Grand Admiral Thrawn is my hero...

[KingCujo]

One of the best literary villains of recent memory. I wish there had been some way to incorporate him in the films, Kevin Spacey would have made a great Thrawn, woulda been perfect. I always hoped the could do an animated version of the thrawn trilogy, release it on HBO, Im fairly sure it would have amazingly high ratings for a cable program. KingCujo-The Independent

[Bromine]

Cable would be a good format, because they could do like a five-part miniseries for each novel and get all the details in. Having it animated would also keep the budget down. Hope someone at HBO and/or Lucasfilm is listening...

[DARTH VALEN]

IT'S PERFECT! A REALLY REALLY GOOD IDEA. YOU KNOW JEREMY IRONS OR MICHAEL O'HARE WOULD MAKE GREAT THRAWN.

[Atreyu]

Jeremy Irons sounds like a good choice. Who would play Pellaeon?

[Bromine]

He's like almost seventy in the novels (served with the Imperial navy for fifty years), so I'd like to see Jon Voight in the role. (Or maybe Sean Connery, since he has the vitality and the voice for it.)

[Atreyu]

But I don't quite imagine him at 70 though - I've often pictured him as a bloke who would look more around 55ish - 60ish. I once had a passing thought that Roy Scheider could play him - but I haven't put much thought into it.

[DARTH VALEN]

SEAN CONNERY SEEMS TO BE EVERYBODY'S CHOICE IF YOU GO SEE THE FORCE NET FORUM... THEN, WHO'S GONNA PLAY MITHEL, C'BAOTH, MARA, RUKH, KARRDE, GHENT,ETC?

[Atreyu]

How about - Sean Connery.

[Qui John]

My humble suggestions: G.A. Thrawn - Kevin Spacey (great choice, IMHO!) Pellaeon - Terrence Stamp Mara - a tough one, as she is one of my favorite "new" characters...it would need to be someone with depth, strength and intensity - maybe like Angelina Jolie? Or perhaps Heather Graham? Talon Kardde - Jean Reno C'Baoth - Dennis Hopper (!) The list, of course, is still in process...

[Bromine]

I have a feeling Julia Roberts will get the role...Let's hope and pray she doesn't! Connery as C'Baoth Voight as Pellaeon Who'd be Winter?

[Qui John]

I shudder at the thought of Julia Roberts with a lightsaber... As for Winter, we'd need somebody with no pigment at all to their skin. I nominate Nicole Kidman (have you seen her Rolling Stone cover? Sheesh - try a little base makeup, Nic...)

[Atreyu]

Someone once said that the girl who plays Buffy the Vampire Slayer (I can't believe I've forgotten her name) would make a good Mara ...

[KingCujo]

Kevin Spacey as Thrawn!!!! Jeremy Irons is way too boring an actor, I want to fall down stairs when I watch him sometimes. KingCujo-Member of The Letterbox Council P.S. Sarah Michelle Gellar from 'Buffy" seems a bit young to play Mara Jade. Julia Roberts is way to cutsie. How about Ashley Judd or Charlize Theron, they both can have strong styles.

[Jedi2016]

No, I think the perfect Mara Jade would be whats-her-name that played Ensign Ro, the Bajoran, on ST:TNG. She definitely had the attitude, and she's about the right age. As for Thrawn, Kevin Spacey is a good idea, but I think the voice should be one a little deeper, with just a hint of an accent in it. Unfortunately, I can't think of anyone off hand for it, but I'll repost when I come up with someone. I'm actually re-reading the Thrawn Trilogy right now, and it's always a deep, powerful voice that comes to mind with Thrawn. He's probably my favorite character in all the novels. I was a little miffed when they killed him.

[Mirax H]

Connery as C'Boath, I like it. How about the girl from Mortal Combat the Series playing Mara. She could kick some butt.

[searching4Callista]

<font color=#ffff00>She would! Does anybody know her name though?</font>

[Bromine]

We're forgetting that if this is live action, not animated, we'll need Luke, Han, Leia, Lando...

[Atreyu]

We could use the original actors, perhaps with a bit of computer editing they could still look reasonably young ...

[DARTH VALEN]

UHHH... KEVIN SPACEY AS THRAWN? REMEMBER THRAWN IS 1.80, GAUNT, COOOOOL AND HAS A DEEP VOICE. ALSO HIS FACE IS "LEAN". AS FOR MARA, YOU SHOULD GO SEE THE COVER OF VOTF.

[searching4Callista]

<font color=#ffff00>the cover of Vision of the future?</font>