Casting Call!

[Naugrim]

With RotK now out, the only filmable novel left is The Hobbit. Both Peter Jackson and Sir Ian McKellen have expressed getting back together to work on the film.

My dream cast:

Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
Colin Firth as Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm's a bit too old for young Bilbo-- whereas Colin Firth is middle-aged, paunchy, and has curly hair-- he's a hobbit already!)
Sean Connery as Thorin Oakenshield
Robbie Coltrane as Beorn (in his Hagrid makeup)
Russell Crowe as Bard (he refused Aragorn-- now he can play another heir-in-exile)
Andy Serkis as Gollum
Hugo Weaving as Elrond
Alan Rickman as Thranduil (can be both noble and menacing-- and he can pass as Orlando Bloom's father)
James Earl Jones as Smaug

Special Apperances by:

In Rivendell

Liv Tyler as Arwen Undomiel (I know she's supposed in Lothlorien at the time, but hey, it's a PJ movie)
Haley Joel Osment as Estel


At The Battle of the Five Armies

Orlando Bloom as Legolas
John Rhys-Davies as Gimli (he could've been with Dain's army coming in to reinforce Thorin's position)

Any other suggestions?