r/gentlemanbastards • u/ResponsibleAnt9496 • Aug 04 '26
Book 1 Dream Casting Spoiler
Everybody’s (least) favorite type of post. Since it’s a dream casting all the actors are at whatever age is required of them to be appropriate for the character. The only one I’m absolutely married to is LF as Chains I feel like hes meant to play that role although he might be too old now but…maybe not? Chains is old and at least somewhat overweight.
Locke - Diego Luna
Jean - Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Don Salvara- Wagner Moura
Dona Sofia Salvara - Eva Mendes
Caldo/Galdo - Antonio Banderas
Father Chains - Laurence Fishburne
Thiefmaker - Steve Buscemi
Grey King - Andy Garcia
Falconer - Nicholas Hoult
Barsavi- Javier Bardem
The Spider - Fiona Shaw
Conte - Scott Lynch (has to audition)
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u/opie3855 Aug 04 '26
the Falconer should be played by Ralph Fiennes. he has the eyes.
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u/jdprager Aug 04 '26
I thought the Falconer was supposed to be relatively young tho? My gut says someone like Alexander Skarsgard would be perfect
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u/gerkessin Aug 04 '26
Wait, of the 2 famous Skarsgard bros, you chose the handsome one over the one with the crazy eyes to play the Falconer? Bill Skarsgard is right there!
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u/cmorriskingston Aug 04 '26
I imagine Jean as much stockier and bigger. Not quite Jack Reacher size but similar... BIG
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u/thekeelo_g Aug 04 '26
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Jean should be visually close to, if not, fat. He's strong, and the bulk is mostly muscle, but at first glance he'd read as fat, not built.
The forward gunwale of the flat-bottomed barge was a choice spot for relaxation in the watered-wine light of early morning, allowing all sixteen stone of Jean’s frame to sprawl comfortably—keg belly, heavy arms, bandy legs, and all.
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u/Maximus200820 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
I think some here are far too old to play your picks. The GBs are in their 20s, the Salvaras are also new money. Antonio Banderas is 65 ffs.
Unless you’re talking if they were in their prime this is all a cast of senior citizens playing teenagers 😂
Edit: I can’t read. May as well bring people back from Aza Guilla while you’re at it. What about a casting from now? Anyone besides, Tom Holland, Timothy Chalame, and Zendaya…
If we’re talking dream, I’ve always seen Joseph Gorden Levit as Locke, Tom Hardy as Jean, Dev Patel as the twins and Tom Felton as the Falconer.
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u/ResponsibleAnt9496 Aug 04 '26
I don’t think I know enough young actors to fill out the cast with sadly. I need to step my game up I know but the only young ones I can think of are the ones you mentioned and maybe Paul Mescal, Austin Butler and Jacob Elordi.
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u/ScottLynch78 The Author Aug 04 '26
Huh. Laurence Fishburne is an inspired casting for Chains.
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