From rec.arts.sf.written Wed Feb 16 12:03:25 1994 Path: nntp.msstate.edu!olivea!sgigate.sgi.com!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!ghirarde From: ghirarde@wam.umd.edu (Judith Ellen Ghirardelli) Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Jordan: Cast Survey Results!! Date: 16 Feb 1994 02:18:51 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Lines: 251 Message-ID: <2jrvqb$omi@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: rac5.wam.umd.edu I am posting this for Poor Emmet, who has fallen through a twisted red stone doorway (i.e. his newsreader is down). Enjoy!! (Judy G.) ********************************************************** * * * THE GREAT WoT CASTING SURVEY - RESULTS * * * ********************************************************** 17 entries and 2 declining to speculate so far: "If they ever made a film/tv miniseries/whatever of the Wheel of Time, I would have to kill somebody." - Pam Korda "I could not name very many contemporary actors to save my life." - Courtenay Footman 2 votes for doing the whole thing as a Japanese anime. 3 votes for talented unknowns as Rand, Egwene, Nynaeve, Mat and Perrin. - Chad raised the point of how well this worked for _Star Wars_, Principal Good Guys Rand : River Phoenix (2) Kyle McLachlan (1), Chris O'Donnell (1), Eric Stoltz (1) Val Kilmer (1) Chris O'Donnell - D'artagnan in _The Three Musketeers_ Egwene : Winona Ryder (2) Jennifer Connolly (1), Demi Moore (1),Teri Hatcher (1) Daphne Zuniga (1), Ioni Sky (1) Jennifer Connolly - lead in _Labyrinth_ Teri Hatcher - Lois in _New Adventures of Superman_ Daphne Zuniga - Princess Vespa in _Spaceballs_ Nynaeve : Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio (3) Jodie Foster (1), Janine Turner (1), Nana Visitor (1) Joanne Whalley-Kilmer (1) Mat : Christian Slater (3) Matthew Broderick (2) Kevin Bacon (1), Bruce Campbell (1) Siddig el Fadir (1), Keanu Reeves (1) Perrin : Kiefer Sutherland (1), Christophe Lambert (1), D.B. Sweeney (1), Val Kilmer (1), River Phoenix (1), Cobra from _Gladiators_ [UK] (1) Who is D.B. Sweeney ? Moiraine : Catherine Deneuve (1), Bebe Neuwirth (1), Rebecca Bradstreet (1) Diana Rigg (1), Emma Thompson (1), Holly Hunter (1) Annabella Sciora (1), Sandi Toksvig (1), Glenn Close (1_ Bebe Neuwirth - Lilith in _Cheers_ Lan : Rutger Hauer (3) Clint Eastwood (2) Jean-Claude Van Damme (1), Timothy Dalton (1), Sam Elliot (1) Daniel Day-Lewis (1), Scott Glenn (1), Steven Seagal (1) Harrison Ford (1), Wolf from _Gladiators_ [UK] (1) Van Damme as Lan.. *nausea* .. at least the person who suggested Seagal said it was purely on looks rather than acting ability Scott Glenn - Captain Mancuso in _Hunt for Red October_ Min : Winona Ryder (2) Kathryn Atwood (1), Molly Ringwold (1), Amy Brenneman (1) Samantha Mathis (1), girl in Apri cleanser ad (1) Janine Turner (1), Mary Stuart Masterson (1) Kathryn Atwood - cute blonde shreddie in _Friday 13th Part IX_ [ recognising this one was *embarrassing*..] Amy Brenneman - from NYPD Blue Janine Turner - from Northern Exposure Mary Stuart Masterson - from _Fried Green Tomatoes_ Elayne : Nicole Kidman (2) Erika Eleniak (1), Kim Thomson (1), Sadie Frost (1), Meg Ryan (1) Mary Stuart Masterson (1) Erika Eleniak - from Baywatch Sadie Frost - Lucy in _Dracula_ Kim Thomson - had brief fling with Jeff Goldblum in _The Tall Guy_ female lead in _Virtual Murder_ Aviendha : Geena Davies (2), Nicole Kidman (1) Faile : Demi Moore (1) Thom : Alec Guinness (2), Sean Connery (2) George Carlin (1), Jack Palance (1), Patrick Stewart (1) Edward Woodward (1), Richard Dreyfus (1), Michael Crawford (1) Mark Twain (1) " Use the Force, Rand.. " or "Just call my name and I'll be there." Loial : Tom Cruise (1), Kevin Peter Hall (1), voice of James Earl Jones (1) Richard Kiel (1) I *hope* Tom Cruise is a joke.. although he is just as badly miscast in _Interview with the Vampire_.. Kevin Peter Hall - played the Predator in both movies Richard Kiel - Jaws in _The Spy who Loved Me_, _Moonraker_ Birgitte : Brigitte Nielsen (2) Rebecca