Silent Hill Heaven

I know that he doesn't look 100% like James, but i've always thought William H Macy would fill the role perfectly. He's a mighty fine Actor, very diverse for different roles and ultimately (or at least this made me make the initial connection) he sounds exactly like James in the game.

Seriously, play SH2 again and you can definitely hear William H Macy saying "Mary?"

He looks like the superintendent of SH4. Or more precisely, James' father.

Yunno what I see when I think James?



That.

Honestly, seriously, my boyfriend looks like James Sunderland, that guy up there, doesn't really do it for me.

alone in the town wrote:Yunno what I see when I think James?



That.

Cary Elwes -- I think that's a pretty good choice for James. He's a kick ass actor.

Abdiel wrote:

Bill Pullman? naah... I enjoy seeing him in a few movies but for my opinion I could never take him serious as James...

The Necronoir wrote:I think you guys are too focused on physical similarity rather than finding someone who could really nail the 'feel' of James as a character. I admit that Sean Bean doesn't have the greatest physical similarity, but when I think of how he played Chris in the movie the feeling is almost disturbingly right. Bean really imbibed the character with that mix of single-mindedness and barely concealed selfishness which lies at the heart of James Sunderland, and as a result it almost makes him seem more physically fitting in the role too. I'd love to see the sequel pick up with Chris as the main character looking for Rose, and virtually enact the Silent Hill 2 storyline exactly as it is with those two alterations. If anything the pursuit of his wife over his adopted daughter would take the selfishness already inherent in James to a whole other level. If done properly they could even substitute Sharon/Alessa into Laura's place, especially if they pushed the 'Sharon has become the Reaper' suggestion from the first movie.

I agree... and even had the almost same thoughts myself

They didn't use James' character in the movie.

Abdiel wrote:

Fuck yes. That works just as well as Aaron Eckhart. If you dyed his hair blonde, of course.

Drewfus wrote:I think Josh Lucas (Poseidon) or Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy/Little Children) might be able to pull it off, even though their hair isn't quite right. Aaron Stanford (The Hills Have Eyes 2006) might also work.

EDIT: Upon further reflection, Aaron Eckhart would make the best James.

http://www.strandrel.com/pressroom/Images/CWOW_05.jpg

Oh yeah, wow. Eckhart, from Thank you For Smoking I think...yeah he'd be excellent man!

Come on, the dude did pretty well in Lost Highway.

i think almost all these guys would do great in looks.but the guy from saw and the guy with the black hair(im bad with names)would do very good.(im not sure about the black haired guy,havent seen many of his movies)

I'm probably nuts, but I think Christian Bale could play James well (Equilibrium).

Well let's go completely nuts.....

Rofl Crowe!

I like the Dennis Leary and the guy from saw are good canidates for James look alikes but as one person said the actor has be convincing as the character. Then again maybe it's better to see a video of both of them and judge for yourselves.

Denis Leary in one of his comedy scenes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAVoQfoU0dQ


Now a trailer for the movie Saw with Carey Elwes in it they even have the toilet scene from SH2!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSW3Ori7UMI


Also for the distant third candidate Aaron Eckhart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syz_MniMmhE

Now that I watch them I have to go with Aaron Eckhart first and Carey Elwes as second.

Prinny wrote:I'm probably nuts, but I think Christian Bale could play James well (Equilibrium).

Christian Bale could pull it off, he's a really great actor. The problem will be getting him in the project.

I think Christian Bale would make a great choice as well but he's probaby too busy with portraying Batman.

I think Christian Bale looks somehow too healthy. James shoud be a bit bloated faced and perhaps a bit sickly, like he hasn't been eating and especially drinking the right things lately. Maybe if Bale drank enough beer he'd be really good.

Dennis Leary? Seriously?

I can just see James walking along killing Mannequins with the wooden plank singing "I'm An Asshole".

That would be really cool.

I think you guys are too focused on physical similarity rather than finding someone who could really nail the 'feel' of James as a character. I admit that Sean Bean doesn't have the greatest physical similarity, but when I think of how he played Chris in the movie the feeling is almost disturbingly right.

Well, that's a good point. He also has those sort of sad eyes. He certainly wouldn't be a bad choice.

What's important is that the characters looks like not someone who is very sad, but rather someone who's been very depressed for three years. Also, for me the voice is very important. I love James's voice, though i'm probably the only one. He looks and sounds like such a nice guy, he could never hurt a fly.

I could really see Tim Robbins as James Sunderland. Although he perhaps doesn't look exactly like him, there's something in his look that captures something very relevant in James's character. He was in Jacob's Ladder too so it would feel like a circle closing. Also, you would never expect him to (Silent Hill 2 spoiler) Plus he's a terrific actor, maybe too good.

Wait! Holy shit, i just looked something on dictionary.com and guess what:

James (jāmz) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. Jas. or Js. or Jm
See Table at Bible.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin Iacomus, variant of Iacōbus, Iacobus; see Jacob.]

OMG it's a Sign!

Stevo wrote:I found a very nice website with some very interesting lookalike images. I also found an image of christine aguilera dressed EXACTLY like Maria.

James:


Maria:

Wow Never Knew that lol great find

My Pick of Lookalike Laura from SH2 would be between that little girl from War of the Worlds remake or girl from this other movie dont know

Edit: Oh Yah Dakoda Fanning thats her name, Shes Bratty in her movies and complete it unless the hair is ok

How about Steven Baldwin as james? I couldnt find very good pictures of him on google. But heres one of the few where he was a serious face. Just ignore the 5 o clock shadow.