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JohnIII posted 06-09-99 03:15 PM ET
This is unconfirmed, but Elijah Wood is said to be cast as Frod in The LOTR Movie
And here he is:

John III
Valtyr posted 06-09-99 04:00 PM ET
When my brother told me that they were going to make that movie he asked me to guess who would play Gandalf and I immediately said Sean Connery. Now why did I guess him ?
Alphaman posted 06-09-99 04:03 PM ET
So they are making a LOTR movie huh?
Never did like hobbits myself.
Valtyr posted 06-09-99 04:06 PM ET
What's wrong with us, then?
JohnIII posted 06-09-99 04:06 PM ET
Valtyr: Here are some poll results.
John III
JohnIII posted 06-09-99 04:10 PM ET
Valtyr: Are you a hobbit? Because I am the Nazgul Lord, and will KILL YOU!
John III
Valtyr posted 06-09-99 04:14 PM ET
Nah, I'm just a short Norwegian guy (5'4") .
BTW, who's Sir Ian McKellan?
Provost Harrison posted 06-11-99 12:47 PM ET
People used to call me Frodo because I have hairy toes (?!)
Frodo83 posted 06-11-99 02:29 PM ET
He looks kinda like me...except for the ears.
Hugo Rune posted 06-11-99 02:32 PM ET
I voted:
Sean Connery.
Definately Not nore sucessful than TPM.
TolkIEn.
DanS posted 06-11-99 02:40 PM ET
Toll-kin is the way I've always pronounced it. I wonder what the origin of that family name is...
Valtyr posted 06-11-99 02:50 PM ET
Wasn't he born in South Africa?
Natguy posted 06-11-99 03:05 PM ET
Hey, that looks how I always pictired him! And Sean Connery would make a reat Gandalf. (I want to play Saruman, possibly one of the coolest characters but only because he's really evil and the Ents sing that song:
To Isengard! Though Isengard be, um, be..cold and bare...um..let me go get the book...ah here it is..page 104
::ahem::
To Isengard! Though Isengard be ringed and barred with doors of stone;
Though Isengard be strong and hard, as cold as stone and bare as bone,
We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break rthe door; (I love that line)
For bole and bough are burning now, the furnace roars-we go to war!
To land of gloom with tramp of doom, with roll of drum, we com, we come;
To Isengard with doom we come!
With doom we come, with doom we come!
I love that!
I also like the Nazgul and Sam.
By the way, am I correct in thinking that the name Took is pronounced like "I took an apple"? Because we read the Hobbit in class (4th time for me) and my English teacher kept pronouncing it like in "Toucan"
Frodo83 posted 06-11-99 08:46 PM ET
It's Took as in "I took an apple."
And I'm pretty sure Tolkien is pronounced "Toll-Keen", because "EI" is always pronounced "I".
Valtyr posted 06-11-99 10:09 PM ET
My English Pronouncing Dictionary (Daniel Jones, Cambridge University Press) says "IPA": ['tolki:n] or tolkeen if you want.
MikeH II posted 06-14-99 11:23 AM ET
It's Took as in took an apple or rook or book or hook or look. I'm bored aren't I?
JohnIII posted 06-14-99 01:12 PM ET
Sean Connery as Gandalf- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Unfortunately, I doubt that anyone exists who could do the character justice.
Oh well.
John III
Valtyr posted 06-14-99 04:53 PM ET
Yeah, I know, JohnIII, a Hollywood picture wouldn't do the book justice, anyway .
JohnIII posted 06-14-99 04:55 PM ET
Who could be...
Radagast?
Aragorn?
Faramir?
Sam?
Any ideas?
John III
Valtyr posted 06-14-99 04:58 PM ET
Don't ask me, I can't even remember the name of any Norwegian actors at the moment (not that I would want to ). I'll come back to you on that one.
JohnIII posted 06-14-99 04:59 PM ET
WOW!
Check this out:

And this is soooo annoying:

