Anonymous asked:
Okay, please tell me, who would you cast as Thrawn for live action? You personally.
-Rain
Okay, I'm going to answer this even though it damages my dignity.
First, three caveats:
- I'm not super picky. I think there are a lot of people who could do it just fine. Thrawn at his core is a Sherlock Holmes adaptation, so you need somebody who has that combination of casual, offhanded genius + genuine good intentions + weird little freak energy, etc. that Sherlock has.
- I think Lars Mikkelsen does just fine. My core issue with his portrayal is not with his portrayal, per se. It's with Dave Filoni and what the hell Thrawn is DOING in the Ahsoka show. The dissonance between Rebels Thrawn and Book Thrawn I think is explainable in various ways. Thrawn as portrayed in Ahsoka has zero logic behind his actions that I can see, which just isn't compatible with any version of Thrawn's character. But again, that's not Mikkelsen's problem.
- Lars Mikkelsen is playing Old Man Thrawn. When I fancast Thrawn, I am mentally fancasting Imperial Academy Thrawn from Thrawn (2017) and/or sharp and spiky Thrawn from the Ascendancy series as portrayed in the extremely dramatic yet compelling Out Of Print Limited Edition Ascendancy Trilogy cover art:
All that said, yes I would probably cast Michael Fassbender OKAY, DON'T @ ME.
#MIND YOUR BUSINESS#NO ITS NOT BC OF X MEN......#it might be a little bit bc of x men...........................#its fine. i said waht i said. i'll accept ur judgment of me and the forthcoming loss of seriousness points#star wars#rainintheevening#talking#thrawn#grace for ts#ive also seen anthony starr mentioned as a possibility#and u know what. i do think hes enough of a freak to handle it
