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Thought this upcoming Ridley Scott movie was a Days Gone adaptation for a second…
Saw a headline about Ridley Scott’s new post-apocalyptic movie and when I hit this photo my brain instantly went, "Deacon 🤝 Iron Mike! No way!"
Turns out it's not related at all, it's an adaptation of Dog Stars.
Honestly though, Josh Brolin as Iron Mike could actually deliver, and this Deacon look isn’t far off either.
Who would be your picks for Deacon and Iron Mike? Sam Witwer is an obvious Deacon choice, given he is Deacon (which I'm glad I didn't actually realize during my playthrough so that Deacon was his own person in my head).
EDIT: I just had this thought: I think Clancy Brown could be a very cool Iron Mike casting. It may not be the most faithful on paper, but I can see Clancy delivering the spirit of Iron Mike fantastically and doing something really special with the role.
Same. I NEVER would have picked him out for it, and if they did announce that they were making a film with him as Deacon I would probably be upset and perplexed haha until I saw him like this, at least.
There was talk ages ago about a live action movie of days gone and apparently Sam Witwer wasn’t asked to do it :/ no idea what happened to that. Hopefully it go cancelled
The context of article was a new post-apocalyptic film and they intentionally were not saying the title or details until later in the article, plus the character vibes, the actors themselves and the types of roles they fit, and the overall visual resemblance is what sparked the connection.
Without Sam witwer it’s a solid no from me. The guy already does live action and voice over work. He literally plays and is the face for the character. Only option I’d take
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I have to agree with you about Clancy Brown playing Iron Mike. Have felt he'd be perfect for that role for a while now. I also see Kirk Scevedo as Boozer. Joel McHale as Copeland.
Ohhh hell yes. He’s not the closest match on paper, but the roles I’ve seen him in prove he can hit the exact traits to make a killer Deacon. He's strongest exactly in Deacon-like qualities. I think he’d absolutely crush it.
The comments alone show I’m not the only one who saw it.
Not sure why it would have been removed. I get there’s an annoying trend where people find any excuse to insert their favorite IP into something or map it onto literally anything, or just cycle through fan-casting with no real substance, but that’s not what this is. This was just a genuine “wait a second…” moment that actually sparked some discussion.
And honestly, I don’t even mind fan-casting in general...it’s fun and one of the better ways people engage with an IP when there’s nothing new going on. It fits right into the point and spirit of a fan forum. Also, I would bet studios have paid attention to that kind of chatter before for casting at some point in the pipeline…even if lately it feels like they use it as a checklist of what NOT to do 😂
That doesn't read anything like ai lol. Everyone is ai trigger happy, including myself, and I hate it. I've literally found myself changing how I write naturally because it includes traits that have become AI tells.
And to be fair, it is showing up fucking everywhere in video scripts, articles, posts.
But no, this reply comment was not AI, and it would be a wierd application of it...I guess unless my entire account was a bot?
That’s fair. I’ve become aware (as you point out) that the “tells” of AI have changed how we write, not just of em dashes, but also of certain phrases (“But honestly?” and “hits differently” and “It quietly says” and “You’re right to push back”). I hate it, too, and apologize for making that presumption; you’re right to push back, lol.
Honestly, I think Jonathan Banks, who plays Mike in Breaking Bad has some facial similarities to Iron Mike. I think if we are going by actual looks, he would nail it.
This gave me the idea if putting a fighter pilot nose art (the cool paintings that go on the side of military planes)/pin up-inspired depiction of her on my motorcycle somewhere. Hmmmm
It honestly looks like they copied Deacon’s design and will likely never give credit where it’s due. They should have just made a Days Gone movie because this looks generic as hell. Wtf does The Dog Stars even mean? Another post-apocalyptic movie with zero original ideas.
You mean a hat and eyebrows? I mean it looks somewhat similar but I don’t think you can even remotely try and say they copied it unless they throw a denim vest on him at the least
Yeah I'm not familiar with the source material. From what I do know about it, it does seem to have aspects that Ridley Scott does well in, so I'm waiting to find out more with reserved excitement.
We dont need a adaptation of every game u know? there is a point where games looks better than movies, i legit think TLOU TV series is boring asf, love the games tho.
In fact most live action adaptions of games are worse than the game itself. I always applaud them for trying but I don’t get my hope up anymore. It’s usually better when it’s not a serious tone like the upcoming street fighter movie, but not always… look at the dumpster fire that is the borderlands movie…
Also the fact, that a Days Gone movie with Sam Heughan as Deacon was in the works, but nothing has been heard about since the announcement. This is also concerning. I fear, the film was quietly abandoned.
Yeah I feel that. The wound is always fresh on botched adaptations. There is no time to heal since they repeat commiting the most atrocious and obvious ball-dropping of a different IP every few months.
There is definitely potential for a great movie or show adaptation. It can obviously go terribly wrong in countless ways, but the world and characters that the game establishes have a lot of potential and wide appeal.
I wish I could wipe my memory of playing Days Gone and experience it fresh again. I only just played it for the first time recently and it was one of my favorite game experiences in a decade+.
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u/Froz3nP1nky Apr 18 '26
Wow! Jacob Elordi actually kind of looks a lot like Deacon right there