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http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/10/ou ... e-percivalEW can confirm that Elliot Knight (How to Get Away with Murder and By Any Means) has been cast as Merlin, Joana Metrass (Sinias de Vida) will play Guinevere, and Andrew Jenkins (Wayward Pines) will guest star as Percival. Deadline originally reported the casting.
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/11/co ... a-season-5Brave is coming to Once Upon a Time, and EW has confirmed that Merida will be played by Scottish actress Amy Manson, whom fans might recognize from Being Human. A special sneak peek at next season — which you can watch below — showed off new character Merida and her awesome archery skills.
As she's in the Princess line now, figured she could be in it at some point. But you're totally right about the destiny / fate aspect though for sure.Disney's Divinity wrote:Ugh, Pixar infesting things, between this and Kingdom Hearts, bah. But I guess Merida would fit in line with the destiny/fate parts of the show right now. I wonder if they'll incorporate the Will o' the Wisps.
Were you okay with the Wicked Witch of the West? I see no difference between including her and including Merida. I don't think the series was ever intended to be just for Disney characters.Disney's Divinity wrote:Ugh, Pixar infesting things, between this and Kingdom Hearts, bah. But I guess Merida would fit in line with the destiny/fate parts of the show right now. I wonder if they'll incorporate the Will o' the Wisps.
The Wicked With of the West isn't some other brand's character. The specific one in the MGM movie belongs to Warner, but in general she is in public domain and that is what allows Once Upon a Time to use her. Though for me, personally, when they started letting Frankenstein and Mulan into the show, I stopped thinking this show was just about fairy tales, and now I'm not giving a f***. I still enjoy the show, it's just the show doesn't have much internal logic.TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Were you okay with the Wicked Witch of the West? I see no difference between including her and including Merida. I don't think the series was ever intended to be just for Disney characters.
How can you not? Merida exists only as a character invented for a Pixar film. The WWotW has a literary basis. And it was already pointed out the first time you complained about Frankenstein and Mulan, Duster, that this show was never about only fairy tales, hence "Storybrooke." Frankenstein was in the first season and so was the Mad Hatter, who isn't from a fairy tale either. The later inclusion of characters like Mulan, the Wizard of Oz characters, and Peter Pan don't go against any kind of "consistency" you invented.TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Were you okay with the Wicked Witch of the West? I see no difference between including her and including Merida.
I understand your point. I don't think a character necessarily has to have literary roots in order to appear on the show (though, that restriction does make sense and I see where you're coming from), but I can see why it would be a very odd choice to include Merida simply because she doesn't have that kind of history.Disney's Divinity wrote:How can you not? Merida exists only as a character invented for a Pixar film. The WWotW has a literary basis. And it was already pointed out the first time you complained about Frankenstein and Mulan, Duster, that this show was never about only fairy tales, hence "Storybrooke." Frankenstein was in the first season and so was the Mad Hatter, who isn't from a fairy tale either. The later inclusion of characters like Mulan, the Wizard of Oz characters, and Peter Pan don't go against any kind of "consistency" you invented.TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Were you okay with the Wicked Witch of the West? I see no difference between including her and including Merida.
Merida is neither a literary character or a Disney character invented for a film inspired by misc. literature. Moreover, she isn't even popular enough to justify including out-of-the-blue. So I feel justified in finding it WTF Pixar infestation. *shrugs*
Used to love my Buffy one ! Oh my gosh and the Xena one was well, just remembered that ! She used to grab her weapons and everything !Hard to say, since we don't know what they'll be doing with her yet. She may just end up a one-episode character, sort of like Rapunzel, who knows.TheSequelOfDisney wrote: Would there be a different, and literary, character who has a similar backstory to Merida and who could provide some of the potential themes we'll be seeing in this upcoming season? Who would you replace Merida with?
You are right that this is abut stories, not just fairy tales. But you don't have to be like this to me when I simply stated that at first it did look very much like it was going to be all about fairy tales and that it looked like it was their initial plan. Also, The Wizard of Oz is called a fairy tale by it's author. And I count Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan as fairy tales, even if that's not "correct".Disney's Divinity wrote:How can you not? Merida exists only as a character invented for a Pixar film. The WWotW has a literary basis. And it was already pointed out the first time you complained about Frankenstein and Mulan, Duster, that this show was never about only fairy tales, hence "Storybrooke." Frankenstein was in the first season and so was the Mad Hatter, who isn't from a fairy tale either. The later inclusion of characters like Mulan, the Wizard of Oz characters, and Peter Pan don't go against any kind of "consistency" you invented.TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Were you okay with the Wicked Witch of the West? I see no difference between including her and including Merida.