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I'm currently reading the Horus Heresy series (and enjoying them very much) and wondered
who would be the best person to play Horus in the Hollywood Blockbuster 'The Horus Heresy'.

And yes, I do realise this will never happen!

The best I can come up with is Gerard Butler (300) which I appreciate is pretty unimaginative...

Anyone do better? And sorry if this is retreading old ground...

Definatly someone English since they make the best bad guys.

Jeff Bridges might not be a bad choice for Horus. He's pretty good at playing both good and bad guys.

Someone who looks villain-ish , jason stathams looks but with someone who can act doing the acting.

Don Cooperino wrote:

The best I can come up with is Gerard Butler (300) which I appreciate is pretty unimaginative...

Completely agree. He is firm enough in character and the reverse as needed. I think watching butler spiral down would be Oscar worthy.

blackclaw1 wrote:Someone who looks villain-ish , jason stathams looks but with someone who can act doing the acting.

Jason Statham as Horus would be hilarious.

Neil McDonough springs to mind, if we're being realistic with budgeting. I'm a perfect world I'd let Daniel Craig rock Horus.

Jim Carey, hes crazy enough to be Horus

Christopher Walken, he surely is chaotic enough.

Jaon wrote:Jim Carey, hes crazy enough to be Horus

jim carey is more like konrad kurse

bruce willis would be good as horus

John Lithgow hands down. He can turn on the good guy / bad guy psychopath better than anyone. If anyone is a Dexter fan he was amazing last season as the protagonist, he's got a great commanding voice when he needs it and he's just got this vibe that can be very manipulating.

purplefood wrote:

blackclaw1 wrote:Someone who looks villain-ish , jason stathams looks but with someone who can act doing the acting.

Jason Statham as Horus would be hilarious.

Or even better, Jason Statham playing Horus as Chev Chelios. That would be possibly the greatest thing ever.

purplefood wrote:Definatly someone English since they make the best bad guys.

Now I want Alan Rickman to play Horus..

Hugh Laurie, with Roan Atkinson as Ezekiel Abaddon.

Maybe David Mitchell and Robert Webb?

In all seriousness, I have no idea, but Fulgrim should be played by Chris Evans.

MekanobSamael wrote:Hugh Laurie, with Roan Atkinson as Ezekiel Abaddon.

Sounds like you're setting the scene for blackadder: 40k edition

ChiliPowderKeg wrote:Christopher Walken, he surely is chaotic enough.

This is always my suggestion for Emperor...

"You come into my Galaxy and try to take my empire. I feel like a child who put a tooth under his pillow and bandits came in the night and took it...will someone explain to them the concept of the tooth fairy?"

And Samuel L Jackson as Vulcan.

"Does the Emperor look like a bitch?!"

I would go with Willem Dafoa as Horus.

"And there was...A FIREFIGHT!"

Fulgrim as Jude Law 100%

I've had some ideas about who would make good primarchs though some of them i'm not sure which primarch.

I agree about Bruce Willis being Horus.

Sam Elliot as Dorn

I actually think Gerard Butler would play a good Russ but that's probably because the Beowulf movie.

Jeremy Irons as The Lion

Vin diesel as Vulkan

That evil guy from The Patriot (The Dragoon Captain), Harry Potter (Lucien Malfoy) and the newer Peter Pan (Capn. Hook) as Night Haunter

Ron Perlman (maybe Perturabo or Guilliman)

Brad Pit as Sanguinious (this is mostly from seeing him with long blonde hair in Legends of the Fall).

I'd love to see Mickey Rourke as a primarch. Maybe Angron, he's ugly enough.

Brendan Gleeson although he's getting up in age.

And that awesome/crazy Irish guy from Braveheart who always says "IT'S MY ISLAND!!!" as someone.

Horus, I'm honestly not too sure. I can't quite think up a decent enough actor that I'd want to see don the armor.

Leman Russ, however, I want to be portrayed by John Rhys-Davies. Man is perfect for the part.

Jackie Chan as Horus, and Robin Williams as the Emprah.

If he was still alive I would say Keith Ledger.

cyrax777 wrote:If he was still alive I would say Keith Ledger.

asimo77 wrote:Jackie Chan as Horus, and Robin Williams as the Emprah.

ALL KINDS OF YES.

Dorn would be played by John Hodgman.

Okay, controversial, casting a black man as the baddie, but how about Idris Elba (Stringer Bell from The Wire, and the title role from the UK production Luther) as Horus? He has the physical presence, as well as the charisma.

Or maybe Daniel Day-Lewis as Horus?

Christian Bale is a lock for the Emperor.

Russell Crowe as Angron.

David Bowie as Fulgrim.

Hugo Weaving as Perturabo.

Joaquin Phoenix,Bill Nighy and John Malkovich have that 40k vibe and should be in there somewhere.

Michael Sheen as Alpharius/Omegon.

There is no one on earth who could play a primarch in my opinion. It would be pretty much impossible to convey the magnitude of them.
There is one possibility for a person to play Lorgar however and it would be the guy who plays Xerxes in 300.


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The Emperor of Mankind wrote:

MekanobSamael wrote:Hugh Laurie, with Roan Atkinson as Ezekiel Abaddon.

Sounds like you're setting the scene for blackadder: 40k edition

Nah, if they were going to be in any 40k production it would have to be Caiphas Cain.

Good choices.

I would say:

Colin Farell as Horus
John Rhys-Davies as Magnus
Brad Pitt as Sanguinius
Sean Bean as Leman Russ
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Fulgrim
Gerard Butler as Angron
Chow Yung Fat as Khan
Ray Stevenson as Ferrus Manus
Clive Owen as Gulliman
Either John Malcovich, Patrick Stewart or Jeremy Irons as Malcador
Jared Leto as the Emperor
Liam Neeson as Dorn
Chris pine as Omegon/Alpharius
Eric Bana as Constantine
Tom Cruise as Imperial guardsman number 4 (deleted scene)

cyrax777 wrote:If he was still alive I would say Keith Ledger.

Do you mean Heath Ledger?


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Hold on a sec if google isn't lying to me he has two names O.o

I think Ken Watanabe would be a better Khan

El-dred wrote:John Lithgow hands down. He can turn on the good guy / bad guy psychopath better than anyone. If anyone is a Dexter fan he was amazing last season as the protagonist, he's got a great commanding voice when he needs it and he's just got this vibe that can be very manipulating.

This would be my vote. Ive been a fan of him being a bad guy for pretty much my whole life. He is just CRAZY good as a bad guy. He did a few movies during his career where he played crazy bad guy and he does it VERY well. My only problem is I think his voice isnt deep enough to be Horus. But still my pick for sure.


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Crantor wrote:Good choices.

I would say:

Colin Farell as Horus
John Rhys-Davies as Magnus
Brad Pitt as Sanguinius
Sean Bean as Leman Russ
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Fulgrim
Gerard Butler as Angron
Chow Yung Fat as Khan
Ray Stevenson as Ferrus Manus
Clive Owen as Gulliman
Either John Malcovich, Patrick Stewart or Jeremy Irons as Malcador
Jared Leto as the Emperor
Liam Neeson as Dorn
Chris pine as Omegon/Alpharius
Eric Bana as Constantine
Tom Cruise as Imperial guardsman number 4 (deleted scene)

I lol ed at most of that. Some were actually a decent pick. Most were bad ideas. Tom Cruise is just hilarious.

David Bowie as Fulgrim is inspired!