OK, we're testing a new Jered model. Jered's the lead character for our movie, so obviously this is very important.
If you're reading this, please do vote in the poll, below!
OK, image below cut, as well as the poll.
So, heeeeeere's Jered:

And a bit of background for you. Jered's our hero, obviously. He's a young monk-in-training at the start of the film - he's quite naive about the world, but starting to have doubts about his role in the Church of the Angels. He's also as hard as the proverbial nails, and the protege of the mysterious and sinister Master of the Cathedral. Later on, he falls in with bad sorts, gets involved in gladiatorial combat, and generally is Our Hero.
So, what do you think?
Poll #619519 Jered vs Jered
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All
If you're reading this, please do vote in the poll, below!
OK, image below cut, as well as the poll.
So, heeeeeere's Jered:

And a bit of background for you. Jered's our hero, obviously. He's a young monk-in-training at the start of the film - he's quite naive about the world, but starting to have doubts about his role in the Church of the Angels. He's also as hard as the proverbial nails, and the protege of the mysterious and sinister Master of the Cathedral. Later on, he falls in with bad sorts, gets involved in gladiatorial combat, and generally is Our Hero.
So, what do you think?
Poll #619519 Jered vs Jered
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All
How do you rate the old Jered (right) out of 5?
How do you rate the new Jered (left) out of 5?
Why?
Anything else we should know?

I get the 'hard as nails' but I just think the first example has TOO much nails.
Artists, all of them.
New Jered has good eyes. His eyebrows are nice too, but if possible they need to be a little lighter if you're keeping his hair that length. If you can give him, oh, a centimeter more dark hair, it'd be good - although he's hard as nails, I don't think him looking too thug-like is good... Actually, if you keep the hair and eyebrows as they are, can you give him blue or green eyes? I'd like to see how that would look.
The old Jered's hair was too Jason Donovan, really. And because his eyes are so small and narrow, they make him look shifty and pig-like. The chin was a bit too broad as well, the new Jered looks a bit more human.
Yeah, I think that the shaved head thing is a bit too much. Works on Jet Li, doesn't work on anyone else.
I used to totally have the hots for a (Buddhist) monk. Brutal.
Excuse my inability to read :-)
I think we should try compressing the original face to give him a normal sized chin and better facial proportions, and shortening his hair to around his jaw-line.
The 'new' Jered has a less likeable and more thug-like feel. Though perhaps diminishing visual stereotypes is a good thing. Though hard as nails doesn't always mean they have to look harsh and thuggish, right? :)
I would keep the shape of his fase but maybe thin his nose a bit and his lips a little, not quite as much as the original Jered, but a little more-so. I would possibly lighten up his eyebrows a bit, might make him look a little less 'thuggish'. (Hey thuggish is word of the day!)
Are there any images or screenshots of the character in full, front and back. I think it would be easier to jusdge the character as a whole, that way :)