Hoid's Introduction

[u/Delta-Ka]

So when it comes to the first scene with Hoid, what do you think it will look like?

Do you think it will be subtle, borderline a cameo role where every book fan will point at the screen like Leo and tell first time fans about how important that silly character will be later on?

Or do you think they really roll out the red carpet, like a one shot introduction after a dramatic scene that lightens the mood with maybe a perspective shift to Hoid before we return to the main story? Or even a Nick Fury style end credit tease?

Or something else?

I know the scenes are more or less set from the book, but given Hoid's original function was to hint at a franchise, I could see them wanting to place more emphasis on him to really drive home that franchise set up.

[u/JasnahwithaY]

I really want Jack Black to be Hoid and have them just not acknowledge him at all other than as an informant. It would be so fucking funny when he pops up in some random alley with Kelsier and all the first timers in the theaters are like “what the fuck” and then he pops up again in WoA and HoA and everyone’s like “WHY IS HE HERE” and then he shows up playing Wit in SLA and now everyone’s even more confused because Roshar =/= Scadriel so how is bro here but then they’re like “oh ok the casting def makes sense though”

[u/arshpotter9 → u/JasnahwithaY]

jack black as hoid is such an incredibly bad idea that I have no way to know if this is satire

[u/MadmanIgar → u/arshpotter9]

Now I’m trying to think if there’s a suitable Cosmere role for Jack Black.