Introductions and some ponderings...

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone! I figured it was time to introduce myself as a fellow Queen's Thief fan. I recently stumbled across this community as I was hunting for Eugenides related stuff. Luckily for me that I did, since his place seems to be a wealth of helpful tidbits. I had no idea a 4th book was in the works until I stopped here! *whoops* Anyway, I apologize in advance for any postings I do hereafter...I am a terrible rambler and I can almost guarantee that I will always write too long.

I first read The Thief in middle school, and liked it so much that it was the first ever book that I bought for myself brand new from a bookstore (ah, the first steps towards amassing a library). It was on the $2.99 rack, the paperback edition with Gen taking the Gift from Hephestia's lap. Needless to say, that copy got well read. Anyway, I was in high school when I learned that there was a sequel. I immediately ordered it through inter-library loan, and I recall reading the first chapter eagerly when I was driving somewhere with my dad. It was so hard to hide my emotions when Eugenides lost his hand. The "God, no!" still haunts me. Let's see...ah, I was in college when I learned that KoA had been written, and I immediately ordered it online and then lurked in the college mailroom for days until it arrived. When it finally came in, I was in such a rush to get back to my dorm that I ended up crashing my bike into a car in the parking lot (we won't mention this again). I recently rebought The Thief and QoA in the newer additions with those beautiful covers...although it will forever bother me to have a matching set...that doesn't match because the first two are only in paperback. *sigh*

I am terrified that Hollywood will notice these books and attempt to turn them into awful movies (like it seems to do with all of my other favorite books). I hope to the gods of Eddis that this never, ever happens.....but every so often I ponder what it would be like if they DID. Who would you cast as Eugenides? I sort of keep an imaginary radar permanently switch on, scanning for a good prospect. So far, I seem to picture Gen as looking a lot like this guy named Deigo Luna. I have no idea what movie's he's been in, nor do I care. He just seems to LOOK right to me. Alas, I am a terrible artist or else I would draw him into Eddisian or Attolian garb. Anyone want to take a stab at it? This image reminds me the most of how I'd picture Eugenides. (And of course, if you think I'm completely left field with this comparison, do tell. I could be crazy.)

Comments

[zumie-ashlen.livejournal.com]

When it finally came in, I was in such a rush to get back to my dorm that I ended up crashing my bike into a car in the parking lot

I salute you, fellow awesome fan. *salutes*

I think that the books would never be picked up, actually. Too dark to be played up as kid films. Hollywood looks for Blockbusters, and awesome court intrigue isn't appealing to the masses anymore for some reason. :(

Picture's pretty good, but I think he would have darker skin.

[rosaleeluann.livejournal.com]

Welcome! I can't decide if I was lucky or unlucky in discovering the books at about the time KoA came out, so there were no long waits for me.

[kulai-raito.livejournal.com]

haha sounds like we all grow old with the books in passing years it takes to come out, that why i was always happy to discover the books when the 3rd one was out for a little while.

yes, as much as we are interested in seeing in a film, we defiantly have self-doubts.

I never imagine Gen to have dark dark skin; I only see that for the god. Pic's alright. Got the hair I think will suit.

oh and welcome!

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

Welcome! =D

Don't think it'll ever be picked up by Hollywood because:
- hand-cutting
- the Attolia/Eugenides dynamics = not that kid-friendly

It'll be like turning George R.R. Martin novels into movies minus the incest and the homosexuality. (Wait! Half the plot is gone!)

But! In a wish-fulfillment world I'd want Ang Lee to direct it. Because his interpretation of Brokeback Mountain and Sense & Sensibility into the wide screen don't annoy me.

For Gen, I would say Skandar Keynes (wait a few years first) except that he's too pretty and light-skinned.
(Actually it's because he's the only recent male child actor that I actually like X_x;;)

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I dunno...Skander Jeynes is too northern European, and definitely young. Sophos maybe?

I liked Diego Luna because he had a slightly darker skin tone (I think he's hispanic, not Mediterranean, but whatever) and darker eyes like I imagine Eugenides with. A sort of finely structured but not feminine face, a mischievous smirk, and that slightly curling dark hair. Hm...

welcome

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree...I like him for Gen! I keep an eye out for actors and actresses always for these books, but I've never found one for Gen. He looks really good to me. Try imaginecasting.com and look up the series of books for other ideas, and to put your vote in.
So far as actually making the movies? I think we'll just have to do this ourselves, fellow Sounisians, how about it? We are the only Reprobates who could possibly do them justice. We have plenty of members more than capable of producing, directing, casting, even acting I'll bet.

Rock on!

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

I recently found "my eugenides" look alike.





Julio Iglesias Jr.

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

P.S. He has darker skin than these images suggest.

More google image finds:

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I started to say to myself, "what a nice GRIN he has" then got to the shirtless pic and totally changed the word "grin."

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Hm....argh, I don't know. Obviously we're all going to imagine Gen's character differently. I think this Julio guy is a little more...big (?) than I pictured Gen. I sort of imagine him as being more wiry and lithe than broad shouldered and body-builderish. We know he's small because he's shorter than Attolia. Ah well, I guess it doesn't matter since we will never find someone that measures up to the real Eugenides.

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

=p

I don't think he's that big actually. Just that one pic makes him look that way.... I know I saw a picture of him in a magazine next to a woman and he was shorter than her by a bit.

