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Chuck Norris, that is all.

Robert Downey Jr as Caphias Cain.
Alexander Skarsgård, Broke Lesner, John Cena, and Bobby Lashley as Space Marines
R. Lee Ermey as Col "Iron Hand"
Kate Becknsale and Scarlet Johanson, and Keira Knightley as Sisters of Battle

Seriously, no one mentioned Nathan Fillion yet?

Oddly enough, I can't see any mainstream (or even non-mainstream) actors in any 40k roles. I've given it thought every time these threads spring up, and drawn blanks every time. There is just no actor that I can see in the 40k universe at all.

I could totally picture Patrick Warburton in power armor. His acting has that sort of arrogant, oblivious tone that perfectly fits in with the cartoony 2-dimensionality of space marines.

Ron Jeremy as Papa Nurgle

Oh, just came to me while reading after checking this thread.

Tara Strong as a Sister of Battle Canoness.

Jude law as a vindicare assassin, basically enemy at the gates but he's shooting orks:p or ice cube as an Ig sergeant lol

I want a movie about Sly Marbo.

 Redbeard wrote:
Seriously, no one mentioned Nathan Fillion yet?

Seconded, thirded and probably fourthed as well.

He would also make a good Cain I think.

It pains me to say it, but I do find Tom Cruise quite compelling in action films, even if he is a crazy baby eating lizard man. He would be a little short to be a storm trooper though

Also Bruce Campbell as a khornate warrior with a chainsaw grafted on!

With Jim Caviezel as The Emperor of Mankind.

It only makes sense to give Sexy Jesus lightning claws.

For a Sisters Canoness or female Inquisitor you need look no further than Aliens-bald Sigourney Weaver. She might be knocking on a little bit these days but what she might not be able to do in action terms she makes up for in pure authority when she wants to.

Mark Strong would make a fantastic Space Marine. He has a subtleness in his voice and inflection that can give way to a proper roar when he shouts - it's rare to see both in one person. (checks IMDB) ...hey, that's probably why they chose him as the voice of Titus in the game. I'd managed to put his name up before remembering about that. Jason Statham would be another solid bet, though perhaps lacking the imperiousness needed for higher ranks like Captains - he'd make a great Sergeant.

For specific characters - I'd quite like to see Jeremy Irons as Huron Blackheart, and Michael Fassbender as Commander Dante.

I agree Mark Strong would fit right into this project.

Optimus Prime as the Tau Riptide.

Sean Bean as the emperor - everyone knows that he dies anyway and so you don't spoiler people.

And there must be space for Kevin Bacon. No seriously, there has to be, its in his contract!

Sean Pertwee is a shoe-in, as is Brian Blessed as they have already done voice-overs for at least 1 game. Fire warrior I think. David Tennant could also be relied upon to be suitably zany.

I'd like to see Tim Curry as one of the traitor Primarchs. He always does a good "evil character who is obviously going to betray the good characters at some point" role.

Of course I'd also like to see Vin Diesel (the Iron Giant) and Peter Cullen do the Voice Acting for some Dreadnaughts.

Vinnie Jones could be good as a chaos marine.

Helena Bonham Carter as a dark eldar succubus or Lelith (if she's in the film then Johnny Depp will be in it too as a haemonculus or wrack)

40k would make an epic TV series, I'd settle for a decent animated set up.

Sir Ian mckellen as a SM Librarian... on top of a bridge that reaches the clouds looking up at a Bloodthirster... he then says the following:

"BY THE EMPEROR... YOU. SHALL. NOT. PASS!!!"

He then throws smite at the Greater daemon the daemon topples off the bridge but his whip grabs the Librarians leg and takes the Librarian with him... a ratling watches the horror of losing a mighty Librarian...

*See what I did there*

Also Stallone as Ramb-... Erm Guardsman Marbo....

And Arnie is Iron Hand Straken .

In another (better) animated movie:
Chaos something: Steve Blum
Moar Chaos something: The guy who did Megatron in the 80s
Optimus Prime voice actor as Space Marine or Yarrick
Jeremy Irons as Chaos Space Marine
Dee Bradly Baker as Thraka.

Stuff like that.

Brian Blessed as Papa Nurgle

Nicolas Cage as Khorne

Jim Carrey as Slaanesh

Laurence Fishburne as Tzeentch

Gary Busey as Malal/Malice

I could also see Nikolaj-Coster Waldau (Jaime Lannister) as slaanesh though and Gerrard Buttler would make a good death company guy.

Only Charlie Sheen can be Slaanesh. He has the street cred.

 Doomsdave wrote:
Only Charlie Sheen can be Slaanesh. He has the street cred.

Actually that would be awesome but then of course someone would push him in front of a train and Ashton Kutcher would go live in his beach house

Michael Cera in a Skyline-esque film about the biotransference.

I started off wanting this comment to be sarcastic but I somehow became kind of serious towards the end.

(I know Skyline wasn't good, it's just the closest example I could think of)

ZAMBRO wins this thread, I was going to post something but it just seems so pointless now.

SaganGree wrote:
Henry Rollins

This. This times infinity. Multiplied by another infinity.

Oh, and if we're doing a bit of time traveling, then Rowan Atkinson at the age of 'Blackadder Goes Forth' for Cain. Cain's a copy of him anyway, so it just makes life easy....

The last time this came up, I nominated Tommy Wiseau as Indrick Boreale. I stand by my decision.

"O hai Gorgutz!"