TIL that Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf and Aragorn was offered to

Mar 29, 2024
11:49:38pm

yahtzee All-American

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TIL that Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf and Aragorn was offered to

yahtzee

Mar 29, 11:49pm

Stuart Townsend was originally cast as Aragorn, and Nicholas Cage was offered Boromir, not Aragorn.

jacobugath

Mar 29, 11:51pm

The documentary i saw on it said Aragorn

yahtzee

Mar 29, 11:55pm

Cage was offered Aragorn but declined, then it went to Townsend, who got fired

Hup

Mar 30, 12:06am

Viggo only did it bc his 11 yr old son persuaded him to

yahtzee

Mar 30, 12:10am

I’m struggling with even the thought of Nicholas cage as Aragorn. It would have been awful.

RalphWiggam

Mar 30, 1:09am

Nicholas Cage - 🤮🤮🤣

DawgHaus

Mar 30, 7:53am

RE: I’m struggling with even the thought of Nicholas cage as Aragorn. It would have been awful.

Colorado

Mar 30, 8:58am

I likewise do not regret Cage turning down any LoTR role

cajuncoug

Mar 30, 4:21am

Townsend was a complete drama queen on set and got himself canned. Imagine self

yahtzee

Mar 30, 10:36am

Also crazy how Viggo could jump in so quickly without the prep time the rest got

Hup

Mar 30, 10:43am

And Liam Neeson turned down Boromir

yahtzee

Mar 29, 11:52pm

Unlike the rest of these, this one makes more sense.

DubuMfalme

Mar 30, 4:23am

Uma Thurman turned down Arwen

yahtzee

Mar 29, 11:53pm

Yuck.

DubuMfalme

Mar 30, 1:20am

Again, that was a good thing. Uma as Eowyn? After Kill Bill, I could see it

cajuncoug

Mar 30, 4:52am

They originally wanted the role of Arwen to be a female warrior but Liv Tyler

yahtzee

Mar 30, 9:56pm

There's a whole section on Wikipedia about the casting of LOTR. Lots of names were thrown around.

jacobugath

Mar 29, 11:53pm

And Magnum PI saved us from Tom Sellack as Indy in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

777

Mar 29, 11:54pm

Dodged a bullet there.

RalphWiggam

Mar 29, 11:58pm

In fairness, I think Sellack would have been okay. . .

Zoobieman

Mar 30, 7:27am

I’m sure many people turned down LOTR roles based on time commitment alone

rivercitycoug

Mar 30, 12:12am

Neeson didnt want to do another movie where he got killed off like phantom

yahtzee

Mar 30, 12:16am

So pretty much everyone in those films is a loser with no family.

jacobugath

Mar 30, 12:53am

Like the people who watch the films

foofcoug

Mar 30, 7:12am

RE: Like the people who watch the films

530Coug

Mar 30, 7:44am

Just goes to show how much even a masterpiece is based so much on luck.

cougsareforreal

Mar 30, 6:20am

Agree. Christopher Walken sucked as the Emperor in Dune 2.

DawgHaus

Mar 30, 8:18am

Also crazy that Randy Bennett turned down the Bilbo Baggins role

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