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pineapple: on 01/04/2007

I sorta imagined him younger......

Lee_Scoresby: on 01/04/2007

way younger
anyone have any idea where hes supposed to be?

Aeran: on 01/04/2007

first thing that came to my mind was the munitions factory...but that can't be it.

jen: on 01/05/2007

me too, i thought he was gonna be way younger.

sisus: on 01/05/2007

Where is he?

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Silverfist: on 01/05/2007

Yup, way younger, and where IS he supposed to be?

Vaka: on 01/05/2007

I think he looks awesome!!

bc90: on 01/05/2007

oh no! i always imagined Scoresby to be this young, good-looking guy in his thirties....that's why it was so sad for me when he died because he wasn't old at all

: on 01/05/2007

really? I always read Lee & Hester as old... they talk about lots of "ifs" in their lives... I assumed that to mean they were "past their prime"

Nick: on 01/05/2007

I thought he said something about he'd not done something for fourty years in one of the books, but...

Aiya: on 01/05/2007

It says he hasn't seen his mother's ring for forty years . . .
So there.

fools: on 01/05/2007

yeah everyone imagining him younger... the last three posts pretty much sum up everything about how old he is supposed to be...haha.

fools: on 01/05/2007

oh, and i think he looks fantastic! :D

aklebury: on 01/05/2007

It almost looks a litle bit like he's inside a clock tower???

Where is he in this picture??: on 01/06/2007

He needs to be younger to fit his cool and snappy air.

: on 01/06/2007

I imagined him as a man in his late thirties..... Sam Elliot looks like his sixty

Marissa: on 01/06/2007

Sam Elliott is an amazing actor, and I was SO happy when he was cast as Lee. This is just as I pictured him. :D

: on 01/06/2007

I always imagined him as someone in his early 50s. For lyra's world, where medicine isn't as advanced, thats pretty old. Sorta like an adult version of Jim Taylor from the Sally Lockhart books.

: on 01/06/2007

I always imagined him as someone in his early 50s. For lyra's world, where medicine isn't as advanced, thats pretty old. Sorta like an adult version of Jim Taylor from the Sally Lockhart books.

jikeb: on 01/06/2007

me too; i think he was younger...

siiknezz: on 01/07/2007

noooooooooo i thought him lyk early 40's or sumfink & for some reaon blondish hair .. & clean shaven .. i dno mayb i just fogot the desriptions of the charactors in the books & made up my own lol

northern_lights_rocks!: on 01/07/2007

he could be a bit younger, but i think he shows the character very well

twerk_face: on 01/07/2007

arrrrggghhhhhh!!!! i am sooooo angry right now. EVERYTHING from this movie looks absolutely fantastic, EXCEPT for my favorite character. He is WAY too old. i imagined him very tall, lanky, skinny, thin moustache, in other words, THE WAY HE IS IN THE BOOK!!!! this is all wrong. oooooooo i am so angry i feel like i am about to pop.

rebecca: on 01/07/2007

AGREE WITH TWERK_FACE! i think he should be MUCH younger. like thirties? with dark brown hair. and that daemon of his better not be gangly. and jeez... he looks evil in this picture. i always pictured him relaxed and happy, almost like hester when she has her eyes half-closed.

Jammer: on 01/08/2007

Sorry, but he isn't young in the book, even though I imagined him younger, too. Oh well.

Iofur_raknison: on 01/08/2007

I think he looks perfect. Exactly as I imagined him, a kind of aging cowboy, a kind of Lee Van Cleef looking character.

Kabster: on 01/08/2007

I sorta pictured him with..er...less hair. Something more trimmed and well coloured. I always had this imaged of grey-ING hair not WHITE. o.o It kinda surprises me.

Niklas: on 01/08/2007

twer_face and Rebecca: ever imagined he might look that bad to you becouse he is your favorite.

I think It looks alright, who cares if he have a beard ore not, if he wouldent have have an equal number of people would be disapointed, the movie will never be YOUR vision of the book, let's just hope It stays as faithfull to the text as possible, i think it'l be just fine.

