Navarre by Elicia Donze. Drawn in PS. Please do not remove captions.
[Caption: A realistic digital painting of Navarre from Ladyhawke. Portrait is from waist up. Navarre is sitting with a sword across his lap. He’s wearing a black doublet and black leather gauntlets. The background is warm peachy yellow.]
He’s that tall? He seemed so tiny in CMBYN (at 22, he more than passed for 17, he seems like one of those actors that will always look boyish). I guess it’s just the other actors there were taller (Armie Hammer is 6 ft 5, and an older looking 31 year old playing a 24 year old, so maybe that helped Tim look like a small teen in comparison – though I do think they should have cast younger for Oliver).
I suppose that means whether he fits as Armand is how tall he looks in comparison to the rest of the cast. If the actor playing a 6 ft tall character is taller by a 5 inches then Armand can be taller. There seems to be a lot of very tall actors.
I guess we will have to see.
Yep, according to IMDB he’s that tall! But you bring up another point about him that I like, which is that he is 22 and looks so boyish. I would LOVE for them to cast someone, like him, who is 18+ and looks younger, so that it can be close to canon-compliance without the underage/adult ship issues.
They aged Claudia up for movie!IWTV and I think that was a change for the better. I hope that they do that again if Claudia appears in any future adaptation.
I wonder if he’s read VC or would have interest in being involved with it? I feel like he would!
Not to burst your bubble too hard, and I am sorry to do so at all, but it feels like a good time to mention that some fans have commented that he’s too tall, apparently! He’s 6 feet tall. In
TVA Armand says: “I was perhaps seventeen years old when Marius made me into a vampire. I had stopped growing by that time. For a year, I’d been five feet six inches.” Maybe they could do some camera tricks to make him look shorter, but idk, might be easier to just cast someone shorter 😛 It sucks for height to be a dealbreaker, but I respect the fact that some fans really want a canon-compliant Armand in this adaptation.
Also, if Timothee wins an Oscar for CMBYN, he’s going to be extremely expensive ;A; He’s probably already in enormous demand just for the nomination. So he’d have to WANT to be part of this, probably.
Apparently he’s in pre-production on a new film, and VC casting is a year off, but maybe he’ll be available by then?
I suppose that means whether he fits as Armand is how tall he looks in comparison to the rest of the cast. If the actor playing a 6 ft tall character is taller by a 5 inches then Armand can be taller. There seems to be a lot of very tall actors.
I would be fine with them casting other actors all taller than him to make it work! But in scenes with him in crowds and in wide shots
where you might not have enough 6′5′’+ tall people, some special effects would be fine, IMO, if they want to invest the time/effort/money. I think it’s partly in the styling, too. Clothes, makeup, lighting, etc. can make a person look bigger/smaller/older/younger/etc.
superhiki I’m so hyped about the new #vampirechronicles TV show- I’m throwing my full support behind @thomasjwf as Lestat- if there is any doubt in your heart here is some proof. 💟🦇💟
thomasjwf🤯💖 Oh wow that is so totally flattering. Thank you so much! Let’s hope I get the opportunity to give it a shot. 🤞🏻🎬🧛🏻♂️
superhiki @thomasjwf I hope so too! You’ve got a growing crowd of supporters. 💐💐
I wonder if he’s read VC or would have interest in being involved with it? I feel like he would!
Not to burst your bubble too hard, and I am sorry to do so at all, but it feels like a good time to mention that some fans have commented that he’s too tall, apparently! He’s 6 feet tall. In
TVA Armand says: “I was perhaps seventeen years old when Marius made me into a vampire. I had stopped growing by that time. For a year, I’d been five feet six inches.” Maybe they could do some camera tricks to make him look shorter, but idk, might be easier to just cast someone shorter 😛 It sucks for height to be a dealbreaker, but I respect the fact that some fans really want a canon-compliant Armand in this adaptation.
Also, if Timothee wins an Oscar for CMBYN, he’s going to be extremely expensive ;A; He’s probably already in enormous demand just for the nomination. So he’d have to WANT to be part of this, probably.
Apparently he’s in pre-production on a new film, and VC casting is a year off, but maybe he’ll be available by then?
He looks like fanart??!! He has a lot of great pics on his IG, I’m trying to keep this post from getting out of control and only picking a few out, but ppl, go check him out. Physically I think he could work, just needs more canon-compliant styling, but this image below looks like it could be for the Rolling Stone article about his upcoming concert tour *u*
[^X] He’s not just open to playing Lestat, he’s throwing himself at the part, making professional looking cosplays, and his exuberance for it is so heartwarming and in character. I think he’s trying to get these hashtags trending: #castme #imyourlestat! (If he does, he might have to share them with other hopeful Lestats!)
splitclownsyndrome: All I see is Lestat. Such beauty. I hope you do go for the audition.and if you don’t make it, I’ll think of your face while I complete my first novel. 💕💕. Supporting you all the way, my friend
thomasjwf: @splitclownsyndrome thank you so much! More than my own desire and convictions motivating me to portray the role i’m really moved by the support and encouragement from fans of the VC universe. I know how close @annericeauthor is to her readers and receiving validation like this from them is lighting the best kind of fire under my butt. I only hope for the opportunity to prove what i can do above and beyond just posting pictures that convey the right essence. That said, I appreciate your words immensely and hope to have the opportunity to make you and everyone else who comes across my stuff on here proud! 🤞🏻🧛🏻♂️🌹
[X] Here’s a pic with him with blonde hair bc reasons.
The comments on some of his Lestat pics are really sweet and supportive, and that tells me that re: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” some of those beholders agree on him ❤
facebyjacques: Love the edit you did! So much fun collaborating with you, you are an incredible model! You were born to play Lestat!
eggsonrye: Perfect. He’s my favourite fictional character come to life, just how imagined
mandeemorningstar: @thomasjwf best of luck! They would be stupid not to pick you. You look exactly how I picture him when I read the books. Spot on!
sandrakay400: I would kill to see you on the silver screen as Lestat! !! Your perfect for it ! better than any of the other what’s-their-names?, lol
moonchild_sa: I’ll be honest, I have no idea how you found my account(my pictures), but I do see that you are a fellow Vampire Chronicles fan as myself, so that was fun and unexpected. You do make a great Lestat btw✌🏻💖
Here’s one more supportive comment:
[X posted Jan. 13, 2018] AR likes him! (transcribed from above):
You’re a striking young man; Thomas. When the time comes for casting, I’ll do my best to get real usable info as to here people should go to audition, and I will post it here and on the VC page. We are a year out from casting right now. Thanks for your pic and your comments. You have a marvelous face, marvelous expression, beautiful hair and facial structure, and eyes.
And in this post it looks like he’s a reader, too. This is his year in books, and from the looks of it, he’s read VC and other books that Lestat might have read and liked, too. More food for the character development 😉
“When it came to casting the role of the Vampire Lestat in the much anticipated screen adaptation of Anne Rice’s best seller Interview with the Vampire, River Phoenix was the author’s first choice. She felt that Phoenix, with his mysteriously haunted yet fragile quality was perfect to play the Vampire and fought for him to get the part. It was the first big-budget Hollywood movie for Irish Neil Jordan. Jordan was at the mercy of the studio, who wanted proven box-office star Tom Cruise for the starring role. They agreed to give Phoenix the lesser role of Malloy, the narrator, as a consolation prize. Rice was furious when Cruise was cast and went public to complain about his being the wrong choice”
– Lost in Hollywood: The Fast Times and Short Life of River Phoenix (1995)
I-want-my-IWTV 