What do you think of the Lan casting with Daniel Henney?

Well dammit, there goes my Danny DeVito as Lan head canon

Can he angst though? That's the most important question.

Come on Amazon, hire Green Danial as the third peasant on the left. Hehe

Daniel greene for olver

I like his chin. I feel (seriously, I’m not kidding) that Lan having a good chin is superimportant.

Daniel Henney is perfection ❤️

"That KZfaqr named Daniel something is playing Lan"

I would really like to see how he imitates a warder's deathly grace

OHMYGOD. His stern look in that first picture almost EXACTLY matches what i imagined. This got me excited!

Can’t wait to see him go through the sword forms and his training with sessions with Rand! Good pick for a borderlander.

Idk if they can make him look rugged enough. When I think about Lan I think grizzled.

Thank you so much for keeping us up to date and with all the helpful links!

I'm so excited! I love Daniel Henney!!!!! I've been happy all day :D

In my head I always pictured like an Asian Vigo Mortensen. I am not disappointed.

"To stand against the Shadow so long as iron is hard and stone abides. To defend the Malkieri while one drop of blood remains. To avenge what cannot be defended." -ancient oath of Malkieri kings

"KZfaqrs can be in your show" sign petition to cast Daniel as Narg.

I’m convinced he’ll be a great “Stone Face”

Honestly, I saw his face and I was like, 'yep, I can see Lan there.'

Thank you sir. I'm in agreement, he looks like a good fit. I liked him in the few roles I saw him playing so I'm interested to see how he does.

Pictures Lan teaching Rand sword mastery. Cue training montage.

What are his martial art chops? Can he slow time like “cool honey”? Does he dance the forms? Does he make certified badasses turn to soggy milk toast when he enters the room? Does this mean Daniel Wu will play Isam/Slayer cause they kinda look alike? More Daniels! More questions than answers Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

He is my favorite casting choice so a far!! ! would actually say its an outstanding choice!!!

ok, ok, but seriously guys - can you really blame Myrelle?

I wanted Daniel Wu from Into the Badlands! But, very close! D.H. will look just as good in a Hadori!

I hope they will make him look tough and that he is a good actor

Duuuuude, I can't wait to see how he does as Lan. Put a few light gray streaks and his hair, have him master the brooding smolder and call it done. This is going to be great!

He looks great. I'm hyped!

Ohkay....Just watched DanielHenney's Q and A.I am super duper excited .Think he has that perfect attitude that Lan Mandragoran has. Daniel's natural manner of speaking sounds like Lan talking.,.so yes great pick.

Awesome!

Love this casting choice!!

for me he has the facial structure but needs a bit more age and ruggedness on him. but god damn this is all coming together!

I think he’s a great choice. I see more Lan in him than I see Naynaeve in the actress cast for her part. Good luck to them all though.

I'm good with this choice. They need to age him a bit, a little sprinkling of gray hair, maybe some scars. But this looks like a solid choice.

FANTASTIC!

We need the next major character announcement to be played by a pro Fortnite player, just to cover every base.

Wayting to see who they cast as lanfear...afterall she must be absurdly gorgeous.

Just talking about his look I can see him as Lan, although I always imagined him a bit older when I read the books. I'm hopeful he will do a good job.

Amazon should definitely give you a cameo! A small part in like one episode or so!

I like it! Holy moly I have goosebumps.

Really can't wait to see them in costume, or more importantly, makeup. I think it's so hard to tell how people will look while they are all dapper in promo shots and different roles.

Good choice

He definitely looks like a Lan!! and if he is big overseas that will be good for getting a more international market initially interested in the series. I must say I pictured him older and was interested in how the series would tackle the age difference in the romance element with Nynaeve. I wonder if they are just going to age him down for the show or if they will say something along the lines of "warders age differently once bonded to an aes sedai"

This casting choice is spot on for Lan.

I think he is a good pick, sharp features, I can see him pulling off a stern poker face, but damn I hope they make all the borderlanders asian. Immersion is important in these epic narratives, and things have to feel as believable as possible. Game of Thrones became so huge because despite the magic and fantasy elements it felt realistic and believable. They already are asking for alot of suspension of disbelief by making the 2 rivers a ethnic checkerboard, which makes positively no sense. I hope they dont do that in every location.

Loooove this casting so much!

I think they nailed this one as long as he brings the quiet intensity when the cameras are rolling.

HYPE !!

Awesome And they followed the book looks

Nailed it. Younger than I expected but dead on for look.

Everyone in the cast has such good cheekbones....

I hope they play up with makeup the planes and angles of his face, but I do think it has the right structure to do that and achieve that iconic description of Lan

Wow! 🤩 Now I am excited for the adaptation!

I like it!

A very good casting!

