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AzirAphale001 Since: Dec, 1969
#26: May 13th 2011 at 7:38:47 AM

I aggree with Leradny about Sean Biggerstaff as Touchstone, and I think Alan Rickman would be good as the voice of Mogget. Maybe Jackson Rathbone as un-bound Mogget?

Chris Hemsworth as Rogirek/Kerrigor.

James Marsters as Terciel/Abhorsen (Sabriels father).

As for Sabriel, I don't know.

edited 13th May '11 7:40:53 AM by AzirAphale001

MadassAlex I am vexed! from the Middle Ages. Since: Jan, 2001
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#27: May 14th 2011 at 7:35:54 AM

Hey, cool. I remember reading this as a teenager.

I wonder if I'd still consider it balls-out awesome, like I did then? I hope so.

Always loved the idea that there were reverse Necromancers. Makes great sense, too.

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#28: Oct 9th 2011 at 3:08:02 PM

Did you read the other ones in the series? I read sabriel, lirael and abhorsen for comfort books.

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Leradny Since: Jan, 2001
#29: Oct 9th 2011 at 3:40:34 PM

You have a strange idea of comfort, Ori.

Anyway I love reading all three books in a row when I have a free day, along with "Nicolas Sayre and the Creature in the Case". Adventure, zombies, Twenties-Era Britain, lots of pale-skinned brunettes.

My niece borrowed them, though. I can only hope she gets her own copies.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#30: Oct 9th 2011 at 6:38:21 PM

I feel Sabriel was the best. Lirael had a great first half, but a dull second half. Abhorsen had a dull first half and an excellent second half. Sabriel was much more consistent.

zerky Since: Jan, 2001
#31: Oct 10th 2011 at 1:25:22 AM

The Dog kind of stole the show.

MadassAlex I am vexed! from the Middle Ages. Since: Jan, 2001
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#32: Oct 10th 2011 at 4:42:58 AM

I've read 'em all. I only own a copy of Abhorsen, though.

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xtalx Since: Dec, 1969
#33: Oct 29th 2011 at 3:01:02 AM

Didn't Garth Nix say he wanted Tim Curry for Mogget if they ever did a film? Having heard the audiobooks I can't say he wouldn't be awesome :p

Leradny Since: Jan, 2001
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#35: Oct 29th 2011 at 8:09:08 PM

Jackson Rathbone as Mogget? NO.

As for Abhorsen/Terciel (Sabriel's dad), I always got an Alan Rickman vibe from him. What with the mournful appearance and enigmatic nature. It helps that Snape is a Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette.

I'd love to see how they pull off the surcoats and bandoliers. They're fantastic just on the covers.

TheAlpha He Who Slays Monsters from Island Under Sea in Sky Since: Oct, 2011
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#36: Oct 29th 2011 at 10:48:40 PM

I have always had a perfect voice in mind for Mogget. Refined, somehow British, with just a touch of pride to show the lingering inferiority complex. Maybe a bit of static for the free magic. If they don't get that right, then I will ragequit the movie.

That said, they need to do the casting very carefully, not based off appearance. The characters are very complex, and to get the emotion right will take a lot of work.

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#37: Dec 6th 2011 at 12:31:28 PM

The old Kingdom is actually a really good candidate for a movie because:

  • The setting, while a constructed one, at first appears to be something we know and that's easy to portray through visuals.
  • It's pretty well condensed and the book is a good stand alone.
  • The magic is entirely visual and auditory, nothing weird is going on inside peoples heads that we can't detect in real life, from the bell peel to the charter magic.
  • It doesn't take a lot of explaining about the world to really get.
  • It's like a zombie horror already.

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call92 Since: Nov, 2011
#38: Dec 25th 2011 at 4:06:23 PM

@The Alpha - listen to the audiobooks :) That is EXACTLY how Tim Curry does it

sleepysnail Since: Dec, 1969
#39: Jan 14th 2012 at 9:00:19 AM

I know people have suggested Natalie Portman/Emma Watson/Keira Knightley for Sabriel/Lirael, but what about Rooney Mara? She strikes me as infinitely more badass than Emma Watson, at the very least. And she does the tough-pale-girl-with-black-hair thing very well.

Leradny Since: Jan, 2001
#40: Jan 14th 2012 at 10:04:13 AM

She would definitely handle the role well. But there's issues of how everyone and their mother might want Rooney Mara to play badass and/or blackhaired women in-between now and when/if production starts.

