Posted: June 01, 1998 at 09:39:15: by Luned S.
: With all the rumours flying around about a Hobbit/LOTR movie, I thought it might be fun to see who might do justice to the characters. I'd like your suggestions too.: Aragorn- Kevin Costner, Richard Gere, or Kevin Costner
: Gandalf- Sean Connery or Patrick Stewart
: Saruman- Patrick Stewart or Donald Sutherland
: Boromir- Jonathan Frakes
: Butterbur- John Rhyes Davies
: Faramir- Harrison Ford, Richard Gere, Kiefer Sutherland I don't think Kevin Costner would make a convincing Aragorn, but he might do very well as Faramir. KC just doesn't have the magnetism for the King (think about that Robin Hood debacle), but could pull off the sort of kindness necessary for Faramir. Personal pick for Saruman: Sam Neill, even though he normally plays a protagonist. For Butterbur, Brian Blessed--- although he might also make a good Boromir. Sean Connery for Theoden. Kenneth Branagh for Eomer. Elrond? Hmmm. Patrick Stewart here, I think. And Gandalf? Well, I'm really going out on a limb here, but I'd like James Earl Jones to take that on! (Just imagine his deep bass rolling out the inscription on the inside of the Ring in the scene of The Council of Elrond!) The real trick, of course, is figuring out who will be Legolas, Gimli, and the hobbits, not to mention Treebeard!
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