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The White CouncilRe: Whom to cast?Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: Whom to cast?Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Lea on August 27, 1998 at 19:07:55 In Reply to: Whom to cast? posted by RSS on August 27, 1998 at 14:15:37:
: What do you think? : Along those lines, some thoughts of casting that I have had (even though Jackson apparently is going for no-names--which is good!) : Aragorn--Ralph Fiennes or Gabriel Byrne (from Usual Suspects) : Denethor--Jeremy Irons : Gandalf--Pete Postlewaite or Ian McCllelan (whatever the guy's name from Richard III) : Boromir--Liam Neeson or Gabriel Byrne : Any thoughts? Hypothetical all-star casts are always so much fun, aren't they? Here are a few of my suggestions... Gandalf: Derek Jacobi Aragorn: Gabriel Byrne would be good... Galadriel: Emma Thompson Denethor: Paul Scofield or Patrick Stewart (Stewart would also make a good Saruman) Boromir: how about Angus Macfadyen? (Robert the Bruce in "Braveheart") Arwen: Helena Bonham Carter Like I said, this is fun, but I am glad that the cast will be mostly unknowns. (I know of a certain unknown actress who could play Eowyn! ;-) ) The thing about celebrities is that you end up seeing the actor as much as you do the character... About the British/American thing: I don't think there's anything wrong with having American actors in the film, even if all my casting suggestions are British! (This is more of an indication of what kind of movies I watch.) I'd also favor a mix of accents, myself, as the characters of LotR certainly would have one. (We had a highly entertaining discussion on this topic a while back -- try imagining Gondorians with Boston accents... *vbg*) This is sort of on topic: I've convinced my father to read LotR (he thinks it's great, btw), and one of his comments was this: he says the Orcs talk like Americans (i.e. no Britishisms)! (We're American, so don't think this is snobbery.) I thought this was pretty funny, actually... *g*
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