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Arannir
Valinor

Aug 11 2014, 1:59pm
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Casting "The Children of Húrin"
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A lot of these roles would offer themselves to be cast with newcomers, I guess... but let's still do this. "Star"-Cast "The Children of Húrin"! I tried not to chose actors whom I just feel fitting when it comes to looks - but how I could see them play out these characters (judging from what I have seen them in) - especially voices and how I can imagine them in relation to the other characters (especially the "couples"). Túrin - Tom Mison (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, etc.) Nienor - Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey, etc.) Húrin - Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Godzilla etc.) Morwen - Connie Britton (American Horror Story, etc.) Beleg - Alexander Skarsgård (Melancholia, True Blood, etc.) Melian - Elizabeth Mitchell (V, LOST, etc.) Thingol - Stephen Moyer (True Blood, etc.) Glaurung (Mocap, voice) - James Earl Jones (The Lion King, etc.) Morgoth (Mocap, voice) - Alan Rickman (Rasputin, Love Actually, Harry Potter, etc.) Finduilas - Emily de Ravin (LOST, etc.) Mablung - Jaime Bell (King Kong, Billy Elliot, Tintin, etc.) Mîm - Ian McShane (Pirates of the Carribean, Pillars of the Earth, etc.) Gwindor - Eion Bailey (Once Upon A Time, Band of Brother, etc.) Orodreth - Tony Curran (Pillars of the Earth, etc.) Brandir - Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter, Anna Karenina, etc.) Sador - Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Carribean, etc.)
"I am afraid it is only too likely to be true what you say about the critics and the public. I am dreading the publication for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at." J.R.R. Tolkien We all have our hearts and minds one way or another invested in these books and movies. So we all mind and should show the necessary respect.
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DaughterofLaketown
Gondor

Aug 11 2014, 5:12pm
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Seeing this movie would be a dream come true! I don't care of they make it a movie or a Game of Thrones style tv show but it would be truly amazing.
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DaughterofLaketown
Gondor

Aug 11 2014, 5:13pm
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She is awsome but definitely not what I thought Nienir would be like. I was thinking more along the lines of Kaya Scoldario.
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DaughterofLaketown
Gondor

Aug 11 2014, 5:48pm
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Túrin - Channing Tatum (The Eagle) Nienor - Kaya Scodelario (Wuthering Heights) Húrin- Sean Bean (GOT, Lotr) Morwen - Miranda Otto (Lotr) Beleg- Christian Cooke (Romeo and Juliet 2013) Melian -? Thingol - ? Glaurung-? Morgoth-? Finduilas -? Mablung - ? Mim- Mick Walter (Narnia: the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe) Gwindor - ? Orodreth -? Brandir - ? Sador - Sean Connery
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CuriousG
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Aug 11 2014, 6:17pm
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Jessica Brown Findlay (Lady Sybil) would be great as Nienor. Since I don't like Morwen and don't like Connie Britton (because she's so cold and self-centered in Amer Horr Story), I think that would be a good fit. I guess I'd go with Daughter's choice for Turin. I think he needs to be played by someone macho, good-looking, and not too bright. That could be a lot of people. There's the inner torment aspect too, since he's not all action hero, which complicates the choice since they need to have some depth to them. Maybe as long as we rule out Dwayne Johnson... Actually, if no one minds recycling Viggo and giving him a youth serum, I think he'd make a great Turin. (OK, so he's smart, but it doesn't show too obviously, and he's got that spooky inner *something* going for him.)
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Magradhaid
The Shire
Aug 12 2014, 3:00am
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Alan Rickman's voice might be too recognizable; I think I might prefer Keith Szarabajka for Morgoth's, if he used his "Yuriev" (Xenosaga) voice.
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DaughterofLaketown
Gondor

Aug 12 2014, 4:36am
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Agree Lana Rickman will always be Snape in my mind
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So someone less known would be better.
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Mikah
Lorien
Aug 13 2014, 1:10am
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Great list! However, when thinking of Hurin I always picture Jerome Flynn...you know, Bronn from GoT!
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Mikah
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Aug 13 2014, 1:15am
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Recycling good ole Viggo. He does have that spooky vibe going on. I can picture him telling off Morgoth. As far as pretty boys go for Turin, would Richard Madden fit the bill?
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Eledhwen
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Aug 13 2014, 6:57am
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Is Richard Madden tall enough?
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IMDB says he's only 5' 9 1/2". Túrin's supposed to be as tall as an Elf, but broader in the shoulder. Whoever was to play him needs to be at least 6' IMHO, and with sufficient charisma to make you believe that this is a Man who Elves would follow. I don't see Channing Tatum in the role at all! Christian Bale (in Batman physique) would pull it off but he's probably too old now.
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Lothiriel
The Shire

