FINAL FANTASY. THE MOVIE. who should be cast as who?
 

ok, here's the deal:
they're making a final fantasy movie, in live action. as in, no CGs, real person actors. the movie producers are uber-rich and have a lord-of-the-rings budget so anything in possible. think of it! all the costumes, all the sets, everything, but in real action!
now, it can be any FF character from any FF game, such as Tidus or Garnet or whoever you can think of. who would be good for which role?

ok, to start you all of, my example/idea is that Kevin Bacon could pull off Auron pretty convincingly. close enough, anyway. I'm not the athority on what Auron's like but it's my guess. a friend of mine says the same thing. so, dont bite my head off :P
picture comparison! check it out.

He (Bacon) did have a pretty menacing voice in Hollow Man...that could be a good match...plus, he'd wear the sunglasses and coat cover most of the time...

Hmm...I think Michael Clark Duncan would make the most bitching Barret...

Mr. T = Barret

I second Mr. T. "I pity the fool who dosen't see my gun arm dangerous. I do!"

No, Mr. T couldn't act his way out of a paper bag...Plus, I find Duncan more imposing and he is a great actor...

Well...a CGI Red for sure...I think Denise Richards would be an ok Tifa...

I don't care what anyone says.

Christopher Walken as Sephiroth! Imagine the greatest badguy dance scene ever! Imagine the most quoteable Final Fantasy speech ever:

Sephiroth (To Cloud)
This materia I got here was first purchased by your great-granddaddy. It was bought during in a little general store in Midgar. It was bought by private Doughboy Vincent Strife the day he set sail for Kalm. It was your great- granddaddy's war bangle, made by the first company to ever make bangle materia. You see, up until then, people just carried pocket materia. Your great-granddaddy wore that material bangle every day he was in the war. Then when he had done his duty, he went home to your great- grandmother, took the bangle off his wrist and put it in an ol' coffee can. And in that can it stayed 'til your grandfather Malcom Coolidge was called upon by his 'Heartless Megacorporation' to go overseas and fight Avalanche once again. Your great-granddaddy gave it to your granddad for good luck. Unfortunately, Malcom's luck wasn't as good as his old man's. Your granddad was a Soldier 1st Class and he was killed with all the other Soldiers at the battle of Mideel Island. Your granddad was facing death and he knew it. None of those boys had any illusions about ever leavin' that island alive. So three days before Avalanche took the island, your 22-year old grandfather asked a gunner on an Midgar transport named Jogo, a man he had never met before in his life, to deliver to his infant son, who he had never seen in the flesh, his materia bangle. Three days later, your grandfather was dead. But Jogo kept his word. After the war was over, he paid a visit to your grandmother, delivering to your infant father, his Dad's materia bangle. This materia. This materia was on your Daddy's wrist when he was shot down over Nibhelhiem. He was captured and put in a Avalanche prison camp. Now he knew if Avalanche ever saw the bangle it'd be confiscated. The way your Daddy looked at it, that materia was your birthright. And he'd be damned if any slopeheads were gonna put their greasy hands on his boy's birthright. So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide somethin'. His ass. Five long years, he wore this materia up his ass. Then when he died of disentary, he gave me the materia. I hid this uncomfortable hunk of stone up my ass for two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the materia to you.

(Mods, I expect everything that is coming to me for this sacrilige of a post. I will accept my fate with quiet dignity.)

I tell you, if they ever put that speech in, you could call it Funny Fantasy : The Movie instead...

Keifer Sutherland as Auron. :P

I know crap about actor names to tell the truth. I never really paid any attention. But i do know some interesting FF characters that i would like to be seen thrown in. Kefka, Cecil, Tifa, Barret, any Cid, and those two henchmen that they always throw in...oh what are their names? Wedge and Biggs! There's always a Wedge and Biggs duo!

Yuna: Drew Barrymore
Tidus: Any boy band "bad boy"
Auron: Christopher Walken
Rikku: Britteny Spears or Jennifer Lopez
Paine: Lucy Liu
Zidane: Sean Williams Scott
Garnet: That girl in Final Destination 2 who got killed by the airbag.
Squall: That guy who played Aragorn in LOTR
Rinoa: Angelina Jolie
Mog: David Spade
Angelo: A Lassie look-alike
Eiko: That girl from Matilda and A Simple Wish
Barret: Gotta go with Mr. T. "I pity da fool who ays he gettin' offa dis train!"
Vincent: Jhonny Depp
Irvine: Orlando Bloom
Zell: Sean Wiliams Scott again
Yuffie: The blonge charlie's angel
Quistis: Hilary Swank(The NASA girl in The Core)
Steiner: Ahnold Schwartznegger or Sylvester Stallone
Black Mage: Doesn't matter he has heavy robes a hat and they'd have to do the face with a computer.
Thief: David Spade
Fighter: Ashton Kutcher
Red Mage: Chreistopher Walken (Grew Hair
Black Belt: Jackie Chan

How 'bout Edward Norton as Kefka?

funny Fantasy: The Movie would be quite amusing. Let's say Sandra Bullock as Edea (FF8) Rowan Atcinson as Kefka, Michelle Pfeifer as Rinoa, Dawn French as Yuna. Just in case: french looks out like this:::

Rowan Atkinson... that's... friggin' genius. That could actually work in a serious movie. If he plays it right.

