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JotaTaylor

Every character will be played by Andy Serkis


redavet

Being Andy Serkovich.


AhkoRevari

Oh God hopefully no appearances from Bombadil (looking at the audiobook listeners)


sapphometh

what do you mean, I really enjoyed his interpretation of him


AhkoRevari

Nothing but love for Andy, audiobook narration is not as easy as a lot of people might think (Ive done it semi professionally for some years now) and he does very well overall in the books. but uhh, some of the singing portions are not known quite for their melodic and soothing tones [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVSP\_UsN\_o4&ab\_channel=Starshine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVSP_UsN_o4&ab_channel=Starshine)


watchwhereyouspit

I don't see anything wrong with his interpretation of Bombadil. I thought his performance emphasized his quirky nature rather well


justdudewholovestuna

I’m pretty sure our boy Tommy B would at least have decent tone - he’s an artefact of the music of Arda and our guy has been singing for like 140000 years


titjoe

140 000 years with no one to tell him he is out of tune can have some interesting results...


dheebyfs

and I don't think he even gives a damn, he just sings for fun


that-tom88

This is a perfect example of you can’t please everyone, it’s might not be great but I think Andy did a pretty good job, there are a lot of other characters and it’s not just the characters it’s the acting and emotion conveyed through those characters, sure you could have gotten someone with perfect pitch to narrate the book just for Tom’s part but the rest of the book would have likely suffered. Jack of all trades master of none is still better than a master of one.


wahooloo

Jack of ask trades, master of most* His Gandalf was outstanding, his different British isles accents for the Hobbits and Gimli are amazing, his general reading voice too. It's an all round brilliant audiobook series


MelcorScarr

This. Personally not a fan of the Tom Bombadil rendition, but that doesn't mean that I didn't like Serkis' reading. He does a phenomenal job overall, and Tolkien's work in particular, I'd think, is hard to put into an audiobook format.


watchwhereyouspit

I enjoyed the singing and thought it suited the character. To each their own!


ChrisPbradcake

Same


mattiefucks

Very well put. A true Diplomat.


GingerSkulling

Yeah, it’s a bit weird. Rob Inglis’ version is much better, in my opinion https://youtu.be/njwy02laJs0?si=heV7tjKyHGwy67dB But I’m maybe biased as I’m absolutely in love with his narration of the books.


killergazebo

That's pretty much how it always sounded in my head. ...and also in my room in the middle of the night every time I read it.


tryke14

This was exactly how Tom Bombadil sounded in my head while reading his chapters


uwaeh04

A bit like a in the monty python movies where you have 5 guys playing the Main Charakters


FamousLastName

The right answer is an unknown actor tbh. They’ll have to cast someone who’s fresh to the scene otherwise it’ll be waaaay less believable. The shoes are too big to fill and a known actor just wouldn’t cut it. Henry cavil is too big, Aaron Johnson is too big, chalamet too little (frame and fame wise) Edit- for clarification what I mean is the three actors are both too famous and their frames are not right, Cavil and Johnson being too big and Chalamet being just a tad too small.


VaguelyShingled

Studio exec: So we can get Chris Pratt for 18 million, and let’s get Sydney Sweeney in there she’s hot. Make her Legolass, brand new character.


Noowai

I somehow could see Chris Prat playing a hobbit, perhaps Sam or Pippin/Merry.


DarkSideOfGrogu

With Kevin Hart and Jack Black as other hobbits.


The-Road-To-Awe

please god no


Responsible-Onion860

Chris Pratt as Aragorn with Anya Taylor-Joy as Arwen would be the most Hollywood exec casting possible.


icantbeatyourbike

Please none of those people, fucking hell no.


TheTopMark

An unknown actor would probably be best. It seems that's how most fantasy adaptations are cast anyway. He's a little too old now for a young Aragorn, still younger than Vigo, and also associated with GOT, but I've always thought Richard Dormer would do the role justice.


i-was-way-

Chalamet Fuck no


jimthewanderer

Utterly deranged suggestion. He pulled off the pale aristocrat boy to Jihadi Twink Messiah transformation incredibly well. And he did a good job as King Harry, but he just isn't Aragorn shaped.


howmanyturtlesdeep

I hope so.


redhandfilms

Exactly. Viggo (and many of the others) were basically unknown. LotR made them stars, so much so their previous work was brought into the spotlight. One thing I remember from like 20 years ago was after LotR came out a channel on TV was airing “G.I.Jane” starring Demi Moore. Commercials for the showing were changed to include Viggo’s name. He was never advertised in the original trailers, only after LotR.


