Who would you cast in the Black Dagger Brotherhood?
Who would you cast as Wrath and Beth in J.R. Ward’s Dark Lover, the first book in her Black Dagger Brotherhood series? Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the series, you’ve probably pictured who you’d like to see in the roles, and now Passionflix CEO Tosca Musk wants to hear your ideas.
“Okay, Black Dagger Brotherhood fans. I’m listening,” Musk tells the audience in a recent Instagram post. “Who is your dream cast?”
Not only does Passionflx need to cast Beth Randall and the dark and broody vampire king, Wrath, but in order to bring the story to life they’ll also need to find actors to play the other members of the brotherhood, namely: Tohrment, Zsadist, Phury, Rhage and Vishous.
Naturally, fans were quick to chime in with their ideas. There were some calls for Jason Momoa, Henry Cavill, Hugh Jackman and Charlie Hunnam (and they’re all great choices!) along with current and past Passionflix actors like Giulio Berruti and Michael Roark.
Wrestler Roman Reigns and Travis Van Winkle also got a lot of attention.
Many fans noted that it will be hard to cast the Black Dagger Brotherhood because they’re such physically imposing characters, but the consensus was that Passionflix has always done a phenomenal job with casting so it’s important to trust the process.
If you’re new to Passionflix, you might be wondering how much of an impact your voice and your suggestions can have on casting. As it happens, the Passionflix team reads every single response and does their due diligence. While we can’t always have Alexander Skarsgaard as the answer to every casting question (trust me, we’ve tried) the fans have helped to shape casting decisions before. And knowing what you see as the perfect leading man or leading woman can help them on their quest to find the perfect actors for the new series.
So who do you see as Wrath and Beth? Who would you cast as the other members of the Brotherhood? Let us know in the comments!
Wrath: Try taking a closer look at THE UNDERTAKER, MARK CALLAWAY. As for Beth, no ideas yet. Roman Reigns as Tohrment, maybe John Cena as Rhage, maybe AJ Styles as Vishous (still out on who could be cast as Phury) and maybe Triple H as Zsadist. But pro wrestlers would definitely be a good place to start (Vin Diesel could probably be cast as one of the Brothers as well).
Vin diesel and John Cena to old, brothers are in their 30s
The Only One I Can Honestly Say for sure, Wrath – Jason Momoa Since The Beginning In Dark Lover -2005. Though Darius is My Favorite Brother!!!
Jill I agree with you. Jason Mamoa would be the best Wrath. Then Lauren Esposito could play Beth. Alan Ritchson from “Reacher” could play Rhage.
Oh I really like that casting❣️
John Cena? Yikes no! Rhage is supposed to be gorgeous. Cena is…not lol
Thank you for saying it!! Alan Richson would be great for Rhage
Thomas Beaudoin
Kevin Nash as Wrath!
I absolutely agree with Jason M for Wrath! There is an amazing specimen name I.am.stacks on Instagram…. He would be an amazing Rhage, or Lassiter!! His personality fits💯👏🏻 Beth – the girlfriend in Transformers, who’s dad was a Mechanic!
Iamstacks!!@@ yesss he’s so hot and he’s aware of the Fandom and many of our fantasies lol
Jason Momoa as Wrath, Kellan Lutz as Rhage 🙂…
I trust in Passionflix to fit the right person to the character but we need to stay true to the characters in book. The books bring you in from the beginning. A lot of good names are being thrown out but do they really fit the idea we all have in our heads as Wrath? Wrath is the king of all vampires. It’s going to be someone who is strong in body and mind. Who will not leave after the first story and plans to work through each book if they become screens plays as well. Jason M Would be great but I don’t really see him playing the roll for more than the first story . Jensen Ackles would be a great Rhage. Most females and males alike love his personality. Chris Hemsworth would be a great Tohrment. Scott Eastwood and Miles Teller would be a great additions as one of the brothers.
I have to say no to most of the suggestions…nothing personal. BUTTT Thomas Beaudoin, now he can pretty much play any of the brothers except Wrath. But I can totally see him as Tohr.
