I know it doesn't look like that...

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

Despite what it says in the books, I always had a picture of Elrond in my mind as a slightly distinguished chap - a bit like Anthony Hopkins. This was completely skewed when the films came out and I saw 'that guy who was in Priscilla Queen of the Desert' had been cast as Elrond. I simply cannot divorce Hugo Weaving from his earlier role and in Return of the King I would not have been surprised if Hugo flung his cloak back in Aragorn's tent to reveal an Abba costume, and then burst into song...

AGH! I love Priscilla... it would be great if a parody was done where he did that! But the fact that he was in Priscilla doesn't affect my view of him as Elrond.

however if they had cast Terence Stamp as Gandalf and Guy Pearce as Elladan/Elrohir, it would have been harder! --Mith

Oh, the beautiful Guy Pearce... it's so fun to put on an Aussie accent and sing "A desert holiday..."