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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 16, 2008 16:20:10 GMT -5
If you haven't looked at the polling in the Misc area...here you are silmfilm.proboards25.com/index.cgi?board=other&action=display&thread=95Now, we are not doing a live action version of the films, but I thought the idea of trying to casting such a thing would spark the imagination as to how the characters might actually look in an animated version. My issue at the moment is how to represent a character that has no descriptive outline in any of Tolkien's work (or maybe they have and I just missed it) This is a problem also with the Valar who have their own post. So I would like to get impressions on how they should look in general, i.e. height, hair color, slim or muscular, sullen or joyful, and on and on... Edit: 12/09 Correction: There are a few hints of height, hair color, strenght, demeanor in a few spots of the Silmarillion, and in some of the histories and appendices.[/size][/i] EXAMPLE: Finwe marries Indis who is a Vanyar. Indis has light hair or "blonde" hair but Finwe's very dark (black). Their son Finarfin marries Earwen who is Teleri. Their children are Finrod (blond) Galadriel (special blond blend). Is Orodreth a blond or brunette. What about Angrod and Aegnor? Are they taller, shorter, blonde, brunette, or does it even matter?
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:06:44 GMT -5
I had fogotten that I had this thread started. I ended up posting a lot of the Eldar prototypes and ideas into the Valar Prototype thread. I'm going to try to "move" those posts here. I may just copy the first few and then continue in this thread in the future. Sorry about the confusion. ;D
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:19:19 GMT -5
The first few posts of prototypes are still posted in the Valar Prototype thread with more explanations and comments. The rest can only be found here. Finwë 1st ChoiceDaniel Day-Lewis(52) 6’1’’ 2nd ChoiceRobin Atkin Downes(-) 6’2” 3rd ChoicePierce Brosnan(56) 6’1’’No big to-do on this one. I always had DDL in one of the elf king spots, and felt he was more suited to be Finwe.
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:27:08 GMT -5
If you have not seen the obscure Sci-Fi movie "The Fountain", please see it. It hits half way to Feanor in the role that Hugh Jackman protrays in that movie. Once you have seen it, you'll know why I leaned to selecting him for the prototype. Fëanor1st ChoiceHugh Jackman(41) 6’2’’2nd ChoiceChristian Bale (35) 6'3rd ChoiceJim Caviezel (41) 6' 2"
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:29:28 GMT -5
Mìriel1st ChoiceRobin Wright Penn(43) 5’6’’2nd ChoiceAlice Evans(37) 5’7”3rd ChoiceElisabeth Shue(46) 5' 2"
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:30:39 GMT -5
Indis1st ChoiceMichelle Pfeiffer (51) 5’7’’2nd ChoiceKim Basinger(56) 5’7’’3rd ChoiceSharon Stone(51) 5’8’’
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:33:03 GMT -5
And now...the "half" brothers of Feanor. Fingolfin1st ChoiceEric Bana(41) 6’2’’2nd ChoiceChristian Bale(35) 6’3rd ChoiceJim Caviezel (41) 6' 2"
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:38:19 GMT -5
Finarfin1st ChoicePeter Facinelli(36) 5’10”2nd ChoiceJude Law(37) 6’3rd ChoiceStuart Townsend(37) 5’11”
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:41:20 GMT -5
House of Finwe: Primary
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:43:44 GMT -5
I tried to keep a consistant look for Fingolfin's line and I hope that you can see where I'm going. First, I'll present the template for Anairë. There is not much out there to discribe her. There are no fan related pictures or drawings on the web that I could find. I just went with my mind alone and made my selection. I ended up finding someone to fit after HV made her suggestion for Luthien. Anairë1st ChoiceCharisma Carpenter(39) 5’7’'2nd ChoiceCourtney Cox(45) 5’5’’3rd ChoiceDemi Moore(47) 5’5”Honestly, any of the three could play Fingolfin's wife. She is not mentioned in the book, and is only there visually in the script (don't remember her having any lines).
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:48:55 GMT -5
Now come the kids of Fingolfin. First, we have Fingon. Fingon has a fair portion of the film to work in, and he has the huge rescue scene near the end of the script. I juggled a few people around for this role. I ended up selecting someone that I had slated to pattern Maedhros off of. I had him so entrenched as Maedhros that the only thing that allowed me to move him was that I wanted Maedhros to be the "tallest" of all the Noldor. So since he was not the tallest of all the actors that I was looking at, and moved him to Fingon. Fingon1st ChoiceTom Wisdom(36) 6’2’’2nd ChoiceTaylor Kitsch (28) 6’3rd ChoiceTravis Van Winkle(27) 6’
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 9:50:05 GMT -5
The second of Fingolfin's offspring is Turgon. Turgon will have a part in almost all the films (as I see them). I looked for someone that would be nice to return to over several films. Some of the looks and actors are not hugely important because they are only on screen for a brief amount of time. Turgon, Thingol, Morgoth, Melian are not in that category. They are in multiple films, scripts, etc. and have to keep a strong presence. I said all of that, but the fact is, I decided to move my Maglor selection over to Turgon. Why? Because I worked hard on pairing Maedhros and Maglor together, and I liked the team that I finally came up with in the end. ;D Turgon1st ChoiceBen Barns(28) 6’1’’2nd ChoiceTravis Van Winkle(27) 6’3rd ChoiceIan Somerhalder(31) 5’9’’
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 10:00:22 GMT -5
The last child of Fingolfin (yes, I'm aware of Argon but he is not in the book). I had an older person selected but went with a younger one. I thought that the younger actress looked more like the other family templates. Also her younger look lends to the slightly impatient and partial restless nature of Aredhel Ar-Feiniel. Aredhel1st ChoiceAshley Greene(22) 5’52nd ChoiceEve Green(29) 5' 6"3rd ChoiceEmily Blunt(26) 5’7’’
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 10:01:55 GMT -5
FINGOLFIN'S HOUSE
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Post by Glorfindel on Dec 29, 2009 10:03:12 GMT -5
Finarfin's ChildrenIt was hard to find a Finrod. Either he was too old or too young. He has to be younger or at least around the same age as Fingon and Maedhros. I had my favorite booted to third place because of age, and how he compared to Peter (Finarfin). I really tried my best to have a "family resemblance" in the selections. So, here we go. Finrod1st ChoiceKevin Zegers(25) 5’9’’2nd ChoiceMichael Pitt(28) 5’11’3rd ChoiceJames Franco(31) 5’11’’
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