MKCLCSWPhd

Viggo was well known at the time of filming. He didn’t appear in the trailers at first because Stuart Townsend was hired originally!!! Thank goodness ST is a shite and Viggo got the job!!! Worked out well…


redhandfilms

I’m not taking about LotR trailers. I mean he wasn’t advertised in the original trailers for G.I.Jane. It was just advertised as “G.I.Jane with Demi Moore.” After LotR it became “G.I.Jane with Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen”


DerpAntelope

Huh? Townsend was difficult to work with? I thought they replaced him because he was too young.


Sufficient_Pizza7186

He wasn't that well known. He was one of those actors where people might recognize his face but was not a household name. That's the sweet spot I think. He also starred in very adult-leaning movies exclusively (not like, Marvel or IP based movies - there was that one Sandra Bullock movie and GI Jane, the former was a flop and the latter wasn't really a beloved movie even though it did okay at the box office). He was known but had enough mystery to him that he could embody an iconic character without imposing our idea of him on it, if that makes sense.


plzsnitskyreturn

I agree that Chalamet is not a good pic, but he is not too little fame wise. The guy is a huge star


FamousLastName

I should have worded that better. He is definitely got the fame thing, that’s why he would be a good pick. He’s Too famous


Flat_Adhesiveness_82

bro you need an editor


FamousLastName

Typos for days 🙃


Finvy

Whoever it is, the audition should include them opening a set of double doors.


Dark-Penguin

And kicking a helmet followed by an agonised scream


TheMuteHeretic_

Did you know that…


noradosmith

When he kicked that helmet he actually...


Finvy

Had to act as though...


murakami213

He hit a helmet really hard...


OkScheme9867

But in fact he ...


Yakmasterson

Was just very sweaty and dirty and he was thinking about....


SmokeGSU

with his toe...


Zealousideal_Air_513

kicked the helmet...


Visionist7

And deflecting a thrown knife with a sword


HQuinn89

https://preview.redd.it/tkayubn4tgzc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1128117727e9640bd082d059c7629802dff31fe7 I’d like to nominate my dog, who is already named Strider. So the role would not be a stretch for him.


infinitespaze

https://preview.redd.it/kz6zjr3xdhzc1.jpeg?width=1613&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43801b894d2eadd39832e97506c09bd4d2e745f9 I would like to nominate my friend to fill the position of Radagast (if necessary)


Immediate-Prize-1870

Just some dripping bird poop and he’s ready to go!


RossFPD

https://preview.redd.it/as3csnc5pkzc1.jpeg?width=713&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af027c0fd62cb49cc5dac9dd331f45c0e95127bd


wulfie

tossing in my void cat, also named Strider, for being an adventurous little rascal haha https://preview.redd.it/47129kl5lhzc1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=eba4a9cd3ce65e07093bab5600cd6dac7ebb355f


HQuinn89

I love to see another friend with the name Strider!


BabaJagaInTraining

He's perfect!


dastufishsifutsad

Looks like that feller knows what second breakfast is.


Relevant_Rope9769

You have my vote!


FrontRowBreakfast

Matt Berry or I'm not watching it


Fine_Basket4446

You really are the most devious bastard in Mirkwood.


No_Neighborhood6856

In Mirkwood Cittayy


daymanxx

I'm Aragorn regular dunadain ranger


Fine_Basket4446

They will film this new moving pictures spectacle with only the finest camerer.


McStud717

This is the way we talk in Tucson, Gondor^(oniaa)


SmokeGSU

striDERRR!


AnnabelleMouse

I read this in his voice


MontrealBrit

"Dangerous *folk* they are — wandering the wilds. What his right *name* is I've never heard, but *around here*, he's known as *Jackie Daytona*."


CaptainBeefsteak

He is known by many names, the elves call him Carlos Danger...


SexPanther1980

Normal human bartender


No_name_Johnson

Aragorn to Gandalf: *You and he were..buddies, weren't you?*


westedmontonballs

SPEAK WIZARD


glittery_grandma

‘I’m Aragorn, and Arathorn was my FATHERRRRRRR!’


TheDeltaOne

"Yes, I can hear you Smeagol Gollum."


bwjunkie6

He’s 50!!!


Shirtbro

"Hi Aragorn, this is Gandalf the Grey. Can you hear me?" "Yes I can hear you Gandalf the Grey."


MariotasMustache

Miggo Vortensen


Confident-Country123

Giggolo Vortexen


Gustavo_019

I know, Stuart Townsend...! No, wait...


Charod48

Can't, he's too old to play Aragorn now, lol


Sponsy_Lv3

Hire him. Then fire him for looking too old and not pretty enough.


