the characters--
Guybrush: Michael Cera
Elaine: Keira Knightley (I know it seems like typecasting, but she's really good, and I definitely prefer Elaine with a British voice)
LeChuck: John Rhys Davies
Stan: Kevin Spacey (Because I always pictured Stan as a Professor Harold Hill from the Music Man type, and I think Spacey could pull that off nicely)
Herman Toothrot: Michael Palin (Because he'd be perfect for the role, and he doesn't do enough acting nowadays)
Wally: Warwick Davis (Because Warwick Davis *IS* Wally, from the size, to the voice, right down to the hair color.)
Captain Kate Capsize: Frankly, I don't see why she couldn't be played by the actress she was named after: Kate Capshaw, AKA Mrs. Steven Spielberg.
Otis: Dominic Armato (Because if I were making a live-action Monkey Island movie, I'd want to give Dom a role, and Otis seems like a character he could do a lot with.)
Murray: Denny Delk (Because, seriously, casting anyone else in the role would just be a crime against humanity.)
I've never been able to come up with a satisfactory actress for the Voodoo Lady, though someone suggested Queen Latifah, and she'd be pretty good. Though she might be a character I'd go for an unknown for. Or at least an established character actress who's not necessarily well-known. Actually, come to think of it, Nichelle Nichols would be a good choice if she could do the accent.
Elaine in the SoMI (original version) close-ups = Young Nicole Kidman
Guybrush in MI2:LCR = Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Guybrush in CoMI = David Schwimmer
Elaine in ToMI = Jennifer Aniston
Voodoo Lady = Whoopy Goldberg
Thanks, guys ! This is the complete casting I used for that posters :
Guybrush Threepwood : Ewan McGregor
LeChuck : Tim Curry
Elaine Marley : Lyv Tyler
Voodoo Lady : Queen Latifah
Carla : Halle Berry
Smirk : Robert De Niro
Stan : Jim Carrey
Herman Toothroot : Christopher Lloyd
Wally B. Feed : Peter MacNicol
Largo LaGrande : Joe Mantegna
Captain Dread : Marlon Wayans
Cutthroat Bill : Martin Kleeba
Edward Van Helgen : Johnny Deep
Haggis McMutton : Brendan Gleeson
Captain Rottingham : Jean Reno
King Andre : Samuel L. Jackson
Minnie Goodsoup : Helena Bonham Carter
Guybrush Threepwood - a young Carey Elwes (Princess Bride era)
Ghost/Zombie/Demon/Stone/Human Pirate LeChuck - John Rhys-Davies (a younger version too, like in the Indiana Jones movies)
Elaine Marley - Minnie Driver; she's not typically pretty but I think she's got the attitude and the accent! She'd look awesome as a redhead
Carla Swordmaster - Zoe Saldana
Otis - Hank Azaria (I keep thinking about his accent in America's Sweethearts and Along Came Polly. He'd just be a hilarious Otis)
Stan - Will Ferrell
Herman Toothrot - Michael Jeter (may he rest in peace), one of the priests in Sister Act 2 and Edouard Delacroix in The Green Mile. He was also Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street
Barbershop Trio - Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean) as Cutthroat Bill
Tim Curry as Edward Van Helgen
Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies) as Haggis McMutton
Griswold Goodsoup - Christopher Walken (if he could fake a good enough Brit accent)
Morgan LeFlay - Jessica Alba (no explanation necessary)
Voodoo Lady - Queen Latifah
Winslow - Terry Crews (yes I know he's way too big but he's freaking hilarious)
Captain Dread - Snoop Dogg
Ozzie Mandrill - Hugh Laurie (I'm sure he could do a great Australian accent and I guess I thought of him because of the cane!) although I think he may be a bit too hot.
Tim Roth as Largo is another great idea! I also like Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams as Guyrbrush and Elaine. Still, I think Stacy Keach would make the ultimate LeChuck. I already mentioned this but... c'mon.
I personally hate the idea of a Monkey Island movie with actual actors! I think that if there were to be any MI movie then it should be animated with all of the game's current voice actors.
Yes I agree with this wholeheartedly. I think an animated movie would be a tremendous success, and using the current voice actors is the way to go. Somehow, I get the feeling that making a live action version would spoil the characters for me. I've been so used to hearing Dom and co. bring the game to life, that anyone else playing the roles would seem incredibly strange. I'm all for an animated movie though, maybe even a trilogy. Especially if Telltale aren't planning a further season, and Lucasarts give it the go-ahead of course!