: on 01/09/2007

I imagined scorsby younger but am far from disappointed.

: on 01/10/2007

Wow, I think it's very juvenile to get so upset about the castind directors not being able to telepathically know exactly y'alls vision of Lee Scoresby and put him on the screen.

They cast who they thought was best for the part--and maybe Sam Elliot was their personal vision of Lee Scoresby.

Personally I saw more of a Viggo Mortenson character (Texan cowboy sort of thing), but I have not seen this man act yet, so I am perfectly open to being pleasently surprised by his performance.

Come guys. Let's be a little bit more open-minded here :)

WharfedaleRed: on 01/10/2007

Looks about right, worried about the scene though-can't think where it would be...hummm...

leeSfan: on 01/11/2007

I think that Lees perfect. Forget about the age. I know someone would have preferred someone like Nathan Fillian, but I think its important to remember Lees relationship with Serafina. He admits that he is growing old, and is past his prime. There is a hint at some sort of past between them that can't be restarted. Thsi suggests to me that Lee is certainly over forty as previous posts have noted, and possibly older. Lees age makes his eventual death even sadder. He doesn't die in slow motion with a rock soundtrack in the background. Its more sombre and elagiac than that. Remember as well that Philip Pullman thought that Samuel L. Jackson should play him and hes 58. I can think of few more dignified actors than Sam Elliot and the entire cast of this looks as if its been carefully thought out. Give the guy a break

Megann: on 01/11/2007

Yep, he look's wonderful. Is he inside a zepplin or something?

crazy_stunt_girl: on 01/11/2007

It must be a tower of some sort; notice the extra walking up the stairs behind his shoulder to his left. I have absolutly NO idea what part of the book this is unless it's somewhere in Trollesund in some additional, unimportant scene. One of my first thoughts had been that maybe it was a scene from the Subtle Knife when Lee goes to the Observatory to find out more about the whereabouts of Grumman, but we know that there hasn't been any filming for the next book, so I really am at a loss to explain it! It's the pictures like this that really make me mad that there's still a year left to wait!!! Arghh, this is going to be a LONG year!!

Reedie_Belacqua: on 01/11/2007

I've imagined him way younger too.. this is the character that does not fit at all woth the way i picterd it

But, I have hopes that he'll act great n.n

glittercloud: on 01/12/2007

i always imagined a rupert everett type
not an old man

Reedie_Belacqua: on 01/13/2007

Nevertheless, remember he was about to retire...
so maybe he was this old

Naffy: on 01/13/2007

i think he's waaaaaaaaaaaaayyy toooooo old!!!!

Lorna: on 01/14/2007

I don't know... he somehow doesn't look like the right type of Texan. With his stupid long white old-people hair. .. and long jacket.
Although he might play the part really well. None of the fans really know yet. But is he doesn't, there will be riots.

silvertongue: on 01/15/2007

he looks lyk uhh wuatz hiz name ... =$ oh never mind hmmm he was professor mont. mont. in a series of unfornuate events movie urgh cmon ill remember ... he's scottish .. uhh nvm but he reminds me of him =D=D

Hikariness: on 01/16/2007

That would be Billy Conolly.

666: on 01/16/2007

I think Sam Elliott is the perfect cast for Lee Scoresby and it has to be an additional scene from Trollesund. My only problem is when writers change storys around and the Americans have already shied away from the religous overtones of the film which is what its all about... I personally cant wait to see the figure of "god" eaten by the cliff ghasts that will be a laugh. The figure of Lee played by Sam will be perfect there are not that many actors who will be able to play the Texan aeronaught so well he has the looks and perfect voice.. just wait and you will see............

Calypso: on 01/16/2007

I did imagine him a bit younger, but this Lee seems to grasp his personality and character just as well. C'mon you gotta love that the gnarly 'stache.

silvertongue: on 01/18/2007

YES THANKYOU!

starcatcher: on 01/20/2007

i imagined lee scoresby younger but its a cool pic. where is he anyway?