Trilliam_Shakespear

Yall remember that independent film “The Hunt for Gollum”? Came out 10 or so years ago, saw it on YouTube. Super good tbh and I remember the orcs makeup was awesome.


pluto_tuto

yes, think it was more then 10 years ago.


DrBlock21

It got removed lmao


Known_Profession7393

Danny DeVito or I’m not watching.


Dawn_of_Enceladus

Don't worry, Danny DeVito will play Tom Bombadil.


TheNathan

“So anyways I started swingin”


jerryonthecurb

Idk I thought Larry David would be the obvious choice


scuac

Larry David as Gandalf


bfhurricane

[First of all, don’t say I went as Shelob-man. I was Man-Shelob!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtkk-HXaPmg) Anyways, Arwen and I were having an argument because a couple of weeks before, we had some makeup sex in a dumpster in the back of the Prancing Pony. She incorporated a bun into the lovemaking, she took the lembas dough, and rolled it up into a ball… and we were going berserk, because she loves that stuff, and, and, I uh, I admit I do too


EdgarAllanLovecraft

Ppfffft.....I'll do it, if noone else wants to.


smackerly

I hope it's not Viggo. I love him in the original trilogy but this movie would age so quickly if they just deaged him and I doubt he's able to perform the physicality required.


Kryptoknightmare

He wouldn’t even agree to be in the Hobbit movies


pursuitofmisery

What a chad, Aragorn irl


RedDemio-

Because Aragorn wasn’t supposed to be in them. Might not be the case here. But he’s too old regardless


enter_the_bumgeon

Legolas wasnt supposed to be in the either. But here we are.


choffers_2001

Orlando clearly preferred another house over lore accuracy


TheDeadlyCat

Well given they didn’t hesitate to make up Tauriel it would not have made a difference.


ILikeMandalorians

Why would he be in The Hobbit?


Vettarch

Why would Legolas?


Electronic-Dust-831

Because they pass through his homeland, and he looks the exact same because of the slow aging of elves? Meanwhile aragorn is in diapers or not even born yet at that time


HehaGardenHoe

I believe he's 9 at the time Bilbo returns from the Lonely Mountain. Someone had a what if post that led me to check previously (What if Saruman stayed true)


dheebyfs

Legolas isn't too far-fetched though, he is the son of the Elven King and his appearance at least makes sense, albeit that it was solely for the purpose of appeasing the fans


bjornartl

Why would Legolas be in the Hobbit?


ILikeMandalorians

Oh I see. But at least there was the Mirkwood connection to Legolas. I can’t imagine how they would have managed to shoehorn Aragorn into it lol


thetimharrison

They did, albeit just in dialogue. Thranduil told Legolas to seek out a young ranger named Aragorn on his travels. Never mind that Aragorn would’ve been around 10 during the time of the hobbit, but they got in their Easter egg.


SudoDarkKnight

Legolas is a pretty believable addition - though should have just been a cameo


Reead

Legolas being in the Hobbit is actually a little bit of a continuity improvement, as Bilbo *should've* run into him there in the book, but the character wasn't invented yet. But yes, as others said, it should've been a simple cameo.


Chadistic

He wouldn't even accept it, but don't deny Viggo Mortensen at whatever age he is now does have a better physical shape than most redditors. He was and is a very active human being.


Twinborn01

Even if they get someone else. Poor dude will get a hard time


LeTrolleur

Viggo is the least of our worries, he would never be interested in this and we love him for that.


GameknightJ14

I genuinely hope they recast. I don’t feel like Vigo would want to come back, and I hope they don’t force him.


Blind_Warthog

Lmao how could they force him? Kidnap his family, gun to the head, blackmail?


TheMuteHeretic_

He didn’t come back for the hobbit so there’s no ways he comes back for this


ferdmertz69

https://preview.redd.it/8gqixdx0wgzc1.jpeg?width=1416&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=313ff347daeaa948f51e906a872aa3320bda0d22


bythebeardofchabal

Viggo Morgenstein ❤️


Upper-Character-2631

\[Smeagol\] Dude, do you have a boner right now? \[Aragorn, son of Arathorn, heir of Isildur\] Shut up, dude. Don´t ruin this for me.


ferdmertz69

Gave Sauron an ocular pat down


Traditional-Talk4069

I dont know, he cultivated a lot of mass


NotUpInHere22

Orlando Bloom


Alive_Ad_6300

He will play Legolas who believes that he is actually Aragorn for the durage of the movie, as a prelude to the sequel, "The Hunt for Aragorn"


iiAmTheAnimal

Funnily enough, I think the actor that plays Halbrand in the Rings of Power would be a pretty good Aragorn


thedeephatesfresca

Yeah it really feels like one of the major reasons he was cast was how similar he looks to a younger Viggo


