If Lord of the Rings was made Today

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If Lord of the Rings was made Today

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This is a theoretical of course... If the movie was never made back then but was being made today, who would you cast for the roles?

Here are the ladies I'd choose:
Arwen - Biatriz (Bia) Arantes
Galadriel - Amber Heard
Éowyn - Rachael Taylor


Now for the guys:
Saruman - Sam Elliot
Faramir - Jordan Patrick Smith
Théoden - Linus Roache
Denethor - Lothaire Bluteau
Frodo - David Lindström


I'll add more of my choices in a later edit of this post.
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One thing is for sure... judging by the IMDB fecebook post for the Rings of Power trailer, it would be savaged way more than it was twenty years ago.
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Was that a typo or a clever and deliberate play on words?

Either way, it aptly describes my feelings for facebook :D
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Some are just comparing it unfavorably to the trilogy. Not that I like the trilogy.
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Jude wrote: Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:30 pm Was that a typo or a clever and deliberate play on words?

Either way, it aptly describes my feelings for facebook :D
Quite deliberate. It's my common reference name for that social media outhouse.
Anduril wrote: Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:32 pm Some are just comparing it unfavorably to the trilogy. Not that I like the trilogy.
Yes, a good many Peter Jackson worshippers like to say that he 'stayed true to the source material' in their arguments. I laugh, being he had a whole complete story to use and he chose to gut the core of it out and make stuff up.
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I had to look up all of those actors. Not having seen any of their work, I can't judge your choices beyond their physical characteristics.
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