Reedie_Belacqua: on 01/22/2007

I dunno!
Maybe they were talking about him and an image of him appeared.. you know what i mean? >.

cant wait!!!: on 01/27/2007

he doesnt look texan and all you people are right he should look younger...and calm and nice

Reedie_Belacqua: on 01/28/2007

but he does look calm and nice :)

Lori: on 01/30/2007

Imagined him younger, too, but he always talked to Hester like someone he'd known for half a century, so I guess older makes sense.

Azeria: on 02/03/2007

eugh. Lee is supposed to be old and Hester is supposed to be a lanky... scruffy(?) looking Hare. Lee is probably 50 + as he says he hasn't seen his mother's ring in 40 years. Read the books again.

Jrea: on 02/04/2007

I agree. Those saying Lee's meant to be young obviously need to read the books again.

Emily: on 02/09/2007

Yeah. Not sure about this . . . . when I heard they had cast Sam Elliott for Scoresby I thought it was perfect. I was well aware that Lee wasn't a young man (late forties, early fifties . . ) but I just didn't imagine him sooo old. I though more hardened and weathered looking than just plain old - like this pic. Feel a bit strange about this as it distorting 'my' picture of Lee Scoresby . . . hmmmmm

lilia: on 02/11/2007

NO!!! that can't be lee! he looks too old, wise and tidy! he is supposed to be younger, reckless, and scruffier! maybe it's just because of the angle of the picture... I really want to hear his voice, sometimes actors really don't look like the characters they are supposed to be but when they speek, they sound much better. maybe he is one of them.

robin: on 02/13/2007

he reminds me of the old cowboy guy from 'the big lebowski'.. it does seem different to the book description but i'm eagerly awaiting the film. oooh its gonna be goood

Isabelle: on 02/13/2007

I thought he would be WAY younger. Where is he because this part isn't in the book.

sian: on 02/15/2007

my first reaction was that he should be younger too....he was a young man wasn't he?????? im dreaded this hope the dont mess it up

Reedie_Belacqua: on 02/15/2007

no, he was about to retire

i imagined him way younger though,
bu he's supposed to be old

hb: on 02/16/2007

he should be about 50 years younger !!!!!!

: on 02/16/2007

hb, READ THE FREAKING COMMENTS!

You just had to read the comment above yours!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT

danh: on 02/21/2007

perfect for me.

I'm just me: on 02/22/2007

Well... So did I actually... But in TAS there's mentioned something about a ring he lost 40 years ago or something!
So he can't be THAT young!

I'm just me: on 02/22/2007

Eh... I mean TSK of course!

Pan_Kirjava_Isabelle: on 02/23/2007

Yeah, he's supposed to be old and it hints it a lot in the book. I just pictured him different in my head even though I knew it wasn't right!

Reedie_Belacqua: on 02/23/2007

" I just pictured him different in my head even though I knew it wasn't right!"

that happened to me with coulter (who i imagined really alike nicole kidman) and lee scoresby

plaidskirtedheros: on 02/25/2007

woah! this man is NOT lee scoresby. he's supposed to be a sort of father figure to lyra, not a grandfather!!! he's supposed to be young!!! Hello casting director, did you even READthe books!!!

Witch_Queen: on 03/10/2007

What a great shot! Where is he standing? The only thing I can think of is he's iside a Zeppelin, does anyone actually know?

Meredith Scoresby: on 03/13/2007

Naw, I thought Lee was supposed to be sorta old. I think this guy looks great. =]

Thor: on 03/17/2007

I imagined lee sort of tanned and weathered. Not like an arm chair man.

phil: on 03/23/2007

He's in a town in the great white north, standing on the crate where he stored his balloon. Lee was an old veteran of many wars. Maybe you pictured him younger becuae of your age.

