Subject: Just one problem for me...
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Posted on: 2016-01-20 02:53:00 UTC
I'm still working on my Agents to get them Permissible, so I don't even know what my Agents are like, as much as I should. They're still a work in progress...
I've been thinking about this question for a while, and I thought I'd pose it to you guys... If the PPC were an actual thing in entertainment media, who would be your ideal choices for actors or voice actors for your agents? Additional question: given the "whitewashing" problem in a number of recent movies, do you think you can find an ideal match for the character in terms of ethnicity, appearance, etc.? Also, for each selection, what previous roles from existing media influenced your choice?
For the sake of simplicity, agents who were formerly character replacements and such will likely use the same actors/voice actors as the canon characters, so those don't have to be listed.
Added challenge: For self-insert characters, don't pick yourself, but find an actor or actress whom you think would be perfect for playing as you if your life story were made into a movie.
I'll start with my agents, or the ones who aren't replacements anyway.
- I always thought that if I couldn't get to voice/play as Falchion, he'd be played/voiced by Ryan Potter, whose role as Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6 was my biggest justification here. I know he's Japanese/American, and not Indonesian like I am, but LOOK AT HIM! He's beautiful.
- Rashida would be voiced/played by Halle Berry, who is African American and has most recently starred in the CBS series Extant (her fiercely protective role as Molly Woods in that show fits well with Rashida's behavior; just make her more aggressive and irritable and there you go).
- Ripper, being partly derived from Light Yagami, would be voiced by Brad Swaile (as, of course, Light Yagami; I imagine Ripper would remain in anime cartoon style when disguised as a person).
- I've always imagined Sarah would be voiced by Ashleigh Ball, in no small part inspired by Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Sarah's voice would likely have less of a rasp, but would still sound just as tomboyish.
- Lapis is also voiced by another MLP voice actor, this time Andrea Libman and sounding like something midway between Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. Flutter's timidness combined with Pinkie's excitability (and a deeper sense of insecurity than Pinkie herself).
- Speaking of MLP, after seeing and hearing Cody Maverick in Surf's Up, I've always thought Rayner deserves to be voiced by none other than actual cannibal Shia LeBeouf. That role just matches Rayner's determination and aggression so well. No, Shia's appearances in those god-awful Transformers movies don't count.
- E.V.L. having a British accent would basically make her a younger-looking Keira Knightley (assuming you can get away with that with enough makeup). My experience with her is primarily as Elizabeth Swann from PoTC, but I'm sure her acting diversity would allow her to play an "evil" character quite easily. (I'd personally have her speak in a deeper and more villainous tone when playing as E.V.L.)
I'm still working on my Agents to get them Permissible, so I don't even know what my Agents are like, as much as I should. They're still a work in progress...
For Nume, Timothy Omundson, whom you may remember as Carlton Lassiter in Psych. Heck, I'd cast him to straight-up play Nume. He's great.
Ilraen is difficult because I imagine his voice (spoken and telepathic) as very clean and cool, and there aren't too many voices like that. Best I can do is John Webb, who voice-acted as Glorfindel in the 1981 BBC radio dramatization of LotR. You can hear him here, starting at about 23:32. (I remember his voice as being a little higher-pitched than it sounds to me now, but maybe that was my stereo as a kid.) Unfortunately, I can't find a page for him, so I don't even know if he's around anymore.
Derik's speaking voice would, of course, have to be played by Gerard Butler. I imagine his singing voice differently, though, and I haven't quite figured out a good model for that. Maybe Doug LaBrecque, though—here's a nice recording of him singing "Do You Hear What I Hear?", which shows off his velvety low resonance. His high end can be a bit shrill/harsh when he's belting, though, and I don't approve of his swooping in this recording. {= P
I haven't quite figured Gall out yet. In my head, she mostly sounds like a weird combination of Ruffnut and Snotlout from HtTYD, but that clearly doesn't work. Kristen Wiig is cool, though, so sure, I'll run with it for now.
