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Otaku-sempai
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Dec 1 2011, 10:51pm
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Bain Bardson in 'The Hobbit'?
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It seems that Bain, the son of Bard, will be included in the films. Actor Michael Fowler has allegedly been cast as the Tall Scale Double for the character: http://www.starnow.co.uk/michaelfowler82.
(Thanks to Carne for the tip!)
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost.
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Carne
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Dec 1 2011, 10:55pm
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I'm jonas-jr over at IMDb by the way
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But thanks for posting this anyways! Wasn't really sure if I should or not.
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Otaku-sempai
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Dec 1 2011, 10:59pm
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If I'd known that you also posted here, I would have credited you for the link in the first place. Thanks for the tip.
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Bladerunner
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Dec 1 2011, 11:21pm
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How old do you suppose Baine will be portrayed in the movies?
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In the ROTK appendices Bain becomes king in 2977 which would be about 36 years after the events in The Hobbit. Luke Evans is only 32 so will Bain be about 12? If so, at 29, Michael Fowler is almost as old as Luke.
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Otaku-sempai
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Dec 1 2011, 11:25pm
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I think that Bain will still be a young boy...
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Michael Fowler is alleged to be the scale double for Bain, not the primary actor. Tolkien apparently never indicated when Bain was born, so Jackson has a lot of leeway with his age.
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Bladerunner
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Dec 2 2011, 12:01am
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Since a young boy would be about the height of a full dwarf, they need a normal height adult stand-in so as to appear as a young boy when standing next to the actors playing the dwarves when they are speaking. Then the dwarves' mini stand-ins could stand next to the actor who will actually play Bain when it is his turn to speak. Interesting....
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Thorgal
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Dec 2 2011, 12:37am
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this role will be about as big as gamling or Theodred.
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Faenoriel
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Dec 2 2011, 12:49am
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But serve more important purpose
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To flesh out Bard, that is.
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Faenoriel
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Dec 2 2011, 12:51am
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So they'll be in the same scene(s)?
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I had thought Bard's potential wife & son would only appear in his own subplot.
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Bladerunner
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Dec 2 2011, 12:58am
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He probably will join with all of the revelers in the Great Hall after the dwarves make their dramatic entrance.
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The townsfolk become so excited because the King Under the Mountain has returned and I'm sure any young boy would want to be in the middle of all of the commotion and excitement and see the dwarves in person.
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Thorgal
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Dec 2 2011, 1:00am
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would bard have a sub plot exactly? And what exactly would it be about? I always imagined Bard would be the Eomer of Laketown, in conflict with the greedy master of laketown. I don't see how his son could be anything other than a theodred...
In the book Bard isn't a deep character, I would like them to keep him like he is in the book. Expanding on Bard which btw is a very uninteresting character...would be changing way too much of where the spotlight is suppose to be; on Bilbo and the dwarves. Laketown should be seen from their perspective, maybe a scene where Bard is arguing with the master of laketown...then he would lead laketown in the battle against Smaug in the same way Gandalf leads the defence of Minas Tirith.
Then he kills the dragon...which really means nothing and marches to the mountain to have one tiny speech about the treasure. I don't think there is need to expand his role and introduce his family, I mean he wasn't a big role in the book. Why change it? It was after all Bilbo that made it possible for Bard to kill Smaug. So there really doesn't need to be any back story to Bard. He is a puppet while Bilbo is the puppeteer.
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EyeRock
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Dec 2 2011, 1:17am
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I think they're going for something similar to Helmsdeep...
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They want to show what this new hero is fighting for. Remember the scenes with the kids, women and old people at Helmsdeep? Without those the defense of Helmsdeep would feel kind of hollow in my opinion; "why did they need Helmsdeep anyway?"
Showing Bard as a considerate father would make him more than "the hero destined for greatness", a role that Aragorn already filled in LOTR. It would make his character more realistic and easier to relate to. He isn't opposing the Master of Laketown out of "honour", "rightousness" or "justice". He wants what's best for the families of Laketown, his inculded!
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Sinister71
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Dec 2 2011, 1:38am
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but at least Bard has a past that an be drawn from Tolkiens own writings, He goes on to be the future King of Dale, as does his son after him. His son was present at the council of Elrond when the fellowship was forged. Bard has a much richer history and future than some of the other characters in the Hobbit, Which is exactly why he should be given a bit of a bigger role. He does kill Smaug which if not for that there would have been no battle of the 5 armies because Bilbo and the dwarfs would have been Barbeque and Smaug would still reign under the mountain. I mean theres the whole issue with Bard having differences with the master of Laketown and then reforming Dale after the Battle of 5 armies. Jackson needs to make the audience have some emotional interest in Bard with him being the one who kills Smaug and is King of Dale who aids the dwarfs in their time of need.
