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Which actors would play who?

-I think Sean Connery should be Mengsk

-That one chick who played Arwen or that other Asian chick from the new Charlie's Angels should be Kerrigan

-That the guy who played Jamie should play as Jim Raynor

-And Patrick Stewart should be Admiral Dugalle and Stukov should be played by the guy who played the evil prince in the movie "the Illusionist"

-Will Smith should be Infested Kerrigans number one man who betrays the UED.

-Don't know an actor who looks like Edmund Duke.

(note that there is no StarCraft the movie, this is a hypothetical situation if there was)

If I were the director for the StarCraft movie, I would request to be listed in the credits as Alan Smithee.

Which actors would play who?

-I think Sean Connery should be Mengsk

-That one chick who played Arwen or that other Asian chick from the new Charlie's Angels should be Kerrigan

-That the guy who played Jamie should play as Jim Raynor

-And Patrick Stewart should be Admiral Dugalle and Stukov should be played by the guy who played the evil prince in the movie "the Illusionist"

-Will Smith should be Infested Kerrigans number one man who betrays the UED.

-Don't know an actor who looks like Edmund Duke.

(note that there is no StarCraft the movie, this is a hypothetical situation if there was)
stukov= harrison ford maybe? practically the same as Hunt for Red October

Patrick Stewart and Sean Connery should be every character.

Patrick Stewart and Sean Connery should be every character.

In drag too :eek:

Patrick Stewart and Sean Connery should be every character.
and Harrison Ford! I will not be denied!

Now the idea for a starcraft movie is intriguing me....

I think that you forgot the protoss. Just think how cool a Starcraft Movier would be...

I didn't forget the protoss, finding actors for them is easy, just get voice actors, CGI will do the rest. ;) The same goes for the zerg.

Now the idea for a starcraft movie is intriguing me....

I think that you forgot the protoss. Just think how cool a Starcraft Movie would be...

BTW respond to the wing wars. You still havent done anything about my fleet.

If I were the director for the StarCraft movie, I would request to be listed in the credits as Alan Smithee.
Cheeky! :p

Now the idea for a starcraft movie is intriguing me....

I think that you forgot the protoss. Just think how cool a Starcraft Movie would be...

BTW respond to the wing wars. You still havent done anything about my fleet.

Since your fleet is accompanying the Vetalians you can help them out since they are currently being held back by my armored infantry, navy and SLAF.

If I were the director for the StarCraft movie, I would request to be listed in the credits as Alan Smithee.

No kidding, you could nail that sucker-create one of the greatest films of all time and you'd still have to listen to a large pack of whiny fanboys and girls bitching and moaning. Screw that noise. They can make their own fucking film.

Which actors would play who?

-I think Sean Connery should be Mengsk

Only if he can pull off a subtle Southern U.S. accent, which I doubt he can do...remember when Kevin Costner tried to do a "British" accent? :p

I'd prefer Kevin Spacey in the role myself...they'd need to do some makeup work for his hair, but that's easy enough.

-That one chick who played Arwen or that other Asian chick from the new Charlie's Angels should be Kerrigan

Nope...

THIS (http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0379786/Ss/0379786/serenityt.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0379786) chick. :)

-That the guy who played Jamie should play as Jim Raynor

Not sure who "Jaime" is...but I think Christian Bale would fit the role of Raynor well.

And Patrick Stewart should be Admiral Dugalle and Stukov should be played by the guy who played the evil prince in the movie "the Illusionist"

Dugalle should be played by Max von Sydow (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001884/)

Stukov should be played by David Thewlis (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000667/)

-Will Smith should be Infested Kerrigans number one man who betrays the UED.

Ugh...Will Smith??

How about THIS (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080049/) guy instead?

-Don't know an actor who looks like Edmund Duke.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000582/

:p

-That the guy who played Jamie should play as Jim Raynor

Sorry I wasn't specific, the guy called Jamie off Firefly, the one who hated the doctor's little sister.

Sorry I've never played Star Craft, is it good?

Yeah, a tad graphic though but it's pretty good, it has an analogical story behind it too.

Sorry I've never played Star Craft, is it good?

Yeah, a tad graphic though but it's pretty good, it has an analogical story behind it too.

I thought it was only rated "T"....

I thought it was only rated "T"....

It is. But the deaths are really bloody for most organic units, every organic unit bursts into a really bloody death every time it dies.

The funny thing with the units is if you keep clicking on them they start insulting you.

Get away from Starcraft you hippies, or I swear I'll call Uwe Boll and pretend to be a Blizzard rep asking him to direct the film!!

