Dwarves! The Hobbit is going to be sick with them, but not every dwarf in Bilbo’s traveling party is going to be getting a ton of screen time. Still, there will be a handful of hero dwarves who must stand out and be notable, and casting good actors is one way to make that happen.
Who will be the hero dwarves? Not Jonathan Rhys-Davies (or Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, in all liklihood), who recently told Empire he couldn’t imagine dealing with all that make-up again. But how about Brian Cox?
Aint It Cool is reporting that Cox is at the top of the list for The Hobbit team’s dwarf dream casting, and it seems to me like the actor would be a pretty easy ‘get.’ And he would lend some gravitas to whichever dwarf he played (Gloin, perhaps?). For my money, though, the only casting I really care about is Bilbo. That’s the one that will tell you a lot about these films.
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"there will be a handful of hero dwarves who must stand out and be notable, and casting good actors is one way to make that happen."
jesus are you even trying anymore?
Reporting on an article from AICN that they had up last Friday? Seriously? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
Brian: "There's no pleasing some people."
Ex-Leper: "That's just what Jesus said, sir!"
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Well, since you brought up the subject, I would like to take the opportunity to once again raise the name of Martin Freeman for the role of Bilbo.
I hope all Dwarves are played by well known burly British and Irish actors. Tim Spall, Ray Winstone, Brendon Gleeson, Brian Blessed etc, etc.
Love the instant talkback on articles, hate the fact that these fucking losers still pollute them. If anyone in casting happens to be reading Michael Sheen would be awesome for Bilbo Baggins.
Well, since you brought up the subject, I would like to take the opportunity to once again raise the name of Morgan Freeman for the role of Bilbo.
"And he would lend some gravitas to whichever dwarf he played (Gloin, perhaps?)"
I thought Thorin Oakenshield was the main dwarf. Now I just felt a wave of nerdy self loathing after I typed that sentence.
You and me both, unknown user. You and me both.
Well, since you brought up the subject, I would like to take the opportunity to once again raise the name of Martin Freeman for the role of Bilbo.
This may make up for the fact that Cox backed out of (for whatever reasons) voicing Aslan in the Narnia movies. God damn, if that wouldn't have been awesome. Instead, we just get Liam Neeson playing Liam Neeson…
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