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octothorp · 01-02-2008, 08:18 PM

So what 13 chubby middle-aged actors are going to be cast as dwarves? John Rhys Davies fit the role perfectly in LoTR. With the overall physical similarities between dwarves, I think having recognisable faces would really help.
Timothy Spall and Robbie Coltrane would both fit, even if they're both in Harry Potter.
Likely there'll be a lot of unknowns, but some guys I think would make good dwarves: Phillip Seymour Hoffman would make a great Thorin. I can see Jack Black being in there, because of a prior relationship with Jackson, for one of the more comic dwarves. Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Marvin Aday could all do a good job.

01-02-2008, 08:18 PM	#40
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	So what 13 chubby middle-aged actors are going to be cast as dwarves? John Rhys Davies fit the role perfectly in LoTR. With the overall physical similarities between dwarves, I think having recognisable faces would really help. Timothy Spall and Robbie Coltrane would both fit, even if they're both in Harry Potter. Likely there'll be a lot of unknowns, but some guys I think would make good dwarves: Phillip Seymour Hoffman would make a great Thorin. I can see Jack Black being in there, because of a prior relationship with Jackson, for one of the more comic dwarves. Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Marvin Aday could all do a good job.