~Neshomeh
I got into your missions rather later than might be expected, mostly because, well... I didn't really give them much thought at first and later dismissed them out of hand during my brief but embarrassing "OLDBIES ARE OUT TO GET US AAAAAAAALL!!!11ONEONEELEVEN" phase. However, when I did start reading them properly, one voice immediately jammed itself into my head for Ilraen:
The Narrator from Darkest Dungeon, played by Wayne June. In particular, this quote about trapmakers I thought suited Ilraen rather nicely. =]
The key difference is that you think Andalites are inherently creepy, whereas I don't. Wayne June's low, growly voice is definitely suited for creepiness, but not for someone as innocent (at least to start with) and goodhearted as Ilraen. {= )
The echo effect in the videos would be good for representing telepathy, though.
~Neshomeh
If you want that, though, hm... a good choice might be Edward Hogg, in particular his work as John Segundus in Jonathan Strange and Mister Norrell. I think he could pull of an Andalite quite well; if nothing else, given that he had a role in noted Howard The Duck of sci-fi blockbusters Jupiter Ascending, he's got form with working with strange animal hybrids. =]
Accept no substitutes.
Kala: Kristen Bell. Anna's voice is the closest to the one Kala has in my head (and no, she doesn't have an accent; she was studying to exchange in America)
Chakkik: In his natural form, probably MacInTalk, like AUTO from Wall-E. In human disguise, Jamieson Price (the guy who voiced Lordgenome in Gurren Lagann).
Stephanie: Uh... I'll get back to you on this one. I haven't actually seen any Scandinavian women in TV or movies...
Gabby: Uh... the only Irish actress I know is Evanna Lynch, and Gabby doesn't sound like Luna.
Adéle: Lindsay Jones. Not too many actresses can pull off sounding as young as Ruby.
Zeke: Nolan North, with his Fact Sphere voice. "Fact: Hyper Beam is powerful."
"Fact: I am in love with Adéle."
For Stephanie, I would recommend Kristanna Loken, a.k.a. T-X from Terminator 3, who is of German and Norwegian ancestry. She doesn't have much of a speaking role there, though, so the only other role I can point to is probably Rayne from the awful 2005 film adaptation of BloodRayne (which I haven't seen), and there's no way that would suit Steph's friendly and pacifistic nature.
As for Gabby, I would suggest Ruth Bradley, a.k.a. Emily Merchant from Primeval. Haven't seen as much of that series as I want to, though. :/
Scandi-noir is a big thing in both my country and my parents' house, so I get quite a lot of exposure to actors from that part of the world. Therefore, for Stephanie, I would suggest Sofia Helin from The Bridge. She's an extremely capable actor and I think her voice fits well with Stephanie's character.
Gabby, on the other hand, would benefit from the vocal talents of comedian and actress Aisling Bea. She's an immensely funny woman, too; have her appearance on Live At The Apollo. =]
I'll go for Laura Bailey, voicing Lucina for Fire Emblem and Rise and Female Protagonist for Persona, for Marina, and Jesse Eisenberg for me. I really liked Zombieland.
P.S.: Don't worry too much for Michael B. Jordan, EPL. From what I heard, Creed will quickly erase the precedent film from his career.
They're all have to be voice credits, since there's no way to put a cartoon unicorn in with real people and not have it look weird.
1. Chris has two possible voice actors. If he were portrayed as white because that's how the Pokemon main characters are drawn, Aaron Dismuke. Remember how adorable he was as Al in the 2003 FMA series? Well, he's three years older than I am now, and (admittedly having not heard his recent work) I think he could nail Chris' "adult who's still a kid in his mind and heart" shtick.
--If, on the other hand, he were portrayed as Japanese because that's what country most of the Pokemon regions are based on, my best guess is Daisuke Namikawa. He voiced Yu Narukami in P4 and all its adaptations, and since Chris is the serious one... (did you know he's also Lucario's voice in Brawl and Smash 4?) I'm not actually sure if Mr. Namikawa knows English, so if anyone knows a Japanese voice actor who does, tell me.
2. If I couldn't voice Ami, Tara Strong would. I've said before that I identify with Twilight Sparkle the most out of the mane 6, and some of that spilled over into Ami's personality as well. (Or will once she gets more character development, anyway.)
3. Miguel...actually, I don't know that many young Black men in voice acting. Maybe Michael B. Jordan? Lord knows he needs a career revival after the disaster that was the new Fantastic 4 movie.
4. Violet's the quote-unquote "feisty one" in the RC, so Michaela Dietz (Amethyst) would make the most sense as her voice actor. Purple, loud, violent, enjoys messing with people, and ashamed of where she came from deep down inside.
