Not Bryan Cranston. Not Hugh Laurie. Heck not even Ryan Gosling. They’re all way too old. If a HL movie was ever made I would want someone age appropriate (at least passable for 20s).
Bryan Cranston looks absolutely badass as Gordon, but I agree. Looks exactly like that old HD Freeman model that used to be popular in gmod
I feel like it wouldn't be too hard to find a young person who actually looks like him, there's a lot of those walking around in random offices
Except the movie makers break the lore by making Ryan (Gordon Freeman) talk
"so what do you do?"
"I half-life"
*Nightcall by Kavinsky plays as the credits roll*
John Krasinski. Freeman has to be nerdy but also a bad ass. You have to believe he could solve your equation and equally fuck up your face. Kransinski does that for me. Cranston is too old and Gosling is too much of a “jock” type.
genuinely bryan cranston. idk i just think he looks right and it would be funny just seeing walter white running amuck in a hev suit, completely silent
Nice thing is he's generic, so just put an audition ad out asking for a brown haired white man who stands 6' tall and has a lean physique. Advertise the role as "nonverbal stoic" Or something and sift through the applicants.
It's one of those roles where you have to be able to tell the audience what you're feeling and what you're thinking, with a relatively stoic face and without speaking. Similar to characters who always wear their helmet.
Whenever I see this I can't help but think of Hugh Laurie, and this one video on YouTube where a guy does a photoshop https://youtu.be/ehCwo7BMdes?si=LciOtA3ItMQgOlPN
I had knee surgery when I was 16 and I distinctly remember the anesthesiologist looked exactly like Gordon Freeman. So I'm going to say that guy. Shoutout to my healthcare hero
What are you guys talking about? It would obviously be tom Holland as Gordon in half life 1, Timothée Chalamet as Gordon in half life 2, Morgan freeman as Eli and Kate blanchett as Mossman. Alyx would be Zendaya and Dog would be played by Vin Diesel.
Also jack black would cameo as Kliener.
Geez guys... Didnt think I'd have to spell out the obvious
Honestly there’s so many great actors to play Gordon I would be happy with almost anyone.
That being said, Gman must be played by Ty Burrell.
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I mean… if the guy who looks like him can’t act… they can’t act man. I’d always rather get established actors just because I know it’s likely they produce a profitable movie.
Be careful what you wish for. We might get Chris Pratt if we go that route. To better phrase what I mean, I hope they would consider giving the role to the little guy for once. I guarantee you that if you don't cherrypick only the top actors, you could probably find an absolute dead ringer for Gordon Freeman.
Slap Trump in there.
“ Nobody told me these consequences would be seen, it’s like I didn’t see them. I call them Unseen Consequences”.
- Donald Freeman
I've seen a lot of these sort of posts recently about what actors would be best. My ideal choice for gordon would be Micheal Fassbender but he's too old to play a 27 year old so maybe someone like Jaimie Dornan or something. I think Hugh Laurie would be almost perfect for G-man but he'd have to get the voice and mannerisms down to a T. I think Lennie James with some makeup or whatever to make him look older would be great for Levi.
Terry Cruise as Alyx.
This might Sound a Little cliche. but Generally I think Ryan Gosling would be Perfect as he could portray a lot of different kinds of Gordon Stereotypes the internet has made up
He could be The traumatised Scientist or The sarcastic Bad ass
Not Bryan Cranston. Not Hugh Laurie. Heck not even Ryan Gosling. They’re all way too old. If a HL movie was ever made I would want someone age appropriate (at least passable for 20s).
Ryan Gosling doesn't event look old he'd be perfect imo
He doesn’t look 43 but he also doesn’t look 27
Neither does the character model…
Idk. Facial hair always makes people look older but the artwork (for HL2 especially) makes him look pretty young to me.
I don’t think he looks remotely 27 in any of these pics but the last one.
Agreed. I always thought gordan Freeman looked like he was in his late 30s or early 40s
honestly gordon looks like he's in his mid 30s to me
Bryan Cranston looks absolutely badass as Gordon, but I agree. Looks exactly like that old HD Freeman model that used to be popular in gmod I feel like it wouldn't be too hard to find a young person who actually looks like him, there's a lot of those walking around in random offices
as a kid I really did think he played Gordon
But, Bryan Cranston as the Agent?
Late 20s. I think Ryan Reynolds could pass.
Except the movie makers break the lore by making Ryan (Gordon Freeman) talk "so what do you do?" "I half-life" *Nightcall by Kavinsky plays as the credits roll*
"We're in the black mesa facility, Gordon! Now put on that suit and get ready to go some halve some lives! " "..."
“MAJOR FRACTURE DETECTED-“
Ryan Reynolds would be ironic considering that Gordon Freeman is a man of very few words
Imagine it: the audience expects Reynolds to make a quip to break the tension, but no, he just stands there quietly
Yes, Any movie with Ryan Reynolds is a 10/10
Dude is 47
He's still hot
So is Georges Clooney but that won't make him fit for the role of a guy in his late twenties.
