Who Should Play Beorn in The Hobbit? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lush · 12-08-2006, 09:07 AM

Robbie Coltrane would be pretty sweet. Also, Brian Blessed is amazing.

Aaron · 12-08-2006, 09:21 AM

But Beorn is in my mind a character who is almost an antihero, I'll never forget how he nailed the Warg skin to a tree. Whoever plays him needs to have a real edge.

Lush · 12-10-2006, 09:37 PM

Coltrane has major edge. Have you ever watched "Cracker"?

And Brian Blessed is also a great actor, with great range. Range and versatility are what's important here, I think.

They could do something really new, and get Michael Clarke Duncan.

doug*platypus · 12-10-2006, 10:51 PM

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Robbie Coltrane, for those non-British he is the actor who plays Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies.

Yeah, for sure. When I thought "Beorn" I immediately afterwards thought "Hagrid". I agree that he has to have a bit of a dangerous edge to him, as well, though. Beorn is a bit of a maniac!

narfforc · 12-11-2006, 03:43 AM

Robbie Coltrane IS a maniac, but he is also a good comedy actor and comedian.

Aaron · 12-11-2006, 07:02 AM

But Beorn is not comic relief within the book, his brutality is really quite stunning for a story aimed toward a young audience.

Lush · 12-11-2006, 02:19 PM

Yes, but Coltrane is capable of much more than comic relief. Hence my mention of "Cracker."

Another possibility:

Samuel le Bihan? He was brutal, and honourable, and magnificent, in "Le Pacte des Loups." He's not a huge guy per se (height-wise), but he certainly has gravitas.

Stephen Fry is a big guy (people forget how big he actually is) with enormous range. He might seem too genteel, but he can do it. Random trivia: My boyfriend's dad broke Fry's nose in a rugby match! Which is truly hilarious, because he's half Fry's size!

12-08-2006, 09:07 AM	#1
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Robbie Coltrane would be pretty sweet. Also, Brian Blessed is amazing. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

12-08-2006, 09:21 AM	#2
Aaron Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 96	But Beorn is in my mind a character who is almost an antihero, I'll never forget how he nailed the Warg skin to a tree. Whoever plays him needs to have a real edge. __________________ Remember, stranger, passing by: As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you shall be. Prepare thyself to follow me.

12-10-2006, 09:37 PM	#3
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Coltrane has major edge. Have you ever watched "Cracker"? And Brian Blessed is also a great actor, with great range. Range and versatility are what's important here, I think. They could do something really new, and get Michael Clarke Duncan. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

12-11-2006, 03:43 AM	#5
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Robbie Coltrane IS a maniac, but he is also a good comedy actor and comedian. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

12-11-2006, 07:02 AM	#6
Aaron Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 96	But Beorn is not comic relief within the book, his brutality is really quite stunning for a story aimed toward a young audience. __________________ Remember, stranger, passing by: As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you shall be. Prepare thyself to follow me.

12-11-2006, 02:19 PM	#7
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Yes, but Coltrane is capable of much more than comic relief. Hence my mention of "Cracker." Another possibility: Samuel le Bihan? He was brutal, and honourable, and magnificent, in "Le Pacte des Loups." He's not a huge guy per se (height-wise), but he certainly has gravitas. Stephen Fry is a big guy (people forget how big he actually is) with enormous range. He might seem too genteel, but he can do it. Random trivia: My boyfriend's dad broke Fry's nose in a rugby match! Which is truly hilarious, because he's half Fry's size! __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~