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I'd love to see Paltrow as Eowyn, though she might have to bulk up a little. She played a great "ice queen" in Great Expectations. And she already has experience getting weak in the knees for Viggo Mortensen in A Perfect Murder. <P>Elrond is a tough choice, I actually do like the look of Mr. Matrix, it is his rendition of the role that troubles me (chalk that up to Jackson I suppose). But in his stead I might propose Jeremy Northam, though I would have to see him in a wig first!<P>I really like the fact that I had no previous knowledge of many of the actors, it keeps me from being biased by their previous work.<P>Oh, and for Arwen I would put in Jennifer Connely (A Beautiful Mind), she's so purty....