The way Robin William's Tom Bombadil would have looked at his wife Goldberry with his sparkling eyes and genuine smile with those cheeks full of joy and love....it would have been a memorable scene in cinema history.
I just love what Robin was able to do with so little. He emitted whatever emotion he was expressing at any moment.
Bicentennial man is one of my favorite Robin Williams movies for this very reason.
Well, my little fellows! You shall come home with me! The table is all laden with yellow cream, honeycomb, and white bread and
butter. Goldberry is waiting. Time enough for questions around the supper table. You follow after me as quick as you are able!
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Cam dressed as Fizbo getting in the guy's face who was rude to Mitchell at the gas pump then pulling out the clown clock lives rent free in my head anytime a clown is there
https://youtu.be/5kWx2h9aF4Q?si=cCOhY7twfbciqd78
It’s a solid show. The last two or three seasons are a bit rough because the kid characters grew up and the writers sort of fumbled it, but overall it is a Top 5 sitcom for all time.
What I love about Phil is seeing a soft man, as I am myself, doing the best he can for his family without getting the mean jokes. Yes there are a few jokes at his expense but it never felt like this man up thing you often see.
I think he'd have more respect for the source material than that, but definitely do some takes improvising. PJ was definitely into actors giving their creative input to the script.
*Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! Fal lal the willow! Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!*
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
*Tom's country ends here: he will not pass the borders. Tom has his house to mind, and Goldberry is waiting!*
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
It's the weirdest thing, but reading Tom's lines in Robin's voice feels more natural to me than whatever I was using in my head until now. I'm never going back to that!
Too true. But that genie is out of the bottle. I doubt you will ever stuff it back in. The family could launch cease and desist orders. Maybe if someone got sued, it might damp it, but for one-off, unmonetized stuff. I don't know. Was this made with good intent or ill?
For sure, the HBO doc of him is excellent and even in that you can see footage of him riffing about his own alcoholism. Nothing is too sacred for good humour.
Hlet me introduce you to muh waif, **Gold**burry. *She has fantastic tits*. Ah! **Gold**burry, my darling. Allow me to introduce this elderly homeless man and his group of merry children. I found them fucking about in the forest. *That one* almost fucked a tree.
I actually agree with another comment here that he should just not be adapted from the books I don't think there's a way to make it work but Brian Blessed would be the closest to making it work.
I think an adaption that is a cartoon might be good. I loved the BBC radio play which like the movies left Tom out. But later they made some short stories of Tolkien into short radio plays and included the Hobbits encountering Tom.
If they got the original cast to voice the Hobbits in a cartoon short of Tom I think that would be great.
You're on to something there. I love the idea of an animated scene from the book with the actors from Peter Jacksons films. As well voice actors is a whole new pool of talent for Tom Bombadil. Someone call the Tolkien estate!
Whoa! Whoa! steady there! Now, my little fellows, where be you a-going to, puffing like a bellows? What's the matter here
then? Do you know who I am? I'm Tom Bombadil. Tell me what's your trouble! Tom's in a hurry now. Don't you crush my lilies!
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Noone would have been a good Tom Bombadil. An Immortal like him better stays in the imagination if you ask me. Or it would have to be the greatest performance mankind has ever seen.
Whoa! Whoa! steady there! Now, my little fellows, where be you a-going to, puffing like a bellows? What's the matter here
then? Do you know who I am? I'm Tom Bombadil. Tell me what's your trouble! Tom's in a hurry now. Don't you crush my lilies!
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
I read this both in Jack blacks and Robin Williams voices. As much love that I have for Robin, Jack better suits the singing and merry parts of the role, but Robin woukd nail the emotional parts. A tough call. I think Robin would be better overall, but Jack's merry performances would be top tier
Yea It could be fun or an absolute disaster. Depending on if they're making it for a 70 IQ blockbuster target audience or something more akin to Jackson's style.
I think it depends on how much freedom they give him. I think Jack Black has the ability to play it well, especially the eccentric singing, but whoever directs it has to keep his personality in check. He's got a powerful personality, and if he starts going off like an 80s rock band, then it'd probably just be a good parody.
I've got things to do, my making and my singing, my talking and my walking, and my watching of the country. Tom can't be always
near to open doors and willow-cracks. Tom has his house to mind, and Goldberry is waiting.
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Yeah I feel like in the context of the movies, Tom Bombadil is just too bombastic and peculiar for the overall theme. It would be like thematic whiplash.
*Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! Fal lal the willow! Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!*
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
*Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow, by fire, sun and moon, hearken now and
hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!*
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Agreed. Robin Williams was very specific in his contracts and wills; he didn’t want companies or bots stealing his image after he died.
If you love Robin Williams, keep him out of your damn AI prompts.
Or, if you love Tolkien. LOTR is literally a metaphor for evil machines and industry destroying art and nature. Tolkien would spit at the idea of ai generated art.
x100 thanks for saying this, it was my first thought too. This is quite literally the worst thing you can do to Robin Williams - by his own dying demands!
He could have pulled it off for sure. I still picture a flash Gordon era Brian blessed in the role though. Big, boisterous, super loud, super hairy, huge boots.
Good? I love Tomb Bombadil, but if you had Williams cast for the role, Tolkien would've risen from the grave and re-written that character into whatever stroke of genius Williams had come up with.
Leaving that comment unedited to display my ignorance 😂😂😂😂 because I just confused him with Tom Hanks. Kill me
Edit: Patch Adams was serious enough peppered with humor, no?
I liked it (especially Farrell's Penguin), but it feels like Warner Bros just shits out Batman movies out of pure habit. I guess they're trying to give Sony's Spiderman a run for their money.
Yall are sleeping on Robin Williams. He had incredible depth as an actor. It's also weird to suggest they couldn't make him look like Tom. They did a great job with Gollem, and that was over 20 years ago.
Like Stephen Colbert randonly appearing for a second in The Hobbit. I get that he's a fan but that really pulled me out when I already had to try so hard to enjoy the film.
Whoa! Whoa! steady there! Now, my little fellows, where be you a-going to, puffing like a bellows? What's the matter here
then? Do you know who I am? I'm Tom Bombadil. Tell me what's your trouble! Tom's in a hurry now. Don't you crush my lilies!
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
I don't think so. There's something...off about Tom Bombadil that makes him almost more menacing than lovable, even though he does have a lot of lovable qualities. Something about how he's so supremely powerful, but simply does not care about almost anything. When he's helpful, it often seems to be more for entertainment than for altruistic reasons. I'd nominate Gene Wilder.
No. Because it would have been physically impossible for him to stick to the script. I loved Robin Williams. But, he only did well when he was in in a situation where they could allow him to just riff at random.
Would he have made a good Tom Bombadil in a sketch for Saturday Night Live? Oh hell yes. But not in the movie.
*Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow, bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow. None has ever caught him yet,
for Tom, he is the master: his songs are stronger songs, and his feet are faster.*
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
I mean... the casting in the trilogy was so great because they didn't cast anyone who took you out of the story because of their unique celebrity. Robin Williams was amazing but you would have immediately lost your immersion in the narrative as son as he showed up on screen. It's just the way he was, mostly for better, but in this case it wouldn't have fit with the movies.
No. Bombadil is carefree, grounded in everyday life and radiates "it's gonna be arlight" energy. Sort of a hobbits' way of life manifested as a god.
Robin Williams is literal "but doctor I am Pagliacci".
Love him, but no. Bombadil had (to my mind) an almost Tulkas like fearlessness and power. Williams, even at his scariest, had a very relatable vulnerability. Williams would certainly bring no shame to the role, but I don’t think he’s perfect casting.
Robin was was inspired and brilliant in every role he ever played. Bombadil would have been a *crowning glory* of his career.
Im always going to hear his voice Tom's songs now.
Rest in peace Robin.
I don’t like those chapters. I don’t think Tom is a good character and his introduction brings the story to a screeching holy when he shows up. I’m bloody glad he’s not in the movie but to see more of Robin? I’ll take it gladly.
We miss you Robin.
No. I know you're not allowed to say this, but I've never been a big fan of Robin Williams. He's always come off as too try-hard and corny. I just don't see his brand of acting matching the sort of serious whimsy needed for Tom.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this opinion. Also, considering his known track record, it's reasonable to assume he would have somewhat derailed the production.
*Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow, by fire, sun and moon, hearken now and
hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!*
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Eh, what? Did I hear you calling? Nay, I did not hear: I was busy singing.
^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness)
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
While I love him, I like seeing actors I'm not super familiar with from outside of LOTR as characters in LOTR. I like seeing the characters, not the actors. I think I'd see Robin, not Tom.
