- Matthew Goode, Watchmen, 2008. Not so much “Who watches the watchmen?” as Juvenal asked, but who them playeth? In the 20 years it took to film Alan Moore’s DComic-book, directors came and went – Darren Aronofsky, Michael Bay, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Paul Greengrass to, ultimately, the lesser Zack Snyder. So did their choices for Adrian Veidt aka Ozymandias: Pace, Tom Cruise and Jude Law.
- Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy, 2013. The most Lucasian of the Marvel films… ll the usual prerequisites were the (crowded) battle of new Hollywood guys for Peter Quill/Star Lord… Seven TV finds (Pace, Pratt, Cam Gigandet, Jack Huston, John Krasinski, James Marsden, Aaron Paul), three science fiction favourites (Jensen Ackles, Garrett Hedlund Michael Rosenbaum), a couple of triples (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Logan Marshall-Green), two hot Brits (Eddie Redmayne, Jim Sturgess), two Aussies (Joel Edgerton, Sullivan Stapleton), two Total Outsiders (Chris Lowell and Glenn Howerton). And an ex-hottie on the comeback trail (Wes Bentley). Pace still wound up in the big hit as Ronan The Accuser – “the primary villain,” said director James Gunn, “a really twisted guy [with] a really religious bent “
- Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal, TV, 2013-2015. After the Scottish David Tennant, showrunner Bryan Fuller considered Pace, one of his 2007-2009 Pushing Daisies TV team. Hugh Dancey, already booked for FBI agent Will Graham, heartily recommended the Danish Mikkelsen – from their 2003 King Arthur. So, Hannibal goes on forever. First the 1986 movie, Manhunter, then 1990’s far mode successful Silence of the Lambs, then the sequels, and now a series. What next? Hannibal In Space?
- Adam Driver, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, 2014.
Birth year: Death year: Other name: Casting Calls: 4