Let's not cast the Silmarillion

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Oh dear, but which Rowan Atkinson? The Blackadder? Mr. Bean? Perhaps we could double cast him where Tolkien has mirror characters, such as Turin/Tuor or Hurin/Huor or Elwing and Elros.

I think he should play the charachter as he did the late Blackadder (WWI), it would be truly awful. If he did it as Mr. Bean it would just get too absurd and kind of funny.

It is all about making the silmarillion with bad casting, not turning the silmarillion into a comedy.

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

I think he should play the charachter as he did the late Blackadder (WWI), it would be truly awful. If he did it as Mr. Bean it would just get too absurd and kind of funny.

It is all about making the silmarillion with bad casting, not turning the silmarillion into a comedy.

You appear to have more faith in Atkinson's ability to steal scenes from the rest of this miscast crew than I do.

(Of course, come to think of it, he does have talent.)

Has anyone cast William Shatner yet?

[Morwen]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Has anyone cast William Shatner yet?

Oh he should definitely be Morgoth

[THE Ka]

Originally Posted by Morwen

Oh he should definitely be Morgoth

Then he can have a spoken-word album covering all the 'greatest hits' of the valar. That sounds evil enough to me.


~ Ka

[Morthoron]

Chuck Norris as Old Hurin. Even after spending decades imprisoned by Morgoth, you don't **** with Chuck.

Then we add Steven Segal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sly Stallone, Milla Jovovich, Dolph Lundgren (already mentioned), The Rock (already mentioned), Kevin Sorbo (already mentioned), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Marc Singer (Dar of Beastmaster) and Lou Ferrigno (what part each plays is inconsequential, isn't it?), and have the B-Grade action movie of the century: 'The Silmarillion: Armageddon in Middle-earth'.

Perhaps even add Jet Li and Jackie Chan as Easterlings.

P.S. And a cameo by Val Kilmer as Fingolfin, who will smile in defiance of Morgoth and say, "I'll be your huckleberry."

P.P.S. In the extended version feature section (Disc Four), Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sly Stallone practicing their English accents together.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Perhaps Shatner and Sorbo might manage to pull off the Two Trees...

[Lush]

We could potentially just cast William Shatner as everyone, methinks.

There's also David Hasselhoff to consider, though. For an intellectual role. Finrod Felagund comes to mind.

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Lush

We could potentially just cast William Shatner as everyone, methinks.

There's also David Hasselhoff to consider, though. For an intellectual role. Finrod Felagund comes to mind.

Well, if we are seeking actors on a more intellectual level, Rob Schneider and Will Ferrell come to mind. Perhaps Adam Sandler as Beren and Drew Barrymore as Luthien.

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Lush

There's also David Hasselhoff to consider, though. For an intellectual role. Finrod Felagund comes to mind.

Hasselhoff surely will bring the fullest elements to the crucial aspect of elven hair. Maybe the colour isn't exactly right, but his casting could ensure that his elven character would never have a bad hair day.

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Perhaps Adam Sandler as Beren and Drew Barrymore as Luthien.

I had been toying with the idea of suggesting Ben Stiller as Beren, but kept being haunted by the aspect of Thingol and Melian as Mr and Mrs Focker and I was trying very hard to keep Rune's advisory in mind not to turn this into a comedy. So I desisted.