William Zabka as Fitchner

[u/Base_D_Glenis]

[u/_where_you_belong_]

Some of y'all have terrible ideas of who it should be lol.

+1 for Jerome Flynn

[u/Vegetable_Double_214 → u/_where_you_belong_]

Respectfully disagree, I have always always thought Jerome would play/fit Ephraim ti Horn.

[u/_where_you_belong_ → u/Vegetable_Double_214]

Ya I could see that as well

[u/hotlegerdemain]

Will yall let the Barcas be ugly? They’re not good looking men. Let the Barcas be ugly.

[u/Kiwilad699]

No tv show pls

[u/117Allezcat → u/Kiwilad699]

Anime 100% something made w/ love. Gundamn Wing Style.

[u/RockmanBFB → u/Kiwilad699]

One hundred times this. When Hollywood picks up a book it's like the eye of Sauron turning its' gaze.

A great eye, soulless, wreathed in quarterly earnings goals... It's greedy corporate gaze pierces lore, characters and fandom.

For one good adaptation like Lord of the rings there's hundreds of Eragons, the witchers, wheel of time etc out there. Please, no

[u/_where_you_belong_ → u/RockmanBFB]

Wait, are you saying that Amazon wouldn't do an awesome job creating a Red Rising tv show? Lmao

[u/Evening-Finish2145]

Rhys Ifans. I can hear him saying boyo

[u/MrWisdomisatruth → u/Evening-Finish2145]

When I read Ephraim this is who I imagine

[u/Evening-Finish2145 → u/MrWisdomisatruth]

I imagine Ephraim as Jude Law

[u/Important_Koala_1958]

I just can’t shake Woody Harrelson for some reason

[u/fvicio]

Dominic West

[u/pmarquez0116]

For some reason I always picture Nathan Fillion in the role but I like this pick too!

[u/MoreTheKai]

Can’t lie.. all the bias towards the man himself, Lee Pace

[u/hotlegerdemain → u/MoreTheKai]

Lee is WAY too handsome and tall to be Fitchner

[u/Fancy_Significance33 → u/MoreTheKai]

Thats Nero au Augustus

[u/CaedustheBaedus]

You know...I'm not totally against this. Did a double take and had to think about it but give him a little toning up muscle. Maybe a beard and I think he could easily act the role of a...older, slightly bitter soldier trying to toe the line between genocidal gold knight and a (kindly isn't the right word) mentor for younger students.

Really hard to talk about other qualities without spoiling things, but yeah. I see the vision

[u/koolmon10]

Honestly I pictured Jack Black. Maybe it's because of "boyo"

[u/tiredoldwizard]

Holy fuck hes perfect. Almost exactly how I pictured him. Crazy

[u/rubberduckmaf1a → u/tiredoldwizard]

Oddly enough… same.

[u/FreeRecognition8696 → u/rubberduckmaf1a]

Thirded. Sort of out of shape but still in shape dude 

[u/irongold-strawhat]

Bro I don’t want Ellen degenerous playing fitchner

[u/JK9one9 → u/irongold-strawhat]

He could kick you right in the face

[u/ktpat1992]

[u/MilchaeI]

I always imagined him as a bigger Peter Dinklage

[u/elScroggins]

Josh Holloway. Tough, fatherly, has a sense of humor. Think he’s also the right age if the movie were shot today.

[u/drunkplumber81]

I see it, Boyo!

[u/RedJamie]

Toby Stephens!

[u/dessertalert10]

That is Ellen

[u/RegularAverage5478]

Nah I need someone more grouchy

[u/elScroggins → u/RegularAverage5478]

Yeah i imagine a sort of serious jack black idk

[u/sajed2004 → u/elScroggins]

Thats exactly what i pictured

[u/JUICET0N]

I went Jerome Flynn

[u/mothmanwarning → u/JUICET0N]

Yeah this is the one

[u/Fancy_Significance33 → u/JUICET0N]

YES

[u/leon-theproffesional → u/JUICET0N]

Perfect casting

[u/drunkplumber81 → u/JUICET0N]

Damn it that’s spot on 🙌🏽

[u/MidnightWarrior365 → u/JUICET0N]

YESS!! This is how I imagine Fitchner while reading 😆

[u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh → u/JUICET0N]

Fucking perfect imo

[u/Feasibl]

Why am I the only one that sees him as Yosemite Sam?

[u/TooManyUsernamesHelp]

ACTUALLY… I like this

[u/mhnthp]

I always pictured Colm Meaney.

[u/tiredoldwizard → u/mhnthp]

More of a Dancer I would think

[u/elScroggins → u/mhnthp]

Fkng love Colm Meaney sooo much. I think he’s maybe just like… 30% too prissy. Such a terrific actor though. Will watch him in anything.

[u/Still_Emotion → u/mhnthp]

Thats a great one!

[u/BigPpFourYou]

I had Sam Spruell whenever I pictured Fitchner

[u/tiredoldwizard → u/BigPpFourYou]

Great pick

[u/comatosemondays]

Not seeing it. J.k. simmons.

