Hahahaha… He was a complete unknown when he was cast in LotR and his next biggest claim to fame was Pirates of the Caribbean (a series that hasn’t really been relevant in 15 years and was 100% carried by Johnny Depp). I mean, he ok as an actor and he still gets work here and there, but his time as a hot young movie star is long past. Well-known? Yes. Iconic? Hardly.
What will make or break it for me is how the script turns out. The actors will only really be able to shine if the script and direction work. Even the best actors won't be able to save a movie bogged down by a bad script IMO.
All I ever wanted was the truth. Remember those words as you read the ones that follow. I never set out to topple my father's kingdom of lies from a sense of misplaced pride. I never wanted to bleed the species to its marrow, reaving half the galaxy clean of human life in this bitter crusade. I never desired any of this, though I know the reasons for which it must be done. But all I ever wanted was the truth.
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
- H. L. Mencken
Wait, are we talking about Will Ferrell now? Because yeah, HE is pretty iconic.
Legolas had fewer speaking lines across the entire trilogy than Boromir did before he was killed off in the first movie. But yeah, tell us how “iconic” an actor he is when his most memorable scenes are just him doing wire work or being replaced by CGI.
What a nonsense argument lmao, so following your logic Sauron isn't an iconic villain because he only had 1 spoken line in the entire trilogy and barely any appearance.
Spoilers for Rings of Power: Legolas, played by Orlando Bloom, will still be more iconic than the entire cast of this show.
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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
- H. L. Mencken
Sauron is ABSOLUTELY not an iconic villain (in literature or cinema). He’s more of a plot device in the novels than an actual character. Seriously, is “appeared in popular movie/series” really your benchmark for what makes a character (or actor) iconic? What a low low bar…
I get it, you’re super into Orlando Bloom for some reason, but his accomplishments as an actor are pretty weak. It’s really weird that of all the actors in the Fellowship you’ve decided to hitch your wagon to the least impactful of the group. And yeah, Peter Mullan and Lenny Henry are without a doubt better actors than Bloom, and I’m sure plenty of the others who I’m not familiar with are as well.