{"id":176396,"date":"2021-02-11T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/"},"modified":"2021-02-11T20:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:00:30","slug":"lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Let&#8217;s Brainstorm the Ultimate Redwall Cast \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a290228c46f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#Peter_Capaldi_%E2%80%93_Cluny_the_Scourge\" >Peter Capaldi \u2013 Cluny the Scourge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#John_Boyega_%E2%80%93_Martin_the_Warrior\" >John Boyega \u2013 Martin the Warrior<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#Ben_Whishaw_%E2%80%93_Matthias\" >Ben Whishaw \u2013 Matthias<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#Richard_Ayoade_%E2%80%93_Basil_Stag_Hare\" >Richard Ayoade \u2013 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#Rosamund_Pike_%E2%80%93_Sela\" >Rosamund Pike \u2013 Sela<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#Taron_Egerton_%E2%80%93_Chickenhound\" >Taron Egerton \u2013 Chickenhound<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#Jude_Law_%E2%80%93_King_Bull_Sparra\" >Jude Law \u2013 King Bull Sparra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lets-brainstorm-the-ultimate-redwall-cast-film\/#Nicholas_Hoult_%E2%80%93_Squire_Julian_Gingivere\" >Nicholas Hoult \u2013 Squire Julian Gingivere<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Let&#8217;s Brainstorm the Ultimate Redwall Cast \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-657403 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/REDWALL_Visual_Development_Art-700x293.jpg\" alt=\"redwall netflix\" width=\"700\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/REDWALL_Visual_Development_Art-700x293.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/REDWALL_Visual_Development_Art-360x151.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/REDWALL_Visual_Development_Art-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/REDWALL_Visual_Development_Art.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, good things come to those who wait. Nearly four years ago at this very site, I wrote a lengthy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">essay<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arguing that the next great film or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV series<\/a> was waiting for any studio to adapt, in the form of the <\/span><strong><i>Redwall<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series by the late author Brian Jacques. The series, which posits an adventurous landscape full of woodland creatures fighting for power and freedom in the forests of the United Kingdom, is full of memorable characters, locations, and food. (Lots and lots of food.) Though there had been a Canadian animated series adapting the first book in 1999, it\u2019s not remotely as captivating as the books were, and there was always room for another retelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are finally close to that reality, thanks to the announcement this week that Netflix has acquired the film rights to the entire <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series, and the first book will be turned into a film from Patrick McHale, creator of the Cartoon Network miniseries <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the Garden Wall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Though there\u2019s little doubt that McHale\u2019s got a cast in mind, there\u2019s no reason why we can\u2019t all indulge in a bit of fantasy casting right now, at least for the first adaptation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-457768 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-e1613058705616-700x308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-e1613058705616-700x308.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-e1613058705616-360x158.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-e1613058705616-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-e1613058705616.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peter_Capaldi_%E2%80%93_Cluny_the_Scourge\"><\/span><strong>Peter Capaldi \u2013 Cluny the Scourge<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the key players in the first <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the terrifying, giant bilge rat Cluny the Scourge, who\u2019s as scary as his reputation implies. It\u2019s he and his group who attempt to take the peaceful Redwall Abbey by force, setting the stage for the major conflict in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And though there are many talented British performers \u2013 because the entire <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">series is heavily steeped in British lore and culture, there will be no American casting suggestions here \u2013 who could step into the fierce role of Cluny, the correct choice is Peter Capaldi. You may know him as one of the Doctors from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctor Who<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but Capaldi\u2019s most memorable role is of the frightening and hilariously acidic Malcolm Tucker in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thick of It<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Loop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Though <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will almost certainly be free from profanity, that wouldn\u2019t stop Capaldi from creating an aurally disturbing villain with his rich Scottish brogue. He knows how to create characters you don\u2019t want to cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-643974 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/John-Boyega-Star-Wars-Criticisms-700x321.jpg\" alt=\"John Boyega Star Wars Criticisms\" width=\"700\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/John-Boyega-Star-Wars-Criticisms-700x321.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/John-Boyega-Star-Wars-Criticisms-360x165.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/John-Boyega-Star-Wars-Criticisms-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/John-Boyega-Star-Wars-Criticisms.jpg 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"John_Boyega_%E2%80%93_Martin_the_Warrior\"><\/span><strong>John Boyega \u2013 Martin the Warrior<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin the Warrior is arguably the most important character in the entirety of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mythology. Martin serves as a lead in a few of the 22 novels Jacques wrote, and is elsewhere a ghostly symbol of the goodness and heroism embodied by the denizens of Redwall Abbey. Within the first book, he shows up as a helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arition, but the announcement of this new film also promised \u201can event series\u201d focusing on Martin. So who should play this avatar of heroism with a dark backstory? Let me point you no further than Moses from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attack the Block<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: John Boyega. Yes, I know, John Boyega is in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> movies, and he\u2019s quite good as Finn. But Moses \u2013 that\u2019s the complex and thorny role you should think of here. Boyega is one of the finest actors of his generation, having proven himself more than capable of genre and serious fare. And he\u2019s got the vocal chops to communicate the gravitas and weight Martin should express in every line of dialogue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-578363 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/averyenglishscandal-benwhishaw-dog-700x329.jpg\" alt=\"A Very English Scandal - Ben Whishaw\" width=\"700\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/averyenglishscandal-benwhishaw-dog.