[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

I don't think the fame of the actors matters as much as the ability to fit into the character and give an excellent performance. I don't mind unknowns (and in fact rather like them, as long as they're good, on the principle that once I leave college, I will be one, too)...but I think the best measure of casting is how well which actors fit into the parts, not how well-known those actors are. Why can't the movie be a team effort between famous, experienced actors and people new to the buisness, or who have been around for a while but aren't well-known? That is how the LOTR movies came out, and I personally wouldn't have the casting in those any other way (though some may disagree).

As for what should be in the movie, I think that an Gilraen or Estel (or both!) cameo would be awesome, and push the coolness factor straight through the roof, from a book-geek's point of view.

I also think that Orlando Bloom should make a cameo appearance...No lines, nothing particularly lingering, just Legolas at the party in Mirkwood, or Legolas at the Battle of Five Armies...Not exactly blink-and-miss-it, but something that maybe wouldn't hit you until it had already gone by.

I think that Andy Serkis is a must. No one can do Gollum like him. Also, I would LOVE to see Ian McKellen come back, and of course, Hugo Weaving as Elrond. But I don't know so much about Ian Holm. He's too old for the part, in my opinion, and the question must be made if he actually *wants* the role.

I don't really care for the idea of John Rhys-Davies returning as a dwarf, unless he can deliver a completely different performance and the prosthetics they give him make him look completely different from Gimli, and they don't give him an allergic reaction. I don't want to see Gimli again. Not because I don't like him, but because the other dwarves are different people and I want to see different performances.