Kate Beckinsale as Kate Harrington
Colin Firth as Henry Clarke
Jude Law as Jude Matthews
Richard Armitage as John Clement
Rosamund Pike as Jane Clayborne
Lucy Griffiths as Claire Clement
Question: What faces would you pick to represent your characters?
23 comments:
Oh gosh, that's next to impossible in my case. My MC has curly red hair, something I don't really see that often. Maybe that girl from "The Notebook".
I love your choices!
I look in the mirror. Most of my characters are a partial reflection of myself.
Mariah - I am SURE there are some young actresses put there with red curly hair! :-)
Martin - Even the women? :-D I know what you mean..same here for sure! I just wanted to see them in 3D!
I very rarely have distinct pictures of my characters in my mind (a weakness of mine: I struggle describing them).
Most recently, though, in my MG WIP, I had two characters with sources from actors: Nathan Fillion and Audrey Hepburn.
This is a cool idea ... I'll have to think about this and see what sort of "casting" I can do : )
Ooh, I love Colin Firth! I'm scared that if I did this exercise right now I'd end up casting Gerard Butler as a 16-year-old. Must wait until my obsession dies down. At least a little.
LitGirl01 - you have too much time on your hands!
Well, when they make a movie of my book . . . I seriously have no clue. I know what they look like in my mind, but would have a hard time finding actual photos of them.
I also agree with Martin - my characters are a partial reflection of myself . . . well, at least the male one. ; )
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Beth - it's great to have visuals. It helps me with description. PS...I was bored at work!
KLo - I can't wait to see! :-D
Lisa and Laura - LOL! Weren't we going to stalk him? :-D
Scott - That's...Litgirl, dost thou hath too much time on thy hands? By the male one....do you mean the margarita drinking gladiator?
Oh, awesome! I LOVE that I can see how you see them. That's not how I envisioned Kate. No matter how many times you said her hair was dark, I just saw her as blond blond blond. Hmmm. :D
Colin Firth as Henry? Hmmmm, that's interesting! The others are SPOT on for me!
That's a great cast for your characters. :) You already saw mine.
Haha, just the picture of Colin Firth now makes me want to read your novel.
This sounds creepy? I usually browse DeviantArt for original pieces. I prefer paintings and drawings to real pictures and real actors. When I assign an actor/actress to a character, I am afraid that the personality traits associated with that person subconsciously influence my portrayal of the fictional character. And also, drawings have that fictional, dreamy feel to them that I like.
for a while i have been thinking of writing short stories or maybe even writing a novel, But there is this one story i wrote about my cat... really cute. But I don't know where to start..... But when I do start this I will do... And i love your choices!! I love Jude law!!!
Michelle - why did I knowww that you weren't going to buy Colin Firth as Henry!! LOL I always pictured Mr.Darcy gone bad! You know you love Henry!!
Ps...Kate's hair is dark. hehe Love that you could visualize them.
Cindy - I did see yours! :-D Thanks for the GREAT idea! Not the first I've gotten from you.
Icy - I see what you mean. Somehow, they didn't influence the behaviors of my characters too much. You are welcome to be a beta reader! ;-)
Courtney - I'm hoping you are writing the paper for my class! :-D
Margarita Drinking Gladiator? OMG, I've just found the next great character I can write about. Thanks for the inspiration! Too funny.
I'll have you know that my gladiators like full, overflowing pints of a good, strong ale. The Emperor, on the other hand, has declared margaritas the drink of royalty . . . thus, why I drink them (and you, of course)! : )
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Oooh! Colin Firth AND Jude Law. Where can I buy my ticket to your movie premier??
Good question. Faces to my characters. I knew all along that I'd want Robin Williams as Iwebo Aiyetoro (a priest), and possibly Daniel Day Lewis as Ted. But the three main women characters have me stumped.
Scott- LOL!!! Royalty eh? But of course! :-)
Ann - I wish it was a movie! LOL They are HAWT! Your cast sounds great too! I always wonder how you guys come up with those interesting names. That's true creativity! :-)
Fun question...I'd have to think about this one and get back to you :D
I am very much so, i wrote that comment when i got home last night during dinner.
Fun! I would love to find faces for my characters. Would make it so much easier to keep everything straight!
You know what? I don't see mine in actors, but in people I've met in my life. One of my favorite characters looks like a boy who happened to be a professional soccer player and was my neighbor. I didn't know I had a crush on him 16 years ago, but now that my main character has his face and his name, I think that maybe I did :)
Yamile... I have a minor character named Edward who is modled after one of my former students. :-)
Thank god I'm not the only one who does this! My pictures were a bit big, but ... I thought I was being crazy when I did it. Still haven't read any more of your blog besides the latest two posts, but so far it's looking good.
I LOVE KATE!!! The rest of the cast looks good too. Cant wait to see your story on the big screen :)
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