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Bladerunner
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Dec 2 2011, 1:44am
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As a descendant of Girion of Dale, Bard has more in common with Thorin than most.
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Lord Girion and King Thror were likely well acquainted during more prosperous times and were probably friends before Smaug destroyed their kingdoms, so Bard and Thorin would presumably have plenty to discuss during Thorin's extended stay in Lake-town. Perhaps Bard will pull Thorin aside at some point and have words with him. The movie revealing and exploring this connection would make the tension between them later in the film more compelling.
With his tragic lineage, premonitions, grim nature and persona non grata status, family, destiny, noble nature and leadership during times of trouble, I think Bard is a very interesting character even though Tolkien chose not to reveal much about him in the book. I like the direction in which the film is taking him. In the film, Peter Jackson can afford to dwell a little more on the time the dwarves spent in Lake-town than Tolkien did in the book.
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Captain Salt
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Dec 2 2011, 2:04am
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If Bilbo and Bain bond in a "Pippin and Bergil" kind-of way, with Bard acting as Beregond towards Bilbo and Thorin. Thst would extent Bard's role in the story somewhat during the Laketown segment of Film 2...
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, with axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!
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Gandalf'sMother
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Dec 2 2011, 2:07am
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They were gratuitous and "stock" - as in "stock clip of women and children crying."
I never believed for a second that those people were in danger, and it didn't enhance the scenes' impact at all.
I agree with Thorgal. Keep Bard simple. He's an archetype, and shouldn't be "deepened." Bilbo and the dwarves are the important ones.
-GN
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Sinister71
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Dec 2 2011, 2:37am
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Bilbo and the dwarfs are the main concern, they will be showing other characters and other plot lines. I think Laketown will be expanded upon what we seen in the book along with Bard's role in the films. PJ is gonna go for a character driven death of Smaug and the best way to do that is to have your audience invested in Bard who is the one who kills him. the film makers are going to want you rooting for Bard instead of not giving a crap one way or the other, because you already know Bard is going to kill Smaug. They are going to want people thinking to themselves, YES!!!! when Bard lets that last black arrow fly, killing Smaug. to just show him as an uninteresting character will not get people emotionally invested in him, but showing him as a family man, as well as the ever pessimistic prophet that he is in the book. from what they show in the book with Bilbo giving Bard the Arkenstone, they should expand Laketown to show that Bilbo feels he can trust Bard to do what is right, and know that he is a good but somber man who only has his peoples best intentions in mind.
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Thorgal
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Dec 2 2011, 2:45am
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Jackson needs to make the audience have some emotional interest in Bard with him being the one who kills Smaug and is King of Dale who aids the dwarfs in their time of need. As I said Bard is just a puppet, no spotlight should be put on him. He isn't a major character but a minor, even if he kills the dragon it's Bilbo that is in the spotlight. He is a puppet in the book and should remain to be only a puppet in the movie, his only purpose is to want the people of laketown or dale or whatever to have a piece of the treasure. His motives and future isn't important. To me he is about as important as Eomer is in the movies. He is this symbol of Rohan, nothing more nothing less. I think Bard should have a similar role, symbol for the people of laketown nothing more nothing less.
Bard has a much richer history and future than some of the other characters in the Hobbit Not if you compare to:
Thranduil
Beorn
In fact in the hobbit (book). Thranduil and Beorn had a bigger role than Bard. If I'm not mistaken Bard is first introduced when Smaug attacks. His history is unimportant, he is just a figure to represent the people of dale at the battle of the five armies.
Perhaps Bard will pull Thorin aside at some point and have words with him. The movie revealing and exploring this connection would make the tension between them later in the film more compelling. Should this be considered fan fic?
With his tragic lineage, premonitions, grim nature and persona non grata status, family, destiny, noble nature and leadership during times of trouble, I think Bard is a very interesting character even though Tolkien chose not to reveal much about him in the book. Maybe Tolkien didn't reveal anything in the book about him because he didn't want to put the spotlight on him but on Bilbo? I agree with Tolkien...fan fiction in the form of making unimportant characters important is...not ok.
If Bilbo and Bain bond in a "Pippin and Bergil" kind-of way, with Bard acting as Beregond towards Bilbo and Thorin. That is...I'm sorry but how would this make the hobbit better? This is bad fan fiction. Sorry if I'm offending.
I agree with Thorgal. Keep Bard simple. He's an archetype, and shouldn't be "deepened." Bilbo and the dwarves are the important ones. Quoted for truth...
