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Have you figured out who could play Brienne in your ASOIAF fan cast?

I have thought of a few options, but none of them convinces me 100% because obviously nobody with Brienne’s physique would get hired in old Hollywood, unfortunately, but at the same time it’s such an important aspect of her character that I can’t really leave it out. Usually I like to keep things secret until I do the fancast post, but in this case I guess I’ll share my options so you guys can give me your opinion and maybe help me decide.

Option 1: Jean Arthur

I’m biased towards this one because Jean is one of my favourite people ever, and she could get across that feeling of awkwardness that Brienne tends to have. Of course, she’s way too pretty, but that’s the case for all of the potential Briennes.

Option 2: Miriam Hopkins

The problem here is that Miriam is very short and petite, and if you’ve seen any of her films you really get that impression.

Option 3: Margaret Sullavan

Ok, I’ll be honest, this is mostly because of that one pool photo.

And then there’s this:

This would solve the height problem since Ingrid was rather tall, but at the same time she’s probably the most conventionally attractive of the bunch. Also I think I might use her for some other character too.

So, what do you think? Would any of these work? 

Not sure if you are still working on the Old Hollywood ASOIAF fancasts, but if you are, could I recommend Rita Moreno as either Ellaria Sand or Arianne Martell? I really think she could nail the dangerous intelligence and sensuality of either women.

I’m not super familiar with Rita Moreno’s work (her career started at the very of of what I consider the classic Hollywood era) but I’ll keep the suggestion in mind! I already have a few ideas for Arianne and Ellaria but I’m not 100% sure about either (especially the Arianne one, since the actress I’m thinking of never really worked in Hollywood). Thanks!

Re: Aegon, Visenya, and Rhaenys fancasts: Well, Visenya and Rhaenys were pretty different from one another. Maybe it is appropriate that they look decades apart? Also Visenya died much later than Rhaenys did

Yes, I thought of the thing about Rhaenys dying soon as well, it could work. I guess the thing is that I feel 50s Rhaenys would be more fitting/better received but I personally prefer the 30s one. With Visenya I’m way more partial to the 50s actress, so I might do them in order of birth (v->a->r) so I have more time to choose a Rhaenys? 

Loved your ASoIaF old Hollywood fancast! Any possible roles for a young Marlon Brando?

Thank you 😀 Mmmh, I haven’t thought of anything for Marlon yet, but let’s see. Maybe Brandon? (not just because of the name, I swear) He definitely has the cocky attitude. Otherwise maybe Daemon Blackfyre, although he’s not very Targ looking (then again, very few o.h. actors are). Is he a bit too beefy for Loras? I think that could work to if you use the right pictures (i.e. nothing from Streetcar) (My knee-jerk reaction for Loras would be Randolph Scott, but that’s only because I casted Cary Grant as Renly, Randolph is not particularly Loras-y. 

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They are so cute together though.)

is your classic hollywood actors strictly supposed to be from hollywood? because i think bollywood actress mumtaz or sharmila tagore are perfect for arianne!

Hi! The reason I chose to make it an old Hollywood fancast as opposed to just an old cinema one was essentially because it’s easier for me. Seriously, I’m reeeeally ignorant when it comes to non-American classic films (and I shouldn’t be, like, my own country is somewhat famous for having produced Good Classic Films and I’ve seen maybe 4 of them, I suck), so it just makes it easier for me to know who to cast and where to find the right footage (or just to find footage at all, really). But this self-imposed rule makes things harder for some characters, especially the Martells, since old Hollywood was a racist shit hole, so I’ve been tempted to break it (there’s one particular Mexican actress who would be great for Arianne imo, but she’s only ever starred in Mexican films so I’m torn). Back to your suggestions, a young Sharmila Tagore would be a perfect Arianne actually (Mumtaz has a sweeter look, more Elia-like imo). Seriously, look at this: 

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So I might consider breaking the pattern 🙂 I would need to watch some of her films and educate myself about old Bollywood a little first though. 

I really like your blog’s aesthetic, it’s really pleasing to scroll through. Also I really like your ASOIAF posts, I just recently finished ADWD so now I have a Game of Thrones void I need to fill before the next book comes out.

Thank you 😀 Really glad you enjoy it. I’m working on a new fancast right now actually, it’s essentially finished so I’ll be posting it shortly. I finished ADWD last September myself (exactly a year ago I was essentially reading asoiaf 24/7, lol), so I understand your pain. But hey, at least your Big Wait will be a year shorter than mine, and more importantly, these books are so gargantuan that there’s an endless supply of analyses, theories and fanart to keep you busy 🙂

Joan Crawford in ‘Paid’ has a certain fierce quality that can be applied to Arya, and Veronica Lake has an ethereal quality that can be applied to Dany. Of course, these are only suggestions :)

(I’m assuming you’re the same anon as before) Joan in Paid could totally work.image I was also thinking maybe Sylvia Sidney in some of her roles? (she doesn’t look much like book!Arya and I’m probably thinking about her because she bears a resemblance to Maisie. Still, even if she doesn’t work for Arya I’d still like to use Sylvia for somebody, she just has a great face). I’ve already casted Veronica Lake as Cersei and I’d rather not do repeats. I’m starting to warming up to the idea of another actress for Dany but like…this particular actress I’m thinking of has one of the saddest stories ever and I’m not sure if I want to deal with the implications.