Okay, as we don't know who the actors are yet;

Who do you think should play each character??? To keep myself and others happy, Sir Ian should play as Gandalf again. As well as Bilbo played by Ian holm and Elrond as Good Ole Agent Smith just to keep the fantasy ongoing as the same. I was thinking of someone less really famous to play as the other characters, as Viggo, who wasn't a very well known actor in my oppinion, but played the role of Aragorn well, considering it was a difficult role in the first place

It would be a little thing, but, if they could slyly add some of the LOTR actors in the backgrounds, like Arwen walking about Rivendell, then that would get the viewers more interested.

I think that Rowan Atkinson would do great as Bombur, just for the laughs everytime you look at him in a big beard and with a Scottish accent (as that is usually the case with PJ's Dwarves)

I say they switch it up and try Ian Holms as Gandalf and Sir Ian Mckellen as Biblo ....couldn't get any worse!

while they're at is have Elrond played by Steve Tyler, that way the resemblance would be closer from father to daughter.

I know that this is way out there and probably not very practical, but some of the best if rather unknown films I have ever viewed had actors I have never heard of in all of my life but they were absolutely fabulous.
If all unknowns were chosen, it would be the STORY itself that would be riveting. Just because we are used to someone and love him or her doesn't mean there are not others out there who are just taylor made to play those parts.
I think that it would be very very interesting to try at any rate.

Let's hope not.

I hope there is a movie also, Mellon. I too hope for unknowns to play most of the parts and NO MESSING about with the story line!

I absolutely agree Halbard, no wrecking the story line.Either find a way to do it correctly or forever let it alone. It is depressing and in my opinion totally rude and discourteous to the creator of a great work to have it messed about with and treated like a saturday morning cartoon for sugar strung out children running and screaming about the living room.

Hold on there... I thought PJ got the boot because he was too greedy?

I agree with Mellon's above sentiments, but remember the 'Golden Rule': He who hath the gold maketh the rules. PJ can only make the film if New Line wishes him to do so.