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/averyenglishscandal-benwhishaw-dog-360x169.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Whishaw_%E2%80%93_Matthias\"><\/span><strong>Ben Whishaw \u2013 Matthias<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 --><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthias is the pure-hearted hero of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 a young mouse who\u2019s struggling to find his place at the abbey, in part because he knows he\u2019s destined for something more than just being a pious mouse. Though there are plenty of young British actors who are roughly the right age to play Matthias \u2013 I am that is, to those of you in the know \u2013 the key is that being a good actor is not the same as being a good <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> actor. Enter Ben Whishaw, whose performance as Paddington Bear is one of the finest pieces of work by any actor in the 21st century. (This is a scientific fact, and I refuse to hear otherwise.) Whishaw has proven that he can effectively sound innocent and naive \u2013 even if he\u2019s a bit older than Matthias would likely be. Someone convinced that the world can be made kind and right is someone best suited to voice this hero, and there\u2019s no one better at it than Whishaw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Richard_Ayoade_%E2%80%93_Basil_Stag_Hare\"><\/span><strong>Richard Ayoade \u2013 Basil Stag Hare\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">isn\u2019t a grim-faced epic; it still has some characters who recognizably function as comic relief, none more so than Basil Stag Hare. Though Basil cut his teeth in military service \u2013 something equivalent to WWII-era British Royal Air Force pilots, at least in terms of his style of speech \u2013 he\u2019s a loquacious, goofy hare who\u2019s as ready with a quirky quip as he is with his fighting skills. So the best way to approach casting Basil Stag Hare is by following suit with other animation studios that wisely pick someone who can help flesh out a character\u2019s personality with their own distinctive personality. May I suggest Richard Ayoade, of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IT Crowd<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boxtrolls<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other titles. That Laika film is proof positive that Ayoade\u2019s memorable voice can effectively fit into the body of Basil Stag Hare, a charmer with an off-kilter personality and a loyal spirit. Get Ayoade behind the mic for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-371716 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Karen-Gillan-in-Selfie1-700x300.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Gillan in Selfie\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Karen-Gillan-in-Selfie1-700x300.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Karen-Gillan-in-Selfie1-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Karen_Gillan_%E2%80%93_Cornflower\"><\/span><strong>Karen Gillan \u2013 Cornflower<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there\u2019s one area where a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adaptation can improve upon the source material, it\u2019s in the relationship between Matthias and Cornflower, a pretty fieldmouse whose presence in the story is largely as a one-dimensional romantic interest for our hero. The basic story is all well and good, but there\u2019s no doubt that a new version of this hero\u2019s journey can expand Cornflower as a character in ways Brian Jacques never did. One element of this can be in the casting \u2013 go for Karen Gillan, whose natural Scottish brogue would be a really effective way to begin building more of a personality. Her breakout role on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctor Who<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more than a decade ago allowed Gillan to upend the notion of modern heroines; another quirky take on a classic damsel-in-distress role would suit her voice perfectly.<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/picard-patrickstewart-aboardship-700x337.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Star Trek: PIcard for Free\" width=\"700\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/picard-patrickstewart-aboardship-700x337.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/picard-patrickstewart-aboardship-360x173.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/picard-patrickstewart-aboardship-768x370.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patrick_Stewart_%E2%80%93_Abbot_Mortimer\"><\/span><strong>Patrick Stewart \u2013 Abbot Mortimer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the books in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series feature an elder statesman or stateswoman as the Abbot or Abbess of Redwall, a benevolent and wise leader at the tail end of their lives. The pattern started with Abbot Mortimer, a wizened character who sees in Matthias great things, even though the young hero may not achieve them all before Mortimer\u2019s life winds down. Though there are plenty of excellent older actors from whom to choose, none are better suited to Mortimer than Patrick Stewart, a legend in his own right whose booming, stentorian voice could be used to communicate the weariness and wisdom of old age as Mortimer realizes how dangerous and threatening Cluny is, and how ill-equipped his peaceable ways may be to combat the rat. In the right hands, the role has more complexity than may seem evident at first, and Stewart\u2019s more than up to the task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-631583 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/danielkaluuya-widows-700x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Upper World Movie\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/danielkaluuya-widows.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/danielkaluuya-widows-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daniel_Kaluuya_%E2%80%93_Brother_Alf\"><\/span><strong>Daniel Kaluuya \u2013 Brother Alf<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key supporting figure in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Brother Alf is \u2013 in his own way like Matthias \u2013 waiting for the next step in his life to arrive. He\u2019s a devoted member of the abbey and respectful of the Abbot, but Alf is also a character who has big things coming his way. Alf manages to feel like a future peaceful leader throughout <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">without actually attempting to become that next leader, calm but assured, firm but kind. It\u2019s best to think of someone who can communicate this kind of multi-dimensionality with their voice as much as with the dialogue they\u2019re given, and that\u2019s where Daniel Kaluuya comes in. Over the last few years, Kaluuya has (in films like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Out, Widows<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and now <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judas and the Black Messiah<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) proven his exceptional range as an actor. Alf is the kind of role that would fit him like a glove.