I can't believe Campbell as Stan never crossed my mind before.
Now I'm debating whether a Sam Raimi-directed Monkey Island would be awesome or awful. On the one hand, the comedy-spooky blend might be right up his alley. On the other hand...Spider-Man 3.
How about Shia Labeouf as Guybrush? He has the right sort of look and he is great at acting pathetic. He'd be perfect for the role! Well, at least he'd be perfect for a SMI Guybrush.
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Guybrush: Michael Cera
Elaine: Keira Knightley (I know it seems like typecasting, but she's really good, and I definitely prefer Elaine with a British voice)
LeChuck: John Rhys Davies
Stan: Kevin Spacey (Because I always pictured Stan as a Professor Harold Hill from the Music Man type, and I think Spacey could pull that off nicely)
Herman Toothrot: Michael Palin (Because he'd be perfect for the role, and he doesn't do enough acting nowadays)
Wally: Warwick Davis (Because Warwick Davis *IS* Wally, from the size, to the voice, right down to the hair color.)
Captain Kate Capsize: Frankly, I don't see why she couldn't be played by the actress she was named after: Kate Capshaw, AKA Mrs. Steven Spielberg.
Otis: Dominic Armato (Because if I were making a live-action Monkey Island movie, I'd want to give Dom a role, and Otis seems like a character he could do a lot with.)
Murray: Denny Delk (Because, seriously, casting anyone else in the role would just be a crime against humanity.)
I've never been able to come up with a satisfactory actress for the Voodoo Lady, though someone suggested Queen Latifah, and she'd be pretty good. Though she might be a character I'd go for an unknown for. Or at least an established character actress who's not necessarily well-known. Actually, come to think of it, Nichelle Nichols would be a good choice if she could do the accent.
Elaine in the SoMI (original version) close-ups = Young Nicole Kidman
Guybrush in MI2:LCR = Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Guybrush in CoMI = David Schwimmer
Elaine in ToMI = Jennifer Aniston
Voodoo Lady = Whoopy Goldberg
Fantastic! I can imagine Ewan McGregor saying "I'm Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate!"
Guybrush Threepwood : Ewan McGregor
LeChuck : Tim Curry
Elaine Marley : Lyv Tyler
Voodoo Lady : Queen Latifah
Carla : Halle Berry
Smirk : Robert De Niro
Stan : Jim Carrey
Herman Toothroot : Christopher Lloyd
Wally B. Feed : Peter MacNicol
Largo LaGrande : Joe Mantegna
Captain Dread : Marlon Wayans
Cutthroat Bill : Martin Kleeba
Edward Van Helgen : Johnny Deep
Haggis McMutton : Brendan Gleeson
Captain Rottingham : Jean Reno
King Andre : Samuel L. Jackson
Minnie Goodsoup : Helena Bonham Carter
Guybrush Threepwood- Justin Long
Ghost/Zombie/Demon/Stone/Human Pirate LeChuck- Roger Allam
Elaine Marley- Alexandra Stamler
Carla Swordmaster- Jaeyda Pinkette Smith
Otis- Shawn Parkes
Stan- David Cross (awesome cameo)
Herman Toothrot- Patrick Cranshaw
Largo Legrande- Eric Allen Kramer
Kate Capsize- Amy Yasbeck
Wally- Vern Troyer
Barbershop Trio- John Rhys-Devies, Noel Guglimei, Hugh Jackman (great cameo)
Griswold Goodsoup- Tim Curry (great cameo)
Winslow- (I know hes big, but he's proven himself as funny, and everone expecting a short character would think it was hilarious) Michael Clark Duncan
Morgan LeFlay- Michelle Rodriguez
DeCava- Jim Carey (great cameo)
Voodoo Lady- Robyn Allen
Ghost/Zombie/Demon/Stone/Human Pirate LeChuck - John Rhys-Davies (a younger version too, like in the Indiana Jones movies)
Elaine Marley - Minnie Driver; she's not typically pretty but I think she's got the attitude and the accent! She'd look awesome as a redhead
Carla Swordmaster - Zoe Saldana
Otis - Hank Azaria (I keep thinking about his accent in America's Sweethearts and Along Came Polly. He'd just be a hilarious Otis)
Stan - Will Ferrell
Herman Toothrot - Michael Jeter (may he rest in peace), one of the priests in Sister Act 2 and Edouard Delacroix in The Green Mile. He was also Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street
Barbershop Trio - Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean) as Cutthroat Bill
Tim Curry as Edward Van Helgen
Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies) as Haggis McMutton
Griswold Goodsoup - Christopher Walken (if he could fake a good enough Brit accent)
Morgan LeFlay - Jessica Alba (no explanation necessary)
Voodoo Lady - Queen Latifah
Winslow - Terry Crews (yes I know he's way too big but he's freaking hilarious)
Captain Dread - Snoop Dogg
Ozzie Mandrill - Hugh Laurie (I'm sure he could do a great Australian accent and I guess I thought of him because of the cane!) although I think he may be a bit too hot.