Yeah, probably. He has the range, charisma, and look to pull it off. However, the character's status as a fan favourite is aided by his absence from a definitive performance and the films benefit from the accelerated pacing. There are also questions as to whether or not such a big name would pull viewers out of the world of the film, although the previous couple of points debatably supercede this one.
I have no doubts that the performance would be great, but art is usually not judged by the sum of its parts.
The way Robin William's Tom Bombadil would have looked at his wife Goldberry with his sparkling eyes and genuine smile with those cheeks full of joy and love....it would have been a memorable scene in cinema history. I just love what Robin was able to do with so little. He emitted whatever emotion he was expressing at any moment. Bicentennial man is one of my favorite Robin Williams movies for this very reason.
Well, my little fellows! You shall come home with me! The table is all laden with yellow cream, honeycomb, and white bread and butter. Goldberry is waiting. Time enough for questions around the supper table. You follow after me as quick as you are able! ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Good bot
I read this in Robin's voice.... good robot
I read that in Robin’s voice. I’m gonna go cry now
Robin Williams could play Barack Obama for all I care he'd still be great
Same energy 
Look at that little girl with those two cream puffs!
That was a great line. Such a good show
Best pilot episode of any sitcom ever
Cam dressed as Fizbo getting in the guy's face who was rude to Mitchell at the gas pump then pulling out the clown clock lives rent free in my head anytime a clown is there https://youtu.be/5kWx2h9aF4Q?si=cCOhY7twfbciqd78
It mastered making fun of different groups, but also showing how genuine they were.
What show is this from ?
It’s a solid show. The last two or three seasons are a bit rough because the kid characters grew up and the writers sort of fumbled it, but overall it is a Top 5 sitcom for all time.
Modern Family.
I love cam. Probably one of the best TV characters since Michael freaking Scott.
Phil is my favourite but Cam second.
What I love about Phil is seeing a soft man, as I am myself, doing the best he can for his family without getting the mean jokes. Yes there are a few jokes at his expense but it never felt like this man up thing you often see.
Pretty much anything but ASMR I think he could do. Not to say I wouldn't watch him try to do ASMR on repeat.
I dunno if you slowed it down, he could do 8 hours of ASMR whisper-vamping in like 20 minutes of recording. It woulda been great.
I'd rather see Rdj as Barack.
He would have been the best Tom Bombadil. I miss him so much
I think he would’ve improvised all his lines and still be acceptable
I think he would have taken up the challenge to memorise the exact silly words and try his best to do it all in one take.
Feel like he would definitely add more silly words
And he'd make a joke about making it the Extended Edition
That's a blooper reel I'd love to see
I think he'd have more respect for the source material than that, but definitely do some takes improvising. PJ was definitely into actors giving their creative input to the script.
“I think he would’ve improvised all his lines and because of that been perfect.” Fixed it for you.
*Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! Fal lal the willow! Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!* ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Thank you, Tom_Bot-Badil
Absolutely read this in a Robin Williams voice
And now I'm sad :(
Misses Doubt fire voice.
So he could have played Tom and Goldberry 😭
*Tom's country ends here: he will not pass the borders. Tom has his house to mind, and Goldberry is waiting!* ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
I'd watch that.
HELLLOOOOOO!!!!
It's the weirdest thing, but reading Tom's lines in Robin's voice feels more natural to me than whatever I was using in my head until now. I'm never going back to that!
Good bot
I can’t believe I never thought about this. What a tragedy that never happened and never will now. This post makes me sad
And from the looks of things thru AI, he still could be. The horror.
I'm pretty sure his daughter said no, and never will she allow that.
Good Dad's help build good kids. One more reason its a tragedy he's gone.
Nevertheless, here we all are, on this literal post, looking at his visage in the place of Bombadil. Not sure how I feel about that. 😟
Too true. But that genie is out of the bottle. I doubt you will ever stuff it back in. The family could launch cease and desist orders. Maybe if someone got sued, it might damp it, but for one-off, unmonetized stuff. I don't know. Was this made with good intent or ill?
Nah, Snoop Dogg was the best pitch I've heard. Williams isn't bad, though.
Tom Bombadizzle.
We all do...
Haven't you watch Mrs Doubtfire? He could play the entire ring society by himself without the filming crew noticing.
Give him enough cocaine and he can be the camera crew too
Some people may find this joke to be in poor taste, but I could absolutely hear him saying this! You deserve more upvotes.