Seriously. It should be anime. Live action will just tank.

It is. But the deaths are really bloody for most organic units, every organic unit bursts into a really bloody death every time it dies.

The funny thing with the units is if you keep clicking on them they start insulting you.

ROFL. I guess it's graphics aren't TOO good then.

ROFL. I guess it's graphics aren't TOO good then.

The graphics are good, the programmers were too lazy to make multiple deaths for each weapon they get hit by so they all die the same way no matter what they're hit with.

Sorry I've never played Star Craft, is it good?

:eek:

It's pretty much one of the greatest RTS games of all time.

Seriously. It should be anime. Live action will just tank.

I thought Starship Troopers was a fun movie. Same kinda thing, and it probably ripped off StarCraft in the bug category, since they resembled zerglings to such a degree.

As for actors, I haven't played in a while, but I want:

Christopher Walken in a Science Vessel at some point.

Gary Busey as a firebat.

Michael Ironside as Jim Raynor.

Any decent-looking broad will do as Kerrigan (honestly, that's usually the idea).

Zerg and Protoss will be CGI, but should have decent celebrity voices, prehaps good impersonations of Orson Welles, or Lawrence Olivier or something.

And maybe Michael Caine as Tassadar. :)

And maybe Michael Caine as Tassadar. :)

I was thinking Samuel L...:D

Only if he can pull off a subtle Southern U.S. accent, which I doubt he can do...remember when Kevin Costner tried to do a "British" accent? :p

Connery makes every character he play sound like a scotsman.

Get away from Starcraft you hippies, or I swear I'll call Uwe Boll and pretend to be a Blizzard rep asking him to direct the film!!

Seriously. It should be anime. Live action will just tank.

Damn, I was going to mention Uwe Boll.

*Imagines SC as an anime* Hmmmmm, korean anime....

I'd prefer Infested Kerrigan in it.

Get away from Starcraft you hippies, or I swear I'll call Uwe Boll and pretend to be a Blizzard rep asking him to direct the film!!

Seriously. It should be anime. Live action will just tank.

Anime? ANIME? Are you trying to demean one of the greatest games of all time by representing it with that ridiculous style of drawing? I'll be long dead before they give Tassadar long blue hair and shoot fireballs out of his hands or some other bizzaro stuff

Live action wouldn't be *much* better, but it will still be better

Gina Torres as Kerrigan.

I would either hire the five living Monty Pythons or make it a porno. After all, the true origin of halflings is a roomfull of zerglings, medics, and a boatload of booze! :D

An Infested Kerrigan porno? Brilliant!

Live action wouldn't be *much* better, but it will still be better

I would actually prefer it to be CG...like THIS (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/photogallery-ss-0).

Starcraft the movie? If it were any shorter than a trilogy it would be doomed to fail. Of course, video game movies always suck anyway. They'd probably change the storyline completely or something. I don't know how people can ruin video game movies like that without feeling an intense self-hatred.

If I were the director of StarCraft the Movie, I'd burn the set and torch the studio to prevent said film from being made.

If I were the director for the StarCraft movie, I would request to be listed in the credits as Alan Smithee.

*loves Kat*

-That one chick who played Arwen or that other Asian chick from the new Charlie's Angels should be KerriganNah, you'd need someone dark and brooding, like Angelina Jolie, Christina Ricci, or Thora Birch.

If I were the director for the StarCraft movie, I'd invest heavily in valium and whiskey. No film adapted from a video game has done anything but suck. The film is already made of fail.

Which actors would play who?
Let's find out!

-I think Sean Connery should be Mengsk

No no no. Sean Connery couldn't pull this off, not the accent. You want someone like Kevin Spacy.,

-That one chick who played Arwen or that other Asian chick from the new Charlie's Angels should be Kerrigan

Oh, please, no. We want someone who only looks half-way decent, rather than a "knockout" in the traditional sense. Why? She's a Ghost, and has been since birth. She's not going to be that pretty no matter what Starcraft itself did.

-That the guy who played Jamie should play as Jim Raynor

We need someone cockier than that.

-And Patrick Stewart should be Admiral Dugalle and Stukov should be played by the guy who played the evil prince in the movie "the Illusionist"

Patrick Stewart as DuGalle? I dunno...I mean, he has played a French person before, but...well...I guess he'd do pretty good in the role. I just hope it isn't a waste of his talents.

And as for Stukov...I didn't see The Illusionist so I guess I'll just roll with you on this one.

-Will Smith should be Infested Kerrigans number one man who betrays the UED.

No! You want someone a lot neater for that kind of role. I'd almost be willing to say Christopher Judge but Judge is a bit too muscular for the role.

