Character: Aria
Casting Choice: Idina Menzel
"She's defying gravity (or trying to, really). Idina Menzel certainly
has the voice and the Queens attitude that would work perfectly for a
mongrel singer trying to make her way in the world."
Character: Badr
Casting Choice: Gerard Butler
"Despite the cheeky smile not quite the boy you'd want to bring
home to mother. Sharp of wit and scarred for life, but underneath the
criminal streak actually quite sexy. Most of all: Tara's own."
Character: Briseis
Casting Choice: Sophia Marceau
"Briseis is a herbalist and midwife in Mongrel Town. She's always willing
to lend a hand if she's able, or just to listen when someone needs to
talk."
Character: Celomenda
Casting Choice: Parminder Nagra
"A halfbreed often referred to as the 'Black Swan', Celomenda is a resident of Castallia and a fairly known face among Mongrel Town and the surrounding area."
Character: Crispin
Casting Choice: Evan Marriott
"A free mongrel who arrived in Parnassus in his teen years, Crispin has learned a lot about life from Badr and Tara, his surrogate parents."
Character: Elynora
Casting Choice: Madeleine Stowe
"Nora is a recently freed slave who is having difficulty adjusting to her
new life. Her embroidery and sewing skills have helped her find work upon the bridge."
Character: Gatar
Casting Choice: Jessalyn Gilsig
"Little is known about the petite mongrel woman known only as Gatar. For a brief while she was frequently found working at Corinthia's Hostel, but recent times have found her under the employ of the Darkling Cerberus - working at a variety of tasks for a most unkind master."
Character: Kidu
Casting Choice: Chi Moui Lo
"Kidu is certainly a serious fellow most of the time, and can be outspoken at times. Chu Moui Lo fits that persona pretty well. He can have that thoughtful look, and is the writer, director, producer and star of the film Catfish in Blackbean Sauce, based on some rather "heady" ideas."
Character: Klia
Casting Choice: Scarlett Johansson
"Scarlett Johansson's hair might not be right for Klia's appearance, but everything else about her is a perfect representation of the Mongrel servant. Luckily, the player managed to find a picture featuring Scarlett in a hat. Just pretend that her hair is curly and reddish blonde beneath!"
Character: Lexa
Casting Choice: Vanessa Ferlito
"One of the working girls at the Naughty Nereus, Lexa is tall, slim,
sligtly exotic-looking, leggy. The role goes to the equally exotic and
leggy Vanessa Furlito, soon to be starring in the new CSI: New York."
Character: Mirya
Casting Choice: Angie Everheart
"A new addition to the Hyperion slave hold, this mongrel possesses a spirit, strength, and beauty - despite her rather 'advanced' age - that is marked as unusual and favorable."
Character: Radesa
Casting Choice: Lauren Graham
"New to Parnassus, Radesa arrived in the care of an Empyrean named Olympia. Raseda now is employed by Olympia in a cloth shop in Parnassus, and is to all eyes extremely loyal to the Domina"
Character: Swift
Casting Choice: River Phoenix
"Quarterbreed son of Fox and Grace (AetherI), Swift has come to Parnassus to make a life of his own. Thus far, he has found that he is an Elemental-Earth mage desiring wings and one heck of a troublemaker! The late River Phoenix had the right look and charm to portray the teenager."
Character: Takhi
Casting Choice: Kelly Hu
"Takhi, the mongrel slave to Vayu Al-Sirat Khalida, is well known both for her impecable manners and well-trained naraki habits as well as for her exotic beauty and inquisitive nature."
Character: Tara
Casting Choice: Kim Basinger
"Once one of Jenean's girls in the Siren's Song in Haven, Tara's retired from that and settled into a mostly respectable life as the fill-in bartender at the Naughty Nereus. Always a beauty her part in the Aether movie now falls to the older, but still gorgeous, Kim Basinger."
Character: Utendi
Casting Choice: Hudson Leick
"The eccentric mongrel gladiator known as Utendi was not an easy
character to cast. It was finally decided that Hudson Leick, best known for
her role as Callisto from the TV series Xena, would be perfect as the
bloodthirsty gloryhound."
Character: Viggo
Casting Choice: Eric Bana
"Australian Eric Bana, who flexed his muscles in movies like "The Hulk" and "Troy", has shown he could easily step into a gladiator's sandals and suit Parnassus' star gladiator, Viggo, quite well."