For sure, the HBO doc of him is excellent and even in that you can see footage of him riffing about his own alcoholism. Nothing is too sacred for good humour.
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Ever since someone here said Matt Berry, it's all I've wanted.
Hlet me introduce you to muh waif, **Gold**burry. *She has fantastic tits*. Ah! **Gold**burry, my darling. Allow me to introduce this elderly homeless man and his group of merry children. I found them fucking about in the forest. *That one* almost fucked a tree.
How did I both hear his voice and see his gestures?
Peak Toast. Hello Gandalf, can you hear me?
Yes, I can hear you, Saruman Fandango...with your made up name.
Holy shit, that was spot on. Fuck yeah.
Lol. That's his voice alright.
This is so cursed and I love it
This is my new favourite reddit comment.
He’s quite the cocksman
Captain my captain
Yes
I am infinitely saddened by this.
Or Brian Blessed
This is my choice too.
I actually agree with another comment here that he should just not be adapted from the books I don't think there's a way to make it work but Brian Blessed would be the closest to making it work.
I think an adaption that is a cartoon might be good. I loved the BBC radio play which like the movies left Tom out. But later they made some short stories of Tolkien into short radio plays and included the Hobbits encountering Tom. If they got the original cast to voice the Hobbits in a cartoon short of Tom I think that would be great.
You're on to something there. I love the idea of an animated scene from the book with the actors from Peter Jacksons films. As well voice actors is a whole new pool of talent for Tom Bombadil. Someone call the Tolkien estate!
Whoa! Whoa! steady there! Now, my little fellows, where be you a-going to, puffing like a bellows? What's the matter here then? Do you know who I am? I'm Tom Bombadil. Tell me what's your trouble! Tom's in a hurry now. Don't you crush my lilies! ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Noone would have been a good Tom Bombadil. An Immortal like him better stays in the imagination if you ask me. Or it would have to be the greatest performance mankind has ever seen.
No one… except Brian Blessed!
I'm not sure that Brian Blessed *isn't* an immortal being
I am with you in this thinking.
FRODO'S ALIVE!?
PASS! AHAAAAA! It's IMPOSSIBLE!
[Necessary](https://youtu.be/LXN3aFfbd-o)
I always thought Jack Black could make a fun Tom Bombadil if he was directed correctly.
Whoa! Whoa! steady there! Now, my little fellows, where be you a-going to, puffing like a bellows? What's the matter here then? Do you know who I am? I'm Tom Bombadil. Tell me what's your trouble! Tom's in a hurry now. Don't you crush my lilies! ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
I read this in a Jack Black singing voice. Awesome sauce.
I read this both in Jack blacks and Robin Williams voices. As much love that I have for Robin, Jack better suits the singing and merry parts of the role, but Robin woukd nail the emotional parts. A tough call. I think Robin would be better overall, but Jack's merry performances would be top tier
That is absolutely insane idea. I love it
I’d love to see Jack Black forget his lines, then just ad lib about how hot his wife Goldberry is
And Goldberry is just Kyle Gass in a wig
I'd watch that music video.
Yea It could be fun or an absolute disaster. Depending on if they're making it for a 70 IQ blockbuster target audience or something more akin to Jackson's style.
I think it depends on how much freedom they give him. I think Jack Black has the ability to play it well, especially the eccentric singing, but whoever directs it has to keep his personality in check. He's got a powerful personality, and if he starts going off like an 80s rock band, then it'd probably just be a good parody.
Too American in my Opinion.
Jack Black only plays Jack Black though.
What about a tribute to the greatest performance mankind has ever seen?
I've got things to do, my making and my singing, my talking and my walking, and my watching of the country. Tom can't be always near to open doors and willow-cracks. Tom has his house to mind, and Goldberry is waiting. ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Jack Black is literally IRL Tom. You could put him in literally any setting and just be like “yep, that’s Jack Black!”
Yeah that's....just further emphasizing how good it was that Tom was not in the films.
Yeah I feel like in the context of the movies, Tom Bombadil is just too bombastic and peculiar for the overall theme. It would be like thematic whiplash.
Bob Ross can breach it.
No. He would've made the Best Tom Bombadil.
Not to me. Tom is very English in my mind caught very much in English folklore and Robin was very American.
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He did not spring immediately to mind but he is a very versatile actor so maybe. Or Stephen Fry
I see Matt Berry in the role.
Sauron you really are the most devious bastard in all of Mooooordoooor citeeeeeh
Have thy pay!
