This is my first fan cast. I am not a very good writer so I'll just skip the boring introduction and let my Photoshopped pictures do the talking.
Sam Witwer as Commander Shepard
Reasoning:
He's not really as know as the other fan cast contenders, but Witwer's vocal performance in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was was proof enough for me. Also this trailer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gnp3tkAArQ
Natalie Portman as Female Shepard
Reasoning:
The woman can act. She can make any of her rols believable, even her roles in lame comedies. She's mostly known for her dramatic roles but I think she has it in her to be a renegade or paragon badass.
Here's a clip of Natalie being herself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8e6-IeQ0aw
Emily Blunt as Ashley Williams
Reasoning:
This one was pretty obvious. She was great in Looper.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1ltcrdeoI
And when I saw this set photo from All You Need Is Kill it sealed the deal for me.
Josh Hutcherson as Kaidan Alenko
Reasoning:
His performance in The Hunger Games reminded me so much of Kaidan. He even kind of looks like him. Yes, I know he's pretty young to play him, but I don't think that can't be vaulted with a few rewrites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbKrUdkQZgg
Zachary Quinto as Garrus Vakarian
Reasoning:
Quinto has the right voice and charisma for the role. He's quite frankly a badass. If you've ever seen Heroes, you'll know what I'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_-F7w47Rrk
Summer Glau as Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
Reasoning:
As shameful as hiding her face behind a mask would be, I think she could pull it off. She was in Firefly/Serenity and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and was awesome. Still not sold? Check out these clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwVqW6J4FRc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd6P5_7TrmQ
...Also, she's really hot.
Ron Perlman as Urdnot Wrex
Reasoning:
His performance as Hellboy is reason enough. Discussion over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg5SLBapMiI
Gemma Arterton as Liara T'Soni
Reasoning:
I know everyone else is fan-casting her. I really tried to picture anyone else in the role but she would really rock the part. Her role in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is all I thought of. It's the voice. People dig the voice.
Clip from Prince of Persia...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHPti64Zljw
Keith David as Captain David Anderson
Reasoning:
He voiced the character in the video game. He's also a good actor. It's pretty clear he was meant to portray the character on the big screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vf9X8EtqZA
Seth Green as Jeff "Joker" Moreau
Reasoning:
He voiced the character and the character is basically him. Not really a stretch to assume he's got the part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZuItyFv1Oc
Bill Nighy as Ambassador Donnel Udina
Reasoning:
Nobody gives a crap about Udina, including me. That's why I spent the longest amount of time casting him. Wouln't it be great if we actually cared about this jerk? Wouldn't it also be great if we got the captain of the Flying Dutchman to play him? Sounds good to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo-OYwh6KHA
Jeremy Irons as the voice Saren Arterius
Reasoning:
Jeremy Irons is a really good actor and his villain roles are extremely menacing. He's also got the voice for it. The only voice work I've heard of him doing was for The Lion King a while back. We all know how awesome that turned out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx0lSRGMB1g
Cameo: Mark Meer as Conrad Verner
Reasoning:
Just imagine it. The guy who voiced Shepard in the games annoying the movie Shepard to death by asking for his autograph. To me, this would be a comedy gold. Plus it's a way to earn points from the fans.
It's not as if Mark Meer takes himself too seriously...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYT66ALUUss
Well that about does it. What did you think? What would you have done differently? What did you think of my so-so Photoshop skills? Leave your comments in the place.