Sage Hobbit movie advice for PJ?

[Gil-Galad]

LOTR was good at finding and exposing some unknown actors, so i would expect the same for The Hobbit, but i wouldn't be dissapointed if i saw a lot of Irish actors being played as Dwarves, such as Ewan McGregor, or maybe William DaFoe

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Gil-Galad

LOTR was good at finding and exposing some unknown actors, so i would expect the same for The Hobbit, but i wouldn't be dissapointed if i saw a lot of Irish actors being played as Dwarves, such as Ewan McGregor, or maybe William DaFoe

I am fairly sure that Ewan McGregor is Scottish .... and that would work better with Gimli's scottish accent....

[Ainaserkewen]

Personally, I'm against any famous actors taking roles in the Hobbit. Especially if they've been in such huge blockbusters like Star Wars and Harry Potter.

[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.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

"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."
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Great point about Gilraen. I'd forgotten she was obviously still
alive then. It would be neat if Elrond just in passing introduced them
to Bilbo, with perhaps a comment by Bilbo about Estel's name.

[Thinlómien]

For the Liv Tyler cameo appearance PJ might put Arwen to be a member of the White Council...
And the romance, let's hope that PJ doesn't follow the way of the finnish ballet about the hobbit - otherwise we would be seeing Bilbo flirting with elves in Rivendell in big screen...