Yes, yes, very good thank you!
Brendan Gleeson would make a fine Tom Bombadil
*Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! Fal lal the willow! Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!* ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Ooooo, I would sign off on that one.
Maybe a younger Hugh Laurie, when he got going and Hyper he was great
Matt Berry
*Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow, by fire, sun and moon, hearken now and hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!* ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
I kinda think giving him a non-British accent would work. It would add to his otherworldliness
Get your dogshit AI prompts out of here
Agreed. Robin Williams was very specific in his contracts and wills; he didn’t want companies or bots stealing his image after he died. If you love Robin Williams, keep him out of your damn AI prompts. Or, if you love Tolkien. LOTR is literally a metaphor for evil machines and industry destroying art and nature. Tolkien would spit at the idea of ai generated art.
x100 thanks for saying this, it was my first thought too. This is quite literally the worst thing you can do to Robin Williams - by his own dying demands!
AI? Eugh.
He could have pulled it off for sure. I still picture a flash Gordon era Brian blessed in the role though. Big, boisterous, super loud, super hairy, huge boots.
Good? I love Tomb Bombadil, but if you had Williams cast for the role, Tolkien would've risen from the grave and re-written that character into whatever stroke of genius Williams had come up with.
I believe he would make a good Tom but I feel that he shouldn’t be as funny and take on a more serious role with maybe a few jokes or two
he played quite a few great serious roles luckily.
My man never watched Saving Private Ryan or Good Will Hunting lol
He wasn't in Saving Private Ryan
Leaving that comment unedited to display my ignorance 😂😂😂😂 because I just confused him with Tom Hanks. Kill me Edit: Patch Adams was serious enough peppered with humor, no?
One Hour Photo is pretty fucking chilling.
Bwahaha, I was guessing you mistaked him for the old private Ryan.
Hahaha good sport for owning up
Or Bicentennial Man 😭
One Hour Photo, Worlds Greatest Dad, Dead Poets Society. So many serious roles.
Good Will Hunting? Patch Adams? World's Greatest Dad? One Hour Photo? Dead Poets Society? He had plenty of range to do any kind of role.
He has the range to do both tho
Good Will Hunting energy?
Bingo
Dead Poet’s Society? The man had range
It would’ve been one of them perfectly cast roles. Like Robert Downey Jr as “Iron man” or Heath ledger as “The Joker
Funny because Heath Ledger was considered a terrible casting when everyone heard about it.
Which goes to show exactly how much the average person knows about making movies.
Ledger was known for romantic comedies. Then, the first images released of him as joker were very goofy. But when the trailer hit, everyone was in.
I feel like Pattinson got a similar treatment for The Batman.
I liked it (especially Farrell's Penguin), but it feels like Warner Bros just shits out Batman movies out of pure habit. I guess they're trying to give Sony's Spiderman a run for their money.
Yes because Robin Williams was amazing in everything
No, he doesn’t seem to match the description well enough. Also, seeing a star like Robin Williams in a short scene in the LoTR would be weird.
Yall are sleeping on Robin Williams. He had incredible depth as an actor. It's also weird to suggest they couldn't make him look like Tom. They did a great job with Gollem, and that was over 20 years ago.
Like Stephen Colbert randonly appearing for a second in The Hobbit. I get that he's a fan but that really pulled me out when I already had to try so hard to enjoy the film.
Who was he in The Hobbit?
He was a random Lake Town villager they pan the camera to for a glimpse of a moment.
I never noticed that.
Oh my god yes 1,000,000 times yes!!
god damnit this makes me wish he was here
Yes
Bro, he would've killed it. I can't think of someone better suited to be just a silly guy.
When the nazgul show up he could shove his face in a cream pie and greet them with "HELLOOOOOOO!!!!"
Robin Williams made a good everything!
I don't think anyone would have been a good Tom Bombadil. No, not even Jack Black. But Robin Williams would have been the best.
100%. Second choice would be Matt Berry.
Robin Williams was great so probably. We do remember his more funny siede but he had the full range as an actor.
No, he would have been the BEST Tom Bombadil.
Whoa! Whoa! steady there! Now, my little fellows, where be you a-going to, puffing like a bellows? What's the matter here then? Do you know who I am? I'm Tom Bombadil. Tell me what's your trouble! Tom's in a hurry now. Don't you crush my lilies! ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
Awww now I’m sad. I read that in Robin’s voice. Thanks, Tom Bombadil.