Literally just broke my ring finger in the fridge while watching this video. I blame you

I dig it. I watched one clip (which showed a lot in 4 minutes) before I clicked on this video. I think he's a great choice.

He really looks the part! Steely eyed and granite jawed

Green Daniel, Wait no, Daniel Greene having himself a good ol' fashioned Lan party.

I'm glad the actor got the work and I am excited to see what he does with the character.. I wouldve gone older, I always saw him as someone in their late 40s, early 50s

His face is actually perfect for Lan, I'm liking the casting for this show a lot so far.

Yeees!

I've always imagined Al'Lan as a blood elf, but this dude looks good too. Finally someone that fits.

Congrats Daniel! Make sure to show all one of Lan's emotions all the time.

Omg!! Of course, that is how Lan looks!!

I can’t wait to see who gets chosen for Thom Merrilin! I’m already psyched for everybody else they have casted!

I like this. He looks younger than how I pictured Lan. Some ideas for remaining cast: Geofram Bornhald: Donald Sutherland Pedron Niall: Charles Dance Padan Fain: You can take this in so many directions. Robert Carlyle could play it close to the books, but I would like to see Zachary Quinto channel(ha) Sylar from Heroes in this role. I think he could draw an audience and beef up the role. Thom Merrilin: Viggo Mortensen has the look for it and would be a nod to Jordan's Tolkein inspiration. But can he juggle?

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Important question! Can he use a sword already? Or dance? If not, I foresee a harsh training regime.

Good casting

I seriously can not keep getting even more excited for this show or I may have a heart attack before it arrives!

Actually I can't wait to see the rest of the cast, it seems that they will release few at the time, still waiting for Min or Thom, Padan as well and Tam. Well, many more to come. Now, about the actor who will play Lan well I never imagine him like that but there will be make-up to entering the role and the acting can blow us away, so don't really care, I very can imagine the actor with a face as hard as stone...

Not a bad choice. Lan and Matt's actors seem pretty spot on.

OMG, I always imagine Lan looking like Jorah Mormont's actor but this choice is 🤯🤯🤯🤯 can't wait to see him on screen

This guy is getting in early with the WoT KZfaq run and Im all for it

The cast is coming together. But by how it looks it is a fine choice as far as I am concerned. I guess we have most of the main cast for season one then. There is Loial I suppose but I assume he will be a CGI character. We need a good voice for him though. I would say maybe not James Earl Jones specifically but something within that range, a deep booming voice. We also need people that only have part roles in season 1 but come back with a vengeance later, Elayne, Galad, Gawyn (shudder), Tam. Phew, I am glad I am not lead casting director. As it is, committing to WoT is a big choice even IF they manage to do two books a season. Though I guess at least one or two books happens in a fairly short span of time so it can be more easily be compressed? I think I am glad I am not in charge of script conversions too. Actually I am glad that I am not working on it in any capacity, I just want to enjoy the result! :-P

He looks younger than how I pictured Lan. But Im really exiceted, the guy seams like a good call!

FINALLY!! A CASTING CHOICE THAT I LIKE.

I like this.

Holy shit

Younger looking than I expected but that is hardly a complaint worth considering

Love the pick for Lan

He's almost exactly what I thought Lan would look like. If Amazon doesn't at least ask you to be a visible extra or for a pseudo-cameo I'm gonna be a little upset.

could you tell me the name of that outro song?

Daniel Greene as Gawyn for the win!

Does anyone know if he has any existing martial art or choreography experience?

I like this choice

Good choice. Definitely fit for a bad ass borderlander.

I think it is a good choice.

I kept hearing so many good things about WoT all over, especially from this channel, and people in my life reading it, and I was like 'okay okay I guess I'll have to read it before this show comes out...' and then they announced this casting and I immediately bought the book. I've loved Daniel for years lol. Everyone bitching about him being too young or "not tall" enough can sit down, literally it's called makeup and since when is 6'2" short? Obviously they cast him for a reason.

Great casting I hope the show will be great!! Also if Ed Sheeran can be cast as an extra in Game of Thrones then you of all people should get a cameo in the show that would be fun to see. At the end of the day the KZfaq reviews and critiques are just as important to fuel the interest and buzz for the show as anything and you've been one of the best.

Just finished New Spring.

Super happy with the choice, though I've always imagined Lan as Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing for some reason hahaha

Yes! Amazon please cast Daniel as Nerim! So perfect

I always imagined lan as the guy from arrow who played deathstroke

ahhhhhh aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH .... off to go binge watch all of criminal minds >>

Hey Daniel what do you think on Neil Patrick Harris (NPH) as Tom Merrilin. He is a man that can do it all

One of these days your gonna fall out of that chair sir Daniel and lay on your back being glad it wasn't live :D

When are they casting for Narg?

I always imagined Lan as looking a little older. But Daniel Henney can probably pull off "a little older".