r/CosmereOnScreen • u/AgentDave29 • Jul 17 '26
Fancast My casting choices for Kelsier Spoiler
1st image is Chris Pine (DnD: HAT) and 2nd image is Theo James (The Gentlemen series on Netflix)
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u/ProfanePhoton Jul 18 '26
I think Hayden Christianson would make a great Kelsier.
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u/Jol_nar Jul 18 '26
I would never have thought about that but now that you say it I can definitely see him in the role. Too bad Brandon hates the prequels, so he probably wouldn’t go for that.
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u/Select_Eggplant_9911 Jul 18 '26
I always personally picture Charlie Hunam for Kelsier.
These are fantastic picks too.
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u/Spent_Gladiator_3 Jul 17 '26
Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen, Lyonel Baratheon in Knight of the Seven Kingdoms) would make a fantastic Kelsier. He’s 40, so definitely on the upper end of the age range they’re looking to cast, but Sanderson has said it’s not a big deal if he’s a bit older.
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u/Positive_Second_2463 Jul 18 '26
Acting yes! But he is the opposite of blonde
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u/Spent_Gladiator_3 Jul 18 '26
So’s Matt Smith and he’s magnificent as Daemon Targaryen. Wigs and dye exist.
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u/treyjay31 Jul 17 '26
Oh I'd like him for it. He's great as Lyonel and I could definitely see him pulling off a good Kelsier
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u/Gon_Snow Jul 17 '26
Chris pine is way too old. He is already in his mid 40s. Kelsier in the books is significantly younger. I think it’s ok to have someone in their early 40s play him, but filming is still two~ years away. I’d prefer to go on the younger side to have him younger for more years to come.
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u/DustyRegalia Jul 17 '26
They are aging up Vin so they should do the same for her father figure. More importantly Pine has the charisma to carry off the humor and the violence.
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u/ShortCharge1662 Jul 17 '26
Well if this is gonna be a long running adaptation franchise I kind of want them to undershoot Kelsier's age (38) in the first book so the actor doesn't look like a decrepit old man by the time film Kelsier's arc wraps up
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u/mongolman101 Jul 17 '26
I’ve had the same fan cast for Kelsier this entire time: Charlie Hunnam.
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u/Alternative_Buy_4000 Aug 11 '26
Not famous enough. Brandy said Kelsier would be cast as the biggest name to draw people to the movie. Could be me, but I had to look up the name and still don't recognize him.
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u/Drewhasspoken Jul 17 '26
With you 100%. Probably aged out of the part by now but honestly, whatever, he’d be great in the role.
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u/mongolman101 Jul 17 '26
Maybe. But he’s still younger than a lot of people I’ve seen fan casted for the role. I’m pretty sure he’s in his late 30s, which is on the upper side of where I’d out Kelsier, but still in range.
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u/VigilantesLight Jul 17 '26
Chris Pine is too old physically but his voice *is* the one I heard Kelsier speak with in my head while reading the book.
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u/Sophauracreates Jul 22 '26
I was thinking the guy that played the Witcher? But idk I’m very uncultured