[Dragaera] Dragaera Casting

[Howard Brazee]

He has been complaining about aging lately.     How old is his son?



On Jun 2, 2010, at 2:41 PM, Scott Schultz wrote:

> A problem with casting Vlad is that he's quite a bit younger than the actors
> that are being suggested.
> 
> The timeline has Vlad as 30 years old at the time of Iorich, give or take.
> That's younger than I expected; his marriage to Cawti must have been very
> short.
> 
> Let's see:
> 
> 222 PI - Vlad born
> 238 PI - Loiosh hatches, Vlad goes to work for Nielar - 16 yrs old, he got
> an early start
> 240 PI - Vlad and Morrolan traverse the Paths of the Dead - 18 yrs old
> 241(ish) PI - Vlad enlists in Morrolan's army and learns about being a
> soldier - 19 yrs old
> 242 PI - _Yendi_ - Surprised me, I missed this being set BEFORE _Jhereg_,
> always thought of it as after. - 20 yrs old
> 243 PI - _Jhereg_ - 21(ish) yrs old
> 
> ... and so on... 
> 
> The point is that Vlad has to be played by a young actor, especially if any
> explanation of his background is given. All of these guys in their mid-30's
> might be alright for "present day" Iorich Vlad, but none are suitable for
> beginning the story with Jhereg or Taltos.