Du Mornay (1) Principal Bad Guys The DO : Anthony Hopkins (1), Valentine Dyall (1) Valentine Dyall - the Black Guardian in several 70s episodes of _Dr. Who_. The voice of Deep Thought in the TV version of _Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy_. Also in some episodes of _The Goon Show_. Ba'alzamon : Anthony Hopkins (1), Christopher Lee (1), Gene Simmons (1) Tom Baker (1), Jack Nicholson (1), Tommy Lee Jones (1), Christopher Walken (1) Lanfear : Sean Young (3) Sharon Stone (2) Roseanne Barr (1), Jaclyn Smith (1), Brigitte Lin (1) Roseanne would make a good Keille Shaogi. Sean Young - Rachel in _Blade Runner_ Rahvin : Jeremy Irons (2) Mel Gibson (1), Pierce Brosnan (1) Asmodean : David Bowie (2) Paul Simon (1), Sting (1) Bel'al : Robert de Niro (1) Sammael : Kevin Kline (1) Moghedien : Francesca Annis (1), Cher (1), Jane Fonda (1) Miranda Richardson (1), Jessica Tandy (1), Sean Young (1) Francesca Annis - Lady Jessica in _Dune_ Jessica Tandy - lead in _Driving Miss Daisy_ Padan Fain : John Malkovich (2) Jack Nicholson (1), Alan Rickman (1) Liandrin : Sharon Stone (2), Rebecca Du Mornay (2) "the woman who played the lesbian on LA Law " [ ??? ] (1) Rebecca Du Mornay - Milady in _The Three Musketeers_ Elaida : Cher (1), Katharine Hepburn (1), Juliet Stevenson (1) Susan Sarandon (1) Juliet Stevenson - the neighbour in _The Trial_, the middle Cissie Colpritts in _Drowning by Numbers_, Rosalyn Franklin in that docudrama about Watson and Crick, loads of BBC stuff Supporting Cast Rhuarc : Mel Gibson (2) Gaul : Liam Neeson (1), Daniel Day-Lewis (1) Gawyn : Sean Patrick Flannery (1) Galad : Tom Cruise(1), John James (1) John James - Jeff Colby in Dynasty Verin : Kathy Bates (3) Angela Lansbury (2) Couladin : Sean Bean (1), Sly Stallone (1), Bruce Willis (1) Sean Bean - the psychopath in _Patriot Games_ Siuan Sanche : Glenn Close (1), Emma Thompson (1), Michelle Forbes (1) Hilary Clinton (1) Michelle Forbes - Ensign Ro in ST/TNG Leane : Gates McFadden (1) Morgase : Glenn Close (1), Faye Dunaway (1) , Gates McFadden (1), Reba McIntyre (1), Kathleen Turner or Cybill Shephard (1) Gareth Bryne : Kirk Douglas (1), Michael Douglas (1), Clint Eastwood (1) Sean Connery (1) Luc : Sting (1) Pedron Niall : Anthony Hopkins (1), Patrick Stewart (1) Geofram Bornhald : Rutger Hauer (1), Tommy Lee Jones (1), Peter Ustinov (1) Tam al'Thor : Sean Connery (2), Clint Eastwood (1) Abell Cauthon : Dennis Hopper (1) [ good with Christian Slater as Mat.. see _True Romance_.. "Hi, I'm his father." "Hi, I'm the Daughter of Nine Moons." ;-) ] Alviarin : Tonya Harding (1), Anjelica Huston (1) Sheriam : Shirley McLaine (1), Emma Thompson (1) Elyas : Nicholas Cage (1), Sean Connery (1), Harvey Keitel (1) Cary Elwes (1) Ingtar : Daniel Day-Lewis (1) Suroth : Grace Jones (1) Berelain : Phoebe Cates (1), Claudia Schiffer (1) Artur Hawkwing : Sean Connery (1), Clint Eastwood (1) A trolloc : Robert DeNiro (1) A myrdraal : Julia Roberts (1) [I only collates 'em, folks..] ******************************************************************************* Most popular actor : Sean Connery Nominated for Thom(2), Tam al'Thor(2), Gareth Bryne, Elyas and Artur Hawkwing. Most popular actress : Winona Ryder 2 nominations for Egwene, 2 for Min Sharon Stone 2 nominations for Lanfear, 2 for Liandrin Sean Young 3 nominations for Lanfear, 1 for Moghedien ******************************************************************************* Many thanks and virtual cuddles from Lanfear and/or myself depending on personal preference to all those who participated.. to those of you who didn't, if I get many late entries I will post an updated version. All sorting ended up being done manually so errors and omissions are all my fault. [ ..shame Roy had no suggestions for Lanfear..] - Regards Emmet -- Judy Ghirardelli || Love is Always , Me is Life ghirarde@bunyip.gsfc.nasa.gov || Forever is just another Smile ----------------------------------------------------------------- "It's hard to be brave when you're a Very Small Animal." - Piglet