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captain_nimoy
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2/20 12:31pm
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Grand Moff Tarkin casting for the live action series...
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Came across this guy http://www.ssc-concerts.com/typo3temp/pics/42b1ad02c5.jpg Rob Birch from the stereo MC's
Has a great resemblence to Peter Cushing. Not sure if he can act, but they should at least get him in for a casting if Tarkin stars in the new series.
Would beat that freaky looking mask they used in Revenge of the Sith http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/5/5b/Young_Tarkin.jpg/200px-Young_Tarkin.jpg
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SaberJedi2
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Wow, there is definitely a strong resemblance. I definitely hope we see some sort of Tarkin in the series. Whoever fills the position will have big shoes to fill.
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DBrennan3333
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Yeah, there's a superficial resemblance but....that guy looks like a stoner, not a cold-hearted, tyrannical general!
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Blackout
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lol, is Rob Birch still alive? He looked like he was about to keel over in 1993 
I still think Ralph Fiennes would've been good for Young Tarkin (I'm undecided about the dodgy mask).
Anyway, I got all excited when I saw the thread title! Like this important bit of news has slipped past TFN or summat 
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The2ndQuest
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They should keep Wayne Pygram, who played him in ROTS, but just use better makeup. The guy already looks and acts like Peter Cushing with only a little makeup.
As soon as he first appeared on Farscape as Scorpius, I thought he'd be perfect for a young Tarkin- so it was a happy surprise that he actually got the role in ROTS, but a disappointment that the makeup was crappy and that he had no lines.
Still, rework the makeup and he'd be perfect for the role- he's already an established scifi actor and already has experience playing a character very similar to Tarkin in his demeanor (alien and cyborg characteristics not withstanding).
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QuiGon06
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I have to say that one of the biggest things I am hoping for in the live-action series would be for them to touch on some of the Grand Admirals, especially Thrawn, and maybe just introduce some Mara Jade. I'm sure it won't happen but I would at least like for them to put in a Grand Admiral or two. That'd be sweet
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CuppaJoe
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The2ndQuest posted:
They should keep Wayne Pygram, who played him in ROTS, but just use better makeup. The guy already looks and acts like Peter Cushing with only a little makeup.
As soon as he first appeared on Farscape as Scorpius, I thought he'd be perfect for a young Tarkin- so it was a happy surprise that he actually got the role in ROTS, but a disappointment that the makeup was crappy and that he had no lines.
Still, rework the makeup and he'd be perfect for the role- he's already an established scifi actor and already has experience playing a character very similar to Tarkin in his demeanor (alien and cyborg characteristics not withstanding).
I thought the makeup was fine in its context in ROTS, considering we don't exactly get the best look at him.
However, yeah, in the TV series it would be a bad idea.
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Sithlurker86
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QuiGon06 posted:
I have to say that one of the biggest things I am hoping for in the live-action series would be for them to touch on some of the Grand Admirals, especially Thrawn, and maybe just introduce some Mara Jade. I'm sure it won't happen but I would at least like for them to put in a Grand Admiral or two. That'd be sweet
I agree. It'd be nice, but the position of Grand Admiral was only created two years before the battle of Yavin. Still, you never know.
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Sevb32
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3/23 12:13am
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Yes, he was distant from the camera in ROTS. You only see close ups in promo photos.
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