-Don't know an actor who looks like Edmund Duke.

Neither do I.

(note that there is no StarCraft the movie, this is a hypothetical situation if there was)
And it probably shouldn't be live action in any case. You want to go anime for something like this.

I didn't forget the protoss, finding actors for them is easy, just get voice actors, CGI will do the rest. ;) The same goes for the zerg.

Bah who needs CGI zerg, I'm just gonna have scientists breed extra large bugs and I'll use those. Course theres the small problem that they could escape and destroy humanity, but thats a small price to pay for realism

Wait.. Starcraft movie???

Ok, hypothetical... shoo... almost had a heart attack.

Sorry I've never played Star Craft, is it good?

Kicked the pants off of Warcraft; yet thats the one Blizzard Focuses on.

I'm under the impression that Blizzard Software beleives they could never satisfactorily make a sequel to Starcraft and that is why it has not happened.

I'm reminded of something one of the protoss heroes says, "What do you think this is? Warcraft in space? NO, this is much MUCH better."

-I think Sean Connery should be Mengsk


We need someone cockier than that.



Ben Browder (of Farscape fame) perhaps?

I thought Starship Troopers was a fun movie. Same kinda thing, and it probably ripped off StarCraft in the bug category, since they resembled zerglings to such a degree.

Starship Troopers was made before StarCraft was released. How could it rip off StarCraft without time travel?

By the way, I would rather a StarCraft game before a StarCraft movie.

And it probably shouldn't be live action in any case. You want to go anime for something like this.

No, you don't. Anime is horrible, disgusting and vile. Everyone would end up with strange coloured hair and odd-shaped eyes and mouths - Starcraft is about horrific and brutal warfare, not flying around with superpowers and odd animation styles :sniper:

Starship Troopers was made before StarCraft was released. How could it rip off StarCraft without time travel?

By the way, I would rather a StarCraft game before a StarCraft movie.

And Starship Troopers was written well before that movie came out.

You definitely don't want to go for the Anime approach. It's shite. Give us gritty European realism instead!

Bah who needs CGI zerg, I'm just gonna have scientists breed extra large bugs and I'll use those. Course theres the small problem that they could escape and destroy humanity, but thats a small price to pay for realism

Having to fight off giant xenomorphs would be very good for method acting...

Ben Browder (of Farscape fame) perhaps?
Sure. I'm far more used to him as Colonol Mitchell off of Stargate: SG-1, but sure, he'd work. Maybe get Michael Shanks in there somewhere too...I'll be damned if I know who he could play well but he's a good actor.

No, you don't. Anime is horrible, disgusting and vile. Everyone would end up with strange coloured hair and odd-shaped eyes and mouths - Starcraft is about horrific and brutal warfare, not flying around with superpowers and odd animation styles :sniper:
Well, thank you for your opinion about animation. Meanwhile, those of us who recognize it would be far cheaper and easier to produce and show as an animated film rather than a live-action film--especially considering the high profile actors and actresses we keep tossing around--as well as recognize that anime can actually look quite good will think differently.

Well, thank you for your opinion about animation.

You're welcome :)

Meanwhile, those of us who recognize it would be far cheaper and easier to produce and show as an animated film rather than a live-action film--especially considering the high profile actors and actresses we keep tossing around--as well as recognize that anime can actually look quite good will think differently.

Cheaper? yes
Easier? yes
Utterly, utterly pants? yes

What's the point in having all of these high-profile actors if they're just going to be voices for a bunch of weird freaks with odd hair and funny eyes?

I'd rather see no Starcraft movie than an anime one!

Oh wait, they're not making a Starcraft movie ;)

The thing you have to keep in mind here is that based on the game, the actors voices would be vastly more important then their appearance. The closest we ever got a face was the little portraits and couple artist's interpretations (that tended to vary)... It was the voice that made each character unique. Take the speech Mengsk gave at the end of the Terran campaign. Find an actor who could nail that tone and you have your man.

Sure. I'm far more used to him as Colonol Mitchell off of Stargate: SG-1, but sure, he'd work. Maybe get Michael Shanks in there somewhere too...I'll be damned if I know who he could play well but he's a good actor.


Even better. Mitchell is a better reference than Criton

Sorry I wasn't specific, the guy called Jamie off Firefly, the one who hated the doctor's little sister.

The character's name was JANE and he was played by Adam Baldwin.

Starship Troopers was made before StarCraft was released. How could it rip off StarCraft without time travel?

By the way, I would rather a StarCraft game before a StarCraft movie.

