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Topic: "The Hobbit" film updates Posted: April 21 2011 at 08:06
Elrond is not cast yet...I assume they want Hugo Weaving back...seems strange. Similarly, I don't see omitting Bard as an option. Maybe just not cast yet.
Having the White Council and the over throw of Dol Guldor could be awesome!!!
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Posted: April 20 2011 at 04:59
Negoba wrote:
The Cast So Far
Bilbo Baggins - Martin Freeman Gandalf - Sir Ian McKellen Gollum - Andy Serkis Galadriel - Cate Blanchett Saruman - Sir Cristopher Lee Frodo Baggins - Elijah Wood Legolas - Orlando Bloom Thorin - Richard Armitage Kili - Aidan Turner Fili - Rob Kazinsky Dwalin - Graham McTavish Oin - John Callen Bombur - Steven Hunter Dori - Mark Hadlow Gloin - Peter Hambleton Bofur - James Nesbitt Ori - Adam Brown Beorn - Mikael Persbrandt Radagast -Sylvester McCoy Lord Balin - Ken Stott Drogo Baggins - Ryan Cage Nori - Jed Brophy Bifur - William Kircher Thror - Jeffrey Thomas (TBC) Thrain - Mike Mizrahi (TBC) Lindir - Bret McKenzie
For you other Tolkien fans - there is alot that can be inferred just from this.
Bard, the archer, is not on the list?
Well, one thing is sure: this will launch Richard Armitage into stardom. I'd prefer somebody older, and I hope he will be both remarkable and arrogant.
Bilbo Baggins - Martin Freeman Gandalf - Sir Ian McKellen Gollum - Andy Serkis Galadriel - Cate Blanchett Saruman - Sir Cristopher Lee Frodo Baggins - Elijah Wood Legolas - Orlando Bloom Thorin - Richard Armitage Kili - Aidan Turner Fili - Rob Kazinsky Dwalin - Graham McTavish Oin - John Callen Bombur - Steven Hunter Dori - Mark Hadlow Gloin - Peter Hambleton Bofur - James Nesbitt Ori - Adam Brown Beorn - Mikael Persbrandt Radagast -Sylvester McCoy Lord Balin - Ken Stott Drogo Baggins - Ryan Cage Nori - Jed Brophy Bifur - William Kircher Thror - Jeffrey Thomas (TBC) Thrain - Mike Mizrahi (TBC) Lindir - Bret McKenzie
For you other Tolkien fans - there is alot that can be inferred just from this.
Anachronisms? Or does the film go beyond the chronological bounds of the book?
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 18:35
Tuzvihar wrote:
Negoba wrote:
The Cast So Far
Galadriel - Cate Blanchett Saruman - Sir Cristopher Lee Frodo Baggins - Elijah Wood Legolas - Orlando Bloom Radagast -Sylvester McCoy Drogo Baggins - Ryan Cage Thror - Jeffrey Thomas (TBC) Thrain - Mike Mizrahi (TBC) Lindir - Bret McKenzie
I don't recall they appeared in The Hobbit (the book).
There are two movies involving two concurrent time lines dealing with Bilbo and Dwarves quest and that of the White Council and the overthrow of Dol Guldor. Radagast is mentioned in the Hobbit by Beorn and is part of the White Council. Thror and Thrain will be shown as background material I am sure much the same way Isildur and Elendil were in the Lord of the Rings. While he isn't mentioned by name Legolas would surely be in the house of his father Thranduil, King of the Wood Elves. Perfect spot for a cameo. The same goes for Frodo's father. The only one that really is a stretch is Frodo.
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 15:42
I just dropped back in on this page and noticed I messed up the youtube link. If you haven't seen Leonard Nimoy doing the Bilbo Baggins song, go back and laugh your ass off or cringe.
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 10:46
The Cast So Far
Bilbo Baggins - Martin Freeman Gandalf - Sir Ian McKellen Gollum - Andy Serkis Galadriel - Cate Blanchett Saruman - Sir Cristopher Lee Frodo Baggins - Elijah Wood Legolas - Orlando Bloom Thorin - Richard Armitage Kili - Aidan Turner Fili - Rob Kazinsky Dwalin - Graham McTavish Oin - John Callen Bombur - Steven Hunter Dori - Mark Hadlow Gloin - Peter Hambleton Bofur - James Nesbitt Ori - Adam Brown Beorn - Mikael Persbrandt Radagast -Sylvester McCoy Lord Balin - Ken Stott Drogo Baggins - Ryan Cage Nori - Jed Brophy Bifur - William Kircher Thror - Jeffrey Thomas (TBC) Thrain - Mike Mizrahi (TBC) Lindir - Bret McKenzie
For you other Tolkien fans - there is alot that can be inferred just from this.
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 10:27
I have only one cast wish, I want Michael Clarke Duncan as Beorn, I CAN NOT SEE ANY OTHER HUMANS WHO COULD DO THAT ROLE AS GOOD AS DUNCAN, (read this Jackson).
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 08:35
I'm so very looking forward to it. It's a much more classic tale, much more to the point.The challenge, of course, will be making us care about each dwarf at least kind of equally, and making the battle between the humans and Smaug not so sudden. He'll probably take liberties with character development on the human side, which is ok. It was really underdeveloped in the book.
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 08:15
In the video snippet, Jackson clearly plans to take a few liberties with the book. I hope they're minor. Showing Narsil is one little visual detail, but I'm not big on new characters.
Tom Bombadil was a LOTR omission. Beorn was omitted from the Hobbit cartoon from back in the day.
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Posted: April 18 2011 at 18:39
I have full confidence that this will be fantastic. Being a Lord of the Rings geek, I thought that the film adaption of the trilogy couldn't have been executed any better than it was, and I'm certainly ready for more
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