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SirDennisC
Half-elven
Oct 22 2010, 8:19am
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Was kinda hoping for Jeremy Renner for Bilbo
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But I'm sure this Morgan Freeman guy will do fine, whoever he is.
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Chiticot
The Shire
Oct 22 2010, 8:37am
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I think too, that Richard Armitage is too young for Thorin and too skinny. But he has a deep voice.
I like Martin Freeman as Bilbo, although I've never seen him in a movie, but he has that Hobbit look.
As for Bard, I was hoping for Toby Stephens.
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macfalk
Valinor
Oct 22 2010, 8:39am
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Haha, S.Ronan for the voice of Smaug? That would be something!
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The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
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Owlyross
Rohan
Oct 22 2010, 8:46am
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At the time of LOTR who'd heard of
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Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto, hell, even Viggo Mortensen was a little known character actor.
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Pipe Dream
Gondor
Oct 22 2010, 8:48am
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That was my first impression too, maybe after a wig and prosthetics it won't matter?
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Bexlin
Rivendell
Oct 22 2010, 8:49am
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Yay and Yay again to Martin Freeman!!
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Yay to Ricahrd Armitage being in it at all!!!! I'd have prefered him as the Bard, but hey - he's in it!!!
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FrodoEyes
Rivendell
Oct 22 2010, 8:52am
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I can't really see Bill Nighy as Smaug.
Nah, not scaly enough 
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Ainu Laire
Tol Eressea
Oct 22 2010, 9:00am
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*crosses fingers* I got my choice in Bilbo, here's for hoping I strike lucky twice :D
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sador
Half-elven
Oct 22 2010, 9:07am
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Has nobody welcomed you to Valinor yet?
"Welcome, and well met!" - Gloin.
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"What's the big hurry? It's been 17 years (at least) since Gandalf started to have suspicions about the Ring. It will be months after the Council before the Fellowship sets out. So why does the Council have to be this morning, so soon after Frodo woke up, and before he has had even one chance of a mind-clearing, relaxing walk in the woods?"
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bookgirl13
Lorien
Oct 22 2010, 9:10am
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He is too young according to the book, although he is not the oldest of the dwarves. Elijah Wood was too young for Frodo, as in the book he's meant to be the oldest of the four hobbits. But the casting made some sense, in that the innocence of the hobbits in the wide world was emphasised by Elijah's youth.
So for Thorin, they need someone who can physically look the exiled King under the Mountain, amongst the other dwarves. Richard Armitage can bring that aspect to the fore. And perhaps PJ decided that, as their main cast was dwarvish, the prosthetics that Gimli wore were too all-encompassing to enable all the dwarves to be distinguished easily. So hopefully we will still recognize him even when in full makeup.
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grammaboodawg
Immortal
Oct 22 2010, 9:18am
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I can see deej and many others
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happy-dancing all over the place with the Freeman news!
FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY we've got NAMES AND BODIES AND PEOPLE!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!
I'm so worn out from riding this roller-coaster ride over the past week that I could only clear about an EIGHT FOOT LEAP OF JOY!!!! *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
 
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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Shagrat
Gondor
Oct 22 2010, 9:21am
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Is anyone else distinctly underwhelmed?
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I expected Brian Cox, James Cosmo and Jack Thompson as Dwarves - rugged, stocky older men - not young, well-built actors - who for that matter aren't very good.
I'd love to place blind trust in Jackson, but this is deeply concerning, I think he's got this completely wrong.
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Huan71
Lorien
Oct 22 2010, 9:47am
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I expected Brian Cox, James Cosmo and Jack Thompson as Dwarves - rugged, stocky older men - not young, well-built actors - who for that matter aren't very good. ...Not very good actors? A tad harsh, surely? The ones i'm familiar with are generally reckoned to be pretty talented guy's ! As for the 'look'...well, i know what you mean. But i'll reserve judgement until after i see the makeup and prosthetics added.
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maut
Rivendell
Oct 22 2010, 10:05am
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Pretty good casting! Martin Freeman! Yes! I Like him in Sherlock and I think he's right choice. Other names are still unknown for me.
One Ring to rule them all,
one Ring to find them,
one Ring to bring them all,
and in darkness bind them!
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I have written Gandalf is here in signs that all can read from Rivendell to the mouths of Anduin.
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Anteor
Bree
Oct 22 2010, 10:15am
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"rounding out the company of dwarves"
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Does it worry anyone else that there were not thriteen names there for the dwarves? Are we therefore to assume some have been excised?
if more of us valued food and good cheer above gold and jewels. it would be a merrier world.
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belba
The Shire
Oct 22 2010, 10:28am
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 well im rarther happy i like a lot of the casting and think it will be a good cast.
on a personal basis i love the casting of kili and fili actors as i think they will look the part.
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Daisy Gold
The Shire
Oct 22 2010, 10:34am
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I am so overjoyed that Martin Freeman will be Bilbo. He certainly has that Hobbit look. I love his portrayal of Dr. John Watson in Sherlock. I feel he will make an excellent hobbit adventurer.
Richard Armitage is an interesting choice as a dwarf. I have seen him in the TV version of Robin Hood. He gave a strong villainous performance as Guy of Gisborne. He has a romantic look about him too which I would like to see in Thorin.
I DO hope the dwarfs don’t all end up looking like Gimlis or Snowwhite’s seven friends.
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maut
Rivendell
Oct 22 2010, 10:38am
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to worry. It is said that it is the cast fo several important dwarves, and casting still has not ended. So I think we'll have Balin, Bifur et al.
One Ring to rule them all,
one Ring to find them,
one Ring to bring them all,
and in darkness bind them!
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Naur ann adriat ammin!
I have written Gandalf is here in signs that all can read from Rivendell to the mouths of Anduin.
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RaoulJ
Rivendell
Oct 22 2010, 10:38am
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Does anybody know where Kangi Ska is?
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I miss his posts... Maybe I'm overseeing them, but I'd like to see what his opinion is of these actors. :)
Some sour to the sweet. Just joking, but I liked the selfnamed 'Cynic of the boards'.
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