Anyways, I really liked his hair/eyes/grin, not his body. =p I just posted that pic because it showed his skin tone more than anything else I could find.

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Wait, how about Julio for Costis?

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

That's pretty good!

Or Teleus....

The muscles of a soldier?

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

I think Teleus would be older, as Captain of the Guard...maybe? I sort of imagine Teleus as being very rigid, stern, and generally kind of a badass. Mark Strong maybe? (see: http://www.filmdope.com/Gallery/ActorsS/16671-27578.gif)

I really think Lucilla from "Gladiator" reminds me of Attolia the most, but Eddis is a tough one. Where in Hollywood do they allow less-then-beautiful women with crooked noses? The closest we can shoot for is the wide smile. How about Bryce Dallas Howard:
http://www.mtv.com/movies/photos/m/manderlay_050929/05.jpg

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like both of those!

Didn't we have an official movie thread somewhere? I looked through the tags but couldn't find it....

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Try the "actors" tag.

Anyways, I really liked his hair/eyes/grin, not his body.

Yeah. :P

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I did, but I didn't see an 'official' thread.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

You are absolutely right, mycenaeth! It took me awhile, but I found the direct links, though I still haven't found the original sounis entry. Here they are:

http://imaginecasting.com/titles/results/2724/the-king-of-attolia/
http://imaginecasting.com/titles/results/2723/the-queen-of-attolia/
http://imaginecasting.com/titles/results/2722/the-thief/

I think it may have been LadyFox who came up with the idea and set up the imaginecasting stuff. Anyone else that post?

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

oooh, perhaps we should repost those links in an official thread in the Megaron or something (that poor journal needs more stuff!) and then link to it occasionally in a thread in Sounis to remind people it's there?

Also, I see you already added some people! Or they were already there? =) Nifty!

[vaireweaver.livejournal.com]

Checkers just messaged me about this, so I went ahead and started a new group account for convenience (there is an option to join individually and vote).

Log in as....

eddisattoliasounis

And the password is...

hierarchyofone

;)

The Attolia entries are in the favorites section for that account, or linked above. :D

I think I have to be the one to add extra characters to the list to vote on, though, because I started it. I don't see an option to give the group account an admin status, either, so let me know which characters I missed and need to add and I'll get them on there!

But go ahead and vote in more actors! :D

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I don't see any way for people to include their own nominations? Perhaps we should create a group account and post the password for Sounis members so they can add their own nominees? I'd like to add Julio to all three books as an option, not just the Thief...

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Whoops, this was my bad. I didn't read far back in the journal apparently, or else I would have seen that OBVIOUSLY the topic of actors and actresses has already been discussed. I had to go open that can of worms again...

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

No, no we LOVE to talk about various actors and who they could play. I think mwt even chimed in (http://community.livejournal.com/sounis/111192.html) once about Franco or someone.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

I found the original post (http://community.livejournal.com/sounis/179120.html). vaireweaver set up the imaginecasting site. How about if you add a comment to her on the imaginecasting site, asking her to add the actors you want?

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

alright, I'll look into it. ^^ Thank you!

[aspectabund.livejournal.com]

Hum, I think I'm gonna stick with Pierfrancesco Favino as my Teleus - Mark Strong I can see as a Pol though, if you give him a haircut and a receding hairline. And, yeah, Eddis is a hard one. Rossy de Palma (http://www.almodovarlandia.com/almodovarlandia/actors/photos/rossydepalma/rossykika200x286.jpg)? Hrm. Bit too pasty, but hey that's what make-up's for, yo. XD

For whatever reason, I imagine Sounisians to be white European-looking, Attolians to be olived-skinned Mediterranean, Medes to be brown near easterners, and Eddisons to be, uh, kind of mutts haha. Like Greekish or European features, but brown. I DUNNO OKAY.

[crazededdisian.livejournal.com]

Maybe Aris?

sure, we believe you

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

uh huh

Re: sure, we believe you

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

heyyyyyy.... =((((

>.>

Re: sure, we believe you

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

*makes innocent eyes*
What? I was just agreeing,who was looking at his body anyhow?

;-D

[aspectabund.livejournal.com]

My Michael Jackson radar's going haywire over the pedo-smile, man. NOT GOOD. Also, does he, uh, wax his eyebrows or something? They look kind of... unnatural.

Can you tell that I think he's kind of mutant-looking? MY BIAS SEEPS THROUGH LIKE A GREAT SEEPING THING.

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

hahaha... fair enough! We're never all going to agree on one person. XD That's why this can never be made into a movie!

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

whoa

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Welcome! I like Deigo Luna for Gen.

lurked in the college mailroom for days until it arrived

:D

[aspectabund.livejournal.com]

Say, that little dude ain't a half-bad Gen look-alike! The jawline's spot-on for me, as a matter of fact. Apparently he was in Milk, and Y tu mamá también.

Ironically, after I diss a dude in the comments for resembling Michael Jackson, I imdb Diego only to discover that he once played a Michael Jackson lookalike in a movie called Mister Lonely. Oh irony, you are so witty.

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

hahaha~

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Haha, I saw that too! I was mildly horrified, but decided to blot that part from his history. It's not important what he's done, it's what he CAN do.

[rosalui.livejournal.com]

Nine million years after the original post... I would like to add:

DIEGO LUNA IS SO HOT and I can't comment on him playing Gen, because my fangirlness would get in the way of logic. ....He would have to get rid of the Spanish accent, though.