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Old 08-12-2004, 10:12 PM   #6
Son of Númenor
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Son of Númenor has just left Hobbiton.
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Danny DeVito could have made an excellent Frodo.
You're not the only one who thinks Danny got snubbed.

I put forth the following suggestions in the "Cast the First Hobbit" thread:
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Bilbo: Vern Troyer
Gandalf: John Cleese
Oakenshield: Tim Curry (equipped with the accent he had in Congo)
Thranduil: Gene Hackman
The only reply I got was this:
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I'm sorry. I just don't see Vern Troyer as Bilbo. Though he is short, he simply doesn't personify the character for me. Oh well, to each his own.
Obvious, dripping sarcasm is all washed up, apparently.
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