[DonnerT]

Let's bring the question of whom to cast as Bombadill (had it been in the movie) to this thread.
Patrick Stewart could have played him but I would have cast Stewart as Gandalf; though the image of him saying 'Engage!' to Shadowfax spoils the picture. William Shatner as Tom?...naww he's too silly. I never liked him in anything anyway. How about Merlin Olson?

[ksen]

Let's bring the question of whom to cast as Bombadill (had it been in the movie) to this thread. Patrick Stewart could have played him but I would have cast Stewart as Gandalf; though the image of him saying 'Engage!' to Shadowfax spoils the picture. William Shatner as Tom?...naww he's too silly. I never liked him in anything anyway. How about Merlin Olson?

How about that old guy who was in that Ron Howard movie where all these old people were turned youthful from swimming in a pool that had "alien" pods in them? Wilford Brimley I believe is his name.

-ksen

[The_Expatriate]

Patrick Stewart could have played him but I would have cast Stewart as Gandalf

Patrick Stewart seems a bit too serious to play the jolly Tom Bombadil, and I can't picture him (even with the miracles that Hollywood performs) with "thick brown hair...crowned with autumn leaves." Shatner would be much better suited personality-wise for the role, I think, but then I'm a biased hardcore fan of the original Trek series.