Dragonlance Movie? Who would you cast?

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » December 26, 2002, 12:57 pm

I have been reading the Dragonlance Movie site forums and they don't have the reader base like we do here. So I pose a question that was posed on that forum, "Who would you cast to play the roles of the main characters in Dragonlance"?

Here are some of the characters (hope I remember them all)
Tanis
Laurana
Sturm
Flint
Tasselhoff
Goldmoon
Riverwind
Raistlin
Caraman
Tika
Kitiara
Elisten

That's all I can remember atm and I prolly butchered some spelling there.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » December 26, 2002, 1:57 pm

Depends what book they are covering. If they are doing Time of the Twins then I think either Arnold Schwarzenegger or a buffed up Russel Crowe would make a good Caramon. For Raistlin I would say Tom Cruise would do a good portrail of him later in the book. For the beggining Raistlin I would say the guy who played Sarumon in LOTR. Can't remember his name.

For the Kender? I think Mr. Bean would portray that role well.

Krewlade · Post by **Krewlade** » December 26, 2002, 2:23 pm

if they cast tom cruise as raist i would boycott the movie i think christopher walkin would make a better raist but that wouldnt seem right either

hard to think of some one to play the best char ever created

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » December 26, 2002, 2:59 pm

Should prolly stick to the thought that these people would be playing characters that were about 25 (humanwise that is). So, though I love him, Christopher Walken wouldn't be a good choice.

One person that had been suggested in the other forum was the guy who plays Spike in the Buffy series to play Raistlin.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · December 26, 2002, 3:06 pm

My only memory of Dragonlance was sinking my allowance every week for 2 months into the arcade version back when it first came out.

/sigh, I'm so old

Post by **pyrella** » December 26, 2002, 4:39 pm

Dragonlance video game?

Or Dragon's Lair?

Krewlade · Post by **Krewlade** » December 26, 2002, 4:53 pm

reason i said walkin was cuz raist has white hair and looks older than he is

the test really thrashed him i dunno i think an older actor could get away with playing him not to old though

Midnyte_Ragebringer · December 26, 2002, 4:54 pm

ahhh ok yes I guess that was Dragon's Lair. What the hell is Dragonlance then?

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » December 26, 2002, 5:01 pm

Spike would make an awesome Raistlin.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » December 26, 2002, 5:01 pm

some book series that came out at about the same time that was affiliated (at least from a marketing perspective) with TSR's dungeons and dragons. i remember having some sort of dragonlance crap with my D&D shit, but i think i nuked those cerebral records in college.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · December 26, 2002, 5:13 pm

Was that a choose your own adventure type book?

Post by **Sylvus** » December 26, 2002, 5:26 pm

No, they're part of the Dragonlance Chronicles. Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning. They're good books, and pretty fast reads, check 'em out.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · December 26, 2002, 5:53 pm

Okies.

Maybe I will pick one up tonight at Barnes and Noble.

Which one do I start with?

Post by **Sylvus** » December 26, 2002, 5:55 pm

Autumn Twilight -> Winter Night -> Spring Dawning. It's a trilogy, and moves in that order.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » December 26, 2002, 6:09 pm

That's really a tough call. I just hope the script would be as good as the cartoon. Afterall, it wouldn't be easy trying to write a story for Hank, Bobbie, Presto, Eric, Shiela, Diana, and who could forget the little unicorn, Uni? Maybe Tiamat could save the day at the last second?!? All I know is, someone cool had better play Venger!

Drolgin Steingrinder · December 26, 2002, 6:13 pm

Would need a gnome to play TEH DUNGOEN MAESTR"!

Heh, now I have to go see if I can download some of those old crappy D&D cartoons ... god, they sucked.

Krewlade · Post by **Krewlade** » December 26, 2002, 7:37 pm

tis a sad day indeed for dragonlance fans everywhere

we went from talking about the best series of fantasy books ever to dragons lair then to dungeons and dragons the animated series

Drolgin Steingrinder · December 26, 2002, 7:49 pm

the best series of fantasy books ever

Heh.

Haha.

Hahahahaha.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That was funny![/quote]

Truant · Post by **Truant** » December 26, 2002, 8:42 pm

yeah i'd have to agree with my friend drol. Dragonlance was a good series........................when i was 13. It's hardly the greatest fantasy books ever. It's still mildly entertaining at parts. It loses OMGIAMRETARDEDCAUSEALOTISTWOWORDS OMGIAMRETARDEDCAUSEALOTISTWOWORDS of points with me, because it's not a truly original story....it's a transcript of gaming sessions they had with insane use of literary liscense. Then again i'm being particular.

As far as casting movies for fantasy books/series...I will say this:
This question is asked of every semi popular fantasy book/series and my answer would be the same for all.

Fresh completely unfamiliar actors for all the roles. Casting major players would take away from the characters imo. But that's just me

Krewlade · Post by **Krewlade** » December 26, 2002, 9:58 pm

heh whatever your entitled to your own opinions im entitled to mine i hardly think they are kids books

margaret weis and tracy hickman richard knaack all excellent authors

go read the legend of huma or soulforge or brothers in arms the story doesnt stop witht he chronicles and the twins

there is like 60 books or so from the world of krynn MOST are really good

with the exception of the few that came after summer flame

Drolgin Steingrinder · December 27, 2002, 8:13 am

Krewlade, I've read every single Dragonlance book that was published before what, 1994? I loved most of the books, but calling them great literature or stating that they are the best series of fantasy is waaaaay off the target.

They're pulp, fluff, popcorn - better than most, worse than a lot.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » December 27, 2002, 5:44 pm

Krewlade wrote:go read the legend of huma or soulforge or brothers in arms the story doesnt stop witht he chronicles and the twins

there is like 60 books or so from the world of krynn MOST are really good

I have read MOST of them....and I mean over 40

I generally don't enjoy speaking out my ass, so I try to never do it....of course there are exceptions, but this is not one of them....If you want to try and qualify your opinion again by saying that mine is unfounded, have at it.

Otherwise agree to disagree!

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » December 27, 2002, 7:24 pm

$8 for fucking paperbacks. My god what has this world come to?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » December 27, 2002, 7:33 pm

I LEIK TEH WARCRAFT AND BIADLO NOVELLS

HAY GUYZ WHO DO U THINK SHOUD PLAY THRALL