John III
Valtyr posted 06-14-99 05:02 PM ET
Huh?
JohnIII posted 06-14-99 05:04 PM ET
The first one is a TPM spoof, and the second is a job offer to help on LOTR- in New Zealand!
John III
Valtyr posted 06-14-99 05:11 PM ET
Have they picked the location spots yet?
SnowFire posted 07-09-99 11:12 AM ET
A good guess, JohnIII.
http://www.dailyscifi.com/news/1820.html
JohnIII posted 07-09-99 01:03 PM ET
Guess?! It was from the LOTR movie site.
John III
Natguy posted 07-09-99 11:42 PM ET
I wanna be the crazy Steward guy whose name escapes me at the moment. I'd go look it up but I'm too lazy.
(You know, the one that sees the black ships coming and kills himself and tries to kill Faramir?(I think... better reread it...))
JohnIII posted 07-10-99 04:23 AM ET
Denethor?
John III
Natguy posted 07-10-99 02:33 PM ET
Yup...It's Denethor, all right. Although I would be cool to be Aragorn, I just don't look the part. I'm too tall for a hobbit...Maybe an elf? How about Legolas? If I grew my hair longer and wore Spock-ears I could look just like Legolas!
Ambro2000 posted 07-10-99 04:26 PM ET
I'd be a great Tom Bombabill(sp?)
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Author	Topic: The face of Frodo?
JohnIII	posted 06-09-99 03:15 PM ET This is unconfirmed, but Elijah Wood is said to be cast as Frod in The LOTR Movie And here he is: John III
Valtyr	posted 06-09-99 04:00 PM ET When my brother told me that they were going to make that movie he asked me to guess who would play Gandalf and I immediately said Sean Connery. Now why did I guess him ?
Alphaman	posted 06-09-99 04:03 PM ET So they are making a LOTR movie huh? Never did like hobbits myself.
Valtyr	posted 06-09-99 04:06 PM ET What's wrong with us, then?
JohnIII	posted 06-09-99 04:06 PM ET Valtyr: Here are some poll results. John III
JohnIII	posted 06-09-99 04:10 PM ET Valtyr: Are you a hobbit? Because I am the Nazgul Lord, and will KILL YOU! John III
Valtyr	posted 06-09-99 04:14 PM ET Nah, I'm just a short Norwegian guy (5'4") . BTW, who's Sir Ian McKellan?
Provost Harrison	posted 06-11-99 12:47 PM ET People used to call me Frodo because I have hairy toes (?!)
Frodo83	posted 06-11-99 02:29 PM ET He looks kinda like me...except for the ears.
Hugo Rune	posted 06-11-99 02:32 PM ET I voted: Sean Connery. Definately Not nore sucessful than TPM. TolkIEn.
DanS	posted 06-11-99 02:40 PM ET Toll-kin is the way I've always pronounced it. I wonder what the origin of that family name is...
Valtyr	posted 06-11-99 02:50 PM ET Wasn't he born in South Africa?
Natguy	posted 06-11-99 03:05 PM ET Hey, that looks how I always pictired him! And Sean Connery would make a reat Gandalf. (I want to play Saruman, possibly one of the coolest characters but only because he's really evil and the Ents sing that song: To Isengard! Though Isengard be, um, be..cold and bare...um..let me go get the book...ah here it is..page 104 ::ahem:: To Isengard! Though Isengard be ringed and barred with doors of stone; Though Isengard be strong and hard, as cold as stone and bare as bone, We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break rthe door; (I love that line) For bole and bough are burning now, the furnace roars-we go to war! To land of gloom with tramp of doom, with roll of drum, we com, we come; To Isengard with doom we come! With doom we come, with doom we come! I love that! I also like the Nazgul and Sam. By the way, am I correct in thinking that the name Took is pronounced like "I took an apple"? Because we read the Hobbit in class (4th time for me) and my English teacher kept pronouncing it like in "Toucan"
Frodo83	posted 06-11-99 08:46 PM ET It's Took as in "I took an apple." And I'm pretty sure Tolkien is pronounced "Toll-Keen", because "EI" is always pronounced "I".
Valtyr	posted 06-11-99 10:09 PM ET My English Pronouncing Dictionary (Daniel Jones, Cambridge University Press) says "IPA": ['tolki:n] or tolkeen if you want.
MikeH II	posted 06-14-99 11:23 AM ET It's Took as in took an apple or rook or book or hook or look. I'm bored aren't I?
JohnIII	posted 06-14-99 01:12 PM ET Sean Connery as Gandalf- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Unfortunately, I doubt that anyone exists who could do the character justice. Oh well. John III
Valtyr	posted 06-14-99 04:53 PM ET Yeah, I know, JohnIII, a Hollywood picture wouldn't do the book justice, anyway .
JohnIII	posted 06-14-99 04:55 PM ET Who could be... Radagast? Aragorn? Faramir? Sam? Any ideas? John III
Valtyr	posted 06-14-99 04:58 PM ET Don't ask me, I can't even remember the name of any Norwegian actors at the moment (not that I would want to ). I'll come back to you on that one.
JohnIII	posted 06-14-99 04:59 PM ET WOW! Check this out: And this is soooo annoying: John III
Valtyr	posted 06-14-99 05:02 PM ET Huh?
JohnIII	posted 06-14-99 05:04 PM ET The first one is a TPM spoof, and the second is a job offer to help on LOTR- in New Zealand! John III
Valtyr	posted 06-14-99 05:11 PM ET Have they picked the location spots yet?
SnowFire	posted 07-09-99 11:12 AM ET A good guess, JohnIII. http://www.dailyscifi.com/news/1820.html
JohnIII	posted 07-09-99 01:03 PM ET Guess?! It was from the LOTR movie site. John III
Natguy	posted 07-09-99 11:42 PM ET I wanna be the crazy Steward guy whose name escapes me at the moment. I'd go look it up but I'm too lazy. (You know, the one that sees the black ships coming and kills himself and tries to kill Faramir?(I think... better reread it...))
JohnIII	posted 07-10-99 04:23 AM ET Denethor? John III
Natguy	posted 07-10-99 02:33 PM ET Yup...It's Denethor, all right. Although I would be cool to be Aragorn, I just don't look the part. I'm too tall for a hobbit...Maybe an elf? How about Legolas? If I grew my hair longer and wore Spock-ears I could look just like Legolas!
Ambro2000	posted 07-10-99 04:26 PM ET I'd be a great Tom Bombabill(sp?)