"Im Gonna need a Hacksaw..."
and my suggestions are
Leonardo DiCraprio as Tedious
Liv Tyler as Lulu. Or Jordan for realism
Sean Connery as Cid
Ewan Macgregor as Seymour
Rowan Atkinson as O'akka

I so have nothing to do today...

I'm quite surprised I didn't think of it right away... Hugh Jackman as Auron. I just now looked at an Auron image and instantly thought "Wolverine" (and by the sound of things, if he was casted for Auron, Jackman could basically play Wolverine and get away with it).

Bingo! I've been thinking of a place to put good ol' Sean in, and that would work.

I like my yuna idea. Dawn is a comedian, so she could pull it of. She has made a skech of Bjorn, Sophie Bextor, Madonna and Frodo. She makes good jokes.

I could think of three people for Cid Highwind. Connery of course, but Harrison Ford could pull off a serious Cid, while Tommy Lee Jones could swear like crazy six ways to Sunday.

If this was a comedy movie, the ideal person to cast for Tidus would be *dun dun* Meg Ryan. They have the same hair. O_o

Rufus ShinRa and his evil cabinet...I could actually see Seth Green as Rufus. Both orange, both the sons of somewhat evil geniuses [Dr. Evil of course]. Then his evil cabinet...John Goodman as Heideggar, definately. That guy that played Boris Grishenko in Goldeneye'd be cool for Hojo. Bald Joe Pantiolano as Rude, Keanu Reeves as Tseng, Ashton Kutcher as Reno definately. I'm not too sure who to cast as wenchy Scarlet...Pam Anderson maybe?

edit: Benico Del Toro would actually work as either Tseng or Reno.

Heidegger (The Shin-ra military guy): That guy who played Rosanne's husband

Cid: I'm leaning towards Dennis Leary, that could be either a really good thing, or a really really bad thing

President (former) of Shin-ra: Don Rickles, come on, you know he could play a good bad guy and he has the face to match

Tifa: No known actor can play her effectively enough. We need some unknown up-and-coming actress

Rufus: Seth Green

*Holy shit, I didn't even look at the above post before posting this. Look at the comparison. I guess we have the same point of view :) But still...Holy Shit!*

Lol, that's one way to slice it. He [Goodman] actually played the President on the West Wing for a few episodes when Martin Sheen impeached himself because he couldn't do it. So at least it's confirmed he can hold a position of power...just don't watch King Ralph.

I'll likely update this.
 

Barret- Mr. T(it's just a fact, accept it)
Wedge and Biggs- The people who played Wedge and Biggs in Star Wars(complete the cycle of homage)
Vincent- Johnny Depp(Bless Jacko[lol]spades for bringing this to mind)
Cid- Harrison Ford
Zell- Sean Wiliams Scott(Trulies, noble jedi)
Auron- Robert DeNiro(he's got the older, experienced, but still bad-ass thing going)

Rowan Atkinson as Kefka?! I may sick the goats on you. You people make me sick with your mockery of Kefka. Edward Norton might be able to do it. Anyway, I notice there aren't many FF6 roles even suggested.

Locke- Ashton Kutcher(I think he could step up to this)
Cyan- Viggo Mortenson(of Aragorn fame)
Edgar- Orlando Bloom(he fits so well)
Sabin- Chuck Norris(pull him out of the pit he's in)
Terra- Natalie Portman
Celes- (don't know)
Gogo- (Anybody, he says nothing, does little. This is where you could throw Walken in)
Strago- Sean Connery(it would be a little different from the vibe given off in the game, but funny)
Relm- (Here is where you bring in the Mathilda girl.)
Shadow- Jet Li
Kefka- Basically, tons of people can do this psycho. But if anyone can do the laugh, that man gets the part. Or woman, I don't care.
General Leo- Bruce Willis(period)
Emporer Ghestal- Anthony Hopkins
Mog- (Would have to be a kid, or a dwarf.) Maybe ol' Warwick Davis.
Gau- (I don't even know, maybe CG even on this)
Umaro- (Somebody big, or CG)
Setzer- Tom Cruise(with long white hair he would rock this part)
(ff6)Cid- (anybody doctorish and old, I don't know)

Umaro - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Gua - David Spade, just walks around bent over, like Gollum did.
Mog - Some kid in a Mog suit.

hahaha david spade as mog. fucking genius XD

we have to fit willem dafoe in here somewhere. he just has to be used somewhere, damn it. find a role! >.<

I've only ever played FFX, so here's my opinion on the characters from that game.