Meathook - Vinnie Jones
http://mos.totalfilm.com/images/9/9-supporting-actors-who-stole-the-movie-440-75.jpg
Elaine: January Jones (with auburn hair) amazing to look at and tons of tallent
http://cinematicpassions.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/011209_jones_400x400.jpg
LeChuck: Ian McShane awesome at playing bad guys great voice
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/12/ian-mcshane.jpg
Carla Swordmaster- Angella Bassett she could kick your butt twice before you knew what was happening
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t11/PBE06/angelabasset.jpg
Otis- Freddy Rodriguez good actor
http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/33827.gif
Stan- Bruce Campbell to me he IS Stan.... if you have ever watched Burn notice you know what I am saying
http://worldofbad.org/images/bruce.jpg
Herman Toothrot- Donald Sutherland good actor and if you have seen some of his early stuff you know he can do funny and goofy.
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060112/143331__sutherland_l.jpg
Largo Legrande- Tim Roth small amazing actor that can still pull off intimidating tough guy roles.
http://media.canada.com/8b65d8ea-bfe8-4eaa-9911-1ac348db34fa/090511_ltm_roth.jpg
Kate Capsize- Michelle Monaghan pretty interesting voice looks a little like the old sprite
http://filmonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/michelle-monaghan_dot_org-missionimpossible3-promos002.jpg
Wally- a young Seth Green I had a hard time with this but seth is short, has red hair and you would laugh If he tried to act tough.
http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/seth-green/seth-green-20040723-4698.jpg
Winslow- Tracy Morgan may not seem like an obvious choice but I think his persona actually translates well...
http://johnstamosfever.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/tracy-morgan_lolhudblogs1.jpg
Morgan LeFlay- Mila Kunis she looks a ton like Morgan dark skin light eyes and she has a eerily similar voice its almost like TTG designed her after her
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/15687/543421-mila_kunis_2008041705024245_large.jpg
DeCava- Daniel Day Lewis First off DDL could play the entire cast and you would buy it, who better to play a predecessor to guybrush
http://images.wikio.com/images/p/418e/daniel-day-lewis-at-the-premiere-of-there-will-be-blood-fave-off.jpg
Voodoo Lady- Regina Taylor she is a decent actor and I think she could pull it off
http://www.mycollection.in/afbeeldingen/acteurs/regina_taylor.jpg
(Maybe not...)
Yarrr
ridiculous..........ly true.
LeChuck-Tim Curry
Elaine- Not sure
Voodoo Lady-Whoopi Goldberg
Stan-Jim Carrey
Herman Toothrot-Jeff Foxworthy
Captain Smirk-Robert DeNiro
Largo-Verne Troyer
Governor Phatt-Josh Mostel
Wally-Rick Moranis
Morgan-Lindsay Lohan
Kate Capsize-Sigourney Weaver
Ozzie-John Cleese
I've got a long way to go
ooh i agree with this!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/Eric_Forman.jpg
Yes I agree with this wholeheartedly. I think an animated movie would be a tremendous success, and using the current voice actors is the way to go. Somehow, I get the feeling that making a live action version would spoil the characters for me. I've been so used to hearing Dom and co. bring the game to life, that anyone else playing the roles would seem incredibly strange. I'm all for an animated movie though, maybe even a trilogy. Especially if Telltale aren't planning a further season, and Lucasarts give it the go-ahead of course!
You know, you have a point there Rugby! Separated at birth.
That thought never entered my mind... but YES... Bruce would be perfect!
Now I'm debating whether a Sam Raimi-directed Monkey Island would be awesome or awful. On the one hand, the comedy-spooky blend might be right up his alley. On the other hand...Spider-Man 3.
Maybe... just maybe...
Stephen T. Colbert as Stan
Yep.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bwXD9XBvoak/Si9mdgvqwUI/AAAAAAAAAgM/AQQJS-Q-2rI/s400/himymthegoat425.jpg
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