[Malus Darkblade]

Arnold Swarzzenegger would be Rogal Dorn
Bruce Willis could be Smurf daddy Roboute Guilliam
Sean Bean could make a great Lion El Johnson
the Rock Dwayne Johnson could make Mortarion
Dolph lungren could be Perturabo
Gary Oldman with some steroids could be magnus de red

I like some of these choices though I think Arnold in his current form wouldn't make a decent Rogal Dorn but back in his prime? Maybe if he worked on his acting.

Sean Bean's face is too old to pull off the Lion I think, the Rock isn't really an actor, Dolph is just...no and Gary Oldman is like his surname says-just too old.

I think Oldman however would make a fitting Kor Phaenon.

I liked what someone said earlier, Vin Diesel playing Horus. The last scene in Pitch Black 2 makes me think it's doable.

Christian Bale as Curze could work too seeing as how Bale is a master of transforming his body, is truly dedicated and a very good actor overall.

I would like to see Anthony Hopkins thrown into the mix. I could really picture him as portraying the Emperor if only he wasn't so old.

I could see Gerard Butler playing one of the Primarchs, I just can't think of which one in particular at the moment.

 

[Vaz]

Why are people suggesting Sean Bean? Sheffield doesn't exist in the 31st Millenium.

Mark Strong would make a fantastic Erebus, or Word Bearer Primarch, while Jason Isaacs would make a fantastic Fulgrim. *Green Zone, fucking epic form*

 

[harlokin]

I like the idea of Jason Isaacs as Fulgrim, although Toby Stephens would work well too.

How about:

Rufus Sewell - Lion El'Jonson
Ben Affleck - Lorgar
John Malkovich - Kor Phaeron

 

[Words_of_Truth]

Ben Affleck is not an Actor.

 

[harlokin]

Ben Affleck is not an Actor.

Well, it wouldn't be challenging, he would just have to whine a lot.... practically not even acting :grin:

 

[raider1987]

Jason Isaacs would do a lot of the primarchs justice, horus included, but fulgrim would be a great role for him. Another good horus would be Michael Fassbender, think him in Centurion or 300. Gerard Butler would also do the role justice.

Erebus (spelling?) I would think Christoph Waltz or someone like that. Ralph fines maby.

 

[Schizm86]

Hugh "Okla-****" Jackman would only look good as the corpse of one of the unnamed primarchs. And I think a lot of the afformentioned guys would make great first captains / personal guard... BUT here's who I like

Brad Pitt's a good pick for Sanguinius - but I disagree with Russell Crowe as Guilliman, kinda old. I like Kevin McKidd better (aka. Centurion Lucius Vorenus)

Arnold Vosloo as Lorgar (remember... the Mummy!)

And the end scene from Pitch Black actually makes me think Vin Diesel would make a cool Alpharius

Djimon Hounsou IS Vulkan (L. Fishburne? WTF? Seriously?)

David Wenham for Rogal Dorn (the one-eyed dude who narrated 300)

Chris Hemsworth could be the Lion or the Wolf, depending on how clean cut you wanted to portray them. If you prefer a burlier Leman Russ then maybe someone else...

As for others like Perturabo, Mortarion, Angron... you wouldn't really ever see their faces if they did it right, maybe CGI actors faces like they did in Avatar? Wouldn't really matter who you get in my opinion.

I dunno why but I always kinda thought of Konrad Curze as Asian, like a cool Asian vampire/Yakuza creep, real pale skin, with short cut thin beard and long straight black hair... who could play that though? Ken Watanabe? But then who play's the Khan?!

Oh and I know some people have been making/critiquing this comparison since the HH audiobooks came out, but I personally agree with the similar portrayal of Malcador the Sigilite and Palpatine from Star Wars, it just works too well... just get that guy and make him talk from under the hood

 

[Boc]

The Emperor of Mankind would clearly need to be played by Alec Baldwin, the greatest actor of all time.

 

[Flash]

This is a fantastic topic, very funny + rep. I've got a couple of actors in mind for certain roles I think could work. Some previously mentioned, but in different roles.