Tidus: Shawn Ashmore, that guy who played Bobby Drake in X2. He's got the right look and he could actually make the character likeable.
Auron: Harrison Ford. Old guy who can still kick ass.
Rikku: Hillary Duff. She's the right age and she's got the right personality.
Wakka: Sean William Scott (with red-dyed hair). Do I really need to explain?
Yuna: Anna Paquin. Not only does she have the right look, she already has a chemistry with Ashmore.
Lulu: Liv Tyler. I think she could pull it off. She's very underrated as an actress, in my opinion.
Kimari (or however it's spelled): Micheal Clarke Duncan, either in a costume or doing voice work for a CG Kimari.
Seymour: Orlando Bloom. Just imagine him with that weird haircut.
Cid: A bald Rip Torn. He's just got the right voice and can convey the right attitude.
Jecht: Hugh Jackman.

Kefka and Edward Norton look so similar it scares me. However, I can't really imagine Norton playing the over-the-top insanity that would be part of the... the part. Eh... shut up.
Atkinson, on the other hand... take a look at him sometime when his face is not in Bean/grimace mode.

Jack, thou art a genius for suggesting Johnny Depp; so are you, Apletto, for DeNiro (though I still think Jackman would work better).

Zell abolutely must be Sean William Scott. No discussion.

I cringe at the thought of Mr. T as Barrett... maybe if it was a parody, but in a serious movie, naaah. Michael Clarke Duncan would be good, or possibly Marsellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction (Ving Rhames, was it?)

And finally... Willem Dafoe, eh? Spontaneously I'd say... Setzer.

Random thought that came into my head, probably from being up for about 24 hours or so now, but...

Wil Wheaton as Tidus.

I don't know if it actually fits, and I don't care.

why, Uma Thurman, of course!
KILL KEFKA
Vol. II
(only in your imagination spring 2004!

Hillary duff is to short and fat to play rikku. that and she is just too ugly. It wouldnt work. she'd never fit into her clothes, let alone look good them. :confused:

And the fact that it is Hillary Duff means she should not play the role of Rikku, or any other role, ever.

Who was the girl in Road Trip? She'd be a good Rikku.

Tidus: Leo DiCapprio
Cid: Sean Connery (Cid is a hard-ass, Connery is a hard-ass. It all works out.)
Auron: Hugh Jackman
Barret: Mr. T

Meg Ryan as Tidus.

Case. Closed.

Ok, Deckmaster...seriously dude. There's no need to bring the unholy name of the Duff to this polite forum. IHateMakingNames, I have more respect for you than anyone right now. She is the worst thing to hit culture since Hitler, abnd just like him, you have to see her ugly face everywhere you freaking look too.

Dafoe! YES! Willem Dafoe should be Kefka! MY2K thank you so much. I even bet he could rock the laugh. Dafoe with an any-where-near-perfect laugh would be Kefka. Period.

Hmm...Charlize Theron would be an ok Yuna...

exactly. yknow I was watching one of those hollywood programs the other day, one gal acually said that hillary duff does not acually sing her songs, they're someone else, edited over by a computer to be totally unidentifyable. no one that fat can sing, other then Reta McNeil. she's good.


eh. I need to play FF6. I know virtually nada about Kefka or that game in general. ...thing is, I dont wanna go looking for it and get pr0n spyware up the arse. But hey, as long as Dafoe's in it somewere, I'm happy. FF in live action would not be acceptable without Dafoe in there somewhere.



Sean Connery? isnt he a little..old? Cid is only around 35. Connery is 60 something. I mean, dont get me wrong, they're both badass, but he's just too old. and the accent...no. :)
and Mr. T I think is like, really old now. I dont think it'll work. sorry :/

Yeah, if we could go back in time and grab the Connery from His good ol' James Bond days...and Mr. T during Rocky 3...

Oh yeah, Clubba Lang! He was Barret without a gun arm, and evil, and a boxer. Well. Uh..dangit.

Ok, some fat people can sing. Aretha Franklin got pretty fat, and she could still sing.

To Mr. T and Sean Connery, age is nothing. When they are 90 they could still kick anyone's ass.

Its not a question of asskickitude, its a question of looks...sure, they'll kick anyones ass up and down any street, but think of all the wrinkles...

That's what the make up people have to worry about, or die trying.

