At least that’s part of the wish-fulfilment Photoshopping from Gnomatsu, who envisions Sean Bean as our favorite Hellspawn and John Malkovich as Varian Jeggare. I never considered these two actors as models for the characters, but now that I see the images he chose, I can hardly imagine anyone else in those roles. Just put a bigger smile on Sharpe and trade that powdered wig for Varian’s long black hair, and see if you don’t agree.
Check out Gnomatsu’s glorious mock TV-series posters here.
To be honest, I just can’t see Malkovich as Count Jeggare… I’m not sure who is a current enough star to fill the role, but I feel it should be someone with eyes that express wisdom beyond their years. Much the way Sean Connery (no I don’t think he should be used) use to have that look as he entered the latter parts of his career.
I’ve usually thought Tom Hiddleston or Michael Fassbender for the count, but lately I’ve been thinking Tilda Swinton.