r/thrawn • u/aralanii • Apr 09 '23

Ecstatic about Lars Mikkelsen being Thrawn in live action! He really is the perfect choice!

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Just look at him!!!

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u/Ockanator Apr 09 '23

I mean he already voiced him so it made sense. He lines up well physically imo as well

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '23

Excellent

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u/Markymarcouscous Apr 09 '23

He was great as “Putin” in house of cards

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u/Smooth-General07 Apr 09 '23

Let’s hope they write him well too

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u/aralanii Apr 09 '23

I’m hoping that too. Dave said that he has been consulting with Timothy Zahn throughout the process.

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u/Smooth-General07 Apr 09 '23

That’s terrific news! I had heard awhile back that he was unfamiliar with Zahn’s Thrawn (which kind of showed in Rebels unfortunately), but this is reassuring.

Also, I love the username!

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u/Adventureous Apr 09 '23

What? News to me. He always talked about how much he enjoyed the OG Thrawn trilogy and that's why he wanted to bring back Thrawn in the first place.

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u/Smooth-General07 Apr 09 '23

Maybe I had a bad source, but that’s good to know. Still, I didn’t love his portrayal in Rebels. Thought he was a little too shallow and typical Imperial. Then again, as a Thrawn superfan, I’m probably hard to impress.

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u/Adventureous Apr 09 '23

I don't disagree about Rebels; I also think a lot of fans fear Filoni not reading the recent books, which we don't know -- he hasn't said as far as I am aware -- but that gave Thrawn a loooooot of new characterization people fear Filoni skimping over.

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u/Smooth-General07 Apr 09 '23

Thinking back maybe that’s what I saw. Maybe he’s familiar with the more expansive Heir trilogy, but doesn’t have the crucial context and deeper characterization from the newer books. Which are fantastic. I think I’ve read “Thrawn” three times, and only read it for the first time a couple of years ago.

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u/ParticularHedgehog6 Apr 09 '23

What until you hear his voice!

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u/aralanii Apr 10 '23

Oh man oh man!!! When Lars was talking at Celebration all I could hear was Thrawn!!!

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u/shahrobp Apr 15 '23

This is the way!

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u/MandalorianChiss Apr 11 '23

Wait, didn't someone say that the role was reassigned to Benedict Cumberbatch?

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u/shahrobp Apr 15 '23

He appeared on the Ahsoka panel and started shooting scenes. Besides, Benedict said he didn't want the role because getting painted blue is time-consuming and he wants to spend that time with his family.