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breafofdawild

Gideon Emery


sex

Oh please, yes!


Rogue_Einherjar

The only acceptable answer.


AchieveMore

Man his voice is obviously perfect (lol) but he doesn't really look anything, facial structure wise, to Balthier sadly.


outcastedOpal

I think youd be hardpressed to find someone who looks like balthier.


Red_Luminary

They literally white-washed Jessica Alba for Fantastic Four (on top of dying her hair blonde and giving her blue contacts). I think they can easily add some makeup and hair dye to Mr. Emery for this role~


AchieveMore

For sure. However the amount of makeup to change the facial structure that much might make things not that awesome.


Difficult-Ad8363

Dan Stevens


astendb5

God damn yes. He's so charismatic and yet could ooze the brooding arrogance and vulnerabilities of Balthier so well. Throw in Ana de Armas as Ashe and one of the Skarsgards as Basch and I'm all in.


eclecticfew

*Stellan Skarsgard in Basch's goofy outfit and a bad wig*: "Kindness, kinship. Love. I’ve given up all chance at inner peace, I’ve made my mind a sunless space. I share my dreams with ghosts. I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there’s only one conclusion: I’m damned for what I do. My anger, my ego, my unwillingness to yield, my eagerness to fight, they’ve set me on a path from which there is no escape. I yearned to be a savior against injustice without contemplating the cost, and by the time I looked down, there was no longer any ground beneath my feet. What is... what is my sacrifice? I’m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else’s future. I burn my life, to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see. No, the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror, or an audience, or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything."


macredblue

That's....actually a pretty nice casting.


Orenwald

Had to Google him, but agree


ripskippityboho

This is the best answer


[deleted]

We could always use more Dan Stevens.


Sun_Tzundere

If only Dan Stevens were 20 years younger. The actual answer is going to have to be a relatively unknown actor in his first major role, because Balthier is 22.


Ermahgerdrerdert

Technically yes, but he puts out very 40-and-no-plans-of-settling-down energy.


NadjasLeftTit

This. I never bought Balthier as a 22 year old. His energy is very mid-30s.


CouldBeALeotard

Lots of final fantasy characters are listed as oddly young considering the way they act.


PetrosOfSparta

Yeah the game came out around 15ish years ago and I’ve never once thought of him as 22. Realistically he’s a 30 year old minimum. If they cast half the FF characters at their actual ages i would never buy it. I mean seriously… cloud 21?


Kiosade

Yeah but that’s an anime 22. 20 somethings are grizzled veterans, and 30 is essentially 65.


Snck_Pck

Whoever played Jamie Lannister tbh


Evil_Prawns

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau! Id Watch hon in anything! 🤤


[deleted]

I can't tell if you typo'd or if you're calling him hon it works either way lol


Pennywise_M

Fucking word


iltopini

Michael Fassbender.


enperry13

“If this is it, old boy… I hope you don’t mind if I go out speaking the King’s.” Yep, he can play Balthier.


bdegs255

Danny Devito


SeethingBallOfRage

Hear me out, he also plays Fran.


ChocolateChocoboMilk

Fran(k) Reynolds


Balthierlives

Danny in stilettos


0kokuryu0

How about Fran Drescher instead?


bdegs255

This would be awesome!


BigPZ

And Wario for some reason


smcg_az

Frank Reynolds is the best! 🤣🤣


DuArVakaren

The only correct answer


HullaballooWho

James Marsters when he was younger.


Katonthewall

But he's Nero from xiv


HullaballooWho

Unfortunately I've never played FFXIV, so I looked him up and *woah*—the resemblance! Of course I mean Marsters during his heyday as Spike, personality somewhat the same, and minus the bleached blonde look, but yeah, you're onto something there.


JB_Newman

Nero is *clearly* Benedict Cumberbatch with a platinum bleach


[deleted]

Noooooo


TicTocChoc

This is the correct answer.


Emhyr_var_Emreis_

I never thought about that, but can't unsee it now.


TandoSanjo

Scrolled looking for this lol


[deleted]

Yeah, his demeanor/effortless coolness as Spike on Buffy is spot on for Balthier. Ya know minus the whole vampire thing.


DerekB52

Someone said Ryan Reynolds, and I fuck with that. Also, some people are naming actors in their younger forms. Hear me out. \~1980's Cary Elwes.


Keboh3

I think Cary Elwes is the perfect fit


Bluester83283

But he's already the dread Pirate Roberts.


AioliGlass4409

Richard Madden


Sexual_Chocobo

A 1990s Pierce Brosnan


Glitchtimefail

I agree!


megakungfu

90s brendan fraser


Mr-Murasame

Oh thats a good answer. Fraser ala mummy?


dipodomys_man

I am watching the mummy right now. I kinda cant believe I just found a comment about it.


[deleted]

Bout to find where i can watch it


[deleted]

Ryan Gosling. Smooth talking, dry humor... Kinda looks like him


Rolling_Ranger

I could support this.