Check out the copyright date on Heinlein's book, Starship Troopers. :rolleyes:

The thing you have to keep in mind here is that based on the game, the actors voices would be vastly more important then their appearance. The closest we ever got a face was the little portraits and couple artist's interpretations (that tended to vary)... It was the voice that made each character unique. Take the speech Mengsk gave at the end of the Terran campaign. Find an actor who could nail that tone and you have your man.

If that's the case -- just hire the original voice talent from the game.

Check out the copyright date on Heinlein's book, Starship Troopers. :rolleyes:

that was a good book too bad about the movies

Check out the copyright date on Heinlein's book, Starship Troopers. :rolleyes:

darn you! why are you literate? (oh, right, gotta be for the job right?)

and everyone knows that "movie" wasn't anything like the book.

darn you! why are you literate? (oh, right, gotta be for the job right?)

and everyone knows that "movie" wasn't anything like the book.

it's movies they made a second that had the mind control bugs in it

it's movies they made a second that had the mind control bugs in it

you are totally ruining the denial I have going on......there was one movie, it sucked, no more, ever ever.

...there was a second one?

...never heard of it. I guess I should be glad.

Ah, direct to video. Yeah, it must have been crap.

Oh, I get to be the harbinger of doom again!

There's going to be a third one!

you are totally ruining the denial I have going on......there was one movie, it sucked, no more, ever ever.
*fine*
what are you talking about
...there was a second one?

...never heard of it. I guess I should be glad.

there is sadly and the nears thing to the book is the Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles

the nears thing to the book is the Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles

I know -- a friend of mine was one of the CG artists for that series.

She was real good at making crashing ships spinning into the atmosphere go boom. :D Not to mention doing the human animations.

I know -- a friend of mine was one of the CG artists for that series.

She was real good at making crashing ships spinning into the atmosphere go boom. :D Not to mention doing the human animations.

i like it
i got two of the Campaigns on DVD which i find by luck and i watch the others at YouTube

Ben Browder (of Farscape fame) perhaps?

Not old enough. Browder could do Jim Rainer maybe.

The character's name was JANE and he was played by Adam Baldwin.

Actually it was Jayne.

Guess the Y makes it not a girl's name.

Not old enough. Browder could do Jim Rainer maybe.



Actually it was Jayne.

Guess the Y makes it not a girl's name.

Ah, I always figured he was such an unprincipled shit because of the Boy Named Sue syndrome. ;)

Ah, I always figured he was such an unprincipled shit because of the Boy Named Sue syndrome. ;)

Well that's possible, oddly no one ever made much fuss about it. Except River, and Jayne was afraid of her.

Well that's possible, oddly no one ever made much fuss about it. Except River, and Jayne was afraid of her.

Eh, not so odd that people wouldn't mess with him. They all knew Vera. ;)

Couldn't understand why in heaven's name he tried to mess with her in the movie; he nearly got spaced the last time that he messed with her and Mal found out... and it's not like he hadn't been on the receiving end of River kicking ass before, either.

Danny DeVito as Kerrigan, with Samuel L. Jackson voicing the Cerebrate. (I AM SO TIRED OF THESE MOTHERFUCKING PROTOSS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING PLANET!)

Eh, not so odd that people wouldn't mess with him. They all knew Vera. ;)

Couldn't understand why in heaven's name he tried to mess with her in the movie; he nearly got spaced the last time that he messed with her and Mal found out... and it's not like he hadn't been on the receiving end of River kicking ass before, either.

"See, Vera? Dress yourself up, you get taken out somewhere fun."

Damn shame they took that show off. Though I am glad to see Nathan Fillion getting some work.

I actually think that Gene Hackman or Jack Nicolson could pull of Edmund Duke.

Which actors would play who?

-I think Sean Connery should be Mengsk

Connery isn't quite menacing enough. I say Jack Nicholson.

-That one chick who played Arwen or that other Asian chick from the new Charlie's Angels should be Kerrigan

Lucy Liu.



If you mean Jayne, I agree.

[QUOTE]-And Patrick Stewart should be Admiral Dugalle and Stukov should be played by the guy who played the evil prince in the movie "the Illusionist"

Why not get Jean Reno for Dugalle?

-Will Smith should be Infested Kerrigans number one man who betrays the UED.

Only if he can play it straight. But I actually think Eddie Murphy might do a better job (again, playing it straight).

-Don't know an actor who looks like Edmund Duke.

The guy who played the Sheriff in either version of In the Heat of the Night. Unfortunately, the guy who did it in the movie is dead.

(note that there is no StarCraft the movie, this is a hypothetical situation if there was)

Pity.