...I'm still going through in my 2 cents
For Ajax I would go with Todd Haberkorn, in a blend of the voices Natsu, Death the Kid, and Keroro
For Matthew if I couldn't voice him I would say Zach Calliston in a bit of an aged up Steven voice, I did like how he worked the voice in the Steven's Birthday episode during the recent Steven Bomb
I really, really hope someone says Karl Pilkington.
If you don't know why, just search his name up on Youtube.
Gaspard: I can imagine his English voice somewhat like Christopher Randolph's Otacon. His French voice is mine, though.
Tacitus: Wait, what?
Harris: Strangely enough, Chris Pratt. Don't ask.
Emiran: His current face has the voice of none other than James Earl Jones himself. I find his deep, measured tone the perfect fit for his character. His next face will share a voice with Logan Cunningham, of Bastion fame. As for why he regenerates... ah. Spoilers.
Naya: This random quarian NPC is probably the best approximation I can give.
Terabyte: It's a sentient computer program with a voice box. Take your pick. In all seriousness through, it sounds like Legion.
Mind you ,the names will be likely unknow to most of you as I mainly have Italian voice actors in mind.
Agent!Sergio: Uhm, I don't know. it's more like I know how it should sound like (nothing like mine, by the way), but I can't think of a voice actor with a similar voice. Maybe Kappei Yamaguchi, with a bit of David Hayter mixed in?
Nikki: Renata Bertolas. The full reason is a bit spoilery, but she's the voice actress of Sakura Kinomoto (the character she's a badfic clone of) in the Italian dub of Cardcaptor Sakura. Bonus points for the Italian dub trying to pass off Sakura as a 14 years old girl resulting in her Italian voice sounding more like a girl Nikki's age than a kid.
Corolla: Probably Yukana, as she already voices one of the canonical Unison Devices. Imagine a crazier version of Reinforce Zwei and you're on the right way.
... And yes, I know I gave the Italian character a Japanese voice actor and vice versa.
Guess that happens when you watch mostly subbed stuff anyways.
Things could get a little tricky. Oh well, here goes nothing. All these are voice credits unless stated:-
Wobbles The Clown: Rebel Wilson
A natural fit for a physical presence, with an established gift for comedy delivery, Wilson is perfect for a happy-go-lucky clown. For those wondering, Melissa McCarthy's voice isn't really right for the part, though she has the advantage of actually being an American.
The Notary: Nikki Amuka-Bird
Amuka-Bird's delivery is perfect for a role as dry and vicious as the Notary, and she has a Whovian credit already; a one-episode role in Torchwood. However, what really got my attention was her work in Luther as Erin Gray. A close runner up is Adjoa Andoh, of Invictus and (more pertinetly to the topic at hand) Thunderbirds Are Go! fame.
Doktor Trollenfisch: Henning Wehn
Considering he's got a lot of experience with radio work and was in large part an inspiration for the character, it's only right that he gets the part in my fan casting. Whether or not he can play the sousaphone remains to be seen; we might have to get a stunt double in for that. =]
Algernon, 7th Earl Wymbourne: Richard Griffiths
Well, this is a dream casting. Griffiths was a Shakespearean actor, and I wanted his plummy tones (most familiar to American Boarders coming out of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films) but with a certain gaiety of spirit to lighten a performance for the irrepressible Lord Wymbourne. Another fine pick would be Nicholas Smith, who did voice work in Wallace And Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit before his own death.
Lola McCandless: Essie Davis
Davis has rocketed to international acclaim on the back of the best horror film in recent years, Jennifer Kent's The Babadook. If anyone can pull off the kind of barely-held-together with false joviality performance that Lola requires, it's the lead from a psychological horror that scared the Bejeezus out of William Friedkin, whom you may know as the man behind The Exorcist.
I hope that's of use to people. =]
William is 100% Matt Ryan. You may know him as Captain Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, or Dale the meat guy from Torchwood
And it won't be a surprise to anyone that William's character is based off Ryan's portrayal of John Constantine. If you watch Arrow John appeared in Season 4, Episode 5, and helped restore Sarah's soul to her body.
This is the angelic voice I have in mind whenever I write William's lines.
As for VJ... huh, I really don't have any picks for her voice, nor can I recall an inspiration... Hmm.. I dunno Amber Lee Connors? Otherwise known as Android 18 in Dragonball Z: Abridged.
