Last week Richelle Mead announced Vampire Academy has been optioned for a film by Preger Entertainment. (You may all cheer now.) Options are just that, though. The film is in the baby phase of producers pitching it to studios. So, while it may or may not happen (read Richelle’s reminder about not getting our hopes up), we can all start thinking about our dream cast.
It’s time to play armchair casting director! We nudged a few of you on Twitter for your suggestions, added our own, and here are the top picks for actors to portray our three leads: Rose, Dimitri and Lissa.
Rose Hathaway
Dhampir. Fiesty. Stubborn.
1. Sophia Bush (pictured top right). You know her from the TV series One Tree Hill. (Shhh! She was also in that movie John Tucker Must Die.)
2. Nikki Reed. Don’t be like that, readers. She is more than Twilight, and can be hard a la Thirteen. My only concern is she may not be able to look young enough. Remember, she’s naturally a brunette (see what we mean).
3. Missy Peregrym. She’s been on a slew of TV shows including Reaper and Life as We Know It and starred in the movie Stick It. (See a photo)
Dimitri Belikov
Guardian. Russian. Controlled.
1. Ben Barnes (pictured right). Prince Caspian could pull off that Eastern European accent, right?
2. Taylor Kitsch. You’ve seen him in on TV’s Friday Night Lights and the X-Men prequel movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine (he played Remy LeBeau). Enough talk, just view the picture.
Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir
Moroi. Royalty. Spirit User.
1. Hayden Panettiere. The cheerleader from Heroes has the Moroi look (photo).
2. Julianna Guill. Lesser known, for sure. She’s been on TV in short runs and in movies like Friday the 13th, but we’ll but her in the maybe pile for Lissa. (See the photo)
3. Dianna Agron (pictured right). Another cheerleader, this time from Glee. While on the show her look is more fierce than Lissa would ever want, she has the right Moroi physique and can look very soft. If you’re going to be Lissa you need to be a bit willow-y.
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Chris Hemsworth for Dimitri. Watch him in Snow White and the Huntsman and tell me you disagree. He’s like 6’5 built, can pull off long hair in a ponytail and wear a long duster!!! Dimitri needs to look like a god and be intimidating, not a baby face like this ben dude.
And Chris Hensworth is Australian!!!!!!!!!!
I liked Sophia and Missy for rose. Dimitri Ben Barnes, and I really thought that Dianna looked like a good Lissa but can they pull of there character? Rose has a veryhard personality to matter and if played wrong the movie will suck. 🙁 and I don’t want it to suck..
Rose Hathaway – Sophia Bush
Dimitri Belikov – Ben Barnes
Lissa Dragomir – Blake Lively or Taylor Momsen
Adrian Ivaskov – Chace Crawford
Sydney Sage – Claire Holt
Mia Rinaldi – Anasophia Robb or Sasha Pieterse
Eddie Castile – Josh Hutcherson
Mason Ashford – Jeremy Sumpter or Dustin Milidan
Janine Hathaway – Julianne Moore
Natalie Dashkov – Emily Browning
Jesse Zeklos – Jesse Mccartney
Natalia Tasha Ozera – Zooey Deschanel
Avery Lazar – Emma Roberts
Rose Hathaway-Sophia Bush
Dimitri Belikov-Ben Barnes
Lissa Dragomir-Dianna Agron or Julianna Guill or Blake Lively
Adrian Ivashkov-Chace Crawford
They must be!!!!
Rose- Megan Fox
Dimitri- Channing Tatum <3
Lissa- Taylor Swift?
My real name is Rose H. Crazy right?! And I have her features and attiude lol, so weird! And I picked this book up by accident…coincidence?
that is soo cool 🙂
Dimitri- Ben Barnes
Rose- Nikki Reed
Lisa- Maggie Grace
Abe- Johnny Depp
Queen Tatiana- Charlize Theron
Adrian- Chace Crawford
Christian- Logan Lermann
Mason- Michael Welch
Tasha- Elizabeth Reaser
Victor- George Clooney
Nathalie- Lucy Hale
Sydney- Dakota Fanning
Janine- Bryce Dallas
Mrs carpe- Penelope cruz
Mia-Anna Sophia Robb
:):) love this cast!
Given the options, I decided with:
Rose – Missy Peregrym, she’s tough and definitely looks the part and can pull off the fighting stunts as well.
Dimitri – Taylor Kitsch, he can pull off the look and the stunts.. Ben looks more cute rather than intimidating.
Lissa – Dianna Agron, looks graceful and like a princess..not sure how the acting will pull off.
Ben Barnes-Dimitri <3
<3 dimitri
NO SOphia bush… NEVER …. Shes not 17 yrs old… Someone like Megan fox or Nina dobrev
I don’t have a clear idea in my mind of the actors who should play these characters, because the truth is no one will ever compare to who they are in my head. Richelle Mead has done a phenomenal job creating and evolving these characters who change constantly in my mind. Every time i re-read the books they are different because I’ve noticed something new or taken something in a different way.
My major problem with many of the actors people have envisioned, is the faces and body types. So many of the actors people are looking at for Rose have the right hair and the right builds but their faces are too petite and perfect to portray Rose properly. Lissa is the petite one and people have started to choose busty curvy actors to play her.
When it come down to it we need to trust that Richelle Mead who invented the characters and has her own image of them all in her mind will choose people we feel fit as well… I mean Suzanne Collins managed okay with the Hunger Games, right?
OMG Chris Hemsworth would be perfect!!! Accent and tall and hotttt! Pleaseee cast him to play dimitri!!!!
I feel the Sophia doesn’t have the tough core act. Even though I love her as an actress, I felt that Lyndsy Fonseca is a better fit for Rose from seeing the way she acts in Nikita. And I think Diana matches Lissa perfectly, but I’m still unsure about Dmitri. I feel like no one can portray him exactly the way he was written. Although I haven’t seen Ben Barnes in action before, if he does get cast, and if the movie does get directed, I hope he does a good job. I hope they all do a good job.
rose-lyndsy fonseca
dimitri-ben barnes
lissa-amber heard
adrian-hayden christian
Cant wait till the movie comes out!! Get to see it for my b-day!!
Dimitri- Ben Barnes OR Ian Somerhalder(I know he’s not on there but he’s an amazing actor)
Rose- Sophia bush
Lissa- Diana agron
Totally either Ian(plays Damon Salvatore from the vampire diaries) or Ben for the role of dimitri they both are great actors and fit the image I had for dimitri while reading the books.
I think that Diana agron totally fits what I had for Lissa in the books.
Adrien- chance Crawford