Lord of the Rings art recasts the movies with modern stars, including Jason Statham as a buff Gollum. Director Peter Jackson brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy novels to life in 2001, introducing audiences to Middle-earth through the epic saga of Frodo’s journey to destroy the One Ring. Spanning a trilogy, the Lord of the Rings cast has become inseparable from their characters, such as Elijah Wood as Frodo, Sean Astin as Samwise, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Liv Tyler as Arwen, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Andy Serkis as Gollum, Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, and many more.
Shared by hammerstrike7 on TikTok, some Lord of the Rings art recasts the movies with modern stars, including Jason Statham as a buff Gollum.
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The images jokingly imagine Lord of the Rings “if Tolkien himself had been the casting director,” and recasts the movies with many modern action stars, including Dwayne Johnson as Frodo, Tom Cruise as Sam, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan as Legolas, Jason Statham as a buff Gollum, Tom Holland as Aragorn, and Ryan Gosling as Saruman. There are several other outlandish choices, such as Snoop Dogg as Gandalf and Lindsay Lohan as Arwen. The slideshow’s description jokes, “Directed by Guy Ritchie,” who has worked with Statham five times.
How Would Lord Of The Rings Work Recast With Modern Stars?
Though many elements of Peter Jackson’s trilogy are held in high regard, the cast is a significant highlight. Unlike the modern Lord of the Rings recasting seen above, most of the actors in the trilogy were not major movie stars beforehand, even though many of them had notable filmographies. In contrast, Dwayne Johnson, Tom Cruise, and Shah Rukh Khan are some of the biggest movie stars on the planet, who are mainly known for their roles in the action genre, including franchises like Fast & Furious, Mission: Impossible, and more.
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One of the key reasons the Lord of the Rings cast was so effective in their roles is because the actors came with relatively little pre-existing reputation. Most of them weren’t already big movie stars, allowing them to fully immerse themselves in their roles in Middle-earth and feel more believable for audiences. Nevertheless, it’s intriguing to imagine how the franchise might have fared differently if it had featured major movie stars like Dwayne Johnson, Tom Cruise, and Shah Rukh Khan.
In addition to being big stars, actors such as Cruise and Gosling are also very skilled, each having three Oscar nominations to their names (the former for Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, and Magnolia, and the latter for Half Nelson, La La Land, and Barbie.) Shah Rukh Khan has also earned 14 Filmfare Awards, India’s equivalent of the Oscars, so his portrayal of Legolas would certainly be unforgettable. Though it’s intriguing to imagine how Lord of the Rings would work with modern movie stars, Jackson’s castings remain enduringly successful and are seared into audiences’ memories.
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
- Movie(s)
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The Lord of the Rings (1978)
, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
, The Lord of The Rings: The War of The Rohirrim - Created by
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J.R.R. Tolkien
- First Film
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The Lord of the Rings (1978)
- Cast
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Norman Bird
, Anthony Daniels
, Elijah Wood
, Ian McKellen
, Liv Tyler
, Viggo Mortensen
, Sean Astin
, Cate Blanchett
, John Rhys-Davies
, Billy Boyd
, Dominic Monaghan
, Orlando Bloom
, Christopher Lee
, Hugo Weaving
, Sean Bean
, Ian Holm
, Andy Serkis
, Brad Dourif
, Karl Urban
, Martin Freeman
, Richard Armitage
, James Nesbitt
, Ken Stott
, Benedict Cumberbatch
, Evangeline Lilly
, Lee Pace
, Luke Evans
, Morfydd Clark
, Mike Wood
, Ismael Cruz Cordova
, Charlie Vickers
, Markella Kavenagh
, Megan Richards
, Sara Zwangobani
, Daniel Weyman
, Cynthia Addai-Robinson
, Lenny Henry
, Brian Cox
, Shaun Dooley
, Miranda Otto
, Bilal Hasna
, Benjamin Wainwright
, Luke Pasqualino
, Christopher Guard
, William Squire
, Michael Scholes
, John Hurt - TV Show(s)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
- Character(s)
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Frodo Baggins
, Gandalf
, Legolas
, Boromir
, Sauron
, Gollum
, Samwise Gamgee
, Pippin Took
, Celeborn
, Aragorn
, Galadriel
, Bilbo Baggins
, Saruman
, Aldor
, Wormtongue
, Thorin Oakenshield
, Balin Dwalin
, Bifur
, Bofur
, Bombur
, Fili
, Kili
, Oin
, Gloin
, Nori
, Dori
, Ori
, Tauriel
, King Thranduil
, Smaug
, Radagast
, Arondir
, Nori Brandyfoot
, Poppy Proudfellow
, Marigold Brandyfoot
, Queen Regent Míriel
, Sadoc Burrows - Video Game(s)
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The Lord of the Rings Online
, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
, The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum
, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
