I feel like I don't watch enough movies to have particularly informed opinions either, Anfinwen.

Taron Egerton is a possibility; I can picture his face belonging to a cabbie or a king. Apparently he sings, so that's also in his favor. He's younger than I imagined the cabbie, though; only 28. I always pictured King Frank as having a few lines on his face. I guess it's hard for me to imagine Aslan handing the keys of the kingdom to a twenty-something. Also, I think people aged faster in those days because life was harder. So someone in their mid-thirties, like Domhnall Gleeson, would be closer in line with that.

The cabbie shouldn't be too old, I think. Keep in mind he and Helen had many children after arriving to Narnia and I'm guessing none before, since Aslan didn't summon them. I like the idea of Taron Egerton, but you're right, Rose-Tree, that he might be a bit too young-looking. By the sound of Lewis's description, I would say he had been a cabbie for many, many years. Perhaps somebody like Ewan McGregor?

Taron Egerton is a possibility; I can picture his face belonging to a cabbie or a king. Apparently he sings, so that's also in his favor. He's younger than I imagined the cabbie, though; only 28. I always pictured King Frank as having a few lines on his face.

The cabbie shouldn't be too old, I think. Keep in mind he and Helen had many children after arriving to Narnia and I'm guessing none before, since Aslan didn't summon them.

This is why it's going to be a hard casting choice! I picture him older, but he couldn't have been very old at all. He would be aged from being out in all weather and squinting in the sun etc. I haven't seen many young actors with rugged features that aren't too pretty. I guess makeup and what not can fix that, but they may just have to cast an older actor and imply he's younger. Casting a young Helen would help with that.
Taron Egerton actually looks really good though.

I would personally think Charles Dance would be perfect for the Professor, he could perfectly portray the character, especially in the introduction. From what I can remember, the Professor's initial introduction is one of mystery. Dance can easily work both his fatherly side and his menacing side, just watch any episode of Game of Thrones that he was in.

Here's an image I think works: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7f/76/29/7f76293eeed23d0b3c483724d229cc34.jpg

I really like the look of Charles Dance for the Professor, PrinceRilianIX! I feel like he has a sort of intellectually challenging air that would give the Professor's argument about believing Lucy over Edmund a bit more punch. In contrast, Jim Broadbent seems more gently eccentric, and I feel like it would be quite startling for someone who looks like Charles Dance to start arguing in favor of the existence of a world discovered beyond a wardrobe door.

Wow, I didn’t think I’d like some along the same vein as Charles Dance, but I think that would be a good fit! To only to embody who the professor should be for the reasons you two give, PrinceRillianIX and Rose-Tree, but also for him to significantly stand apart from the Walden version.

Charles Dance intrigues me...I’d definitely be interested to see what he does as the Professor.

Speaking of Diggory, I’d like to see Noah Jupe play him in MN.

I'm interested to hear what people would do with the casting of Prince Caspian, King Miraz and the Telmarines. Would you go for the light colouring from what is told in the books. Queen Prunaprismia has red hair, and Caspian is described as 'golden-headed'.

Or would you go for what the the producers of the Disney/Walden versions and choose to give the Telmarines a Spanish/Italian ancestry?

That's actually something that came up in the Accents in the New Series thread in GMD, PrinceRilianIX. Although technically we were wandering a bit off-topic with that discussion. I've been thinking I should start a thread about ethnicity in Narnia, but you might want to take a look at that in the meantime — or feel free to start that thread yourself!

I do know that I'd like for the Telmarines to have a different look from the Walden version, but I'm open to various interpretations.

I'm actually quite torn on the subject, while I feel that the Walden interpretation worked and added a level of ethnicity to the world of Narnia, I cannot get the idea out of my head of the opening scene in the 2015 adaptation of Macbeth, with Michael Fassbender.

The images from the opening scene feel so true to the story of Prince Caspian, a corrupt king on a warpath and young innocent boy in the midst of battle. I also included a shot of Macbeth on the throne to give an idea of how I imagine Miraz looking. Here they are:

Miraz in Battle: https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MACBETH_First_Look__912145a.jpg

Caspian in Battle: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OF08X8JGFCo/Vqj3NAKlLQI/AAAAAAAAzxc/IOES2FO53LE/s1600/m2.gif

Miraz on Throne: ReplyQuote