Roman Reighns for Wrath.
Phoebe Tonkin or Odette Annable For Beth
GIULIO BERRUTI ❤️🔥
HELLO, I say David Gandy for VISHOUS! And Wentworth Miller for ZADIST. They are beautiful but in a sinister way. David Gandy will ALWAYS be V for me !! The others…big name or not has to play the part especially physically, and stick to the stories. I have been waiting for this for a long time.
I hope no matter what happens they are all manly and not baby faced!! I think they can be beautiful men but a little rough looking at the same time.
Im just so excited and grateful for JR and Passionflix to be doing this, I trust they will cast expertly!
Roman Reigns as Wrath. Chris Hemsworth as Rhage. Ed Skrein as Zsadist and Phury. David Gandy as V. Tom Hardy as Butch. Joe Manganiello as Rhevenge
Jason Momoa as Wrath
Chris Hemsworth as Rhage
David Gandy as V
Tom Hardy as Zsadist and Phury
Ryan Reynolds as Butch
Olivier Richters as Tor
Mark Wahlberg as Xcor
I would like to be a part of this. will there be auditions?
Tom Welling as Phury
Tom Hardy as Zsadist
Michele Morrone as Tohr
Charlie Humman as Butch
Michele Morrone is so goodlooking. I could also see him as V.
When is Dark Lover going Premier ? Thought it was on 3/30/23 but haven’t seen it on the list.
They haven’t started filming it yet. Wait With Me just premiered on March 30.
From the cover of revenge’s book it reminds me of Jeff hardy.
Tatum, definitely him as one of the brothers. Also they should make a series of a book I red on Amazon:too much life by Paola serafini. It is epic
Henry Cavill for Wrath. Great in The Witcher, history of getting in shape for roles. Strong acting skills able to carry the strength and resentment inherent in the role.
What about Liam Hall from Wicked?
I can only hope you get up and coming talent. Most mentioned, to me, have a familiarity. I have a preconcieved opinion of them.
Like Julia Roberts..think About it…she is always the same in every movie. Big smile, funky laugh, ect. No matter the part! Wrath..first thought is the guy from The Crow. Yes because of hair and The Eyes! I don’t Know how old he is but makeup artists work wonders!
Jason Momoa as Wrath, Jessica Lowndes as Beth, Charlie Hunnam as Rhage, Ian Somerhalder as Vishous, Henry Cavill as Tohr, Taylor Kitsch as Phury, Wentworth Miller as Zsadist.
There has only been Wrath in my head played by Jason Momoa. Zadist is my favorite book and after watching the 1 season of “Taboo” Tom Hardy is a great candidate for Zadist.
I think Henry Cavell would make a good Wrath and David Gandy as V.
David Gandy as VISHOUS !!!!!!!!
I can see Luke Evans as XCOR..
Yes Jason Momoa to paly Rath
Yes Jason Momoa to play Wrath
What about Butch? Jon Bernthal maybe ..
Oh, come on, am I talking to myself here? I think all of you who suggested other actors to play Wrath need to check out THE UNDERTAKER. I mean, come on, the man’s already close to seven feet in height, for crying out loud: that’s a dead ringer for Wrath. And as for the blindness thing? The Undertaker can just roll his eyes back, he won’t need any special makeup or anything for that; he’ll just need to dye his hair, get some extensions and dress in a whole lot of black leather; it’s as simple as that. And Kellan Lutz is a good suggestion to play one of the other Brothers: maybe Elizabeth Reaser, who was cast as Esme Cullen for the Twilight Saga, could take the role of Beth
WRATH – Jason Momoa
RHAGE – Chris Hemsworth
ZSADIST – Ed Skrein
BUTCH – Daniel Cudmore
VISHOUS – David Gandy (or Diogo Morgado)
PHURY – Ed Skrein
REHVENGE – D.J. Cotrona
JOHN MATTHEW – Brant Daugherty
MANNY MANELLO – Joe Manganiello
TOHRMENT – Henry Cavill
QHUINN – Tyler Hoechlin
BLAYLOCK – K.J. Apa
ASSAIL – Tom Ellis
MURHDER – Ian Somerhalder
MURHDER – Derek Theler / Ian Somerhalder
I think they need to look to some of these actors from Vikings and Last Kingdom for a good fit and perhaps a more reasonable price. Those Scandinavian boys’ accents would work for the…hmm is that hungarian 🤔 they are already good with fight scenes and dripping in weapons…Fanning myself already
Kaleo Griffith would be a good choice as a Brother. He narrates books so his voice would be perfect for a Brother. Not Wrath though. Wrath is The Blind King who must convey that ‘i dont do bull****’ attitude. Just standing there he is imposing so the actor has to have that. He has muscles but not that puffy looking stuff that some guys have so even though I love Jason Mamoa I dont see him as Wrath.