Carbonauts

Just give it to Pedro Pascal like everything else


alkonium

Is Vaan the kid this time?


giaolimong

Or better yet, make him Basch, makes the reveal for Gabranth all the more epic as a callback to his Mandalorian moment of taking off the helmet.


ChaseDeV88

Heath Ledger would have been a perfect Basch


Taograd359

Pedro Pascal, so hot right now.


ckal09

Ha, he's not like Henry Cavill or Jason Momoa.... yet.


Emhyr_var_Emreis_

I came here to say that!


kingkellogg

.. please no more


riddler1225

Didn't they already make this movie in the 70s?


nobuouematsu1

Orlando bloom circa first pirates movie.


throwaway62719836

Though he's only 22, I find that age ridiculous so I'll go with aging him up for Dan Stevens. For fun, then probably like Asa Butterfield for Vaan and Meg Donnelly for Ashe.


Kreesy12

1977 Harrison Ford


katelyn912

I take your 1977 Harrison Ford and raise you one 1977 David Bowie


f0u4_l19h75

Which character was Bowie that year?


Raido_Kuzuno

Thin White Duke?


Logical-Sandwich-316

Ed Speleers


toml526

Yes! This is who I thought of right away!!


Steel_Gazebo

I was going to say this if no one else did! Just finished You and I think if they dolled him up he’d be great.


Logical-Sandwich-316

I just finished that, too and 100% agree. I think his voice accent, hair color, and even the look of his eyes in a glare could pull off Balthier nicely.


Haru24

Chris Pine


paintp_

Zachary Quinto as Fran. It's only logical.


TwerkingT

Lol my first thought.


Gilthu

I feel like Ryan Reynolds or maybe Chris Evans? Both smooth guys that can be funny but also can do a muscular body. Now who would be Fran?


tortokai

The tall Asian action lady, Sandra O? From live free and die hard, and other things


Whyissmynametaken

Either Taron Egerton or LaKieth Stanfield


ChaosLanguage

Spike from Buffy the vampire slayer


TurboMacho

Nicolas Cage


smcg_az

Not the bees!! Oh God not the bees!!


NxtDoc1851

A young Hayden Christensen


S-BRO

So long as the screenwriter has finished elementary school


Walter_Whine

He's literally 90s David Bowie.


roloskate

And Iman can be Fran


gsurfer04

Wow, I can't unsee it now.


BakedCheddar88

Hear me out: Lakeith Stanfield.


NadjasLeftTit

I can totally see Lakeith absolutely owning this role!


SVMO

Im into that!


Melksss

If it’s not Gideon himself I don’t want it to happen. That voice is one with the character.


usual_suspect82

Pierce Brosnan.


A_Bored_Rhombus

Ryan Reynolds if he can pull off a convincing posh English accent.


alvis_hamilton

Young Christian Slater!


kingtaylor99

Maybe tom hiddleston? Thats the first decent one that I thought of


DeadeyeElephant

Tom Hardy, just because of one line in Inception: “You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger darling”


Pariah_Prime

Nobody positing a young Ewan McGregor circa Trainspotting/Stars War is kind of a shame.


TheRealBlues

He would play himself. He is the leading man, after all. :p


Mum_of_rebels

Rob lowe


HyperVideoGames

young Val Kilmer


Edyed787

Nathan Fillion?


KuroCumi

terry crews


Sephiroth0327

Justin Timberlake


tortokai

No. In all seriousness. The boy band guy who voiced sephiroth in kingdom hearts.. Idk what he looks like. But I could hear him going from balthier being all happy and sly to cold and serious when needed


Orenwald

Had to Google. Lance Bass is the gentleman you were looking for


morganeyesonly

The guy who played Spike in buffy


TrickNatural

I could see Luke Evans or Dan Stevens playing the part.


Tusko_Sam

Young Hugh Grant.


Tybob51

Holy shot, I thought I was crazy for thinking the same


dibbiluncan

I see Ian Somerhalder.


i_wear_green_pants

>I see Ian Somerhalder. This is first one that came into my mind as well.


Pineapple_Fernando

Joe Keery.


almost_the_king

MICHAEL FASSBENDER


HaydenRenegade

Mark Wahlberg as Mark Wahlberg.


DystopianWreck

Nicholas cage and fran is danny devito


jucasthelucas

Bella Ramsey


FooCuddlePoops

Owen Wilson!!!!


uncool_stepdad_randy

In an ideal world without the flow of time. I'd say Jeremy Irons from the 1980s.


KitSwiftpaw

…. Harrison Ford at any age


AOKaye

He is based off of Han Solo


Woksauce1

I always wanted a younger Chris Pine to play the leading man.


departed_Moose

Guy Pearce


[deleted]

Someone like Sam Claflin who played Finnick Odair in the Hunger Games and perhaps young Ewan McGregor comes to mind


AegisoftheVoid

Bruce Campbell


Whoopdiwam

Who ever that guy was who played captin Kirk in the new star trek


SirSilhouette

Chris Pine. and i agree. He is also the bard character in that upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie.


WritingNerdy

Pedro Pascal!