MadassAlex I am vexed! from the Middle Ages. Since: Jan, 2001
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#41: Jan 14th 2012 at 1:21:48 PM

There's also the fact that Sabriel fights for her toughness. She's a teenage girl who, up until the events of the book, has led a pretty pedestrian life apart from her morbid powers. It's not until she's pushed that she really becomes hardened, and she reacts to a lot of early events with realistic distress for an inexperienced teenager pushed into a scenario they never expected to handle.

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#42: Jan 15th 2012 at 5:31:14 AM

First off Emma for younger Sabriel yes. Next, I would love Rickman for Mogget if I hadn't heard Tim Curry do the audiobook. So Tim as first choice, Alan if he can't or won't.

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sleepysnail Since: Dec, 1969
#43: Jan 24th 2012 at 10:24:12 PM

@Leradny- too true XP by the time it gets up and running, she might be too old... also she's going to be filming the Millenium trilogy for the next 80 billion years, and I don't think Sabriel/Lirael has a nipple piercing, or a super awkward haircut.

@Madass Alex- I'm reasonably sure that Rooney Mara could handle the inexperienced, mundane Sabriel as well; she was decent as Erica Albright in the Social Network (Mark Zuckerberg's ex, who dumps him in the beginning of the film), and it seems that most of her other roles were sort of sweet, forgettable teenage girls.

Leradny Since: Jan, 2001
#44: Jan 25th 2012 at 1:11:52 PM

Actually it's mentioned that Sabriel has a 1920s bob somewhere, which would be pretty easy to style from Rooney's current cut. Also, the piercings would be well-hidden by her surcoat and full shirt of special chain-mail most times. Except in the bath scenes, but that could be managed.

What I want to see is how Rooney Mara decides to take on the swordfighting scenes.

MadassAlex I am vexed! from the Middle Ages. Since: Jan, 2001
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#45: Jan 31st 2012 at 4:56:53 AM

Relevant.

There's a wealth of material out there concerning medieval combat styles, and the greater portion of that material is dedicated to the sword. By implication of the book, I'm guessing she didn't learn sport fencing at school — it's by no means compatible with the medieval sword she comes to use — but instead learned a sporting equivalent of a medieval or early Renaissance style.

The book uses the term "longsword", which is taken to mean "a long-bladed single-handed sword" in most people's understanding. In historical manuals, however, the term is used to refer to a lightweight two-handed sword that can be used in one hand if desired — what most term a "bastard sword". This is the kind of sword that has the most material dedicated to it, so it'd be fantastic if the filmmakers took the terminology at historical face value and decided to give her one of those light two-handed swords. It's perfect for someone who doesn't have a shield and needs to travel with a single versatile weapon, which is exactly what Sabriel does.

Here's a somewhat slow example of how the German fighting style plays out:

It's quite photogenic, with all the grace of the original Star Wars lightsaber duels, but none of the technical flaws. It also has none of the excesses you'll find in modern films.

It's a bit of a pipe dream to hope it shows up on film in such completeness, though. Most productions are blind to the existence of this. But it'd be cool, right? Imagine those sword moves taking on the undead.

edited 31st Jan '12 4:57:16 AM by MadassAlex

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kelseyunicorns Since: Mar, 2013
#46: Mar 19th 2013 at 1:36:11 PM

There are some killer suggestions here. For live action, I'm pretty in love with Emma Watson as Sabriel. What about the lead actress from Sucker Punch and Series of Unfortunate Events? Emily Browning? She'd be great too.

But what about this to blow your minds? Forget live action, someone needs to call Studio Ghibli to hook it up! Can you imagine how amazing a Miyazaki-style anime movie of Sabriel would be? Ill let you ponder that one over. But I also thought they should have done The Golden Compass, and look what mess we got instead.

SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#47: Apr 19th 2013 at 5:47:29 PM

My initial reaction was something like "NO OH GOD NO SHIT SHIT."

But if the author is helping write the script, then it might be OK.

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#48: Apr 20th 2013 at 4:51:48 AM

Maisie Willams maybe?

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#49: May 1st 2013 at 6:18:10 AM

I'm really terrible with actor/actress names, so I don't think I could really contribute much to that discussion. But I would also just really quietly like to support Emily Browning for the role, partially to give her something to do after the train wreck that was Sucker Punch, and also because I just have a lot of residual good feelings to give her after the A Series of Unfortunate Events adaptation. Euuugh.

I hope that they get moving with the adaptation, it'll be amazing, and then they can get moving on adapting other fabulous books. *coughArtemis Fowl coughBartimaeus cough cough*

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