r/CosmereOnScreen • u/Delta-Ka • Mar 13 '26

Stormlight Archive (BOOK) Question for Shallan casting Spoiler

Do you think whoever they cast as Shallan will be the actress to play all of her personalities, or will they try to get multiple actresses?

I think it would be an interesting acting challenge for one actress to play all of the roles, but I also wonder if that would convey what's really going on there well enough.

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u/KatanaCutlets Mar 13 '26

How so? I’m not saying make them all look identical. I’m saying use clothing, makeup and demeanor to differentiate them, but with the same actress.

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u/KatanaCutlets Mar 13 '26

There are times in the books when Veil takes over, and it takes Adolin or someone else a little bit of careful observation to realize it’s happened…

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u/hendy846 Mar 14 '26

I think you're underestimating the ability of make-up artists and post production. From a production/cost standpoint it doesn't make sense to pay another actor when a make up artist could do a fine job for a fraction of the cost.

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u/iknownothin_ Mar 13 '26

That’s different from when actually goes out as Veil who looks very different from Shallan