I cannot begin to describe how opposed I am to Orlando Bloom playing Elend. For one, Bloom really isn't THAT good of an actor. And two, while he's hot, he's WAY too pretty-boy for El. While I think El is supposed to be good-looking (I liked him pretty much right off the bat, the second the messy dark hair was described, and he just seemed so witty and smart...), he's definitely not supposed to be a pretty-boy. I mean, Vin says in HOA that she liked El
before he became dreamy. That says to me he wasn't necessarily dreamy in FE.
I also have to disagree with Summer Glau for Vin. I really don't think she looks like Vin at all. Her face is too....un-Vin-like. I can't really describe it. I like her as an actress, I just don't think she's Vin.
When I'm looking for casts for movies, it matters less to me about skill of the actor. My options aren't going to get picked, so I choose people based on appearance.
Vin: Nicki Aycox (looks nearly perfect. Age could be younger, but she doesn't look as old as she is)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043704/Kelsier: Daniel Craig (He may not be the PERFECT Kelsier, but I think he's close. Approx right age and look)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/Dox: Adam Baldwin (Older than Craig, and I think Dox should be older than Kell, just not by much)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000284/Sazed: Erick Avari (pretty much IS Sazed)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0042805/Ham: Alan Tudyk
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0876138/Breeze: Tom Sizemore
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001744/Clubs: Jeremy Irons (loved this idea)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000460/Spook: Rory Culkin (possibly, but far from the best. will keep looking..)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191412/Elend: Julian Morris (he makes me giggle...)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606690/Marsh: Sean Bean
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000293/Lord Ruler: Christopher Walken (among many other possibilities...)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/Renoux: Alan Rickman
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/Still looking for Yeden, Demoux, and Goradel (just for kicks and giggles)