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Who Should Play Half-Life: The Movie (If There Were One)?

Posted on Tuesday, September 13 @ 11:50:37 Eastern by Nicholas Tan

Apparently, Hugh Laurie needs to play the starring (mostly silent?) role of Gordon Freeman, though it's hard for me to imagine Hugh doing anything else but showing how that confounded disease isn't lupus, goddamnit. Christopher Walken is also a necessity, it seems, and well, Morgan Freeman needs to be everything (and also Samuel L. Jackson... who should be in this movie just because).

Which image is right? Are they both wrong?

Tags: Goodies, Half-Life

Comments

usaglory
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Dennis Hopper? Seriously?? Somehow I don't see that happening. . .

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Why because he's dead?

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usaglory
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Kind of.

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cheesegod99
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Sep 14th, 2011 at 8:11 am
Half-life at Bernies Episode 2!

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Klandathu
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
I've always pictured Jeff Goldblum as being an awesome Gordon Freeman for some reason. You guys' selections are pretty spot-on as well though. Christopher Walken as G-Man = magnificent.

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
You forgot to say both think Jean Reno needs to play Father Grigori, and both think Jeremy Piven needs to play Barney Calhoun.

Rosario Dawson and Julianna Margulies are hotter so go with them other than that the second list is better so go with that one.

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
I suggest picking actors who can accurately bring each characters persona to life, instead of just picking someone that looks similar.

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
However, in some cases you get the best of both worlds. Such as Nathan Fillion Playing Nathan Drake. Now, I hate to beat a dead horse, but this one's asking for it. Nathan not only portrays Nathan pictorially, but he is also witty and charming just like Drake. It's a no-brainer.

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Hmmm...maybe I should have only used last names?

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Hugh Laurie, Christopher Walken, and John Reno for sure.

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Tyrranis
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Sep 14th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Who is this John Reno? Sounds like some American cowboy equivalent to Jean.

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Sep 14th, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Whoops, I pronounce Jean "John," so it came out that way.

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Kiristo
Joined: Oct 2008

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad makes me think of Gordon Freeman everytime I see him in it.

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cheesegod99
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Sep 14th, 2011 at 8:13 am
I agree completely. Also, Breaking Bad is the best thing on TV.

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Kiristo
Joined: Oct 2008

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 4:51 pm
G-Man should be someone that is unknown. Yeah, Christopher Walken looks like a good fit, but an unknown actor would fit the part better.

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Ranim
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Malcom McDowell would be a perfect Breen. I totally agree with that.

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StickyGreenGamer
Joined: Jul 2011

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
I've a proposal, that I believe is perfect.

Henry Rollins for Gordon Freeman.

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213EDD
Joined: Sep 2007

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
You had me at malcom mcdowell

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Lien
Joined: Feb 2008

Posted: Sep 13th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
Phil lamarr should play lamarr, so that the credits can say: "Lamarr - himself"

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Stickyellowsock
Joined: Oct 2009

Posted: Sep 14th, 2011 at 5:23 am
But it's hollywood...they got Denise Richards to play a scientist....Say that to yourself a few times, really let it sink in. Now also remember hollywood also let Tara Reid be a scientist. Mull that one over also but try to fight the urge to murder.

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Klandathu
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Sep 14th, 2011 at 11:39 am
They also let Dane Cook be a dentist.

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