Scott Weinberg
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I was reading some news about how Ewan McGregor is now on the short list for the James Bond role. And I think that would be a perfect choice. I may be a little biased, as McGregor (along with Mr. Depp) is currently my favorite actor working today.
Then that got me to thinking about who Ewan McGregor could have played in the LOTR trilogy (Faramir
) and that then led me to this idea:
Re-cast the trilogy!
Here are the rules:
Name who you'd have chosen for the roles listed below. Please understand that I adore the "real" cast down to the guy who played Haldir SoonDead, so this is not a knock on Jackson's cast in any way, shape or form. It's just something to kill the time while snow falls in Philadelphia.
Here's a twist: You cannot mention an actor who has been previously chosen in the same role. Example: if I chose Toshiro Mifune for Gandalf, you cannot repeat that pick although you could pick Mifune for another role if you wanted to.
Once we get a good amount of picks for each role, maybe I'll do a competition-type thing so we can vote on the best choices. Or maybe I'll just be lazy and slow like I am on all my Polls threads.
These picks took some time to come up with! Most of 'em are who I'd enjoy seeing, but some (like my Elrond pick) just made me laugh when I thought of 'em. If you'd like to participate, please make picks for ALL the characters listed below. Thanks.
Here's my picks:
Gandalf - Sean Connery
Saruman - Donald Sutherland
Aragorn - Kurt Russell
Frodo - Tobey Maguire
Samwise - Seth Green
Merry - Sam Rockwell
Pippin - Topher Grace
Legolas - Christian Bale
Gimli - Robert Carlyle
Thoeden - Gene Hackman
Grima - Lance Henriksen
Faramir - Ewan McGregor
Boromir - Eric Bana
Denethor - James Caan
Haldir - Brad Pitt
Gamling - Michael Ironside
Elrond - Christopher Walken
Eowyn - Emily Mortimer
Eomer - Val Kilmer
Arwen - Milla Jovovich
Galadriel - Michelle Pfeiffer
Celeborn - Guy Pearce
Isildur - Harrison Ford
Bilbo - Ben Kinglsley
Gollum - Johnny Depp
Theodred - Kevin Costner (Get it?)
Then that got me to thinking about who Ewan McGregor could have played in the LOTR trilogy (Faramir
) and that then led me to this idea:Re-cast the trilogy!
Here are the rules:
Name who you'd have chosen for the roles listed below. Please understand that I adore the "real" cast down to the guy who played Haldir SoonDead, so this is not a knock on Jackson's cast in any way, shape or form. It's just something to kill the time while snow falls in Philadelphia.
Here's a twist: You cannot mention an actor who has been previously chosen in the same role. Example: if I chose Toshiro Mifune for Gandalf, you cannot repeat that pick although you could pick Mifune for another role if you wanted to.
Once we get a good amount of picks for each role, maybe I'll do a competition-type thing so we can vote on the best choices. Or maybe I'll just be lazy and slow like I am on all my Polls threads.
These picks took some time to come up with! Most of 'em are who I'd enjoy seeing, but some (like my Elrond pick) just made me laugh when I thought of 'em. If you'd like to participate, please make picks for ALL the characters listed below. Thanks.
Here's my picks:
Gandalf - Sean Connery
Saruman - Donald Sutherland
Aragorn - Kurt Russell
Frodo - Tobey Maguire
Samwise - Seth Green
Merry - Sam Rockwell
Pippin - Topher Grace
Legolas - Christian Bale
Gimli - Robert Carlyle
Thoeden - Gene Hackman
Grima - Lance Henriksen
Faramir - Ewan McGregor
Boromir - Eric Bana
Denethor - James Caan
Haldir - Brad Pitt
Gamling - Michael Ironside
Elrond - Christopher Walken
Eowyn - Emily Mortimer
Eomer - Val Kilmer
Arwen - Milla Jovovich
Galadriel - Michelle Pfeiffer
Celeborn - Guy Pearce
Isildur - Harrison Ford
Bilbo - Ben Kinglsley
Gollum - Johnny Depp
Theodred - Kevin Costner (Get it?)
Perfect! "My precious....Did I do that?"