As for Beth, someone else here said that girl from Transformers…… Yes Megan Fox!
You’re absolutely right: I’ve looked up Jason Momoa and he just doesn’t seem to fit, the actor who plays Wrath needs to be someone who already has a ton of experience playing a dark role. Someone like The Undertaker, perhaps and yes, I know I’m repeating myself, but still: I LOVE The Undertaker and I can absolutely see HIM as Wrath; I have no doubt that he’d be able to pull it off perfectly. As for who plays Beth, well, what about The Undertaker’s wife, Michelle? They work so well together in real life, why not cast them together as the leading couple for the TV adaptation of the first book?
What about Ksenia Solo with black hair as Beth?
Matthew Noszka is my Rhage. Age is right, blonde hair is right, cheeky attitude is right on and his physical size is almost there too.
David Gandy would be the perfect Vishious, I think most of the fantom agrees on this. Tall, charming and sinister enough to be V.
Perfect for Butch would be Tom Hardy, but I can also see someone like Dominic Sherwood is it needs to be someone a little younger than Hardy.
Elisabeth Olsen had always been my Mary, but I’m not sure if she would be the perfect fit.
Most of the others are well-known actors and actesses that’s been fan-favourites for years (like Mamoa, I know), but the truth is that most of us would prefer unknowns (or low level famous) to be cast cause no one too famous would ever fit into every fans imagination of that character. We really just want unknown who can act the part and who aren’t tooooooo far away from the description in the books.
WRATH – Jason Momoa or Henry Cavill
BETH – Marie Avgeropoulos or Jennifer Connelly
BUTCH – Tom Hardy or David Boreanaz
Beth: Danielle Campbell
….. and i don’t found The others 😅
I would go with JASON MOMOA all the way. For me there is no the Wrath.
Anson Mount for Tohr
I think Jason Mamoa would make a good Wrath. He has experience playing a blind character and is sexy and powerful. I think it will be challenging to cast these characters because we need them to be believable -the chemistry amongst the Brothers as well as the 1:1 with their love interest. I can get past the looks being exact if the actors can pull off the essence of the character. I need the intensity and the goofy banter and the vulnerability. And if you can find actual twins to play Zsadist and Phury then I’ll be super impressed! I wish you luck in this endeavor!
Since affording some of the above mentioned A listers is probably not going to happen…….
How about looking at some cover models ? Ryan Stacks or Marty Black for Rhage
The first thing you have to remember is Passionflix does not have the money for some of these people that were named. There are going to be a lot of people that we would never expect. It’s going to be very hard to cast them, especially Wrath. He is 6’9” and huge. Rhage is supposed to be absolutely gorgeous that when people see him, they do double takes. There are so many cover models out there, that I can see that could play them, but can they act. JR Ward has finial say. She is doing the casting, the script, so I’m sure that it will be worth watching.
Alan Ritchson needs to play someone for sure!
I don’t know why, but I see Mila Kunis as Beth. She’s doesn’t have the height, but she could pull off the attitude and humor of Beth.
Definitely Roman Reigns as Wrath and
Paula Patton as Beth
Henry Cavill as Darius
Jason Mamoa as Tohr
The Rock as Zsadist
Michele Morrone as Vishious
Alexander Dreymon as Rhage
Travis Fimmel as Murder
Chris Hemsworth as Phury