The Picard ManeuverFeb 6
Sir Sean Connery was a selective actor
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I don’t think he’ he’d be a good Gandalf anyways

nothing against him, but what we got was perfect. 

Feb 6 at 4:50pmWeb
Show threadThe Picard ManeuverFeb 6
It’s hard for me to imagine anyone else in any of the roles. They are all such perfect fits.
Show threadFlat Pluto SocietyFeb 6
Gollum should’ve been played by Nicolas Cage. With no VFX or makeup.
Show threadnot_IOFeb 6
💀💀
Show threadvaultdweller013Feb 7
Also Willem Dafoe with a bald cap could pull it off.
Show threadfinallymadeanaccountFeb 7
“I’m something of a hoarder myself … but only for this precious ring!”
Show threadvaultdweller013Feb 7
I’m currently watching the Mandalore gaming video on Ring and this sounds like an Alberich line.
Show threadSkunkWorkzFeb 7
Or Steve Buscemi
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamFeb 7
i really don’t think anyone else could pull off the german neoclassicallism of the role
Show threadfinallymadeanaccountFeb 7
"Mm! You! You … come to me! You come to me because … you’re mine, right? Precious! PRECIOUS! I’m talking to you!"
Show threadKneeTittsFeb 6
SC would have been awful as Gandalf to be honest
Show threadfinallymadeanaccountFeb 7
Could’ve been worse. Could’ve been Steven Segal.
Show threadtomiantFeb 8
We musht go through the minesh of Moria.
Show threaddohpaz42Feb 6
That reminds me of how Will Smith turned down Neo in The Matrix because he thought Wild Wild West was the safer bet.
Why did Will Smith turn down 'The Matrix'?

In 1997, the Wachowski siblings approached Will Smith with an offer that, in retrospect, he really should have accepted.

Far Out Magazine
Show threaddalekcaanFeb 6
Ouch
Show threadharrys_balzacFeb 6
Honestly, the only good decision he’s made lately was to not appear in the Independence Day sequel.
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamFeb 7
i’m gonna be honest looking at will smith’s career the good decisions were ones other people made
Show threadslacktoidFeb 6
Imagine all the matrix themed rap songs that were missing out on tho
Show threaddatavoidFeb 6
Jazzy Jeff feat. Powerman 5000
Show threadslacktoidFeb 7
Ok I wanna see that collaboration!
Show threadiegodFeb 6
He would have been an awful Neo. Bullet dodged for everyone.
Show threadBlackmistFeb 7
Yeah, but in the third act he got to fight a giant spider. Do you know anything about spiders? They’re the fiercest killers in the insect kingdom.
Show threadPapaStevesyFeb 7
They’re not in the insect kingdom.
Show threadDreadPirateSnugglesFeb 7
They broke in, because they are the fiercest killer.
Show threaddohpaz42Feb 7
Touché.
Show threadsilasmarinerFeb 7
Dragonflies would like a word
Show threadAEsheronFeb 7
Honestly though, I agree with him. WWW definitely is the safer bet on paper. But safer doesn’t mean foolproof, and the risky ventures sometimes are the most profitable. Making the worse move doesn’t necessarily mean you made the incorrect one.
Show threadmaniacalmanicmaniaFeb 8
Have you heard Kevin Smith’s story about WWW?
Show threadtoynbeeFeb 8
I haven’t and would like to be enlightened.
Show threadObjectivityIncarnateFeb 8

You’re going to enjoy this, I think (ignore the titles of the videos, this is definitely what @[email protected] was referring to, and the context makes the bit about WWW so much better:

youtu.be/Wo2KB1dEDdk youtu.be/53hMYw8LX60

Kevin Smith - Superman lives 1/2

YouTube
Show threadtoynbeeFeb 10
Thanks! I’ll check it out now.
Show threadtoynbeeFeb 10

It seems like my client removed the ability to edit? I can’t find it, anyway.

Regardless, that was entertaining. Thank you for the links.

Show threadObjectivityIncarnateFeb 10
You’re welcome!
Show threadFlat Pluto SocietyFeb 6
He would’ve been awful. Connery was good at playing smarmy dickheads, but he was kind of ass any time he wasn’t playing a smarmy dickhead.
Show threaddejected_warp_coreFeb 6
This is why is performance in The Rock is pitch perfect.
Show threadFlat Pluto SocietyFeb 8
Exactly. He may not have been a great actor in terms of range or depth of character, but no one else is delivering a line like “Losers whine about doing their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen” like that.
Show threadSkunkWorkzFeb 7
You shall not pash