Thor: on 03/24/2007

your age being

Senza: on 03/28/2007

The age is about right, i guess, but i never imagined all the hair! I thought he'd be sorta a 5 o clock shadow guy, not a beard guy like that. But that's just me i guess. I also sorta imagined him wiry, which he might be, but it's covered up by the clothes.

javi: on 03/31/2007

De que residencia han sacado a este se?É¬±or???

Lyra at heart age 13: on 04/01/2007

uumm... What? Anyway, arn't these film makers being a little stereotypical about Lee? I mean, he maybe Texan but not all Texans have cowboy hats and walrus moustaches!!

Pan_Kirjava_Isabelle: on 04/03/2007

I agree with you, Lyra at heart age 13.

Andreas Sellfors: on 04/09/2007

Mabye he is a little to old, but whit all the other people how has been casted, he is going to be perfect.

Witch_Queen: on 04/16/2007

Has anyone seen him in Ghost Rider? I think he's gunna make a good Lee!

rocio: on 04/22/2007

i always imagined him young-ish too.... like scruffy and dirty. but as soon as i saw this i thought whoa. this guys awesome

spiky: on 04/23/2007

he should be young and thinner

Witch_Queen: on 04/24/2007

He is thin, its just the angle of the picture. And Pullman said hiself Sam Elliot is the exact image of Lee.

Pan_Kirjava_Isabelle: on 04/25/2007

My image of Lee was young and I know it's wrong, but that's what I think of him. =)

Witch_Queen: on 04/27/2007

Everyone has their own image of the characters, I didnt have a very good image of Lee until I saw Sam Elliot :)

Witch_Queen: on 04/29/2007

He looks experienced like WILL said. Sam Elliot is a good actor, he'll do a good job :)

Pan_Kirjava_Isabelle: on 05/03/2007

My image of Lee was a young, weathered, handsome, man. I knew he wasn't really young, but that's how I imagined it, anyway.

: on 05/03/2007

Um... Some of my post was deleted. It's a young, weathe*red, ha**ndsome, man.

: on 05/03/2007

OMG! It keeps getting deleted. Nevermind...

Witch_Queen: on 05/03/2007

Dont worry i know what you mean :)

Miya: on 05/04/2007

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Maria: on 05/05/2007

ok... lets get bake on da subject of da pic.....

Maria: on 05/05/2007

Back* i mean

Witch_Queen: on 05/06/2007

Alot of the comments dont make sense now cause loads have been deleted, i agree with you Lyra at heart.

Witch_Queen: on 05/09/2007

Yay! So are yours!

Lyra at heart age 13: on 05/14/2007

And if this is your idea of "just commenting on the picture", I quote:
"Die Dakota, DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
I rest my case.

Pan_Kirjava_Isabelle: on 05/26/2007

You don't know what respect means by the way you've acted...

Lyra at heart age 13: on 05/31/2007

I will spit on my own hand after you have and wipe it all over your face!!!!
NO NEED FOR CAPS LITTLE MISS LUNGS!!!

Lyra&Pan: on 06/04/2007

Sam Elliott will be great at Lee's part,but maybe a younger actor???

gucci: on 06/14/2007

alek shut up about chavvy man u no wat im gonna say

Lyra at heart age 13: on 06/14/2007

How is Touche chavy?? It is a highly intelligent and witty retort. I doubt a Chav would use that kind of sophistication. Do you know what the hell a chav is? It is an abbreviation for Council House and Violent. They also have the reputation to use their benefit money on designer clothing.
So I think you should shut up coz you don't know what you are talking about.

Witch_Queen: on 06/18/2007

Thanks Lyra at heart! I happen to use that remark alot and I am NOT a chav! How is Touche chavy? I can't imagine a chav saying that! I didnt know that chav was an abbreviation...

Lyra at heart age 13 (Above): on 06/18/2007

Fallen Authority: on 06/19/2007

What would eventually happen to Mr. Scoresby's body is quite creepy for me. I wonder if they will show that scene in the movie. Lee looks just as much as I expect from a person from Texas not being stereotypical if I might say. Okay I confess, I really do not recall how would this person might look like.