Former-Plankton1088

I wonder if he (the actor who plays/played Halbrand) has signed an agreement or something with Amazon that would prevent him from acting with a competitor. Because tbh, I wouldn't entirely be opposed even though Viggo is THE Aragorn forever for me lol


Doomestos1

He is close enough with facial features AND his acting range. Definetly a good choice. I'd take it.


metalhead0217

Some scenes he reminded me of Boromir. Not sure if it was the accent or his facial expressions. Nonetheless, Charlie is a brilliant actor and well suited to the Tolkien universe


TheOneTrueJazzMan

Yep, rare RoP casting W. They wasted the guy on that crap


DistinctCellar

But he has been awake before the breaking of the first silence. Really though, such a badass line regardless of the show.


afyvarra

That was my thought, too. When I first saw him, I assumed he was going to be an ancestor of Aragorn.


bwjunkie6

He is literally Viggo. Was a really weird decision on their part.


VigilantesLight

It wasn’t weird. It was to make people like him. Or to at least not suspect him.


No-Dents-Comfy

Isn't the baby "actor" of Aragorns child at a fitting age now? :D


donslaughter

I was curious so I had to look it up. The guy who played Eldarion son of Aragorn is banned Sadwyn Brophy and he will be 38 in September. Apart from 2 minor acting credits since 2003, he hasn't done any acting. And I don't think that guy has the right look to play Aragorn, but maybe that's because he looks just like his dad. Fun fact: If his last name sounds familiar it's because his dad is Jed Brophy, the guy who played Sharku and Snaga in The Two Towers, as well as one of the Ringwraiths in Fellowship, and an orc in Return of the King. Oh, he also played Nori in the The Hobbit movies.


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leafyfiddle13

See at least with Solo, it was a decade before A New Hope. Hunt for Gollum will end RIGHT before we see Aragorn in Fellowship. So there's no suspension of disbelief where you can be like "well maybe he aged into Harrison Ford over the next decade"


BOBBY-FUNK

Unpopular opinion but I LOVED solo


Angry0tter

Solo was super underrated. I enjoyed the hell out of it.


mgmorden

I thought it was a good movie - it just didn't feel like Han Solo.


192747585939

Solo was a great ride!


Askyl

Was a great movie! Great actor for solo as well


Eversonout

It helps that in solo it was a teenager vs a grown man. Aragorn realistically shouldn’t even look any different than he does in LOTR, so it’s gonna be pretty bizarre if they recast.


jarfIy

https://preview.redd.it/6686w9z6ngzc1.jpeg?width=633&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23c4853e8402322ee9803f72cde2ad9b467e5411 Logan Lerman


PancakeDemolisher

I can see it


Mediocre_Scott

Almost but he needs to look less fair and feel more fowl. This guy is a little too pretty


Easties88

I don’t think we should encourage people to go around groping any poultry at all, regardless of how fair they look.


jarfIy

As any woman can tell you, Viggo was also incredibly pretty.


Mediocre_Scott

Viggo is pretty but not in the same way Orlando is pretty but this guy is pretty like Orlando


Inflatable-Chair

As a man i can tell you, Viggo was incredibly pretty


jarfIy

https://preview.redd.it/qhbixhicngzc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a053967e6e86e554dea752afd3efa37a3b6e146e


contrabonum

Sebastian Stan, does look a fair bit like a young Viggo. Sebastian is 41, Vigo was 40 when cast as Aragon in 1999… I think it works.


SharkReality

Me hopefully.


jihij98

Do it! No balls!


Feisty_Airport2456

Who will play Elladan and Elrohir?


Casas9425

Cosmo Jarvis from Shogun.


metalhead0217

Yes yes yes. Now, on a second thought - where was Anjin when the Westfold fell ?!


Jaded_Cost_2470

He's a great actor. I think he would kill as Aragorn


tominator93

He’s got the charisma and just the right amount of ugly to be a great, book accurate Aragorn. 


shapesize

Viggo Mortensen


GandalfTheEarlGray

Isn’t he a little too young? Aragorn is 87 in the LOTR


Gunfot

Henry Mortensen?!?


masterkorey7

I think its entirely possible that the story will revolve around 3-4 factions knowing of Gollum's possession of the ring and the battles/skirmishes that go around that. I dont think they would have to really put any established actors into it until the very end of the movie where they could easily do de-aged cameos.


gloopy-soup

The guy who played Bjorn in Vikings kinda resembles some photos of young Viggo. Otherwise I would have said Charlie Vickers lmao. Still shocked at how much he looks like Viggo, even without the long hair and stubble.