Hmm...well, if they can make Demi Moore look ok...and if CGI was a possibility...ok, from now on, Connery is Cid and Mr. T is Barret, and anybody who objects gets thrown into a room full of Duff pictures and music

Originally posted by BMHadoken
I saw this and American Pie popped into my head. Why not Tara Reid as Rikku?

Wait, arent they the same person?

No, I looked it up just to be sure.

To damn old

Well then who is in Road Trip?

Either or would be ok anyways...

Jessica Cauffiel.

Don't need to worry about age, just take a lot of botox, and they're good to go. If that won't do it, technology has gone a long ways to edit crap like that.

Hugh Jackman=Auron

Definitely.

Tidus: Orlando Bloom
Auron: Keifer Sutherland (His voice just has the perfect amount of menace.)
Yuna: Anna Paquin (She looks right for the part and she can act.)
Kimarhi: Michael Clark Duncan (perfect choice)
Lulu: Thora Birch or Jennifer Connely
Rikku: Elisha Cuthbert (Kim Bauer from 24)
Wakka: Jay Chandrasekhar (Officer Ramathorn from super troopers)
Seymour: Jared Leto
Cid: Bruce Cambell
Jecht: Hugh Jackman
Braska: Viggo Mortensen
Yunalesca: Liv Tyler
Bahamut: David Dorfman (That kid from the ring)

Of all the Final Fantasies, I think FFX has the least potential to be made into a movie, because it's already been near-perfectly voice-acted (and the damn game's so polished it already looks movie-quality. Why bother spending so much money making a product that may not even look or sound as good?)

I think FFVI or FFVII has the most potential. Both are probably the two regarded as the greatest Final Fantasies. More importantly, the graphical level in both FFVI and FFVII is so bland and non-definite that it would be easy to cast just about anyone into any of the parts. Give a girl a green wig and bam, she's Terra.

Plus, both plotlines can be condensed into a 2 or 3 hour timeframe, while still keeping a few tidbits of memorable dialogue (and making most the rest on the spot).

There's a number of places you could stick Jackman. I prefer casting him as IV's Cain.

Gary Coleman as Sepheroth. :D

JADGuy - I'm glad I'm not the only who sees Keifer as Auron. He's perfect and unlike a lot of the other suggestions, he could pull off a 35 year old.

Auron may look 50 but he's only 35. :p



Oh, and Jason Issacs as Sephiroth. Trust me.

Mark Hamill as Kefka
Liam Neeson as Sabin
Cary Elwes as Edgar
Sean Bean as General Leo
Ian Holm as Strago
Peter Mayhew as Umaro
Gary Coleman as Barett

Ummmm...are we talking about the same Hillary Duff?

For that matter, are we talking about the same Rikku?

I can totally see Duff in Rikku's clothes, and she could totally play Rikku perfectly. Don't judge her by her overexposure.

And she's not fat. Her face is a bit round, but other than that she's thin.

All the people you guys have suggested are too old. Rikku is only 16 in Final Fantasy X. Not only that, she's the shortest main character. I stand by my choice.

And here I thought I was going to get flamed about Shawn Ashmore.

Do not question the authority of Sean Connery!

Yes, he may be old, but if you shave his head so he's bald, make sure he has no facial hair, and if he works out a little, then he'll look like Cid from FFX. Or, keep the hair and dye it blonde. And get rid of the facial hair. Trust me, Sean Connery's gonna be kickin' ass until the day he dies, and he'll probably die while kicking a guy's ass.

Sho whatsh wrong with hish acchent? shounds okay to me... :D

Dafoe makes a good villan of course. I rooted for HIM watching spider-man

Connery would be a great Cid! He was the first James Bond now he's the first person to pilot a rocketship with a bomb inside with the intention of blowing up a meteor!

Sean Connery will still be kicking people's asses and delivering unforgettable one-liners long after death, when he's dead he'll still raise up on full moons and premier nights to show the world true greatness.

Also, I think Mark Hammil would do a good Kefka too, and he's proved his laughing skills as Joker and the Green Goblin. It really comes down to the two Goblins for that part, Hammil or Dafoe. Maybe there's some similarity there too, normal 'noble'(literally for one and just upper class for the other) infused with super power(magitek and goblin formula) who goes psycho and delivers the best lines in their respective series.

Whatdyaknow? DeNiro looks 50 and his character will be 35.

Another advantage to casting Mark Hamill as Kefka is that he could also play all the CGI characters. Mark Hamill is a voice acting God.

MARK HAMILL FOR PRESIDENT!!! or at the very least villain in final fantasy XII

:rolleyes: Mark Hamill's all nice and well, but puhleeeeeze. Take a look yourselves.

Ok, that is just crazy...

And speaking of Fight Club castmembers...how bout Brad Pitt as...uhh...Cecil? I dunno...