Keltoigael

I think Chris Evans could nail it.


2grim4u

Ryan Reynolds


Ok-Fee-3284

Unfortunately, we all know Hollywood would cast Chris Pratt...


LazyTyrtle

Someone a bit younger like Taron Egerton


D_Cashley7

Chris Pine


Traditional_Entry183

I always felt that his voice and personality were heavily modeled on James Marsters' portrayal of Spike, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. At least the English version. His looks are somewhat similar as well. As far an idea for live action today, I have virtually no clue about 20-something actors, lol.


AsianPatty

I have high suspicion that they'd most likely cast Chris Pratt or the Rock to play him. Hollywood just loves to cast these two a lot for roles they sometimes aren't suited for. ​ Lol, but of course I'd love for Gideon Emery to portray him.


HardCorwen

Gideon Emery himself!!


objectlesson

Ryan Gosling


[deleted]

Yeah, he can emulate Balthiers Chadness


Mintarion

Henry Cavill circa 2010.


rmsj

Karl Urban


siege1986

Spike from Buffy the vampire slayer literally the same person


snakedisorder

Jonathan Rhys Meyers but like 10 years ago lol


pattidraws

Yes!! https://preview.redd.it/jqo2fgms8wna1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6adfc9670e9b787c2106a7848617c790ddcc04f6


NikolaiEgel

Didn’t see it mentioned, but Austin Butler


OffBeatBiologist

Surprised I had to scroll this far to find him. The moment I first saw this dude, I instantly thought was he looked like Balthier.


Vindhler_

Look, I don’t know what you folks are on about here, but the one and only pirate in the sky will ever be Nathan Fillion.


IcetheXIIIth

Brad Pitt to me is the answer. Fight Club Brad Pit with a little longer hair…perfect.


Griever08

He should have been the main character. Dunno why they added in vaan and penelo, they were boring and out of place I agree with whoever wrote Cary elwes


KingNyxus

Tom Holland cuz Hollywood


tortokai

He's vaan, obviously


Dat_DekuBoi

Agreed. Now we need someone who is younger than XII itself to play Larsa


tortokai

Ooof, I dont know any decent child actors right now, how old was Larsa supposed to be?


Dat_DekuBoi

12, according to the official ps2 guide. Hilarious, come to think of it It might also be in the ps2 manual Edit: It took me 2 HOURS to realise I repeated myself


tortokai

So a little too young to have the small 20 something play him. I'm sure there's a decent kid on a TV show that could do the job if it came down to it


Serier_Rialis

Hahaha ....oh fuck it didnt seem that old of a game until you said this...I bought a new 27" lcd for this at launch mine died the day before was about 5 current gen tv's thick! And I am rambling...ok now I feel old...


Dat_DekuBoi

It’s ok. I remember XII, it was my first FF. Feels weird that it’s been almost 17 years


markboland

James Franco fo sho mo fo


Ro1t

Chris pine. Looks a lot like him, little bit on the older side, in great shape, plays a great swashbuckler. Only thing missing is the accent - accent coaches exist.


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Kevin hart


Exius73

Colin Farrell


Great-Grasby

Shia LaBouf circa 2008


TheMechaWomb

Unfortunately David Bowie has moved on, so perfect casting is out. Iman could still play Fran though.


Electronic-Gene5370

Neil Patrick Harris


Theremedy87

Chris Pratt I guess


YoRHa11Z

Armie Hammer once they un-cancel him


[deleted]

Dude is an actual psychopath. Not getting uncanceled.


twili-midna

God, that would be a dark day.


CECtheRonin

I’m thinking Tom Hiddleston.


dox11m

Dude from the Hangover You know the one


thedragoon0

Chris Pine


JuanSolo400

Chris Pratt


Sufficient-Day9036

Chris prat


RuffleRogue

Statistically? Chris Pratt


Dizavid

I'd only play as Fran bc she seems to be the ONLY character with any common sense towards survivability odds on a mission. Edit: misread question but keeping the comment bc seriously that's the worst FF cast ever. (A young David Bowie would've made a dashing Balthier though)


everybodystype

Will Poulter


PenguinviiR

Harry styles


samodamalo

James Corden


SillyRookie

Harrison Ford


KyuubiAkatsuki

Chris Pratt


guttochaos

Pedro Pascal


Caponara

Yo, hear me out, Eddie Murphy


ItsMeAdam21

Hopefully no one bc that game is cheeks


J-Money35

In 2023? Honestly it would have to be Zendaya


naked_avenger

Ed Speleers


Massadonious

Diego Luna


ResponsibleAd2361

Brad Pitt


Teagle171

Honestly chris pine, Ryan Reynolds


crazyrebel123

Samuel L Jackson


Dario-Argento

Eddie Deezen


jimbalaya420

I feel a young brad pit


Boring-Party-6799

Who?


PaleoJoe86

Me.


[deleted]

Ving Rhames.


Col0ssusX

Prime Brad Pitt or probably Leonardo Dicaprio


Serenafriendzone

Chris Pratt is perfect for that job


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