I'm under the impression that Blizzard Software beleives they could never satisfactorily make a sequel to Starcraft and that is why it has not happened.

Oh, it's MUCH worse than that...

...read it and weep. (http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/05/05/world-of-starcraft-information-leaked/)

Oh, it's MUCH worse than that...

...read it and weep. (http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/05/05/world-of-starcraft-information-leaked/)

:headbang:

God help us all.

LEEEEEEROYYYY JEEEEENKIIIIINS INNNN SPAAAAAAAAACE!!

Well if a movie was ever done, they must dramatise this scene, imo is a very movie moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooLaVoUBaXs

Well if a movie was ever done, they must dramatise this scene, imo is a very movie moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooLaVoUBaXs

Yes! The Arcturus Mengsk speech. That's my favorite in the entire Terran campaign.

If I were somehow made the director of the StarCraft movie, I'd attempt to can the entire thing, because StarCraft blows.

If I were somehow made the director of the StarCraft movie, I'd attempt to can the entire thing, because StarCraft blows.

Not as much as Rush.

*flees*

Not as much as Rush.

*flees*

At least Rush can write music. StarCraft is a lame attempt at the RTS genre. A very lame attempt that almost put me to sleep fifteen minutes into it. :p

Oddly enough, that's about the amount of time World of WarCraft took to do the same damn thing.

I actually think that Gene Hackman or Jack Nicolson could pull of Edmund Duke.

That's probably true.

Oh, it's MUCH worse than that...

...read it and weep. (http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/05/05/world-of-starcraft-information-leaked/)

I find that incredibly unlikely.

I'd forget entirely the Starcraft story arc (the arc, not the universe), and would build a new one based on the end of the game, with perhaps a Terran soldier/explorer/scoundrel who finds a Protoss, who becomes his mentor and I'd go Mary Shomon with that, against the Zerg invasion...

I'd forget entirely the Starcraft story arc (the arc, not the universe), and would build a new one based on the end of the game, with perhaps a Terran soldier/explorer/scoundrel who finds a Protoss, who becomes his mentor and I'd go Mary Shomon with that, against the Zerg invasion...

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Are you trying to ruin Starcraft? The story was awesome in Stracraft, no need to change it

I'd forget entirely the Starcraft story arc (the arc, not the universe), and would build a new one based on the end of the game, with perhaps a Terran soldier/explorer/scoundrel who finds a Protoss, who becomes his mentor and I'd go Mary Shomon with that, against the Zerg invasion...

:eek::eek::eek: May all the Gods strike you down with righteous wrath just for suggesting that.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Are you trying to ruin Starcraft? The story was awesome in Stracraft, no need to change it

:eek::eek::eek: May all the Gods strike you down with righteous wrath just for suggesting that.

A story so awesome for an RTS game, and completely crappy for a movie. A movie usually tells the big picture by reflecting it on a little tale, and not the other way around.

Noone would do a movie about the same Starcraft story, because everyone already knows how it goes, you would need to place it on a different moment, perhaps alternatively either a prequel or a sequel, but as the future is easily to rebuild, it would be a sequel.

There is a reason why fanboys do not make movies, because you just can't satisfy them all, and the movies you would make for them wouldn't be good for anyone else.

completely crappy for a movie.A movie usually tells the big picture by reflecting it on a little tale, and not the other way around.


Because the saga with Raynor/Kerrigan/Mengsk and their changing relationships is not a little tale. Granted, you'd have to put more emphasis on their tale rather than the grand strategy but it would work.

Noone would do a movie about the same Starcraft story, because everyone already knows how it goes

Did that stop Star Wars? I think not :D

There is a reason why fanboys do not make movies, because you just can't satisfy them all, and the movies you would make for them wouldn't be good for anyone else.

Well that's the first time I've ever been called a fanboy, thankyou :) Please tell me why you would think that the Starcraft story, full of action, suspense, romance and betrayal (in varying amounts of course) would not be suitable for the main audience.

Check out the copyright date on Heinlein's book, Starship Troopers. :rolleyes:

I heard that the book was much better but I could never find a copy in the library.

Apparently Arcturus Mengsk looks exactly like Kris Kristofferson. :D

Clicky (http://us.media.blizzard.com/starcraft2/images/artwork/ss13-hires.jpg)

He could do a good job of the voice too, come to think of it.

A young Kurt Russel would own as Jim Raynor... Not sure who else.

Not as much as Rush.

*flees*

Rush is by far one of the best rock bands ever.

Now, replace Rush with Led Zeppelin, and we'd be talking...