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-282283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Rosamund-Pike-in-A-Long-Way-Down-700x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Rosamund-Pike-in-A-Long-Way-Down-700x300.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Rosamund-Pike-in-A-Long-Way-Down-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rosamund_Pike_%E2%80%93_Sela\"><\/span><strong>Rosamund Pike \u2013 Sela<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midway through <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Cluny the Scourge and his band of miscreants cross paths with a so-called healer fox, Sela, and her son, Chickenhound. We\u2019ll get to Chickenhound in a minute, but Sela is a key figure within the story, meant to be sly as a fox (naturally) but plenty two-faced. To bring the conflicted character to life, you need to have an actress who has experience in crafting conflict and duplicity in her past work. So consider Rosamund Pike, whose most notable and remarkable piece of acting was in David Fincher\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gone Girl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and whose cheerful exterior there belied an icy inner being with more than a few tricks up her sleeve. (And though her American accent was top-notch, Pike being British more than qualifies her for Sela.)<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_4 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-511106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/kingsman-goldencircle-taronegerton-suit-700x323.jpg\" alt=\"Taron Egerton\" width=\"700\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/kingsman-goldencircle-taronegerton-suit-700x323.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/kingsman-goldencircle-taronegerton-suit-360x166.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/kingsman-goldencircle-taronegerton-suit-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/kingsman-goldencircle-taronegerton-suit.jpg 1106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taron_Egerton_%E2%80%93_Chickenhound\"><\/span><strong>Taron Egerton \u2013 Chickenhound<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the uninitiated, it\u2019s almost tempting to provide as little detail as possible about Sela\u2019s son, Chickenhound, a young fox whose belief in his own intelligence winds up being something close to his doom. Right now, it\u2019s hard to know for sure if Netflix will do more with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> books than just an adaptation of the first story and this Martin the Warrior series. But seeing as there are 22 books they have the rights to, let\u2019s hope so and imagine that they\u2019ll cast a big name for Chickenhound. (Why cast a big name for a small role, you ask? Well\u2026maybe that big name would need to return for a future installment. Maybe.) At least for this first film, Taron Egerton \u2013 who showed unexpected depth as Elton John in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rocketman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 would cut the right sniveling figure as Chickenhound, with a hint of darker evil yet to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-625652 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/jude-law-e1594213675882-700x336.jpeg\" alt=\"peter pan and wendy cast\" width=\"700\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/jude-law-e1594213675882-700x336.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/jude-law-e1594213675882-360x173.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/jude-law-e1594213675882-768x368.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/jude-law-e1594213675882.jpeg 913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jude_Law_%E2%80%93_King_Bull_Sparra\"><\/span><strong>Jude Law \u2013 King Bull Sparra<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the key subplots in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is about retrieving the sword of Martin the Warrior and returning it to its rightful place in Redwall Abbey. Unfortunately for Matthias, the sword is currently being kept by the fierce King Bull Sparra, a sparrow with a murderous streak and a thing for candied chestnuts. (No, really.) As is the case with a number of the animals in the series, the sparrows here have an odd way of talking \u2013 it\u2019s as if they speak and squawk almost at the same time \u2013 so the actor who plays King Bull Sparra would need a flash or two of strangeness. Though Jude Law looks like a slick heartthrob, inside beats the heart of a character actor. And what you need for King Bull Sparra is an actor who\u2019s willing to get weird without any self-consciousness. He\u2019s done it in live-action with slimy, villainous work in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Side Effects<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contagion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Jude Law can do it in animation too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-554003 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Tolkien-Nicholas-Hoult-700x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Tolkien-Nicholas-Hoult.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Tolkien-Nicholas-Hoult-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nicholas_Hoult_%E2%80%93_Squire_Julian_Gingivere\"><\/span><strong>Nicholas Hoult \u2013 Squire Julian Gingivere<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most part, the world of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redwall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> books doesn\u2019t have much room for domesticated animals like dogs or cats. But the first two books in the series \u2013 the second being a prequel featuring Martin the Warrior himself \u2013 do feature a specific line of cats. In the first book, though, the sole cat isn\u2019t much of a wildcat like his forebears. Squire Julian Gingivere seems terrifying at first \u2013 what cat wouldn\u2019t be terrifying to a mouse? \u2013 but he\u2019s a friend to Matthias throughout his adventures. Cutting a foppish air of culture leads one to think of recent films like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Favourite<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and shows like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and suddenly, Nicholas Hoult pops into view. Hoult\u2019s another enormously talented young actor, and his flourish of personality would line up with Squire Julian so well that it would only be a shame the character isn\u2019t the lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <strong>Cool Posts From Around the Web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/post -->\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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