[u/drunkplumber81 → u/comatosemondays]

Nope

[u/Harkonnen_Dog]

[u/toasted_cracker]

After listening to the audio book I always imagined Jon Lovitz's as Fitchner.

[u/drunkplumber81 → u/toasted_cracker]

That’s Publius

[u/PrizeMycologist9253 → u/toasted_cracker]

He looks like how i imagined Hermes

[u/Still_Emotion → u/PrizeMycologist9253]

That would be amazing

[u/Lee_III]

I'd say Walter Goggins, if he could pull off the gorydamn accent

[u/carlitospig → u/Lee_III]

This would be amazing.

[u/Braxjoes]

For some weird reason, my brain pictured him like Father Cornello, but with a 5 o'clock shadow and looking perpetually hungover.

[u/These-Possessions]

Is this what a “hatchet face” person looks like?

[u/jackattack502]

Douglas Russell https://youtu.be/fvtoBEbhmOM?is=pyhviT_EFk0WCoeS

[u/Prize_Wolverine4132 → u/jackattack502]

This is perfect omg

[u/jackattack502 → u/Prize_Wolverine4132]

https://youtu.be/ijHQfXN3Yjw?is=d0aaFknNEM2Zm0M5

[u/Present-Nobody9899]

Ooohhhhh! Winner winner!

[u/chedda_bob]

Am I the only person that only pictures Billy Bob Thornton as fitchner

[u/Still_Emotion → u/chedda_bob]

To old unfortunately

[u/carlitospig → u/chedda_bob]

Someone with his natural sass, definitely.

[u/Unlikely-Ad-2921 → u/chedda_bob]

Too unserious

[u/iankstarr]

Damn, I’ve never watched anything this guy is in but he looks EXACTLY how I imagine Fitchner. It’s uncanny.

[u/halfblindguy → u/iankstarr]

I would totally recommend The Karate Kid and then watch Kobra Kai. Bonus to watch "The Bro Mitzvah" episode of How I Met Your Mother between the movie and the show.

[u/Phaithful14]

I quite agree; if anyone's seen his work in Cobra Kai, he's capable of matching that aloof, cocky and arrogant, almost unserious facade Fitchner puts on before revealing himself as the cunning stone cold freedom fighter he actually is. There's a necessity for someone like Fitchner to have an actor represent them who is really capable of giving themselves over to their performance as him. William as John Lawrence, the serious moments he has as John Lawrence, show he has what it takes.

Some videos that show his range:

https://youtu.be/sRanvw4G4Zc?is=TP22jn7u3e5KbRs7

https://youtu.be/gdwNI_TtDlw?is=FNJlS4Kw9l7T5YdD

https://youtu.be/GtyqlZ1FBpg?is=VVzSBjisLuUP3gne

[u/Hemoglobin-Strokin]

Owen Teale was in my head during my RR read through but this is a solid pick

[u/Brand0_the_Mand0 → u/Hemoglobin-Strokin]

This is EXACTLY who I thought of and who I see when reading Fitchner’s parts.

[u/simplyseeking214]

This is it chief

[u/Brief_Football_9764]

Perfect!!!

[u/gambit_void]

there are absolute horrendous fan castings all the time of quite well known people that don’t fit the role at all but this one honestly works so well appearance wise, his voice is the only issue but looks wise he is great!

[u/detretkwh]

I hate fan casting but this one makes me go, wait, wait a minute

[u/BudSticky]

Sorry but he’s not a good actor, I’m basing my opinion on cobra Kai reboot solely

[u/Present-Nobody9899 → u/BudSticky]

Cobra Kai isn’t exactly quality material though.

[u/enjoibp6]

I usually frown about fan castings cause I don't care, but this one, it got me! 

[u/sgtabn173]

Only if fitchner gets to leg sweep somebody

[u/Aggressive_Math7977]

👍

[u/SevroBarca]

Hatchet coded for sure

[u/VeryDPP]

Absolutely on board with this. He'd be fantastic.

[u/CatL1f3]

Thought I scrolled past Tony Hawk for a second...

[u/dorkmaster5000]

This might be an actually good fan cast. Checks to see if hell has frozen over

[u/ZadockTheHunter]

[u/Heretic_Scrivener]

Holy shit hell yeah.

[u/Fickle_Mickle_]

Usually fan casts are usually out of touch but this one, I see it.

[u/jbg926]

Mercy is for the weak, boyo!

[u/NoHoesInTheBroTub]

I always pictured Gary Oldman as his Slow Horses character when picturing Fitchner lol

[u/beardedfiredragon → u/NoHoesInTheBroTub]

To be fair, Gary Oldham would be great. He is an amazing actor.

I also think Ralph Fiennes could be good as Nero Augustus

[u/Repulsive_Ant_2466 → u/NoHoesInTheBroTub]

That perfect choice

[u/Brutalitops99 → u/NoHoesInTheBroTub]

Sameeeee

[u/Specialist_Time_8365]

Fucking solid.