Sanguinius = Paul Bettany
Angron = Gerrard Butler/Manu Bennet/Kiefer Sutherland
Fulgrim = Kevin McKidd
Vulkan = Peter Mensah
Horus = The Rock!!!!
Roboutte Guilliman = Vigo Mortensen

Lokan = Andy Whitfield
Iacton Cruze = Antony Hopkins (small, but critical role cos he's old)
Lucius = Jaoquin Phoenix

That will do for now. I still need to find roles for Sean Bean and Patrick Stewart. They MUST be in it lol.

 

[Romolo]

The Emperor - James Caviezel

The Lion - Jason Isaacs
Fulgrim - Orlando Bloom
Perturabo - Michael Ironside
Khan - James Momoa
Lemun Russ - Micky Rourke (Think a barbarian version of Iron man 2 character)
Rogal Dorn - Bruce Willis
Konrad Curze - Christian Bale
Sanguinius - Brad Pitt
Ferrus Manus - Ray Winstone
Angron - Manu Bennett
Guilliman - Ed Harris
Mortarion - Michael Fassbender
Magnus the Red - Lawrence Fishbourne
Horus - Mark Strong
Lorgar - Arnold Vosloo
Vulkan - Idris Elba
Corax - Vincent Regan
Alpharius - Daniel Craig

 

[Flash]

The Emperor - James Caviezel

The Lion - Jason Isaacs
Fulgrim - Orlando Bloom
Perturabo - Michael Ironside
Khan - James Momoa
Lemun Russ - Micky Rourke (Think a barbarian version of Iron man 2 character)
Rogal Dorn - Bruce Willis
Konrad Curze - Christian Bale
Sanguinius - Brad Pitt
Ferrus Manus - Ray Winstone
Angron - Manu Bennett
Guilliman - Ed Harris
Mortarion - Michael Fassbender
Magnus the Red - Lawrence Fishbourne
Horus - Mark Strong
Lorgar - Arnold Vosloo
Vulkan - Idris Elba
Corax - Vincent Regan
Alpharius - Daniel Craig

Some of this actors would have been epic in their day, but I feel are just too old for the characters they're representing. Only one I disagree with....Orlando Bloom as Fulgrim...really?

I can't believe I forgot Leman Russ. Mark Addy. Mark effing Addy is Leman Russ lol

 

[Grokfog]

I'm loving some of the replies we're getting for this, keep them coming! Let's throw some other actors in, who can think of a character to portrayed by Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L Jackson, John Travolta?

 

[Words_of_Truth]

Best bet is unknown actors tbh.

As a film student I think only the elder roles should be filled by known actors, like the sigilite, Kor Phaeron etc the Primarchs should be young and up and coming actors around the age of Chris Hemsworth who played Thor.

 

[D-A-C]

John Malkovich - Malcador / Erebus

Brad Pitt - Fulgrim

Clive Owen - Russ / Abaddon

Matt Damon - Loken / Little Horus

Christian Bale - Lion / Konrad Curze (obviously lol)

Jeff Bridges (bit younger) - Torgaddon

Gabriel Byrne - Ignace Karkasy



Those are some thoughts for the moment, I'll conribute more later.

If a concensus could be reached about certain characters, it would be cool to post one main list of the Heresy Online opinion of casting 40k.

 

[Flash]

The only actor I'm feeling ultra confident about is Manu Bennet (Crixus from Spartacus Blood and Sand) as Angron.

 

[Words_of_Truth]

Samuel L Jackson as Vulkan?

As he's in everything

 

[demonictalkin56]

Sean Pertwee as Loken!!!!!!

Nathan Fillion as Torgaddon

and silly casting

Christopher Lambert as Malcador (i totally have him playing raiden in mortal kombat in my head)

 

[D-A-C]

Ellen Page - Euphrati Keeler

Just because she is an awesome actress.

Benecio Del Toro - Jaghatai Khan or maybe even Horus/Abaddon?

 

[demonictalkin56]

Jhagatai Khan - Danny Trejo

I am also changing above to sean pertwee - Loken OR Lorgar (picturing him saying "my hands too are golden")

 

[Flash]

I think we need to keep the primarch actors in a 30ish age range. They just wouldn't look much older than that in this timeline.

I agree Sean Pertwee has to be in these films, but Loken.....I really can't see that lol.