Casting The Announced ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Movie

Despite already beating the game, I remain obsessed with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, what will likely be my Game of the Year and may be the best I’ve played in several. It’s been announced already that Expedition 33 would be adapted into a movie, and I figured that with all the time I’ve spent with these characters, I would do a casting wish list, because why not.

Gustave

Charlie Cox – I know that I would get a lot of flak if I did not say Cox here as he does the actual voice for Gustave in-game. One problem is that he would be 42 here playing 33, and he does look around that age. That said, I wouldn’t really care.

Robert Pattinson – At least in terms of how Gustave looks in the game, immediately everyone brought up Robert Pattinson as soon as this game launched. He’s 39 but can look younger, and he’s been into being in pretty weird, out-there movies these days, and I think this would qualify.

Maelle

Sadie Sink – Maelle is 16 in the game, I believe, but we’re used to actresses in their 20s playing that young. I think the 23 year old Stranger Things veteran Sadie Sink could do a good job in the role, based on her other recent dramatic outings.

Elle Fanning – She may be famously blonde now, but back in 2012 we could see how she’d look in red hair in the film Ginger and Rosa. Now, she’s a hugely popular young actress who could be great in the part here.

Renoir

Pierce Brosnan – Andy Serkis does incredible in the role but there is a reason that everyone has said Pierce Brosnan the minute they laid eyes on the man. I’m not even going to do a second choice here.

Lune

Dichen Lachman – I’m not just saying this because you can dress up Lune exactly like Ms. Casey from Severance, I genuinely think she would do a fantastic job in the part and deserves to be part of a project like this.

Karen Fukuhara – They rarely let her speak in The Boys, but she’s a great actress that would likely play this part well, and I would enjoy watching her blast people with giant boulders as another form of superhero.

Sciel

Kaya Scodelario – I’ve been watching her since The Maze Runner and she just had an excellent turn in The Gentlemen on Netflix. I think she would shine here.

Naomi Scott – I am not joking when I say that she had an Oscar-worthy turn in Smile 2, and I think being featured as the card-slinging Sciel could be a good fit.

Verso

Ben Starr – No, I don’t think Verso’s voice actor looks all that much like him, but throw a black and grey wig on him and some light contacts and you get to retain Verso’s best property: his voice.

Theo James – Can I go back to The Gentlemen again? He’s got the handsomeness, even the voice to some extent, I think he could be great here and a potential perfect fit. But okay he does look a bit like Ben Starr in the first place.

Monoco/Esquie – Obviously just keep these voice actors, Esquie’s Maxence Cazorla and Monoco’s Rich Keeble. No reason not to.

We will see what happens!

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