SilmFilm Session 4-33: Casting
Thanks to casting director Haakon and everyone who nominated and voted!
If anyone is bored, the SilmFilm hosts would appreciate a genealogical chart of the cast so far.
Frame characters:
Balin = Mandy Patinkin
In SilmFilm, we can show Balin’s expedition to Moria and the history of Moria in the Second Age.
Dáin Ironfoot = Clive Mantle
Good dwarf face, great nose, can pull off a beard.
Dís (Thorin’s sister) = Kathy Bates
Bard = Michael Shannon
Gruff pessimist quality, Bard several years after the events of The Hobbit
Ragna (Bard’s wife) = Hayley Atwell
Serious, statuesque, and imposing, good queen
Galathil (Celeborn’s sister) = tie between Olga Kurylenko and Kelly Reilly, hosts chose Olga Kurylenko
Kurylenko had better coloring for the role and looked more like she was related to Celeborn
Thranduil = William Moseley
Not physically imposing but has refined dignity and arrogance
Gandalf = tie between Jeremy Irons and Gary Oldman, hosts chose Gary Oldman
Perhaps Jeremy Irons could be Saruman and Peter Capaldi could be Radagast or one of the Blue Wizards
Main story characters:
Glaurung (voice) = Jeff Goldblum
Cultured voice, not dark and moody
Thorondor (voice) = tie between Daniel Day-Lewis and Liam Neeson, hosts chose Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis is cast as Manwë, but his voice would be altered for this role, it would need to be clear that Manwë has not transformed into Thorondor. Just because someone is cast for a voice role does not mean they cannot also be an actor
Annael = Riz Ahmed
Meril (Orodreth’s wife) = Daisy Ridley
Hosts considered saving Daisy Ridley since Meril is such a small role, but they decided to keep her. Meril will become more prominent over the next few seasons. Anna Popplewell should get a role somewhere in SilmFilm
Rhogrin (formerly known as Rog) = John Bernthal
Good for combat and being tortured in Angband
Caranthir = Ed Skrein
Good sharp nose and chin, mischievous-looking
Díriel (Curufin’s wife) = Oona Chaplin
Ecthelion = Sebastian Stan
Action hero, physically imposing
Fun fact: Corey Olsen went to college with Leehom Wang, another of the nominees
Edhellos (Angrod’s wife) = tie between Gal Gadot and Bridget Regan, hosts chose Bridget Regan
We might want to save Gal Gadot for another role. Jewel Staite and Krysten Ritter should appear at some point in SilmFilm
Glorfindel = Alex Pettyfer
Pretty face without being delicate, goes good with Ecthelion (Sebastian Stan), Ecthelion would look like older brother
Idril = three-way tie between Nell Tiger Free, Lily James, and Chloë Grace Moretz, hosts chose Nell Tiger Free
Actress had awesome name.