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Sinister71
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Dec 2 2011, 3:39am
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to Beorn. Beorn gives them some ponies, supplies, feeds them and sends them on their way and then pulls a basically dead Thorin out of the battle. where as Bard fights in the battle just as much as Beorn, kills Smaug, and is a lost king of Dale. how is that not more important than Beorn? beorn didn't even warrant any real stories in Tolkiens notes about who he was or even what happened to him after other than he led the woodsmen between the Anduin river and Mirkwood and died before the war of the ring. Bard became king and restored Dale and had a whole lineage that Tolkien himself wrote
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Bauglir100
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Dec 2 2011, 3:40am
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They were gratuitous and "stock" - as in "stock clip of women and children crying."
I never believed for a second that those people were in danger, and it didn't enhance the scenes' impact at all.
I just can't believe how far you people are willing to go to complain about the LOTR movies. First there are all those whining about Legolas' shield-boarding stunt (an over-the-top action sequence in a fantasy movie? Do tell!), then there's the people that will complain about ROTK's ending going on for too long (understandable, but then again, I read the book!) and now...
We've finally reached the bottom of the barrel.
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Captain Salt
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Dec 2 2011, 4:02am
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Feel free to comment on my or anyone else's ideas all you want, but calling them "bad fan-fic" is condescending and rude.
Secondly, as I've said before, steadfastly refusing any changes to the course material just because "that's how it was in the book" isn't very practical. Bard being deepened into a fully-rounded character rather than a "puppet", as you call him, not to mention a proto-Aragorn, will most likely come across as more cinematic that the guy who randomly materializes out of nowhere at a vital moment in the book, and help add weight to the segments of the film concerning Laketown, Smaug, and the Battle of Five Armies.
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, with axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!
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Xanaseb
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Dec 2 2011, 4:10am
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OK everybody, I'm going to state my position very very clearly.....(as this debate is slightly getting on my nerves! ;) )
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Although I partly understand where some of these views about Bard being a relatively minor character are coming from, these arguments still have little merit to me.
My points:
Bard and his family were ESSENTIAL to the history of Esgaroth and the Human lands in Dale, and around it.
Bard in my opinion had a terrific role in The Hobbit. He didn't -just- slay the dragon!!!! He wasn't -just- a bowman!!!
He immediately took up leadership of all the men of that region. He became a -significant- diplomat and representative (conversing intimately with Thranduil and Gandalf etc.) He descended from the the line of King Brand of Dale.
It might seem obvious, but his actions were crucial to the book.
You all no doubt are well aware of all these things, but I think we are underplaying the impact that Bard had in the goings on during the Hobbit......and please please remember, that this film is of course centred around the core plot and text of the book, but -also- works -around- it and outside of it!!!!!
Bard may be an archetype, but I think there is lots of area for expansion for PJ & Co....though I doubt they will expand him -that- much to be honest.......as I'm trying to suggest, Tolkien said -much- more about him than we are giving credit for....(I think)
I dont know why, but I also have a hefty suspicion that Tauriel's love will be Bard............(I dont rly care who or if they;ll pick anyone for her in the end anyway.......) (now that I think about it, its been Veeeeery long since her name appeared on the boards!!! ......hmmmmm suspicious!  ) (kidding)
:)
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Thorgal
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Dec 2 2011, 4:17am
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Beorn gives them some ponies, supplies, feeds them and sends them on their way and then pulls a basically dead Thorin out of the battle. He may not be more important as a individual, Bard becomes king and may be considered to be more important. But Beorn is a more important character in the story, he is a more important character in the context of the storyline.
He shelters the dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf for how many days was it? He is a lone goblin hunter and is friend with many animals. He sends the party with supplies for their journey through mirkwood. Later he turns the entire battle by taking his bear form and killing the goblin king/leader whatever it was at the time. He also saves Thorin one of the most important charcters in the story. Compare Beorns role and character to the:
Man with a bow, that takes arms when Smaug attacks. A crow whispers in his ear where to shoot and he fires a accurate arrow that kills the dragon. He represents the people of laketown at the metting up the mountain. He later become the leader over that small town.
Beorn is not only a more important character to the dwarves bilbo and Gandalf, he also turns the entire battle by charging in what I think will be a Balrog sized bear...he is far more interesting that the little princling bowman that shoots an arrow in the dragon. I'm a bit of an anarchist myself and can't stand bowmen...I'm not sure why but when I think of Bard I think of:
Orlando Bloom in Troy
I just don't like the idea of a human hero in this story, and you said he was grim? We already got Beorn the grumpy bear. No need for a grumpy human. Beorn can't be a minor character...they can't just meet a man that can turn into a bear. But they can see a random man shoot smaug and be declared leader...Bard doesn't need a backstory, Beorn does...
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Xanaseb
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Dec 2 2011, 4:17am
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Only some TORners take those views......not that many to my knowledge ;)
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I for one certainly don't think PJ & Co. went OTT :) :)
TORn is a very diverse mix of Tolkien fans, as you probably know, so don't think that your comment is generalisable :) :)
but yeah I agree :)
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Sarry, Gandy, Raddy, Ally and Pally
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