Idril Celebrindal
Tol Eressea
May 21 2007, 4:44pm
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I think it would be appropriate for Orlando Bloom to have a couple of appearances as Legolas in the Hobbit movie. Perhaps we could see him feasting in the woods or hunting deer. Alternatively, he could be in the party that captures the Dwarves or a member of Thranduil's court. He and his infamous Gatling Bow could also be in a couple of shots during the Battle of Five Armies. But that's it. Blowing up these cameos into a full-fledged subplot would be absurd. It would distract from the story's focus on Bilbo's journey and introduce a plot element that Tolkien never intended even in passing.
I really don't want the Hobbit movie to be bloated out of all recognition by a lot of extraneous material that Tolkien didn't include in the original. The connection between the movies should focus on the Ring and characters like Bilbo, Gollum, Gandalf and Elrond. Other references should be less prominent and not interfere with the story; an Orlando cameo would fit in with that kind of adaptation.
I want the Hobbit to be, well, the Hobbit, not "Lord of the Rings: Episode I." Lord of the Rings is the sequel to the Hobbit and was written to capitalize on its success; the Hobbit should never be viewed as a "prequel" in the sense of something that was conceived afterwards! Unfortunately, the Hobbit movie is inevitably going to be thought of as a prequel to the LOTR movies. I just hope it isn't as lame as the prequels to Star Wars.
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(This post was edited by Idril Celebrindal on May 21 2007, 4:51pm)
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