What If - Renee O'Connor on Spartacus
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Part 1 of Heresy Era Primarch fan casts.
I'm currently working on the remaining 15 of which I have 6 selected (3 more going up shortly). I just need to get the time to find fitting images for them all, and create the posts etc.
Part 2 is up!
[Also, please ignore any grammatical errors. I am very ill, and I'm doing this to cheer myself up]
I seem to take issue with most fancastings I come across of primarchs; in my mind must be played by someone that has that kind of special visual property to their appearance that's very eye catching but can't be placed. Primarchs have a super natural aura that makes people drawn to them but also very intimidated. So it's a very unique mix that one must have.
Here are a few I think fit the bill.
Jaghatai khan-
Baljinnyamyn Amarsaikhan.
Mongolian actors are very unrepresented in cinema, I believe that for a character completely inspired by mongol culture, casting anyone outside of that would be a shame. Just like the Khan, he has a strong, very intimidating aura but also has an equally strong charisma and powerful appearance that demands respect. His performance in Marco polo was great. The Khan is full of contradictions in his character he's jovial yet serious, he's just as quick to laughter as he is to rage, he doesn't take himself seriously but if you do something against him he'll never forget it, he's logical yet impulsive.
Leman Russ-
Travis Fimmel.
No fan of both Viking and Warhammer will be surprised by this casting. You'll know it doesn't even need an explanation as to why this role is perfect for Travis. Travis' performance as Ragnar in vikings was legendary. His feral but caring nature, like a wolf that wishes to be tamed but fights back when it happens. Just like Leman. A quick-witted, silly, carefree but battle crazed berserker. I talked about outstanding physical appearance being a must, and Travis' eyes are one of a kind. No description can do them justice.
Angron-
Manu Bennett.
Angron is a very misunderstood character in the fandom. He was forced to become a gladiator as a child, he never knew love, his aura was stolen from him due to the butchers nails, which drove him insane and made me bloodlusted craving violence just for a moments relief. He was denied an honourable death with his loved ones, then again, and is still forcibly kept alive as a Daemon. Even his own sons were terrified of him and hated him. Being around Angron was like being caged in with a starved and injured apex predator. Manu's experience with playing a gladiator previously is fitting along with his ability to tap into that hyper intimating mode, where even tho he is extremely handsome, it's not welcoming. It's the lure of the beauty in a tigers stripes where you want to admire, but you know you must run.
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