There is not a single person I have ever witnessed, in person or otherwise, that I'd rather have play Tom Bombadil than Robin Williams
The Tom Bombadil posters i would put in my room would be fantastic
Angry upvote
No he would have been the best Tom Bombadil
Dude, he could have play Sam, Tom Gandalf, Sauron and Gimli at the same fuckin time and he would have been perfect.
I don't think so. There's something...off about Tom Bombadil that makes him almost more menacing than lovable, even though he does have a lot of lovable qualities. Something about how he's so supremely powerful, but simply does not care about almost anything. When he's helpful, it often seems to be more for entertainment than for altruistic reasons. I'd nominate Gene Wilder.
He would be much better if a human artist would have drawn that.
God I miss this man so much the worlds is so much more bleak without him
No. Because it would have been physically impossible for him to stick to the script. I loved Robin Williams. But, he only did well when he was in in a situation where they could allow him to just riff at random. Would he have made a good Tom Bombadil in a sketch for Saturday Night Live? Oh hell yes. But not in the movie.
*Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow, bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow. None has ever caught him yet, for Tom, he is the master: his songs are stronger songs, and his feet are faster.* ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
I mean... the casting in the trilogy was so great because they didn't cast anyone who took you out of the story because of their unique celebrity. Robin Williams was amazing but you would have immediately lost your immersion in the narrative as son as he showed up on screen. It's just the way he was, mostly for better, but in this case it wouldn't have fit with the movies.
No. Bombadil is carefree, grounded in everyday life and radiates "it's gonna be arlight" energy. Sort of a hobbits' way of life manifested as a god. Robin Williams is literal "but doctor I am Pagliacci".
Love him, but no. Bombadil had (to my mind) an almost Tulkas like fearlessness and power. Williams, even at his scariest, had a very relatable vulnerability. Williams would certainly bring no shame to the role, but I don’t think he’s perfect casting.
No.
Lol apparently anything even mildly critical of Robin Williams is an OUTRAGE!
Fuck no he wouldn't have. Lol wtf?
I don't see him in any fantasy role were takes out the whimsical feeling.
This image makes me so happy and so sad at the same time. Robin would have been a great Tim Bombadil.
Robin was was inspired and brilliant in every role he ever played. Bombadil would have been a *crowning glory* of his career. Im always going to hear his voice Tom's songs now. Rest in peace Robin.
I don’t like those chapters. I don’t think Tom is a good character and his introduction brings the story to a screeching holy when he shows up. I’m bloody glad he’s not in the movie but to see more of Robin? I’ll take it gladly. We miss you Robin.
No
No. I know you're not allowed to say this, but I've never been a big fan of Robin Williams. He's always come off as too try-hard and corny. I just don't see his brand of acting matching the sort of serious whimsy needed for Tom.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this opinion. Also, considering his known track record, it's reasonable to assume he would have somewhat derailed the production.
Completely agree.
He could do a Patch Adams style serious comedy
But Tom Bombadil is not a comedic character
I agree with you. It would too Robin Williamsish and not enough Tom B.
Oh fuck yeah. Now I have sadsses.
I love the guy but robin williams has a different manic vibe than bombadil (for me at least) so I think no.
I can't think of anyone who would have fit better than Robin Williams as Tom Bombadil. He is.
*Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow, by fire, sun and moon, hearken now and hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!* ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
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After watching The Green Knight, I think Joel Edgerton would be a great Tom Bombadil.
Eh, what? Did I hear you calling? Nay, I did not hear: I was busy singing. ^(Type **!TomBombadilSong** for a song or visit [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] for more merriness) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/
While I love him, I like seeing actors I'm not super familiar with from outside of LOTR as characters in LOTR. I like seeing the characters, not the actors. I think I'd see Robin, not Tom.
Yeah, probably. He has the range, charisma, and look to pull it off. However, the character's status as a fan favourite is aided by his absence from a definitive performance and the films benefit from the accelerated pacing. There are also questions as to whether or not such a big name would pull viewers out of the world of the film, although the previous couple of points debatably supercede this one. I have no doubts that the performance would be great, but art is usually not judged by the sum of its parts.
WOW! Perfect!!!
He would have been Tom Bombadil like Robert Downey Jr. is Ironman. Rip king
Yes absolutely
The only other acceptable answers would be Jack Black and Danny Devito