McVinster: on 06/20/2007

I rekon that Iorek just likes human flesh.

He's secretly incredibly evil and wants to go to war to eat bodies.

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm: on 06/22/2007

i thought that lee was supposed to be a young aeronaut?...

Ama: on 06/29/2007

But Dakota has never even acted before. I'm positive that character did count when they were doing auditions. It's just helpful that the chosen girl already has a Lyra-ish personality. And the people who were judging, as well as Philip Pullman, did credit Dakota's nature as being very close to Lyra's.

Ama: on 07/02/2007

Yeah I know. I was just talking about how they *did* judge by character. I was using Dakota as the main example basically. So you know what Lyra at Heart looks like?

Ama: on 07/06/2007

Actually, Lyra at Heart /does/ seem kind of Lyraic personality wise. Lol.
And that's a good idea. Why not post a picture of yourself and see what we think?

Ama: on 07/11/2007

You were boasting right there. And I don't think she was serious about you showing us a picture of you.

Ama: on 07/13/2007

Well if you don't want to be a hypocrite, and want to be taken seriously and respectfully by society, you might want to try to avoid boasting. If you want to prove to someone that you aren't dumb, you should try showing that you're above such things as quarreling over who's stupider.
This is only my suggestion.

Ama: on 07/13/2007

At least she apologized for it. You went way over the edge in comparison anyway.

Lyra at heart age 13: on 07/15/2007

Well you got it half right. But I don't know what the hell your talking about for the first part. You are describing a fair weather friend there. I told you before you retarded little freak that I'm am not gonna waste my time explaining what talents, interests, and how intelligent I think I am to the likes of you.
I am some what impressed though that you managed to write all of that without using much slang or text writing. Kudos to you.

Ama: on 07/16/2007

What's the point in asking someone about their talents if you aren't going to believe them?

Ama: on 07/22/2007

You might want to do a spell check the next time you write an argument about how brilliant you are. Also you might want to avoid being redundant. Then you'll be a little more convincing.

Ama: on 07/23/2007

You should be able to spell quite well if you're "outstanding" in English.

Ama: on 07/25/2007

So if you're not trying to prove anything, it wouldn't matter either way if Lyra at heart believed you or if anyone believed you?

Ama: on 07/26/2007

Since almost no one here has ever met you, the only thing they can possibly base your intelligence on is that essay-type thing of yours. Anybody can make up things to make themselves look intelligent. I'm not saying you're making it up, but there's no reason for a person to believe you if it appears that you can't even spell properly.

Ama: on 07/31/2007

I'm not making you do anything. I'm only suggesting things. It looks as if you do have at least some time to waste if you wrote all that stuff about yourself.
If you don't care whether people believe you, why would you say "they shood believe me".

Ama: on 08/03/2007

I'm just saying that there really isn't anything more indicative that a person can't spell than their spelling errors. It's simple as that.
So if someone sees that you at least appear to be unable to spell, there's less reason to believe that you're very good in English at all.

belaqua-silvertongue: on 09/01/2007

i luv dis pic! lee isn xactly as i imagined him but hez prfect! wer d hell is he though??

Kalib: on 09/28/2007

Wow, that is alot of blahs isn't it!

tam: on 10/02/2007

They must have taken sometime to type.

Witch_Queen: on 10/02/2007

Thats cheating!

Witch_Queen: on 10/04/2007

I was joking, of course it would have taken you ages to it all by hand!

tam: on 10/09/2007

lol. Note to self pay closer attention to comments.

Witch_Queen: on 10/09/2007

Lol!

Kalib: on 10/14/2007

Now where could this be?

if I'm a fan blame Zau: on 10/30/2007

Awww... that doesn't look like Lee! He looks like an old grandfather, not the lean tough weathered aeronaut in the book :( That's sad. The other characters look fine and/or great to me, but I don't think I can get used to that being Lee... oh well, maybe they couldn't find anyone better to play it. *shrugs* After all, I've never made a movie so what do I know? O:)

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