PoD made into a liveaction movie/tv-series
Now that would be fabulous :) What do you think about that? And who would you cast?
shareYes, it could be really cool. Not sure whom I would use for the characters though...
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"If they do make a "Pirates of Dark Water" movie, I hope they make only one and resolve the destruction of the Dark Water in the first and only movie. Not interested in sequels or trilogies. We've had enough of those and we all know it wasn't necessary to make Matrix into a trilogy. They could've compressed all of them into one movie instead of stetching the material so thin."
I disagree. They cannot possibly compress all of that into one film. Most films today are 1-1/2 hours anyways. Too little time. They should do a trilogy, in my opinion. There is plenty to work with from the series to keep the films interesting and entertaining. The first film could detail how Primus initially sets out to get the treasures himself, but is betrayed. The second film could begin where the series began, when old Primus bequeths the task to an adult Ren, and he finds seven treasures with the aid of Tula and Ioz. The third film could end with all the treaures found, Octopon restored, Bloth killed by Ren, and Mer saved from Dark Water.
come get some, you walking piles of puss...
I'm armed and ready.
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"Ren don't go there, essay" :)
shareIf he weren't almost too old for it now, I would love to see Heath Leger as Ren, even though he'd have to roast himself to get that tan going.
For Ioz... Yeah I could see the guy who played Shang Tsung as him. Or maybe the guy who played Broken Sword in "Hero".
For Tula... hmm... the girl from Nash Bridges could do it, but I'm thinking... how about Amanda Beel, who we know can be badass from Blade Trinity, and who could probably pull of sultry with a little effort.
For Nibbler... definitely CGI. Get the guys who did the CGI on the new "Battlestar Galactica" series. For his voice, either get the original voice actor back, or, barring that, get Brent Spiner. He has that perfect you-can't-really-trust-me voice (just listen to him as Lore on ST: TNG, or Puck on Gargoyles).
For the Pirate Lord Bloth... hmm... You'd have to get somebody who could pull off the "big n mean" thing. I would say John Rhys-Davies, but that there's no way in hell he could pull off evil.
And I definitely think it ought to be a trilogy. Six treasures in each of the first two movies, one in the last, and the destruction of the Dark Water. I would even go so far as to kill of Bloth in the second movie and let the third /just/ be about the end of the adventure.
Man, I love this show! I was extremely ticked when I came to the realization that the show would remain unresolved! Anyways, I think a live action movie would be pretty awesome!
Who would I cast?
Ren - I think Orlando Bloom would be a decent choice for that part.
Tula - Lexa Doig from "Andromeda" and "Jason X", seriously hot actress! Kelly Hu would be my second choice.
Ioz - Either Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa (as mentioned previously) OR Dave Bautista (AKA "Batista" of WWE fame).
Niddler - CG, voiced by Adam Sandler!!!
Bloth - Michael Clark Duncan...big guy, can actually act, can play one mean sum'b*tch! 'nuff said.
Bloth's crew - Extras from "LOTR: ROTK" who played the corsairs of Umbar.
as for Nibbler... if we're going with CGI why not see if the original VA can still sound like him?
shareNot to busts anyone's bubble or dredge up the dreaded race card here...
But none of the main cast from PoDW look white. At least not to me.
Ren looks like some strange mix of Asian+Indian and Caucasian.
Tula looks almost strictly Middle Eastern and/or Indian.
And Ioz looks Hispanic or Hispanic + Asian.
Even if a caucasian actor could tan himself to death, he'd never be able to bring himself near to the complexion that Ren has which is not a tan but his actual skin color as was shown in GameKeepers of Undaar when his shirt flapped open for a bit... Unless of course Ren has been sunbathing while no one was looking in the hot Mer sun or going to tanning salons in every port.
The closest physical matches I can think of for Ren off the top of my head in descending likeness are:
Takeshi Kaneshiro- dye his hair, slap on some contacts you're good to go. And he's a legitimate actor.
Nicholas Tse- He already dyes his hair five million colors. He's got the boyish looks for the role and is probably closer in age to Ren than Kaneshiro is as well as height and body structure.
Kamui Gackt- I dunno I think he could pull it off perhaps.
Rick Yune- not the best choice at all IMO, but the last resort.
and... Maybe... JUST maybe... Keanu Reeves... *shudder* No never mind, he can't act in my opinion, or I just don't like his performances..
For Tula:
Aishwarya Rai: no doubt she looks almost exactly like an older Tula, especially with her ever changing eye colors and what not.
She is the best match in my opinion hands down, no question.
Rani Muhkerjee: Looks nothing like Tula really, but has mad acting chops.
Parminder Nagra: she's pretty good as an actress. Just needs to evolve out of the tomboy/geek role she's being pigeonholed into.=p
And that's about it.=p
Ioz: *wheels in head spin*... I can't think of anyone off the top of my head whatsoever whose a physical match as well as an actor... =p Unless someone here is familiar with Spanish actors outside of the state. Maybe, Mark Dascosas aw hell I dunno.=p
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I reckon Benecio Del Toro could do Ioz, but he'd need false eyebrows/ears etc.
I agree that Orlando Bloom could play Ren, but I think the script would have to be AMAZING (PRETTY MUCH FLAWLESS) for him to accept the role. I would imagine that he would be afraid of being typecast into pirate films from then on... and just look at how few pirate films there are. He is already in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and there's talk of more coming.
Another reason I don't think he'd end up playing Ren is because of the fact that even if he weren't in it people would say that it is a rip-off of POTC. If he were in it I think that no one other than big PODW would go see it because of that. I know that PODW was around before POTC was even written, but most people wouldn't remember that.
When you say get the orginal actor back for the voice of Niddler do you mean original as in The five part mini series or as in the following two series which made up the bulk of the show?
In ferro veritas
The rest seem fine.. but I don't think your selection would be accurate for Ioz. They don't have an asian look, they have more of Caribbean look to them (understandable as, throughout history, more notorious pirates came from the Caribbean)
Who would be the voice of Niddler? Maybe the should get the guy who did the voice in the series.