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Puffy Treat
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Oh, very well.

Adam Sandler as Aslan.

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I was going to suggest Chris Rock...he made such a good zebra...although...Ben Stiller was a pretty good lion...
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Puffy Treat
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No. I have it. JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS!

Corporate synergy, man!

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Garrison Keillor!
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Puffy Treat
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Garrison Keillor couldn't sound untamed if his life depended on it. [Smile]
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And Fran Drescher as the White Witch?
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James Earl Jones would work for me. So would Liam Neeson.

But, if you want a very talented voice actor who ISN'T a well-known actor, I think it should be Keith David.

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And Fran Drescher as the White Witch?
Ooh . . . I think I just developed an ulcer.
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Believe it or not, I'm serious with this one... think on it before you pass judgement:

Cary Elwes.

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Megan
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Wesley!

*considers*

Nah, I just can't take him seriously. Ever.

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Jim-Me
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Watch "Glory" sometime. I used to think I couldn't take Matthew Brodercik seriously either...
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I suggest Clancy Brown.

Anyone who watched Carnivale can relate I am sure. He's gotten loads of voice work for commercial's since he was in that show.

Oh man, the voice that guy has. Blows me away.

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I don't know - can he pull off sounding youthful but ancient, sad and joyous, gentle and terrible?

I'm thinking Denzel Washington maybe. Charlton Heston (10 years ago - now, maybe not). Maybe even Val Kilmer.

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Oh, I can take Matthew Broderick seriously; Cary Elwes, though, will always be a bizarre combination of Westley, Robin Hood (of Men in Tights), and the stepdad from Liar, Liar.

My vote is still Keith David. His voice can be almost as compelling as James Earl Jones, but is less ...ubiquitous.

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Hank Azaria

*ducks*

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Steven Wright?
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Puffy Treat
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I loved Keith David's work as "Goliath" on 'Gargoyles'.

The White Witch is a moot point, Tilda Swinton's already filled that role. [Smile]

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John Cleese?
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Puffy Treat
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"Would you like to be an EX-Witch?!?"
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I put my vote to "Unknown Actor". Someone who's voice I don't recognise, or I don't recognise well, but just gives me the warmest glow.

It should be an old(er) man with a deeper, timeless voice.

Patrick Stewart is about right, but too recognisable.

EDIT: There are plenty of classically-trained unknown British stage actors who would be fabulous for the job. Anyone thin, good-looking and movie-star-ish is wrong for me.

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Puffy Treat
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Some involved in the production have mentioned that Lewis' step-son, Douglas Gresham is a stage actor, even though he's never done voice over work.

Hmmmm. Depending on his quality of voice, he might be an interesting choice.

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Well, the person I was going to reccomend turns out to be dead... bah, why does no one tell me these things!? (Would have been Thurl Ravenscrof.)

But out of the given choices I'd have to go with either James Earl Jones or Sean Connery. Sean Connery did do a good job as Draco in Dragonheart.

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How about John Rhys-Davies?

You proably know him as Gimli from Lord of the Rings or Sallah from Raiders of the Lost Ark. He also did the voice for Treebeard in lotr.

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Billy Connoly


John Cleese can be Aslan in the parody.

I'd say John Huston, voice of Gandalf in the animated LOTR movies, but he's dead. Otherwise would have been PERFECT. For the most part though I think it needs to be someone we won't associate with ANYTHING else. Or maybe Stephen Thorne, voice of Aslan in the most popular cartoon version of this that already came out.

Ralph Fiennes is the only other voice I can see working. It's strong, but relatively unknown. Depending on how he sounds as Voldemort.

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Aslan, as Dag sort of points out, needs to have some youth and vigor in his voice...

There's a scene where someone asks Aslan who He is and three voices answer "Myself."

One is ancient and wise and perhaps a little sad. One is young, strong, and joyful. One is a subtle, intimate whisper.

The second one is the one that should be Aslan's main voice. I could see Liam Neeson pulling off all three.

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I would have to vote for Tony Jay. He was the voice of Megabyte in that great ol' weird CG tv show "Reboot", and also the voice of that soul eating underworld creature in Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

I'm sure he's done other stuff tho.

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Jim-Me
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Jafar, Scar, and Claude Frollo, for sure.. I believe he's been other Disney bad guys as well...
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Ooh i could totally have seen Thurl Ravenscroft!
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Samuel L. Jackson. Hands down.
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quote:
Originally posted by ACD:
How about John Rhys-Davies?

You proably know him as Gimli from Lord of the Rings or Sallah from Raiders of the Lost Ark. He also did the voice for Treebeard in lotr.

I vote for him! Great character actor, and a really nice guy. [Smile]
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I still say James Earl Jones.

I've got a man-crush on his voice.

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John Cleese can be Aslan in the parody.
John Cleese did a wonderful Wormtongue in the audio book of Lewis' The Screwtape Letters.
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I think James Earl Jones is too recognizable now - I mean, come on, the man is doing cell phone commercials and people know it's him! John Rhys-Davies is an intriguing suggestion. James Woods could also be interesting (we're watching Hercules right now... well the kids are watching and I'm sort of listening)
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James Woods? All I'd be able to hear is Hades, or any of a number of roles he has played.
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quote:
Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head:
John Cleese did a wonderful Wormtongue in the audio book of Lewis' The Screwtape Letters.

That is the greatest audio book ever.
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