Don't forget that Reynolds *just* did a movie where he's supposed to be around Gordon's age, like early 30s maybe.
hear me out chris pratt
It’s a me, Gordon Freeman
GORGOND FREEDMANS??
Hello, Freeman, welcome to Fortnite.
He's so cool
I’d give Chris to Barney Calhoun tbh
nah his face isn't long enough imo
Man, I spent hours of my life shooting... ZOMBIES
I wpuld say yes with one condition, that we chane Alyx to Alex and Timothée Chalamet plays him.
Let's be honest, Hugh Lorie would be the best. Dr Freeman house
Too old. Perfect face match tho.
Chris Pratt starring everybody (even the females) in the HL universe
In half life 1 gordon is 27. But in half life 2 he is 32.
In hl2 he is still 27. He is supposed to be in his 40s but time doesn’t pass in stasis so he’s still 27
I've read that he aged to 32 regardless and that's why valve salt and peppered his hair in hl2
Nobody. Just take his Hl2 model and have somebody mocap it for the entire movie
the ingame one
the hl2 third person model
Alyx: Damn Mossman! She’s a spy for the combine! Gordon freeman: 🌚
[I imagine it would look like this ](https://youtu.be/jIf9mcH6C4g?si=MGCtQu0HuCIGZdEj&t=84)
He needs to sound like Duke Nukem is all that matters. Gorgeous Freeman is canon.
[Fuck you ](https://youtu.be/voJmOYyI-T0?si=NSjqP80bKbj2RZlk)
Power Armour is for pussies 🍑
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There is face de-aging software that was used in a movie once (Gemini Man I believe). That could work if we had to cast Cranston
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at that point just use cgi
Or find a actor that looks like a younger Bryan Cranston.
at that point just use the 3d model of gordon freeman from hl2
Ewww, ai 🤮
The obvious answer here is Ross Scott.
Thank you!
This is the Freeman, the combines reckoning!
Nah, Adam Sandler
Yea if that ever happens I off myself that second
Hey combine dudes look at this rocket launcher shabadooooooooo
Morgan Freeman
that would be probably good for a live action eli vance
Seriously though, he could probably play Eli Vance
**FREEMAN**
The one FREEMAN
Netflix Adaptation?
Disney live-action remake
Judi Dench. She can do anything
this. one this is the one that makes sense
I'd would think a Tv show would have more time than a movie, and it would be better
It'd be cancelled after episode 2
NOOOOOOOOOO
Gordon Joseph-Levitt
Levitt Gordon-Joseph
John Krasinski. Freeman has to be nerdy but also a bad ass. You have to believe he could solve your equation and equally fuck up your face. Kransinski does that for me. Cranston is too old and Gosling is too much of a “jock” type.
I'm not sure his hair would work great, and he needs a thicker goatee, but those could be fixed in the film.
Hair can be fixed with a wig or grow it out etc.. he can also dye it.
You fucked up my face…
Moans*
You have my permission to die…
Noooo that won’t work. Gordon doesn’t have a good reputation with the US government.
And Jack Ryan was a wildcard playing by his own rules.
Nicolas Cage. Have you SEEN him in Willy’s Wonderland??? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥶🥶🔥🔥🔥☠️
I second this. His character in that movie is literally just an expy of Gordon.
I third this. Nicolas Cage is a perfect gordon freeman.
I was half-joking, because I can also see it working haha
I fourth this. Was just about to comment this.
Imagine him fighting the Alien Grunts and yelling "NOT THE BEES!"
I always pictured Jeff Goldblum from his Jurassic Park years.
Me too! When Jeff Goldblum wears his glasses, he looks just like him
Imagine if they casted Robert Downey Jr
' i am gordon freeman'
What if Half Life overtakes the MCU?
Resonance cascade completely destroys Black Mesa Gordon: "So that just happened"
I love Bryan Cranston but hes too old, maybe Ryan Gosling or hell even Ross Scott, he has such an iconic freeman voice
Jack black
Otis
Barney.
That could work...
For Ivan the space biker it could work
Say my name
my name
that's god damn incorrect
genuinely bryan cranston. idk i just think he looks right and it would be funny just seeing walter white running amuck in a hev suit, completely silent
I saw this guy at a gas station once who looked more like Gordon Freeman than any other human being I've ever seen in my life.
Are you sure it wasn't just Gordon Freeman?
You never know.
Nice thing is he's generic, so just put an audition ad out asking for a brown haired white man who stands 6' tall and has a lean physique. Advertise the role as "nonverbal stoic" Or something and sift through the applicants. It's one of those roles where you have to be able to tell the audience what you're feeling and what you're thinking, with a relatively stoic face and without speaking. Similar to characters who always wear their helmet.
possibly a younger Jake Gyllenhaal?
Ryan gosling as Gordon Bryan Cranston as the gman
Whenever I see this I can't help but think of Hugh Laurie, and this one video on YouTube where a guy does a photoshop https://youtu.be/ehCwo7BMdes?si=LciOtA3ItMQgOlPN
Ethan Hawke. When my friends told me to watch Sinister, they literally told me it was “Super 8 horror movie starring Gordon Freeman”
He's way too old
Younger hawke would be perfect.