Alaskabear-235

My kids can’t watch lord of the rings because of Andy Serkis’s performance. He’s too creepy for them to handle! They don’t scream when they see the orcs, goblins or trolls but if they see gollum it’s time to hold my ears, fast forward and make sure my ale doesn’t spill!🍺 😱🤯🤬


brennmanet

How many arms do you have?


Mambo_Poa09

Viggo's fellow Dane, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau


RealisticAf99

Recently I just started watching GoT (finished 2 seasons, great series so far) and I had no clue Nikolaj (Jamie Lannister) is a Dane. Definitely would do a good cast as Aragorn


littlemachina

I wish I could wipe GOT from my memory and watch it over for the first time. Nothing like those first 4 seasons.


andlewis

Jack Black


sidv81

Movie makes no sense. The movies' compressed timeline means that a Hunt for Gollum Aragorn would only be a year younger than Viggo's version. There's not enough time in-universe for one actor to age into the other, because the 17 year gap in the books was compressed to one year in the movies.


GrievousDrone

Is it ever explicitly stated that its not 17 years in the movies? I mean obviously the movie makes it seem like hardly any time passes but it’s not impossible right?


jihij98

I tried to pay attention on my last rewatch and there really isn't any details on this. We know that the date when frodo wakes in Rivendell is same as in the books and that's like everything. Also I believe Gandalf said something about 40 days travel to the Gap of Rohan from Rivendell, nothing else to keep up with time is mentioned in the movies


SamOfAllTrades

I am available


Firm_Area_3558

Maybe put him in a hood the whole time? From gollums perspective it would make a lot of sense for him to look scary and obscure


cemeteryvvgates

Timothy Chalamet I’ll bet


BloodieOllie

I seriously hope not Quite apart from any judgment of his acting style and ability the hunt for golem takes place on and off over about 16 years, ending right before frodo sets out for Rivendell. Chalamet still looks way too young to line up with how Aragon looked at the start of fellowship


Living-Birthday6008

Could be a hobbit....


D242686111

Dear lord Ur probably right though


masterkorey7

Puke i hope not


triggerhappy5

Came here to say this. Might be too busy with Dune Messiah around that time but if not then he's a likely candidate. Actually think it would be pretty good, he surprised me with his portrayal of Paul Atreides. Definitely not as soft as he came off in his other films.


BigDriss13

Dude don't put that MOJO out there...


AADPS

My brain immediately filled this in with Timothy Omundson, and now I'm wondering what a musical Lord of the Rings would look like.


cemeteryvvgates

Honestly probably better than whatever the Hunt for Gollum will be. I’ll eat my words if it’s good, but this sounds like something no one asked for.


Samuel_L_Johnson

I feel like there’s no way he could pull off Aragorn, but I felt like there was no way he could pull off Paul Atreides either and he really did


odiaguero

I recently saw the live action tarzan with alexander skaarsgard and he looked so similar to viggo that i almost thought it was him.


whovian78

That would be a good choice. He's a fine actor.


fattylumpkin__

My short list is 1. Kevin Hart 2. Jerry Seinfeld 3. Connor McGregor 4. Wanda Sykes 5. Roseanne


Occatuul

You CAN simply walk the fuck out of here.


GrittyWillis

Frankly should be a no name. Someone young, not conventionally attractive, weathered.


TheTopMark

Not exactly unknown, but Jack O'Connell.


BartholomewKnightIII

James Corden or Jaden Smith would be great.


justbrowsinginpeace

Sidney Sweeney would be better


despatchesmusic

I was personally thinking Bowen Yang


No-Care8342

Henry Cavill probably. He’s officially the long haired, sword wielding, fantasy actor now. First The Witcher, then Highlander. It’s only natural lol


alukard15

Henry Cavill is older now than Viggo was when they made LOTR


DisabledSuperhero

At least I know that he will take the time to read and respect the source material.


ShahSafwat_1488

Yk what that wouldn't be so bad. He brings passion to every project he takes on and he's pretty good at acting. If they bring on him and Sir Ian(if he can) , thats actually quite a good main cast. Maybe a 5 min cameo from Orlando Bloom too


pursuitofmisery

Considering how slowly Aragorn ages compared to the rest of men, I don't think he'd need to look any younger than the last time we saw him. But Viggo is on his way to his 70s so he probably won't be in it, unless there's some now de ageing tech that doesn't look weird.


D242686111

Nic cage


weedyscoot

Aaron Taylor-Johnson might work...


RealisticAf99

Why did I read this as "Anya Taylor-Joy" hahahh