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One Character That I Hope is (Sort-of) Never Recast

Discussion in 'General Movie Discussion' started by GingerByte, Jun 21, 2016.

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Do you think Temuera Morrison's Star Wars film roles could be recast?

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  2. No, not at all.

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  3. Yes, but it could be easily fudged up.

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  4. Who cares? I can't tell the difference between a Baker and a Morrison.

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    I hope that Temuera Morrison's roles in the Star Wars films are never recast, but if they are, Disney/ Lucasfilm really needs to picky. My main concerns come from the Boba Fett spinoff rumour and the other prequel anthology films. While I'm sure that Lucasfilm can select an actor that matches, or comes close to the physical appearance of Temuera Morrison (when helmet and/ or armour removal is required), my main concern lies with the accent. There's literally only one other voice actor at the moment (Dee Bradley Baker), and even he doesn't really sound like Morrison. Because Disney and Lucasfilm are run by Americans, I feel like they might not be able to select a replacement with an appropriate voice. It could either be too South African or too Australian (this is a problem Baker sometimes has). The other thing that concerns me is the fact that James Arnold Taylor almost made it into Star Wars episode 7. There's no semblance of continuity if you use a character's voice actor from another medium. The only one I'd outright accept is Corey Burton.

    I just feel like Boba Fett's popularity increases the chance of Disney/ Lucasfilm fudging it up!
     
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    I would be shocked if he wasn't hired to at the very least provide the voice for Boba in future films (I mean, he's returned to the Fett roles in games many times).
     
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    Does an impersonator of Jason Wingreen work as well? I am still stuck on his voice being identified as Fett. Maybe Fett sounds more like Wingreen and less like Morrison when he gets older (from roaming the universe).
     
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    Well, considering that the special edition de-canonised Wingreen, probably not. I still like WIngreen's version of Boba Fett's voice as well, I just prefer 'stable' continuity. Temuera Morrison's voice has a few advantages over Wingreen's: Morrison's voice is more unique, and because the physical actor is still alive, I can see more franchise longevity. I wouldn't mind voice actors if the actual physcial actor died, and hadn't reprised a much older version of the character. Like for example Boba Fett is in his 30s in ESB and ROTJ. I wouldn't mind a voice actor playing a 70 year-old Boba if Morrison never plays someone around that age.
     
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    I prefer continuity as well, especially since Star Wars does a good job at not overly-distorting voices through a helmet.

    Ugh, the de-canonization is so difficult for me on so many levels. However, the fact that they have shown Morrison outside of the mask definitely gives him the authenticity factor. But then, showing Bullock would bring up so much more confusion, a la Vader (Prowse) and Maul (Parks). I guess Morrison is one of the only masked characters to play actor and voice!
     
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    I really don't think you should worry too much because all they need is someone who looks like Temuera Morrison if he weren't available as the voice wouldn't be a problem. While Darth Vader was played by David Prowse and Darth Maul by Ray Park, none of them did the voices of their characters as James Earl Jones provided Vaders voice and Peter Serafinowicz provided Mauls. All they need to do is find a person whos voice is just like Morrison and problem solved.
     
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    Yeah, but that's what I'm getting at. I fear they'd get someone like Dee Bradley Baker, who cannot do the accent. While its fine on the TV side, it is not when it comes to film continuity.
     
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    After the prequels, I lost all need for strict continuity. A different looking or sounding small part like Boba is far less egregious to me than McGregror playing Obi-Wan or Christensen playing Anakin (let alone upcoming continuity breaks like Earenreich and Glover (rumored) playing Solo and Lando). Even in the OT, anyone over the age of 25 got used to the idea of two distinctly different looking and sounding actors playing the emperor until the SE's came along.

    The price of continued movies is the risk of recasting, aging, and other impacts breaking continuity. The only way to eliminate that, is to stop making new movies. But in the end its a fictional world, and in films suspension of disbelief will get you through the continuity breaks. In the end, who knows, maybe the next incarnation of Fett will add nuance to the character and become the definitive version, with past versions seeming flat by comparison.
     
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    I'm just more concerned with them completely butchering the accent with a recast. Most foreigners cannot truly tell the difference between South African, Australian, and New Zealand accents.
     
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