Whoever the fuck plays Rex Mohs in Scott the Woz
Ever seem arrival 1996? Allways thought "half life movie"
I have not seem arrivial 1996, I'll go watch it later
Martin Starr from Silicon Valley.
Ryan Gosling
Nope.
Nope to your nope. 👎
Came here to say that too
Wait, why is the third picture the only picture of Gordon in this post?
Ok
Thats clearly not ok
Idk man, that seems ok to me
Well if you say so!
Not ok
If he was way younger Bryan Cranston would be PERFECT
Hugh Laurie for sure
If Bryan Cranston was younger he would be perfect
Ross from Accursed Farms.
Samuel L Jackson
Instead keeps sillient, he will \*beep\* \*beep\* \*beep\* \*beep\* \*beep\* \*beep\*
Get these mothrfkn head crabs off my mothrfkn space lab
How about some rando?
Adam Sandler. He looks close enough and is a similar age. First movie where Sandler can't make any jokes either.
He would definitely make jokes, if he doesn't talk he'll find another way to communicate.
he'll probably just hold the crowbar at the funny angle
Imagine him doing that for 2 hours, just him running around like that
Hugh Laurie 100%, non debatable
I had knee surgery when I was 16 and I distinctly remember the anesthesiologist looked exactly like Gordon Freeman. So I'm going to say that guy. Shoutout to my healthcare hero
michael cera /j
yes sirrr
My dad
Morgan Freeman
Barry Keoghan would do great
I think the guy who played him in the freeman chronicles would be amazing in a official hl movie
Samuel L Jackson
If Hugh Laurie can’t play Gordon then he should 100 percent play the GMAN
What are you guys talking about? It would obviously be tom Holland as Gordon in half life 1, Timothée Chalamet as Gordon in half life 2, Morgan freeman as Eli and Kate blanchett as Mossman. Alyx would be Zendaya and Dog would be played by Vin Diesel. Also jack black would cameo as Kliener. Geez guys... Didnt think I'd have to spell out the obvious
How long have you been thinking about this?
Honestly there’s so many great actors to play Gordon I would be happy with almost anyone. That being said, Gman must be played by Ty Burrell. This is a hill I’ll die on.
Idk. A dude with a crowbar
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Bryan Cranston If Gordon Freeman Ages During Stasis, My Dad Can Also Work If They Want Gordon Freeman To Have Long Hair
How about picking someone who really looks like him and not just solely casting established actors to maximize profitability.
I mean… if the guy who looks like him can’t act… they can’t act man. I’d always rather get established actors just because I know it’s likely they produce a profitable movie.
Be careful what you wish for. We might get Chris Pratt if we go that route. To better phrase what I mean, I hope they would consider giving the role to the little guy for once. I guarantee you that if you don't cherrypick only the top actors, you could probably find an absolute dead ringer for Gordon Freeman.
Slap Trump in there. “ Nobody told me these consequences would be seen, it’s like I didn’t see them. I call them Unseen Consequences”. - Donald Freeman
*goes on to build a wall for the illegal aliens*
“These vortigaunts are Murders, Rapists and taking our jobs”
LeBron James
Young Christian Bale would have killed it as Gordon, but current Christian Bale would kill it as Gman
Not gordon, but Morgan Freeman could be Eli Vance
I've seen a lot of these sort of posts recently about what actors would be best. My ideal choice for gordon would be Micheal Fassbender but he's too old to play a 27 year old so maybe someone like Jaimie Dornan or something. I think Hugh Laurie would be almost perfect for G-man but he'd have to get the voice and mannerisms down to a T. I think Lennie James with some makeup or whatever to make him look older would be great for Levi. Terry Cruise as Alyx.
Hugh Laurie or... ya know the developer Gordon is modeled after, he even has a ponytail.
Ryan Gosling
Dwayne Johnson (can't wait for the bnal sex with Barney scene from episode 5)
If the movie is produced by Disney then Lizzo will be the actress
Wrong title: it should be: "Who would win?"
Josh Hutcherson is a good choice, just give him a goatee and glasses.
the kid out of the hunger games?
I could see it.
Absolutely not
Why not, exactly?
This might Sound a Little cliche. but Generally I think Ryan Gosling would be Perfect as he could portray a lot of different kinds of Gordon Stereotypes the internet has made up He could be The traumatised Scientist or The sarcastic Bad ass
Edward Snowden
Jake Gyllenhaal would be perfect. search up for him wearing glasses
Hugh Laurie
Ryan gosling
Pedro Pascal maybe?
Ryan Gosling
A black transsexual lesbian. For the wokes.
jese
If Cranston becomes Gordon, does that mean he's more like an uncle towards Alyx or is she like forty now too or...?
Live Action-Ryan Gosling or Jason Schwartzman Animated-No Voice, but if there had to be one it would be Ross Scott or Jason Schwartzman again
Ethan Hawke.
Obviously The Act Man
Willem dafoe
Morgan Freeman, obviously 😅
Jeffery Combs
Rdj
John Krasinski
Ross Scott is the true voice of Freeman
Will smith
Ross Scott
Bryan Cranston imo
My "fancast" always been Ethan Hawke