The Black Company with Eliza Dushku as the Lady

[Dioltach]

Apparently the Wheel of Time television series is gathering speed: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/wheel-of-time-tv-series-sony-1202390897/

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Hmm, tough call. They’d have to have comedic chops. Maybe Chris Tucker, even if he is too young? If one wanted to ignore the text, which unless my memory fails me describes Goblin and One-Eye as dark-skinned, Rowan Atkinson would work. And I’d vote for Danny Glover for One-Eye and Idris Elba for Silent, to complete the trio of wizards.

Who should play Goblin!

 

[Zaukrie]

See, I always prefer unknown actors....I am hopeful. Why not be?

 

[Mad_Jack]

(as much as I love the Malazan Book of the Fallen, for now I think it’s too high-magic to be done as a TV series, and too much material to be done as a movie or movies).

You might be able to do one or two storylines from it per season, "American Horror Story"-style, but the scope of the novels is just so damn huge, and so much of the meat of the story in the description and internal monologues of the characters, that I don't really think you could do it for television...

I'm personally looking forward to seeing what they do with the BC series, although I'll have my pitchfork and torch standing by just in case, lol.

 

[Istbor]

Hmm, tough call. They’d have to have comedic chops. Maybe Chris Tucker, even if he is too young? If one wanted to ignore the text, which unless my memory fails me describes Goblin and One-Eye as dark-skinned, Rowan Atkinson would work. And I’d vote for Danny Glover for One-Eye and Idris Elba for Silent, to complete the trio of wizards.

I actually recall as One-eye being dark skinned, and Goblin as more fair.

I have to say. I am excited by this prospect. I am just worried it will get messed up. These aren't all pretty or attractive people. Often when we get the little description for a character, they are pretty unremarkable or almost on the ugly side.

My worry is that the cast will not reflect this well. That will sort of ruin it for me. I will remain hopeful though that these gritty mercs won't be a bunch of Bros when the show hits.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Man, I really need to re-read the series.

I agree, it just wouldn't be right for it to feature a bunch of young Shannara-style, model-like characters.

I actually recall as One-eye being dark skinned, and Goblin as more fair.

I have to say. I am excited by this prospect. I am just worried it will get messed up. These aren't all pretty or attractive people. Often when we get the little description for a character, they are pretty unremarkable or almost on the ugly side.

My worry is that the cast will not reflect this well. That will sort of ruin it for me. I will remain hopeful though that these gritty mercs won't be a bunch of Bros when the show hits.

 

[Hussar]

LOOOOOVVVVVEEE the idea.

Not really fond of the idea of Eliza Dushku playing The Lady. Umm, bleurg? Very much not what I picture when I picture The Lady. Dunno. I'd have to see it, but, certainly not making me jump up and down with excitement.

 

[tuxgeo]

If having Dushku play The Lady is the price we pay for getting it made -- and Dushku's own production company, after all, is the entity that has optioned the book series, so she kind of gets to go with that -- then I say it's cheap at the price.

(Those books came out decades ago, and no film/TV adaptation was made, that I'm aware of.)

 

[Istbor]

If having Dushku play The Lady is the price we pay for getting it made -- and Dushku's own production company, after all, is the entity that has optioned the book series, so she kind of gets to go with that -- then I say it's cheap at the price.

(Those books came out decades ago, and no film/TV adaptation was made, that I'm aware of.)

I wonder if that means she is a fan?

The more I think about it, the more I feel the casting of this has to be pretty particular, and the budget appropriate. That could be due to being such a huge fan of the work and the world (bought the 3.5 Black Company Campaign stetting book Immediately), but also because there is a specific feel to these characters and world that potentially won't do a heavy adaptation well.

 

[Declan Givry]

Well Eliza Dushku is really beautiful but isn't she kind of too old for the part?
The Lady is described as looking as if she was in her early twenties and Eliza is already 36. By the time the show will get on air she'll be very close to 40.
As of Croaker, I've always felt that Zach braf could make something great with this character.