Aug 13 2014, 7:25am
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I think Channing Tatum won't fit in with the role of Turin. In any case I would prefer a rather unknown actor for this central character (I don't like to think "Hey he's the guy who played in...!"). Actually, a well-known actor would stick Turin to our present time while the story is supposed to be "out of time" .
"Ils ne savaient pas que c'était impossible, alors ils l'ont fait." Mark Twain
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Eledhwen
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Aug 13 2014, 10:19pm
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For me, he lacks the presence and depth that a Túrin needs.
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cats16
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Aug 14 2014, 12:37am
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My mind's Turin is Chris Hemsworth, for whatever reason. I hear his voice when Turin speaks, and easily picture him acting the part. Whether he would be fit for the role, or play it well in reality, is another story. But my imagination seems to think so.
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Malveth
Rivendell
Sep 8 2014, 2:15am
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I sincerely, deeply, profoundly hope that the Hobbit "trilogy" is the end of Tolkien on film. I most certainly never want to see anything to do with the Silmarillion, my favorite part of the Legendarium, defaced by Hollywood. Enough. Is. Enough.
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ange1e4e5
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Dec 16 2015, 6:20pm
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My mind's Turin is Chris Hemsworth, for whatever reason. I hear his voice when Turin speaks, and easily picture him acting the part. Whether he would be fit for the role, or play it well in reality, is another story. But my imagination seems to think so. 
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ange1e4e5
Gondor
Dec 16 2015, 6:28pm
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Beren and Luthien Beren: Richard Madden (GoT, Cinderella) Luthien: Dakota Johnson (50 shades) Finrod: Nico Evers-Swindell (Will & Kate, Grimm) Sauron: I'm stuck between Brett Dalton (Agents of Shield) and Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), WCS (worst case scenario) would be Jamie Dornan (50 Shades) Thingol: Paul Bettany Melian: Charlize Theron (Prometheus, Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road) Celegorm: Jonathan Groff (Frozen) Curufin: Shia LaBoeuf Huan: Idris Elba or Anthony Mackie Morgoth: Josh Brolin (Guardians of the Galaxy) or Hugh Keays-Byrne (Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road) The Children of Hurin Turin: Liam Hemsworth Nienor: Elizabeth Debicki Beleg: J.J. Feild (Captain America: The First Avenger, Northanger Abbey) Glaurung: Toby Leonard Moore (Daredevil) or Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall) Hurin: Nick Blood (Agents of Shield) Morwen: Abby Cornish (Sucker Punch) Brandir: Iain de Caestecker (Agents of Shield) Finduilas: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Mad Max: Fury Road) Gwindor: Will Estes (Blue Bloods) Orodreth: Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead, Love Actually, Wuthering Heights) Brodda: Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy, G.I. Joe) Morgoth: see Beren and Luthien The Fall of Gondolin Tuor: Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games, Lone Survivor) Idril Celebrindal: Lily James (Downton Abbey, Cinderella) or Shailene Woodley (The Divergent Series, The Descendents (the one with George Clooney, not the Disney one), The Fault in Our Stars) Maeglin: Freddie Highmore (The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Bates Motel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) or Logan Lerman (3:10 to Yuma, Percy Jackson and the Olympians) Turgon: Jude Law (Anna Karenina, Sherlock Holmes, Road to Perdition, Gattaca) Aredhal: Rose Byrne (X-Men: First Class) Ulmo (Mo-cap): Daniel Craig (James Bond, Road to Perdition) Gothmog: Nathan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road)
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ange1e4e5
Gondor
Dec 16 2015, 6:45pm
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I forgot: Mim: Timothy Spall
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ange1e4e5
Gondor
Dec 16 2015, 7:13pm
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Other choices for Morgoth voice
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I was thinking Josh Brolin or Hugh Keays-Byrne for the voice of Morgoth, along with mo-cap.
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