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News from Bree
spymaster@theonering.net
Oct 22 2010, 1:14pm
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Richard Armitage as Thorin
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There's been a lot of discussion since yesterday's casting announcements about Richard Armitage playing the role of Thorin Oakenshield. After all, he doesn't 'seem' to fit the role after a quick glance. Well, thanks to Photoshop, and Ringer Ringer WouterG, we can at least get a better picture of what he might appear like in The Hobbit films. Click the image for a larger version. Enjoy!
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Owain
Dor-Lomin
Oct 22 2010, 7:22pm
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He still has a come hither look in his eye. 
"Question everything, embrace the bad, and hold on to the good."
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macfalk
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Oct 22 2010, 7:29pm
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I was incredibly shocked first I read the news this morning that he'd been cast as Thorin. But as the hours has passed by, I'm starting to think he can actually pull this off. Beards + makeup + prosethetics + general movie magic = A possible great Thorin.
After all, this is PJ' s call. And it seems to me he was very impressed. And I trust that...
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
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stuartjames92
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Oct 22 2010, 7:30pm
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Looks the part to me. It will be fun to hear about everyone that was considered for the role and who might have turned it down. RA will do a great job.
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smokerings
Ossiriand
Oct 22 2010, 7:33pm
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I know this is PS, but my lord. Let's just wait and see how he really looks. In the PS above, he looks like he is part of some broadway play...Lord of the Dwarves. 
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Tim
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Oct 22 2010, 7:37pm
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YES, EXACTLY what I just posted about a second ago.
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He's going to look completely different folks this gives us a good example of how much.
King Arthur: Who are you who can summon fire without flint or tinder?
Tim: There are some who call me... Tim?
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Doriath
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Oct 22 2010, 7:39pm
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the love child of a Klingon and a Dwarf ;)
The Trees will have their revenge! And they will have it in glorious 2D!
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Estel78
Dor-Lomin
Oct 22 2010, 7:46pm
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Ugh, he got a Saruman nose.
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Alassëa Eruvande
Doriath
Oct 22 2010, 7:47pm
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"Come hither", indeed!
*kerplunk*
And suddenly the Tornadoes saw afar off a greenlight, as it were a cloud with a living heart of flame;
and they knew that this was no vision only, but that PJ had made a new thing: The Hobbit, the Film that Is.
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Flagg
Dor-Lomin
Oct 22 2010, 7:48pm
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Not sure I want to know who else was considered
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Sure, it can be interesting. But it can also be depressing. It depends on who was chosen and who wasn't...
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Captain Salt
Dor-Lomin
Oct 22 2010, 7:50pm
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Seeing as Thorin is pretty much the "Aragorn" of TH, (Warrior King in exile who returns to reclaim his ancestral homeland), let's see if Richard Armitage ends up as the "Viggo Mortensen" of The Hobbit!
No preasure, Richard...
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Samuel L. Jackson for Bilbo, Woody Allen for Thorin, Lewis Black for Bard and Gilbert Gottfried for Smaug!
MAKE IT HAPPEN, PETER!!!
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Doriath
Ossiriand
Oct 22 2010, 7:50pm
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I envision the nose as bigger, more prominent but I'm sure that will all be taken care of
The Trees will have their revenge! And they will have it in glorious 2D!
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Owain
Dor-Lomin
Oct 22 2010, 7:52pm
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I just look at him and hear Sean Connery's voice.
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Yesshh. I am a dwawf. Fear me AND love me.
"Question everything, embrace the bad, and hold on to the good."
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smokerings
Ossiriand
Oct 22 2010, 7:52pm
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SOMEONE FIX THAT NOSE STAT!
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mulubinba
Ossiriand
Oct 22 2010, 8:04pm
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I was a bit dubious at first but knowing that RA is a great actor and has often mentioned that he loved The Hobbit as a child, I'm sure he will make a good Thorin. No doubt the make up department will do its magic with beards etc.
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bookgirl13
Menegroth
Oct 22 2010, 8:07pm
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... And not too out of place in that dwarven hair and beard. He looks rather similar to Alan Lee's illustrations in The Hhobbit.
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Huan71
Menegroth
Oct 22 2010, 8:22pm
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He is first and foremost a very good actor. we all know the make up and SFX departments are going to be the very best in the business. So i see no reason why they cant pull this off.
Maybe Peter Jackson knows exactly what he's doing and we'll all be pleasantly surprised! 
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Gimilkhad
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Oct 22 2010, 8:41pm
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...he'll look much like that.
This is an ensemble cast with possibly 13 dwarves, they've got to make each one a personality, they've got to allow each actor to express himself. They can't have every one under thick wigs and prosthetics. The audience won't be able to follow who's who.
They'll look like dwarves, but they won't all be made up like JRD was as Gimli, particularly central characters like Thorin.
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Eruonen
Gondolin
Oct 22 2010, 8:47pm
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Right, keeping in mind this is not a Disney dwarf....erase that memory...
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I always pictured them as usually bearded, muscular, grim faced - basically shorter in stature men - but generally less attractive in features. Some may have large noses but not all..some are fat but not all....just like us. Keeping in mind they were Aule's poor imitation of mankind. I am sure we will be happy with the appearances.....
I suspect the production will not use the same make up techniques that JRD had to endure...maybe very little make up.
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duats
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Oct 22 2010, 8:58pm
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To use less prosthetics for the dwarves, I wonder if they'll use the same aging technique they used on Bernard Hill for the bewitched Theoden.
Or maybe they've decided to go with a considerably younger portrayal of Thorin - for which reason I cannot understand.
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Eruonen
Gondolin
Oct 22 2010, 9:03pm
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Thorin was only about 195 years old...with a dwarvish life expectancy of
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anywhere from 250-500 years....he was in his prime..not old.
Gimli was about 139-40
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sharku
Menegroth
Oct 22 2010, 9:13pm
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Not to hijack this thread, but I'd REALLY love now to see Brian Blessed get a role - either as a dwarf, or as Beon.
I mean look at these images - PJ can save on makeup and prostheses - this guy already looks the part!
http://www.google.co.nz/...biw=1228&bih=804
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Eruonen
Gondolin
Oct 22 2010, 9:22pm
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If not a dwarf...how about as the Great Goblin!
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Plurmo
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Oct 22 2010, 9:26pm
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It would be very rare for a dwarf to live more than 250 years. Armitage is too young for the role, but since PJ chose him he must have good reasons for that.
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