Casting Lisa

[miatauro]

We'd been talking about re-casting Aeorn, and three names came up for Lisa: Summer Glau, Bridget Reagan, and Olivia Wilde. See below the cut for thoughts and the (current) winner.

Comments

[emerald_moon519]

Olivia would definitely be my winner, too. :o)

[antilles1382]

As much as I'm a total Bridget Regan fanboy, I agree that Olivia Wilde is visually the best candidate. Bridget is a gorgeous human, Olivia is a saucy elf.

[miatauro]

Bridget Regan is pretty fantastic (can't decide if I like her with Kahlan's dark hair or her natural red...).
I just noticed that Olivia has attached earlobes, too, which always seemed like a requirement for an elf.

[cuteocelot]

I totally remember commenting on this! Where did it go?

Anyway, I said something like, "I don't know who any of these chicks are, but based on visuals only, I like the first one best"

The middle one's face is too round.

And, not to be different, but... the third one looks more human to me than elf.

[miatauro]

Bridget Regan (the first one) isn't terribly famous yet. Her biggest role is Kahlan Amnell in "Legend of the Seeker". Besides that, she's done a bunch of small parts and guest spots on other shows. Her hair is naturally red and curly, which makes her a bit less recognizable. Summer Glau you might know more immediately as River Tam in "Firefly" and "Serenity", though most recently she played Cameron in "The Sarah Connor Chronicles". Olivia Wilde plays 13 (a.k.a. Dr. Hadley) on House, and has a role in the new Tron movie.

I agree that Summer's face is too round, and that Olivia looks fairly human, but to me, she's more elf-like than Summer or Bridget. Bridget would be an excellent choice for Lisa when she's at least 250 years old. Maybe. I haven't quite figured out what the Dynasopher agelessness and long life does to an elf.