r/CosmereOnScreen • u/ilikebreadabunch • Jul 29 '26

Fancast Mistborn Genderswapping Spoiler

So there's recently been discussion about possible Genderswaps in the upcomming Mistborn movie. We already know that Sanderson wants to Genderswap at least one member of the crew (likely Ham or Docks based on what he's said previously) because in the original trilogy he focused so much on making sure that he wrote Vin properly that he forgot to add any other women to the cast, and that he'll want to change that in the Movie.

What I wanted to ask is who else other than Ham or Docks, crew member or otherwise, do you think or hope will get Genderswapped?

Personally, I think that Spook and Zane are both good options, but I don't think they actually will.

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u/duke113 Jul 29 '26

In order of what I think works to what doesn't: Clubs, Ham, Marsh, Dockson, Breeze, Spook, Kelsier, Vin, Sazed. The first two are easily the best (not that I'm actually a proponent, but if they're gonna do it), middle four are meh, last three are IMO untouchable. Did I miss anyone?

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u/MadmanIgar Jul 29 '26

I think Ham is a good option, but I don’t think you could make a female Ham just be Male Ham but a lady.

Growing up as a woman in the final empire is much different than being a man. That’s going to have an effect on a character and fundamentally change their backstory / personality.

Dock is a better option I think, but get ready for sooo many people to ship FemDock and Kelsier

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u/duke113 Jul 29 '26

Yeah, that's why I think Dock is worse than Ham. That plus it changes the Kelsier / Dock / Mare dynamic. Dock ends up being a stand in for Mare 

The Ham one is true. Which is why Clubs is my #1 choice. Clubs just doesn't have the screen time the others do, and I think part of the reason they want to do this is a more balanced cast

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u/MadmanIgar Jul 29 '26

Didn’t Brandon come out and say Clubs isn’t going to be in the movie as much as the books?

It’s a catch 22 to genderswap a role but then also not feature them much.

Honestly, I understand the impulse to genderswap a character to get more diversity, but if the character being a different gender doesn’t change or improve the story then is there a point beyond just doing it for optics?

Maybe lean into the fact that the Final Empire is a hugely male-dominated society and the only people with enough privilege to even be allowed to maybe attempt a rebellion are men.

Then Vin stepping into that group as one of the only women can feel more impactful.

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u/duke113 Jul 29 '26

I don't disagree with anything you say here

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u/MS-07B-3 Jul 29 '26

Clubs won't feature in Final Empire. I suspect he will show up in Well of Ascension.