I've never read the books, but I'd like to see Ian play the role. I just want to see him in everything. Doubt he'd want to, from what I've heard, though.
'War Stories'
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I'm not sure I want him as Merriman. I'm sure he'd do an excellent job, but there are plenty of other people out there that would as well, and I approve of keepnig my fantasy world out of conflict - Gandalf as Magneto is already confusing enough.
How about Anthony Hopkins?
Is Ian Richardson still around? He'd be good if he is.
I've been singing "So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish," and the Talking Heads' "And She Was" all day long, interspersed with the ocassional humming of "Journey of the Sorcerer."
Sadly, no one has asked me why I'm humming these things. Losers.
Hey, Sean, why are you humming those things?
Because they all relate (two directly, one indirectly) to my favorite movie so far this year.
There, now, don't you feel better?
The world was moving
She was right there with it and she was
The world was moving
She was floatin' above it and she was
And she was
I definitely got a Fenchurch vibe off of movie!Trillian, if only because they made her relationship with Arthur more romantic, and when I think romance and Arthur Dent, I think Fenchurch.
I read today that Edward Norton has an uncredited role as Baldwin IV (he's a leper who wears a mask that he never removes) in Kingdom of Heaven. EEEP. DH wants to see it too, so as soon as we can line up a sitter, we're going.