Were there any famous actors who wanted to be in the film and didn't get a look in? - Page 2 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eurytus · 10-07-2003, 02:45 PM

I think that Daniel Day Lewis would have been superb as Aragorn. Not that Viggo is bad but Day-Lewis has been superb in everything he has been in and one look at The Last of the Mohicans shows that he could do the whole action thing.And that picture of Stuart Townsend?? What were they thinking of?

ArathorofBarahir · 10-08-2003, 09:56 AM

I am so glad that Viggo was asked to play Aragorn. He plays Aragorn so well that it is scary.

Lord of Angmar · 10-08-2003, 01:09 PM

I doubt Daniel Day Lewis would have wanted to have anything to do with the Lord of the Rings. The fact that he simply does not enjoy acting would not bode well for his chances of playing a part which would require him to do two straight non-stop years of it!I heard a rumor recently which I had not heard before that Donald Sutherland was considered for the part of Denethor Steward of Gondor. Did anyone else hear about this?

ArathorofBarahir · 10-08-2003, 01:33 PM

Yes I did hear the rumor of Donald Sutherland playing Denethor. And I totally agree with you LordofAngmar. Daniel Day Lewis enjoys acting very little, it would be highly unlikely that he would be in LOTR, I mean two years of shooting, that is next to impossible for him.

HCIsland · 10-08-2003, 03:02 PM

I was thinking Arnold Schwarzenegger would have been pretty interesting as the voice of Treebeard."Lee-tol orcs, Boo-RA-oommm!"I guess it's just me. H.C.

10-08-2003, 07:25 PM

Whatever elven Maiden david bowie would have rocked as elrond. David Bowie rocks as anything

Finwe · 10-08-2003, 08:50 PM

Stuart Townsend would have made a much better Denethor (he'd have to be aged a LOT) or an Annatar, because he's got that slightly creepy/seductive look about him (for those who've seen League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). I think that the cast are absolutely perfect in their roles, and any other actor/actress would have changed the Frodo, Eowyn, Arwen, etc. that we know and love. One of the reasons those specific actors/actresses were picked was for their personality and their humility. They recognized that it was an honor to be in such an epic venture, and accepted the role that they were given. If it had been a more high-profile actor/actress, used to getting his/her way on set, then the characters would have been irreparably changed (unless PJ fired them all and hired a new cast, which would be a waste of time and money).

Essex · 10-09-2003, 08:10 AM

Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who) was just beating to Bilbo by Ian Holm.thinking of the doctors, I always thought Tom Baker would have made an excellent Gandalf.

Meela · 10-09-2003, 11:55 AM

Donald Sutherland (just checked him out):- good for the role, probably, but I *much* prefer John.Stuart Townsend... now I wouldn't complain if he wanted the role

Faramir Fan · 10-09-2003, 12:21 PM

heh heh...if we had Donald Sutherland for Denethor, we could have had Kiefer for Faramir *swoon*. Only Sean Bean could play Boromir!!!

Maéglin · 10-09-2003, 10:46 PM

Stuart Townsend would have been great for Annatar! (Sauron's alter ego). I agree he's got a very strange look about him. He looks awesome but also something terribly wrong with him (in the League of Extraodinary Gentlemen).

Finwe · 10-11-2003, 08:22 AM

But then again, playing a character like Dorian Grey would make an actor appear quite "strange."

10-07-2003, 02:45 PM	#41
Eurytus Wight Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 179	I think that Daniel Day Lewis would have been superb as Aragorn. Not that Viggo is bad but Day-Lewis has been superb in everything he has been in and one look at The Last of the Mohicans shows that he could do the whole action thing.<P>And that picture of Stuart Townsend?? What were they thinking of? __________________ "This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against the movie The Neverending Story!" Lionel Hutz

10-08-2003, 09:56 AM	#42
ArathorofBarahir Wight Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Crickhallow Posts: 247	I am so glad that Viggo was asked to play Aragorn. He plays Aragorn so well that it is scary. __________________ King of the Dead: The dead do not suffer the living to pass. Aragorn: You will suffer me.

10-08-2003, 01:09 PM	#43
Lord of Angmar Tyrannus Incorporalis Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the North Posts: 833	I doubt Daniel Day Lewis would have wanted to have anything to do with the Lord of the Rings. The fact that he simply does not enjoy acting would not bode well for his chances of playing a part which would require him to do two straight non-stop years of it!<P>I heard a rumor recently which I had not heard before that Donald Sutherland was considered for the part of Denethor Steward of Gondor. Did anyone else hear about this? __________________ ...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.

10-08-2003, 01:33 PM	#44
ArathorofBarahir Wight Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Crickhallow Posts: 247	Yes I did hear the rumor of Donald Sutherland playing Denethor. And I totally agree with you LordofAngmar. Daniel Day Lewis enjoys acting very little, it would be highly unlikely that he would be in LOTR, I mean two years of shooting, that is next to impossible for him. __________________ King of the Dead: The dead do not suffer the living to pass. Aragorn: You will suffer me.

10-08-2003, 03:02 PM	#45
HCIsland Zombie Cannibal Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,000	I was thinking Arnold Schwarzenegger would have been pretty interesting as the voice of Treebeard.<P>"Lee-tol orcs, Boo-RA-oommm!"<P>I guess it's just me. <P>H.C. __________________ "Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed myself. Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse yet lay in the dregs." -Denethor

10-08-2003, 07:25 PM	#46
Slayer Guest Posts: n/a	Whatever elven Maiden david bowie would have rocked as elrond. David Bowie rocks as anything

10-08-2003, 08:50 PM	#47
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Stuart Townsend would have made a much better Denethor (he'd have to be aged a LOT) or an Annatar, because he's got that slightly creepy/seductive look about him (for those who've seen League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). <P>I think that the cast are absolutely perfect in their roles, and any other actor/actress would have changed the Frodo, Eowyn, Arwen, etc. that we know and love. One of the reasons those specific actors/actresses were picked was for their personality and their humility. They recognized that it was an honor to be in such an epic venture, and accepted the role that they were given. If it had been a more high-profile actor/actress, used to getting his/her way on set, then the characters would have been irreparably changed (unless PJ fired them all and hired a new cast, which would be a waste of time and money). __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

10-09-2003, 08:10 AM	#48
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 887	Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who) was just beating to Bilbo by Ian Holm.<P>thinking of the doctors, I always thought Tom Baker would have made an excellent Gandalf.

10-09-2003, 11:55 AM	#49
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,118	Donald Sutherland (just checked him out):<P>- good for the role, probably, but I much prefer John.<P>Stuart Townsend... now I wouldn't complain if he wanted the role __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

10-09-2003, 12:21 PM	#50
Faramir Fan Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 72	heh heh...if we had Donald Sutherland for Denethor, we could have had Kiefer for Faramir swoon. Only Sean Bean could play Boromir!!!<P> __________________ "A new character has come on the scene (I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking into the woods of Ithilien): Faramir, the brother of Boromir..." J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters No. 66

10-09-2003, 10:46 PM	#51
Maéglin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 99	Stuart Townsend would have been great for Annatar! (Sauron's alter ego). I agree he's got a very strange look about him. He looks awesome but also something terribly wrong with him (in the League of Extraodinary Gentlemen).

10-11-2003, 08:22 AM	#52
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	But then again, playing a character like Dorian Grey would make an actor appear quite "strange." __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.