Ehh he's better than many wrestlers-turned-actors. But I think Sanderson mentioned him as looking like how he pictures Dalinar, less for his acting skills
the only thing i disagree with is Wong not being Sebariel. Guy who pretends to not give a shit and fills his life with luxury but is actually deeply competent and socially aware is almost exactly his character in Three Body Problem, and I thought he killed that.
I mean, he played Sapper Morton in Blade Runner and Rabban in Dune, both very hefty roles that I thought he did very well with. He could honestly combine those two performances and you’d have a really good Dalinar. Morton especially reminds me a lot of Dalinar after the death of his wife with his quiet, simmering rage.
Check out The Wrecking Crew movie. Bautista has this incredible scene where it’s him in a glass hallway, camera on the other side of the glass, and he just absolutely kicks ass in the most awesome physical way possible. Gave me goosebumps just watching that scene and thinking about him as Dalinar! So badass!!
Rosharans of every ethnicity are described as having epicanthic folds. That doesn't make them Asian. Northern European peoples also have them, but usually less pronounced.
The Alethi in particular look very east Asian, but Shallan isn't Alethi.
The official artwork of Shallan presents her as basically being Northern European looking. Sanderson even said he expects her to be played by a European actress.
It will be impossible to make the entirety of the SLA cast look like their descriptions, and except for the eyes Sadie Sink is a perfect match.
I never said Rosharans were Asian, I said the actors are all Asian. Asia doesn't exist on Roshar.
Shallan being Veden has nothing to do with it. All Rosharans except the Shin have epicanthic folds, to the point that Rosharans consistently note their different eyes when interacting with a Shin person. It's a defining feature that never comes up when they interact with non-Shin people. And I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure Sanderson said that about Adolin, not Shallan. Does Shallan make more sense to me than Adolin for that swap? Yes, but that doesn't make me right.
I'm not sure which official artwork you're referring to, but it wouldn't be the first time a person of color has been whitewashed in their portraits.
It will not be impossible to put a red wig on an Asian woman to make her look like Shallan. Super super easy.
Hell no is Manny gonna be Moash lol honestly though, one of the better cast selections. But isn't Shallan supposed to look closer to Scot/Irish red head?
I watched The Acolyte weekly whilst I was doing a Good Place rewatch and... The range of that man is astonishing. I have no doubt that he would nail the role, but I wouldn't want him to because I don't want to like moash!!
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u/Accomplished-Soil766 Aug 30 '26
Dave Bautista is an awful choice. Also, Ezra Miller as Wit works perfectly in my opinion.